Used when someone does not feel recognize or appreciated.
for example:
heaven knows how hard I work to feed my family ...
Answer:
C. To cause the father discomfort and internal distress
Explanation:
Roger Chillingworth represents evil. He was a difficult husband, who ignored his wife most of the time but still expected her to show him affection. He assumed the identity of a leech. He feeds on The vitality of others because he sees it as a way of energizing his own projects.
Chillingworth was not able to engage in relationships with those around him. Chillingworth having lost his victim Dimmesdale, He has no other choice but to die. His ultimate goal of wanting to know the father of Hester's child was to cause Him discomfort and internal distress. He is most intrested in revenge and not justice and only wants to destroy others instead of addressing the wrongs.
You can say that the cracks(if there are any) show that the butler has not cared for it, if that's the question, you haven't provided a picture.
You can talk about the physical damage proves that the butler was careless about it and did not treat it gently.
as extra, you can say that the kettle is a metaphor for someone else the butler had treated poorly, the physical scars on the kettle similar to that person's emotional scars.