The Scarlet Letter (Favorite Part)

     The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorn, is a book filled with several enticing scenes which one can call their "favorite". My favorite part of the book would probably be whenever Dimsdale carves a letter "A" on his chest. To me, this is a very interesting scene, because the reader does not expect someone to be taken over by guilt as much as Dimsdale had. At this point, it is shown that Dimsdale cannot handle hiding his secret, and because of that, he is struggling from pressure. 

     Chillingworth is also the cause of Dimsdale's suffering. Dimsdale thinks that Chillingworth is helping him with his illness, but instead, Chillingworth is keeping him alive to torture him even more. This shows that in reality, Chillingworth is a worse sinner than Dimsdale. I also found it interesting when Chillingworth figured out who Dimsdale really was, and what was going on. The thought of him staring at Hester with a smirk lets the reader know that he is sending a message to Hester, and that he was aware of everything.