The book was written during the time when feminist rights and values were not established and considered in the society. Hawthorne’s story about a feminine representing feminism culture and importance in the society attempts to highlight the equality and justice that much exist in a societyUnlike those Puritan women in the community, Hester follows what she wishes even against the strict Puritan beliefs and norms. Therefore, the novel is considered as feminist because it brings the ideas about gender
When you think of the word feminist, your definition may differ from mine. I think of feminism as a trait that a woman has and the trait is strongly felt or not strongly felt in them. If it’s felt I believe that a woman supports equality strongly and she is strong enough to take care of herself and doesn’t need anyone to help her and that’s what I think a feminist is. This novel does seem to act like feminist novel since Hester is alone, but considering who the author is it may not have been purposely
Hester Prynne: A Modern Feminist Trapped In Puritan America When one thinks about feminism, they may think of women’s suffrage in the 1900s or women fighting to end the wage gap and gender equality today. Few would expect that an example of feminism could be found in The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne (a man) in 1850, through the protagonist, Hester Prynne, in seventeenth-century Massachusetts. The novel follows Puritan Boston when faced with a case of adultery involving forward-thinking