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                In The Scarlet Letter, one could say there were many heroes. But according to American Romanticism, there was only one. Author Dimsdale meets the exact specifications of a Romantic Hero: he is young and good-looking, not very good with women, and had a good education.

                Being young, Author Dimsdale was constantly harassed by the women of his town to be married. From the beginning of the book, he was described as having a soft and smoothing voice. He was greatly regarded as a people person and was well liked by everyone.

                Although Dimsdale could have any woman the wanted, once he had Hester, he wasn’t a very good ladies man. Hester knew in her heart that Dimsdale loved her and wanted to be with her. But Dimsdale didn’t do a very good job of showing it. This might have something to do with Pearl though. Once, Pearl asked Dimsdale if he would stand with her and her mother; he said “No”. This could be because he wasn’t ready for the town to be suspicious of him or to accuse him of being with Hester. Or it could be because he wasn’t ready for a commitment to Hester and Pearl.

                Dimsdale, as I said before, was highly regarded in the town, mainly because he was their priest. Through the story, as Dimsdale’s pain was increasing, his sermons were getting better and his congregation praised him more and more! He had been educated in religion and what his town’s people believed. This put him in a position that is closer to the people of his town.

                Author Dimsdale was a great man. Although he committed the sin of adultery, he chose to protect those who looked up to him so highly by not confessing until the very end. Dimsdale, a young priest, who was in fact not very good with women, was the hero in The Scarlet Letter.

When I wrote the first copy of this essay, I wasn’t prepared for the prompt. But what I didn’t know I just sort of made up and it sounded good. When I wrote the second I had gone back and looked over the book and found the correct information. I had made a few minor mistakes with punctuation and fragments, but over all, he essay was said to be well written.