American Literature
from being caught for a crime. A crime that is punishable by death. Yet, he can't enjoy it. Most people would leave town, sorry for that they've done,
but ecstatic they got away to start a new life. Not Dimmesdale, not Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. He beats himself up over it. Usually thats an
analogy, but not this time. The rest of his life is a descent into madness brought on by constant selfinduced suffering, which is later more than self
induced when Chllingworth figures it out. Dimmesdale locks himself in a closet beating himself relentlessly with chains and a whip. He also cuts the
letter "A" into his skin like how Hester has to wear it on her dress. As if this wasn't enough he also goes on near lifethreatening fasts. To top it all off,
his inner conflict manifests itself into the outside world. This happens when he develops a heart condition and which causes him to clutch his chest
very often
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