The Scarlet Letter: Roger's Character Stereotyped As An Abusive Person In the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Roger Chillingworth's character is depicted as a stereotype of an abusive person, not as a real human being. This stereotype is a vice because it is evil, degrading and immoral. A stereotype is an oversimplified conception, opinion, or image of a person, fitting them into a certain category. Chillingworth is abusive because he knowingly treated people wrongfully and hurtfully. There are three examples of the abuse he caused in the novel. The way he emo