In this unit, we are studying how narrator perspective ,symbols, and foils contribute to a novel's interpretation. Using the novel ,The Scarlet Letter, we discussed the reading by focusing on these areas. On the board, I noted the three foil characters, Hester, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth, and we explored how each character responds to Hester's adultery .We discussed Hester's defiance and examined Chillingworth's dual character. He, on one hand, acknowledges his irresponsible behavior in marrying Hester in the first instance, but also voices his commitment to destroying the soul of the yet unnamed father of Hester's child. We noted the novel's diction in characterizing Chillingworth as "the leech."