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Alienation Among Many Through out Nathaniel Hawthone’s The Scarlet Letter, the main characters suffer psychological damage as a result of different forms of alienation. The character traits they posses make them more susceptible to certain types of alienation. Since Dimmesdale cannot reveal his secret to anyone, he can not share his pain. All the pent up guilt he has stored with in eats away at him, slowly deteriorating his body and soul. Dimmesdale’s …

…from humanity and especially puritan society. This “fitful and fantastic little elf” is essentially a free spirit in a society of constraint. Pearl basically suffers from the same type of alienation as her mother due to her wild nature. Pearl is only complete when she “kissed his [Dimmesdale’s] lips” and “a spell was broken” This shows the main reason Pearl felt alienated was the lack of a father in her life. The main cha