Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
A character in Hawthorne's narrative toward whom the narrator expresses a complex, evolving attitude; her lavish lifestyle and responses to dialogue are key to understanding the narrator's conflicted feelings.
AP course connection
Topic 4.5: 4.5 Narrative distance, tone, and perspective