Roger Chillingworth in Scarlet Letter
by Barry Wright
Essay: Roger Chillingworth in Scarlet Letter
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Throughout all forms of literature, the author will often provide situations and characters, each which can contain
a strong symbolic meaning. Symbolism allows a character to be expressed as almost anything. Through the
symbolism of a single character, any type of character trait, story, or way of life can be told. Also, a character can
represent a strong and demanding feeling. One of these feelings is that of revenge, a controlling obsession
possessed by a character. It is a problem that may lead to feelings or acts of sin and evil. The actions, feelings,
thoughts, and looks of one character may symbolize that chain of evil and sin, including the root of all evil. In
Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, symbolism is used throughout the novel to describe the character Roger
Chillingworth's acts of revenge, representing sin and evil, including the devil, which lead to the decomposition of
his character.
Near the beginning of the novel, as Roger Chillingworth first appears as a character, his symbolic relationship with
the devil and sin is first apparent. Roger Chillingworth first appears as a stranger of the new colony. After being
held captive by Indians after he was shipwrecked a year before, he learns of Hester's sin. Shortly after, the
symbolic relationship between Chillingworth and the devil is first shown in Chapter 4, where he disguises himself
as a physician, and provides a new identity for himself as Roger Chillingworth. " said Old Roger Chillingworth, as
he was hereafter to be named." Pg. 81 "The Stranger entered the room with the characteristic quietude of the
profession to which he announced himself as belonging." Pg. 76. After changing his name to Roger Chillingworth,
and labeling himself as a great physician,...
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