The Scarlet Letter: Roger's Character Stereotyped As An Abusive Person In the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Roger Chillingworth's character is depicted as a stereotype of an abusive person, not as a real human being. This stereotype is a vice because it is evil, degrading and immoral. A stereotype is an oversimplified conception, opinion, or image of a person, fitting them into a certain category. Chillingworth is abusive because he knowingly treated people wrongfully and hurtfully. There are three examples of the abuse he caused in the novel. The way he emotionally abused Hester Pryn....

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