This chapter shows more of the climax of Dimmesdale's moral battle with himself. Throughout the chapter Dimmesdale tourtures himself mentally with visions of telling the truth, but he can't bring himself to do so because of how it would affect his congregation. And his internal conflict is wearing on him physically because his health keeps deteriorating. Due to the fact that the scaffold keeps reappearing in his visions I think it's a very significant motif. I think by him visiting the scaffold it could help him restore some sort of sanity. I am anxious to see what becomes of the scaffold in future chapters.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Thoughts on "The Interior of a Heart"...(The Scarlet Letter Chaper 11)
In chapter 11, Chilllingworth is still playing his mind games with Dimmesdale who's health is still deteriorating. Throughout the chapter, the reader can sense Dimmesdale's distrust for Chillingworth, but Dimmesdale continues to sort of confide in him. He sort of preaches sermons in his conversations with Chillingworth in which the main topic is sin. The reader also learns that Dimmesdale wants to confess the truth of his sin to his congregation but, he cannot bring himself to do so.
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You have allowed some words to slip through that your spell check should have caught. Fix that problem. Remember that your partner should be helping you with all of these writings. I think that you are giving some thought to the things that the book is exploring, and I think that your ideas are solid. Grammatically, you should be careful about 'due to' which is used improperly here (see Harbrace Glossary of Usage). And, you should think about beginning a sentence with a conjunction. Ask me about this one.
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