... amend their spirit to become aliens of their past. With no recollection of their former being, their prior self ceases to exist and becomes anew. In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne inspires the audience to comprehend how sin and incessant guilt have adverse effects on individuals living in a reproachful society that does not condone indulgences. As he uses ... expounding third-person omniscient perspective, employs the sinister character of Roger Chillingworth, and illustrates the dualistically ironic depictions of Arthur Dimmesdale, Hawthorne arouses the reader to understand the...

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... , to emphasize different aspects of the work. In the novel "The Scarlet Letter", the author Nathaniel Hawthorn's depiction of the two male characters, Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth, emphasizes the moral problems of the seventeenth century puritan society. Hence, their different characters contribute vitally to the plot of the novel. Arthur Dimmesdale, the Reverent and the protagonists" lover, was not a very powerful character. At his first appearance in the novel, Hawthorne describes his impressive and skilful ... preaching and calls to the reader's attention ... ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate