Chillingworth is a complicated character in The scarlet letter. His image is a synthesis, or trinity, of the images of God, man of science and Satan, and the novel demonstrates a degradation from God to man of science...Chillingworth is a complicated character in The scarlet letter. His image is a synthesis, or trinity, of the images of God, man of science and Satan, and the novel demonstrates a degradation from God to man of science and finally to a Satan of hatred. In this vicious transformation, his character as man of science plays a key role. Through the development of this character, Hawthorne expresses his criticism to those who lack necessary reverence for human heart and soul.展开更多
文摘Chillingworth is a complicated character in The scarlet letter. His image is a synthesis, or trinity, of the images of God, man of science and Satan, and the novel demonstrates a degradation from God to man of science and finally to a Satan of hatred. In this vicious transformation, his character as man of science plays a key role. Through the development of this character, Hawthorne expresses his criticism to those who lack necessary reverence for human heart and soul.
