Why is Chillingworth called a "leech"? In the scarlet letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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1 cause thts what doctors were commonly called during that time and 2 symbolic, cause leeches help a patient but they can also harm the patient

Wilq answered Dec 25, 2015

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