Mental and Psychological Event in The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter, written by the famous Nathaniel Hawthorne, there are many elements of mental and psychological events going on throughout the novel. These forms of events are found mostly in discoveries made by the main characters of the book, which are Hester, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth. These discoveries make the readers emotions flurry and bubble. By using literary techniques and romanticism, Hawthorne is able to give the …showed first 75 words of 1144 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1144 total…instead of the traditional physical conflicts. The discoveries made by Hester, Chillingworth, and Dimmesdale are examples of Hawthorne’s use of psychological conflict. In these discoveries Hawthorne’s primary accomplishment is making readers feel what the characters in the novel feel, which is both exciting and suspenseful. In order for him to do this he uses elements such as romanticism, exclamation points, pauses and other literary devices, which gives the scene a more realistic effect.