Part one of term paper
Throughout The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne refers to light and dark. In the novel they have many different meanings and are displayed in many different ways. Light usually symbolizes good, purity, and joy. The darkness symbolizes evil, secrecy, or guilt. An interaction between the two is also evident. Hawthorne's use of light and ...

Part two of term paper
... dark complexion seemed to have grown duskier" (Hawthorne 103). Chillingworth's "dark complexion" represents his evil, which in time has "grown duskier", meaning his evil ways have grown. Terence Martin states, when utter blackness succeeds the vivid light of the meteor, the smiling and scowling face of the physician seems somehow to remain "painted on the darkness," (115). Martin shows how good can shine on the physician, yet his evil still remains in the darkness. Even Pearl, an innocent ...