The Scarlet Letter
Chapter Seventeen
Entry Thirty-Nine
Hester and Dimmesdale sit down together, side by side and hand in hand on the tree which symbolizes their sin. So they sit down on their sin. This action emphasizes that from now on they are going to form an unity, which will deal with the sin together. Their intention is not to forget about it (the fallen tree is the underground they are sitting on -> the sin is the fundament on which they are going construct their future), they will always be marked with sin and shame, but now they will both responsible for the consequences.
Good connection with previous entry. Are you thinking about a essay on The Meaning of Sin in the Scarlet Letter?
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