In an infinite amount of literature, authors associate various characters with significant symbols. Through the ways of symbolism, the author is able to embody that character to his or her own choosing. With the tool of symbolism at an author's side, any variety of personalities, myths, or ways of life can be expressed. Characters can represent bold and emphatic feelings as well. Feelings such as revenge lead those characters in the acts of evil. Physical features, actions, and thoughts connect characters with evil and sin. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Roger Chillingworth is set with symbols of malice to metaphorically compare his devilish acts of revenge.

As the plot unfolds in the beginning of the story and Roger Chillingworth arrives into Boston, Massachusetts, his malevolence is already compared to the devil. As the novel begins, Chillingworth is a stranger in town. When he gets into Boston, after...