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Nathaniel Hawthornes novel, “The Scarlet Letter”, was published in 1850, yet it took place in seventeenth-century Puritan New England. It tells the story of Hester, an adulterous woman who is punished for her crime by being made to wear a scarlet letter A on her bosom. ... Therefore, one of the problems that “The Scarlet Letter” raises is the gender issue in America. ... Hester has sown a large scarlet "A"
over her breast, using her finest skill to make the badge of shame appear to be a decoration. ... Indeed she did all in her power to do womanly good deeds around the town, to the point where people began to think of the Scarlet Letter as representing the word “angel” rather than “adultery. ... ” After going through her “mighty trouble” and knowing that other women had the same struggles like hers, Hester finally understands the horrible reality of the
gender issue in America, and that she was one of its victims. ... ” In conclusion, Hester reviles her strong belief that the gender issue can be resolved through “ not dusky grief, but the ethereal medium of joy; and showing how sacred love should make us happy, by the truest test of a life successful to such an end!
Approximate Word count = 1337
Approximate Pages = 5.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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