How does Nathaniel Hawthorne rationalize losing his job in the book of the scarlet letter?

Answer 1

a new president is elected who is of a different party that he is.

Answer 2

Nathaniel Hawthorne himself did not lose his job in "The Scarlet Letter". However, the character Arthur Dimmesdale, a pastor in the book, rationalizes his secrecy about his sin as a way to protect his reputation and maintain his position in the community. He fears the consequences of revealing his guilt publicly and chooses to suffer in silence instead.