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The Scarlet Letter involves many characters that go through several changes during the course of the story. In particular, the young minister Dimmesdale, who commits adultery with Hester, greatly changes. He is the moral blossom of the book, the character that makes the most progress for the better. It is true that Dimmesdale, being a minister, should be the role model of the townspeople. He is the last person who should commit such an awful …

…people today. We are afraid to admit to wrong doings and we allow the guilt to torment us until we cannot bear it any longer. Dimmesdale is the perfect example of how evil we can become when we let our guilt overcome us, but he is the moral blossom of the novel because he realizes what he is doing, he is ashamed of it, and he confesses and forgives to rid himself of his tormentors.