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Feb 26, 2023 · In his short stories and romances, Hawthorne creates a wide range of female characters. Some are strong, independent-minded, and self-confident, like Hester Prynne or Zenobia. Others embody the gender expectations for women in Hawthorne’s day, such as Phoebe Pyncheon.
- Rex Krajewski
- 2018
Hawthorne's portrayal of women in The Scarlet Letter is complex and multidimensional. He depicts Hester Prynne as a strong, resilient, and independent character, challenging the strict Puritan...
May 28, 2006 · Nathaniel Hawthorne the writer, her second child, was born two years later. Interestingly, there are only two things we can say with certainty about this bridal pregnancy. First, we do not know how Hawthorne's parents, their families or indeed Hawthorne himself regarded it.
- Alison M. J. Easton
- 2004
By examining his fictional portrayal of Hester in The Scarlet Letter, the author finds that Hawthornemade a subversive woman his spokesperson voice his feminist ideas and refute the concept of manhood and masculinity of his day. Keywords—feminist ideas, Hester, manhood, The Scarlet Letter.
- Li Guanghua
- 2019
Jan 18, 2024 · Faculty of Humanities Associate Professor Yuko Tashima researches Hawthorne, an author of the American Renaissance movement which established American literature in the mid-19th century. By examining the portrayal of female characters, she presents a new perspective in Hawthorne research.
Jan 1, 2012 · In “Hawthorne’s Female Characters”, he divides Hawthorne’s female characters into three main types: (1) “the wholesome New. England girl, bright, sensible, and self-reliant,” (2 ...
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Oct 22, 2021 · By demonstrating the ways women can develop individuality and yet reside peacefully in society, Hawthorne shows that women do have the opportunity to maintain strength and begin a new way in which to define womanhood: a way in which other women will follow.
