I Am Your Father

After reading up until page 109 of The Scarlet Letter it has become evident that Arthur Dimmesdale, the young minister of the community, is most likely to be Pearl's father and Hester's companion. The first clue is in chapter eight when Dimmesdale becomes extremely adamant on having Hester keep her child and he successfully convinces the governor, along with Mr. Wilson to allow this. The reader may also suspect this from the minister's guilty conscience and visions throughout chapter eight to twelve. He is somewhat tortured by Chillingworth into telling his deepest secrets, however Dimmesdale does not give in. He constantly refuses to tell Chillingworth anything that may cause suspicion. The final clue is Dimmesdale's insanity and the vigil he holds in which Hester and Pearl accompany him. As they stand on the scaffold on which Hester was condemned, a meteor lights up on top of them and creates a "scarlet A" in the sky. I predict that the evil and mischievous Chillingworth will exact his vengeance by killing Dimmesdale in a strange and torturous manner because ever since the minister has been under Chillingworth's care he has only gotten worse. It is only a matter of time before Dimmesdale takes his last breath.