The Truth Hurts The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne paints a picture of two equally guilty sinners, Hester Prynne and Reverend Dimmesdale, and shows how both characters deal with their different forms of punishment and feelings of remorse for what they have done. Hester Prynne and Reverend Dimmesdale are both guilty of adultery, but have altered ways of performing penance for their actions. While Hester must pay for her sins under the watchful eye of …showed first 75 words of 999 total…

…showed last 75 words of 999 total…Scarlet Letter paints a picture of two sinners, Hester Prynne and Reverend Dimmesdale. By describing the torment that each character goes through throughout the story, it depicts how bad it is to feel guilty. Moreover, this story illustrates the torture one endures if one hides a guilty conscience. In the end all will come to justice. In the end one realizes that even though the truth hurts, it is the best thing in this world.