Sin is a common carnivore. He simply eats and gorges on his victim until they are satisfied - which is rarely the case - and leaves only the torn bones as evidence. So, while sin gorges itself on humans who have fallen into the hands of the Devil, its nature is evident in many places. The tendency of sin to eat away at a person's character and reputation, although it is forgivable if they repent, is represented in the character of The Scarlet Letter. The revealed sin dulls Hester Prynne's personality and identifies her as notorious in the community and although it stays with her like a stain of meat sauce, it turns out to be forgiven after a while. Dimmesdale's sin is impenetrable under the napkin and, although it seems to go unnoticed by the public eye, it breaks their morale until the misery becomes unbearable. Mistress Hibbins' sin is neither Hester's nor Dimmesdale's: she assumes sin as if the portions of turkey stuffing had no limits and became morally unstable and feared within the community. The revealed sin and its consequences are represented by Hester Prynne. Her personality is blunted and her self-confidence is attacked when the community first publicly shames her and identifies her as notorious in the community. Although he stays with her and she can never rid herself of the evidence of her shame, her sin proves forgivable by the community after a long period of time. Dimmesdale represents hidden sin and how it creates a shame that attempts to force its way into the public eye, leaving the sinner in dire misery. When he keeps his sin hidden, he is struck with guilt and when that guilt builds up over time, it brings him to a breaking point where he eventually indulges in sin. His only redemptive option becomes telling...... middle of paper...... overtime is forgiven. Dimmesdale's hidden sin, on the other hand, seems to go unnoticed in public, even though it breaks his spirit and hurts him so much that the misery becomes unbearable. Mistress Hibbins' assumed, announced and proud sin makes her immoral and feared in the community, as well as uneasy. Through the actions, treatment and redemption of Hester Prynne, Dimmesdale and Mistress Hibbins, one can see that the nature of sin actually seeps into the person destroying their self-confidence and making them false, making a reputation unbearable, remaining a part of the sinner is a part forever, and only has a chance of redemption after a long period of time between the time the sin was committed and the time it is forgiven. While sin pokes, prods and plays with its meat with a fork as torture, or decides to leave a piece undigested, in its nature sin is a carnivore..