An Unnatural Family as the Punishment for Sin in Hawthornes Scarlet Le

In an antecedent paragraph to Nathaniel Hawthornes works, Perkins and Perkins say that Hawthorne elevated some of the darkest events of the colonial end and transformed them into universal themes and questions(Perkins 433). One of these themes is that of the penalty of darkness. In Romans 623, capital of Minnesota says that the wages of sin is death and Hawthorne seems to share this view, or at least(prenominal) some version of it. This view is prevalent in his novel The florid Letter. In it, the penalty for Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdales sin is a family that is disfigured and unnatural. Dimmesdale, the bring in this family shies apart from his patriarchal duties and stands by while he lets Hester do all of the work regarding drop curtain. First of all, Dimmesdale is absent for the majority of Pearls life. He is present in the town except hardly forever sees Pearl, even though she is his daughter. He says that Pearl has, only twice in her little lifetime shown kindnes s to him(Hawthorne Ch.19). Out of seven entire years, Dimmesdale and Pearl have shared only two meaningful moments together. Dimmesdale has obviously shied away from his duties as a father to Pearl. Even though she is illegitimate, it is his responsibility to armed service raise her. He also does not deal with Pearl instantly when she is coifing like a crazed animal. He implores Hester to calm her, notification Hester to pacify her, through any means to show him if thou lovest me(Hawthorne Ch. 19). Hawthorne uses special images through the words of his characters to show how much Dimmesdale is shying away from his responsibilities as a father. As a father, Dimmesdale should be raising his child to become a contributing member of the Puritan society in Massachusetts. Instead of doing this, Dimmesd... ..., but this is exactly what Pearl does over both Hester and Dimmesdale. Clearly, during the forest scene, Hawthorne is giving the proofreader a sense of how unnatural this famil y that came from a single adulterous act is. It sheds light on Hawthornes romantic views because it shows how an unnatural family is detestable. In a much more broad sense, it gives the reader a glimpse of Hawthornes own personal theology. He firmly believes in severe consequences for sin and it shows in his novel. Works CitedHawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter. 1850. New York Bantam Dell, 2003. PrintPerkins, George, and Barbara Perkins. Nathaniel Hawthorne. The American Tradition in Literature. Ed. Perkins and Perkins. 12th ed. Concise ed. Boston McGraw Hill, 2007. 433-36. Print.The Holy account book New International Version. Grand Rapids, Michigan Zondervan, 1996. Print.