The article, “Revenge and the people who seek it” by Michael Price, claims that revenge is never rewarding for anyone who explores it. The website of this article is called the American Psychological Association. This organization focuses on the importance of psychological science and knowledge in our world. This article exemplifies the dangers and consequences of revengeful thinking and motives.

Psychological:

Revenge affects the behavior and minds of people today by giving them regret and creating more guilt in themselves. When acting on revenge, it “can leave you dwelling on the situation and remaining unhappy” (Price). It does not make us satisfied, but only leaves us in deeper thought about our own actions. When we make the decision to not do revenge, “we're able to trivialize the event” (Price). We can move on with our lives and forget about it instead of dwelling on our revenge. Similar to the same conflict in “The Scarlet Letter,” Roger Chillingworth was never fully satisfied with his own torture towards Reverend Dimmesdale. Rather, he obsessively continued his schemes until Reverend Dimmesdale had died.

Conclusion/Relation to the Novel:

Thus, revenge is still dwelt with in our society today, just as it was portrayed in “The Scarlet Letter.” It is a strong motive for most of our actions and it can be very harmful to the people around us. Our world must be aware of the ugliness and scars it can mark on ourselves. Therefore, humans can live peacefully without doing justice for their wrongdoings.