People live with lies every day. Everyone from the President of the United States to the poorest beggar in New York City has told a lie. White lies, gray lies, and plain old dirty fat lies are strewn forth every day like water from a fountain. The only true difference between them is the amount of guilt they place on the liar. If they feel guilt, then they suffer greatly throughout their lives, from lots …showed first 75 words of 1280 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1280 total…absolute truths in their lives determined the quality of their lives. The guilty in this world will always have a choice, no matter how difficult it is. They can take Hester’s route: admit their sins and strive the rest of their lives to gain forgiveness. Or they can take Dimmsdale’s route: Repress their sins and forever live with that awful feeling at the bottom of your stomach that the guilty have. Bibliography bgfch