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In his book, The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne tells of a story where a young woman has had an adulterous relationship with a respected priest in a Puritan community. Typical of Hawthorne's writings is the use of imagery and symbolism. In Chapter 12, The Minister's Vigil, there are several uses of imagery when Dimmesdale, the priest, is battling with confessing his sin, which has plagued him for seven years. Three evident techniques used to personify symbolism in this chapter are the use of darkness versus light, the use of inner guilt versus confession, and lastly the use of colors (black versus white).
Hawthorne's use of darkness versus light is vivid throughout the entire book. However, there
are two very important passages in chapter twelve that should be mentioned. The first one is when Hawthorne is talking about Dimmesdale: "Without any effort of his will, or power to restrain himself, he shrieked aloud; an outcry that went pealing through the night, and was......

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