Many people identify Feminism as an anti-male movement, which helps on making women the dominant gender. In the mid 17th century ( the time period the book starts on), male domination is an ideal explanation of how Nathaniel Hawthorne tires to express how women were oppressed during this time era in the novel. In the novel, The Scarlet Letter Hester Prynne eliminates the idea of how women were portrayed during this era, by overcoming public humiliation and standing up to the predetermined ideas that her town gave her. Hester represents a “pre-feminist” character, due to the choices she refuses to take from society. Despite the criticism Hester receives throughout the novel, she is able to turned her punishment into something that will change