Written in 1850 by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter quickly emerged as a contemporary and advanced novel of its time. With the numerous modern concepts about various themes, protagonists, and women of the seventeenth century emphasize the popularity of The Scarlet Letter until this day. One of the major intriguing aspects of the novel is Hawthorne’s exemplification of the protagonist, Hester, as a strong female character living with her good and bad decisions. Hawthorne ultimately created and commenced a new wave of feminism with Hester Prynne being one of the first key examples for a feminist in a novel.
Feminism has been around since the beginning of time. The first wave of feminist activism evolved in the late nineteenth century and twentieth century when women were focused on gaining political rights such as equality of property, marriage, and suffrage rights. A great deal of people in our society identify Feminism as an anti-male movement to turn woman into the dominant gender. In reality. Feminism is the belief in social, political, and economic equality of the sexes. In this novel, Hester Prynne exemplifies these same ideologies just around the same time as the first wave of women 's rights came about.
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When Hester finally decides to accept who she is, a “radiant tender smile, that seemed gushing from the very heart of womanhood.” grows when she lets down her hair and removes her scarlet letter. The true essence and principle of self acceptance in feminism is what Hester demonstrated. To finally display a proud and pleased version of yourself not only shows to you that you have changed but to the surroundings around you. Hawthorne represents the idea that once one can reach adoration and happiness for themself, then they can be equal. Feminism aims for equality amongst the genders and Hawthorne has proven that again and again throughout the