I provided instruction on the core concepts of Unit 9 -how dynamic and even static characters make choices in response to conflict resolution . These choices illustrate character and add to a work's interpretation. Then, using our last novel, The Scarlet Letter, we applied these concepts discussing how Dimmesdale's response to the novel's climax and the conflict 's resolution emphasize an interpretation as to the efficacy of expiation of sin. I further explored the role of literary catharsis as the reader experiences Dimmesdale's seemingly futile confession .