The audience experiences Roger Chillingworth in a dramatic yet critical way to justify change and punishment in a character as a result of concealing deep sins and secrets. When first introduced into the story, the narrator refers to Chillingworth as "known as a clever man" (97) through the perspective of the people of the Puritan town of Salem. He is introduced into the story when the town needed a doctor to help the sickly Reverend Dimmesdale; his arrival is described as a “timely arrival” because God sent a “providential hand” to save the reverend. Society views Chillingworth as if “heaven had wrought an absolute miracle” (97). The narrator feels that when Chillingworth arrives in Salem he is good and has no intention of harming others. Perhaps if the crime of the story had not been committed he would have less sin and fewer diabolical features. Although this view of Chillingworth changes quickly, it presents the thought of what Chillingworth was like before sin destroyed it. Soon after Chillingworth discovers Dimmesdale's secret, his features and character begin to change. The narrator's attitude changes drastically towards the character, transforming his ideas from a kind and intelligent person to being evil, using phrases such as "haunted by Satan himself" (101). The narrator portrays the people of the town as believing that Chillingworth is taking over the minister's soul in the statement "the darkness and terror deep in the poor minister's eyes" (102). Throughout the book, Chillingworth ages extremely rapidly. At the end of the story, the narrator reveals another change in Chillingworth's character; he seeks redemption by leaving Pearl a fortune, a "very considerable amount of property" (203). This way, you can see it