How do the following statements show that Hawthorne had psychological insights that were far in advance of his time? A. "Wherever there is a heart and...

Hawthorne's
understanding of human psychology and the relationship between mind and body is clearly
manifested in the development of his majorin the novel. The passages you cite show
that Hawthorne recognized in his own time what science has now clearly established: Prolonged,
unrelieved psychological stress impacts the body in physical ways that are detrimental to good
health. His understanding of this fact is seen in the characters of bothand .

Dimmesdale is plagued with guilt and self-loathing that grows only stronger as the
novel progesses. As he continues to suffer psychologically, he fails physically. He grows pale;
he becomes weaker and more infirm with each passing day. He walks with his hand over his heart,
as if in response to a physical pain located there. It is this shocking decline in his health
that finally promptsto tell him Chillingworth's true identity. The minister is dying, and she
acts to save his life.

The physical...