r from this point of view. The young woman was tall, with a figure of perfect elegance on a large scale. She had dark and abundant hair, so glossy that it threw off the sunshine with a gleam, and a face which, besides being beautiful from regularity of feature and richness of complexion, had the impressiveness belonging to a marked brow and deep black eyes. (50) This quote shows how the narrator can describe Hester. The narrator can tell the reader what a character looks like, or can explain occurrences, thoughts, and actions of the character also. Hester Prynne, gazing steadfastly at the clergyman, felt a dreary influence come over her, but wherefore or whence she knew not; unless that he seemed so remote from her own sphere, and utterly beyond her reach. (218). This description tells Hesters feelings, as Hawthorne uses many descriptions in the narrative, to describe the feelings of characters. Much of the marble coldness of Hesters impression was to be attributed to the circumstance, that her life had turned, in a great measure, from passion and feeling, to thought. (150). Hawthornes narrative descriptions are what makes him such a great writer, and helps him characterize the main characters of his stories. The above techniques are used to help form the plot by forming the main character, Hester Prynne. Hawthorne uses the techniques to form a character suitable to his plot. Hawthorne makes Hester a woman who accepts hers and others mistakes, this is extremely important to the plot of this book. If Hester wouldnt have accepted her mistake, then she might have tried to take Dimmesdale along with her, in this case the story would be done in the first chapters. She is forgiving to others, which is also vital to the plot. If she wouldnt have forgave Dimmesdale, then he wouldnt have met Pearl and the ending would be dramatically different. This book revolves around Hester Prynne and her actions. What ever Hawthorne decides to...
