The Vanishing of a Guilty SpiritSeveral factors can cause a character to change themselves as an individual. This can range from the overall current affairs of the environment to the person's own consciousness. Such alterations can be detected in The Scarlett Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. A local reverend of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Arthur Dimmesdale was essentially admired by everyone. He had special experiences that ultimately led to his liberation, physical and spiritual. The reader is first introduced to Hester Prynne, who has been convicted of adultery. Through this immoral act, she welcomes a child into the world, whom she names Pearl. The whole controversy around which Hawthorne centralized the story was Hester's hesitance to reveal Pearl's father. She kept this secret for seven years until a certain reverend confessed and admitted that he was the one who did the deed (Spoiler: it was Dimmesdale). Arthur Dimmesdale is presented as a respected and applauded man who knew how to use words. As the city's Puritan minister, he was "meant to be the absolute pavilion...