The Scarlet Letter: How Are Life's Lessons Learned?

Part I of Essay
? There are two sides of consequences for almost everything that happens in life, directly or indirectly. In life, we could learn mostly from the consequences, rather than from the punishments of our actions. If the consequences are good, we know that the action should be ....

Part II of Essay
.... he did not go unpunished. Reverend Dimmesdale had taken it upon him to stand on the same platform that Hester had, and he also whipped himself. The whipping did not serve its purpose, he was laughing all the while that he lashed himself. Neither means of punishment had taught him anything, as well as Hester. To fill in for what punishment had not taught, consequence brought forth the lessons of life. The consequences that Hester found were bad and good. There is usually two sides of consequences. The scarlet letter showed everyon ....