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Why, according to Hawthorne, is agreeing to flee with Hester a worse sin than committing adultery with her?
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... #21: Why, according to Hawthorne, is agreeing to flee with Hester a worse sin than committing adultery with her? It is human nature to be tempted by a dream of happiness. In pursuit of this dream, choices will be made which can result in sin. In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne shows how he believes planned crimes of intellect are worse than sins of passion, such as adultery. Hawthorne illustrates how Dimmesdale and Hester are both pulled between the revelation and destruction of the "truth" of their religion. Throughout The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses characters and objects to provide insight to his own personal opinions. Pearl, the illegitimate daughter of Hester and Dimmesdale, is used throughout the novel as her mother's conscience and a symbol of truth. When Pearl refuses to respond
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