He travels into the woods with his new family, where he frees himself from the weight of the A on his chest. Hester's actions allow her to feel like a new person, summed up by Hawthorne in a vivid description of her reactions: "It played around her mouth, and radiated from her eyes, a smile radiant and tender, which seemed to spring from the very heart of womanhood .A crimson blush shone upon his cheek, which had long been so pale” (Hawthorne 185). Removing the letter gave Hester a ray of hope, at least for the moment, something she probably hadn't felt since before her sin. Reverend Dimmesdale fulfills Hester and Pearl's hopes in his last sermon, producing a feeling of nostalgia among the characters. Wearily, Dimmesdale begins his sermon until he spots Hester and Pearl in the crowd and invites them to join him on the scaffold. He confesses his sin and reveals a supposed red mark on his chest, making him appear as Pearl's father and Hester's partner in sin. Hawthorne recognizes the natural human need for love and companionship, emphasizing how precious this moment was for Hester and Pearl: "Love, whether new-born, or awakened from a sleep like death, must ever make a sun, filling the heart so full of splendor, overflowing upon the outside world” (Hawthorne 186) The metaphorical meanings show that Hester, Dimmesdale, and Pearl are three parts of one whole, expressing nostalgia towards their new audience..