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A great deal of blood has been shed and many wars have been fought during the history of civilization; however, man's greatest battle and most formidable enemy is only himself. Humans like to think of themselves as faultless, but sin is inevitable. Mankind is a sinful race; therefore, everyone has sinned. This ....
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.... begins to feel that if he confesses to the crime he has committed he will end the personal stress on his soul. Feeling full well the torment of his own secret, Arthur proclaims that those who hold such "miserable secrets will yield them up that last day with a joy unutterable" (Hawthorne 91). By this expression, Arthur offers a glimpse into his tortured heart and shows how heavy a burden his secret is. This is where the novel begins to delve into the heart and conscience of Arthur Dimmesdale when Roger Chillingworth questions him about his thoughts on sinn ....
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