In the scarlet letter and other Hawthorne works...??

Question

how is there allegory present to communicate Hawthorne's ideas? How is allegory used to illustrate the central theme? If someone could help me i would really appreciate it. im all out of ideas. Also, if someone could also find allegory in "Young Goodman Brown" and "the ministers black veil" it would help a lot!!

Answer 1

The character's names are a perfect example of allegory:

Pearl - so valuable that she was purchased with Hester's reputation

Chillingworth - a man who is cold inside, vengeful - without feelings

Dimmesdale - gradually physically wasting away - like a dimming light bulb