The Scarlet Letter

Why does Hawthorne leave the origin of Dimmesdale’s mark ambiguous? In chapter 24.

Why does Hawthorne leave the origin of Dimmesdale’s mark ambiguous? In chapter 24.

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We wonder how Dimmesdale could have put such a mark on himself,

"We have thrown all the light we could acquire upon the portent, and could gladly, not that it has done its office".

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