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The Black Man of the Forest: A Literary Analysis Essay Of The Scarlet Letter In almost every story there are forces of good and evil that are in conflict. The most dangerous of these evils are those that are not obvious. In Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, the Black Man of the forest is none other than Roger Chillingworth. Some may read ...

Part two of term paper
... assume Hester is the only one who has a mark placed apon her, as Dimmesdale also received a mark. Dimmesdale’s mark is not visible to the world, but burns deep within his chest. Both Hester and Dimmesdale’s marks burn as a daily reminder of sin and unholiness. It is only fitting that Roger Chillingworth, a learned scholar and a makeshift physician be the Black Man of the forest, and represent an evil force in the novel. Hawthorne uses Chillingworth as a symbol of science, which is a comm ...