As we got to the end of The Scarlet Letter I was feeling a lot of mixed emotions. I was feeling angry, sad, happy, and a bit confused as well, but at the end of everything, although I hated the ending, I felt a bit more happy than sad, angry, or confused. It was mainly because at last the grand secret had finally been revealed and Dimmesdale finally stepped up and revealed to everybody that he was the father and then dropped dead, but I mean at least it was he who revealed his identity as father not Hester. Anyways I was a bit happy to know that Dimmesdale had no more pain or suffering to take and that Chillingworth at last could stop all his torturing and stop being such a leech. I was a bit sad for Hester because at the end the mean old Puritans got what they wanted which was to seclude her from society so she could die lonely and although she probably did at least she wasn't judged as much anymore because after a while people probably started to forget about her since she never really showed her face to the town. The ending I was expecting was for Hester, Pearl, and Dimmesdale to escape and leave everything and everyone behind so they could go start a new life somewhere very far far away, but I guess not all love stories have happy endings. I was actually really happy for Pearl because at least she was able to forget and get passed everything she had to live in her childhood by going to Europe and marrying someone who probably loved Pearl as much as Hester wanted Dimmesdale to love her. As for Chillingworth I really don't want to say that I'm happy that he died because I don't like feeling joy or happiness over those things, but I was glad that he was stopped because to be honest he turned into this really dark figure and shadow that was always following Hester and Dimmesdale around just to remind them of their sin like they weren't reminded enough by all of society, however at the very end we can see that although he was a really mean guy to Hester and Dimmesdale at least he never involved Pearl and actually left her some money at the end. This actually surprised me because it showed that Chillingworth was just really hurt and furious because of what Hester and Dimmesdale did to him but he had recognized that Pearl had no fault in this. And if I remember correctly I believe that Chillingworth initially started to torture Dimmesdale because he wanted him to step up as the father of Pearl and assume responsibility like Hester did for the sin they both committed. In conclusion although the ending was a bit disappointing at least it brought some peace and got rid of some heartache, especially on Hester because although she was strong and was able to face the Puritan society, at the end of the day she would break down when nobody would see her and she also wasn't able to support that the only man she ever truly loved was being tortured by her own husband. Anyways, although it wouldn't be right to say that it was a happy ending I think it is safe to say that it was a relieving ending.
Final Blog Post- Jenny Rubio (Week 4)
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Final Blog Post- Jenny Rubio (Week 4)
Image Credits:
http://www.finkweb.org/revelation-214/