The aspect of Nature in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter seems to have been characterized by readers with a mixed blessing. Instead of illustrating Nature in the typical Puritan style of the 1600s, that Nature is absolutely evil and that Nature is tied to the “Bogeyman,” Hawthorne uses a different approach. Instead, Nature is rather two-faced in that it portrays destructive and somewhat therapeutic powers. The text reveals the positive attributes of Nature that Puritans neglect or fear. On the contrary, the text shows that the aspects of Nature that help man are also harmful to him. The duality of Nature reflects the complex inner feelings and dual nature of the characters in the novel. Nature represents the paradoxical juxtaposition of good and evil in man, displaying both good and bad attributes within itself. Ultimately, Nature reveals man's inherent inability to be pure. By presenting a number of aspects of Nature that are beneficial to humans, the text manages to discard the one-sided Puritan view of Nature as an entirely evil influence. Nature provides both Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale with some feelings of renewal and relief, giving each a sense of freedom from society's oppression. For example, Hester, living in a “solitary cottage, by the sea,” (166) a place representative of Nature, is able to invoke such thoughts “she dared not enter any other dwelling in New England” (166) . Her isolation from society amidst Nature's liberating influence frees her from the restrictions that determine what is acceptable to believe, allowing her mind to wander "as freely as the wild Indian in his woods" (203). His "foreign point of view", his "destiny and fortunes", plus his cozy little house in the middle of the paper... his mother's way is the best. Furthermore, in her search for the truth, she longs for Dimmesdale to be with her and Hester in the sunlight, unknowingly asking her father to reveal the truth about the bond between them all. Her search for the truth ultimately leads her to "promise that [she will] grow in human joy and sorrow" (251), ceasing to "forever struggle with the world" (251), to "be a woman in it instead" (251) The novel culminates with its message of duality by showing that the lawless child of nature embraces, in part, the morality of society. To live the truth, Pearl must cling to her wild roots while accepting a future civilized. He must free himself from the isolation of New England, but not abandon himself to the complete lawlessness of the forest. He seems on the verge of living the message of the novel by accepting the duality of his nature.