I chose "Otherside" by The Red Hot Chilli Peppers to represent how Dimmesdale's guilt controls his life. In the chorus lyrics, "I got to take it on the other side" is repeated frequently and that really reminds me of how Dimmesdale feels he will carry this sin on to be judged by God and how this haunts him constantly. Also when Anthony Kiedis sings about a girl who "wants to know 'am I still a slut?'" it is like Hester questioning her virtue. Hester is once again mentioned as "the scarlet starlet" who sleeps with the singer with "I got to take it on the other side" following that shows Dimmesdale's guilt for committing adultery with Hester.
The overall mood of guilt and self-punishment in this song make up a majority of Dimmesdale's character. This mood only really ends for him when he confesses. After he confessed he finally felt as though he would get his deserved punishment beyond that f the self-inflicted. I think that Dimmesdale felt like he could die because God would give him righteous punishment and society perhaps wouldn't have been harsh enough.
The idea of guilt is heavily emphazied in The Scarlet Letter by many people but I think Dimmesdale really represents it, even his name is dark and depressing. Guilt is so heavy a force upon him that it is what eventually kills him even after he confesses.
The overall mood of guilt and self-punishment in this song make up a majority of Dimmesdale's character. This mood only really ends for him when he confesses. After he confessed he finally felt as though he would get his deserved punishment beyond that f the self-inflicted. I think that Dimmesdale felt like he could die because God would give him righteous punishment and society perhaps wouldn't have been harsh enough.
The idea of guilt is heavily emphazied in The Scarlet Letter by many people but I think Dimmesdale really represents it, even his name is dark and depressing. Guilt is so heavy a force upon him that it is what eventually kills him even after he confesses.
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