I. Introduction 1) Body Paragraph 1:
When Nathaniel Hawthorne first introduces Roger Chillingworth in the
The Scarlet Letter, he describes his physical appearance as mildly deformed. 2) Body Paragraph 2:
However, Roger becomes consumed by revenge and as a result, transforms into a decrepit, uglier, more deformed man. 2) Body Paragraph32:
Roger is also initially presented as an incredibly bright man who loves reading and knowledge. As the novel progresses, however, Roger loses this love, and a burning desire to punish Arthur replaces it.
A) Thesis: Roger’s transformation happens because his infuriation with Arthur consumes him to the extent that he that he loses his previously held passion to pursue knowledge, and fixates on …show more content…
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A) Even though Roger undergoes major physical changes, he also changes in his intellectual beliefs and ways of thinking.
B) Roger is a learned man, but upon discovering that Hester had an affair with some other man, he loses his love for knowledge, and his pursuit of that man fills his time.
1) Roger describes himself as “the book-worm of great libraries” and states that he has “given years... [to seek] knowledge (49).”
2) When Hester married him, he was “kind, true, [and] just” (115).
3) He has a brief instance of a “look” that is “keen an penetrative” briefly appear on his face, “a writhing horror” (40).
4) His love for books has left him by the time he discovers Arthur to be Hester’s sexual partner. Hawthorne describes his reaction by likening it to the reaction of “Satan… when [he wins] a precious human soul“ (92).
5) Roger’s “faculty… was [transformed] into a devil” (113).
6) “I am a fiend” (115)
7) Hester accuses Roger, “You burrow his heart! Your clutch is on his life, and you cause him to die daily a living death.”
C) The person Roger becomes can only be described as malevolent. Over the course of the novel, he becomes more and more focused on hurting Arthur; accordingly, Roger leaves his previous life behind him, in favor of committing himself to that
When Nathaniel Hawthorne first introduces Roger Chillingworth in the
The Scarlet Letter, he describes his physical appearance as mildly deformed. 2) Body Paragraph 2:
However, Roger becomes consumed by revenge and as a result, transforms into a decrepit, uglier, more deformed man. 2) Body Paragraph32:
Roger is also initially presented as an incredibly bright man who loves reading and knowledge. As the novel progresses, however, Roger loses this love, and a burning desire to punish Arthur replaces it.
A) Thesis: Roger’s transformation happens because his infuriation with Arthur consumes him to the extent that he that he loses his previously held passion to pursue knowledge, and fixates on …show more content…
Body Paragraph 3:
A) Even though Roger undergoes major physical changes, he also changes in his intellectual beliefs and ways of thinking.
B) Roger is a learned man, but upon discovering that Hester had an affair with some other man, he loses his love for knowledge, and his pursuit of that man fills his time.
1) Roger describes himself as “the book-worm of great libraries” and states that he has “given years... [to seek] knowledge (49).”
2) When Hester married him, he was “kind, true, [and] just” (115).
3) He has a brief instance of a “look” that is “keen an penetrative” briefly appear on his face, “a writhing horror” (40).
4) His love for books has left him by the time he discovers Arthur to be Hester’s sexual partner. Hawthorne describes his reaction by likening it to the reaction of “Satan… when [he wins] a precious human soul“ (92).
5) Roger’s “faculty… was [transformed] into a devil” (113).
6) “I am a fiend” (115)
7) Hester accuses Roger, “You burrow his heart! Your clutch is on his life, and you cause him to die daily a living death.”
C) The person Roger becomes can only be described as malevolent. Over the course of the novel, he becomes more and more focused on hurting Arthur; accordingly, Roger leaves his previous life behind him, in favor of committing himself to that