What is the occupation of the narrator of The Scarlet Letter?

Answer 1

The narrator is an unnamed customhouse surveyor who writes some two hundred years after the events he describes took place. He has much in common with Hawthorne but should not be taken as a direct mouthpiece for the author's opinions. The point of view of the narrator is omniscient, because he analyzes the characters and tells the story in a way that shows that he knows more about the characters than they know about themselves. Yet, he is also a subjective narrator, because he voices his own interpretations and opinions of things.

Answer 2

The narrator of "The Scarlet Letter" is a nameless, omniscient observer who provides insight into the characters and events of the story. He is not directly involved in the plot and serves as a detached commentator on the events that unfold in the novel.