Both Uses of
introspection
in
The Scarlet Letter
- He thus typified the constant introspection wherewith he tortured, but could not purify himself.†
p. 97.8 *introspection = contemplation of one's own thoughts and feelings
- Sad, indeed, that an introspection so profound and acute as this poor minister's should be so miserably deceived!†
p. 145.1
Definition:
the contemplation of one's own thoughts and feelings