I believe that the characters names in The Scarlet Letter reveal the characters traits a great deal. The characters of Roger Chillingworth, Arthur Dimmesdale, and Pearl are the most dominant. Their names portray adjectives that are displayed as part of the character's personality.
             Roger Chillingworth is kind of a shady character in the novel. The "chilling" part of his name is displayed through his trickery towards Dimmesdale and how he is deceiving throughout the story. The uneven shoulders would be a scary trait that would relate back to "chilling"as well. The way he is described is scary enough and his name just adds to it.
             The name of Arthur "Dimmesdale" is another one. He is a handsome, unmarried pastor of Hester's church. Usually pastor's are glorious people who always have a kind of "light" around them. However, Arthur is hiding something so his light is dimmed. He's committed adultery and the more he tries to cover it up or confess his guilt, the more his followers begin to like him. It causes a lot of pain and guilt inside of him therefore representing the "dimness" of his character.
             The final and most prominent one is that of "Pearl." Pearls are very rare jewels. The little girl in the novel is a rare child. She is the "product of sin" and yet she seems to be so beautiful. Everyone in the town talks about how she's so pretty but that she's the devil child.
             The names Nathaniel Hawthorne gave to the characters in the book I believe were directly related to how they acted. He wanted another clue to help get his point across to the reader. The character's personality reflect their names.
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