Hey, did anyone else find the image of the confused Dimmesdale kind of going on a rampage through town hilarious? You could almost imagine this guy popping some kid's balloon and knocking a little girl's ice-cream on the ground. Funnier still is that the book is written very proper and wordily, so that something like, "He was going to tell a deacon that Jesus sucks," the book reads, "Now, during a conversation of some two or three moments between the Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale and this excellent and hoary-bearded deacon, it was only by the most careful self-control that the former could refrain from uttering certain blasphemous suggestions that rose into his mind, respecting the communion supper." I don't know about you, but I found all of this hilarious.
But of course under the hilarity there is some sort of meaning or point to be made. That point being that now Mr. Dimmesdale had a plan to get away from this place and start anew, without having to reveal his secret. Sure, the exodus to Europe would offer some kind of relief, but it is not the same as revealing his secret. However, his unprecedented change in behavior is possibly tied to this fact that he now plans to escape without letting anyone know about his sins. This perhaps makes him subconsciously seek out trouble and do wicked things so that attention may be drawn to him and possibly force him into revealing his dark sin. Or maybe he's just a big, old meany.
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