The Scarlet Letter
3. Dimmesdale begins stumbling out into the crowd. Why does the author have him stumble, instead of stride, walk confidently, or even crawl?-
the scarlett letter
the scarlett letter
Dimmesdale is breaking down, but is still following through with his confession. He wouldn’t stride or walk confidently because the author wants to show that he is struggling, but he isn’t crawling because the author wants to show that he is still fighting.