As written in the novel, can teach my little Pearl what I have learned from this!"
In the side of Dimmesdale, on the other hand, the effect of the sin he committed is perhaps stronger and more painful than Hester's because the bad effects caused by his sin were not instigated by the people around him, but by himself. Being a minister, Dimmesdale was known in his community as a man of respect and honor. When he committed adultery, he didn't want to confess his sin because he didn't want to lose the good reputation that the people have for him. What happened is Dimmesdale struggled from the guilt that he kept only to himself until it started to destroy his mind and emotion. He even came to the point of inflicting pain to himself, all caused by shame and guilt of the sin he did.
The effect of the sin to Dimmesdale is worse than Hester's...
As the saying speaks, "When we commit a sin, the worst enemy that we can have is our own conscience." From his sin, Dimmesdale learned that the most important thing he needs to do to be released from the intense guilt that he feels is to confess not only on a scaffold but also where people will see him. He learned this when he confessed his sin and did it at night where no one can see him. Despite of his confession, the guilt feeling remained in him.
Based from the novel, Hawthorne views Hester and Dimmesdale's sin to be dangerous because it caused them a lasting effect of feeling guilt and shame for the rest of their lives. Hawthorne showed that for the Puritan society, sin can make one lose his reputation, the peoples' respect, and a life peacefully lived.
