Changes in Roger Chillingworth In the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter, there is a character by the name of Roger Prynne. He changes in the many different ways. His changes are physical, moral, and spiritual. Roger Prynne changes physically over the course of the book. First of all he changes his name. He is the Roger Prynne and changes to Roger Chillingworth to hide form the shame of being Hester’s husband. He …showed first 75 words of 422 total…

…showed last 75 words of 422 total…am! A fiend! Who made me so?!” He does not want an answer, he believes it is Dimmesdale and Hester blames herself. But for Hawthorne, and the reader, these answers are wrong. He has done it to himself. As seen in the novel, Roger Chillingworth changes dramatically. As awful as it is, he can blame no one but himself. His physical, moral, and spiritual changes show that he has changed more than any other character.