What Is The Women's Rights Movement In The Scarlet Letter
The Women's Rights Movement was a big part of the 19th century by beginning a time period that allowed women to be just as equal as men. Women were fighting to become more independent and equal so they could do things such as vote and have good paying jobs that don't involve unsafe factories. The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne shows many similar aspects that relate to the Women's Rights Movement as well as women's equality. This is done through showing how hester is strong, independant, and not easily criticized. The Scarlet Letter, was written in 1850 right around the time when women were trying to become more independent, Hester Prynne goes against the female puritan ways by having a child out of wedlock and allowing here
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She is publicly shamed, as well as forced to be reminded of her actions for the rest of her life. For example, this is shown in chapter 2, pg 53. “Measured by the prisoner’s experience, however, it might be reckoned a journey of some length; for, haughty as her demeanor was, she perchance underwent against an agony from every footstep of those that thronged to see her, as if her heart had been flung into the street for all of them to spurn and trample upon.” So, as you can see Hester is tormented profusely but continues to stand strong, this is similar to the ways of the women’s rights activist’s. For example, a post on The Global Citizen states, “ On Jan. 10, 1917 12 women silently gathered in Lafayette Square in Washington, directly across the street from the White House’s north lawn, and sparked a protest that would later contribute to granting women the right to vote. Members of the NWP continued the protest six days a week in front of the White House through the summer of 1917. And over 500 women were arrested between 1917 and 1919 for picketing across the nation.” This shows how like Hester, women's rights activist’s were very strong, and took a lot of torture and pressure. However, in the end they both got their end goal of being
She is publicly shamed, as well as forced to be reminded of her actions for the rest of her life. For example, this is shown in chapter 2, pg 53. “Measured by the prisoner’s experience, however, it might be reckoned a journey of some length; for, haughty as her demeanor was, she perchance underwent against an agony from every footstep of those that thronged to see her, as if her heart had been flung into the street for all of them to spurn and trample upon.” So, as you can see Hester is tormented profusely but continues to stand strong, this is similar to the ways of the women’s rights activist’s. For example, a post on The Global Citizen states, “ On Jan. 10, 1917 12 women silently gathered in Lafayette Square in Washington, directly across the street from the White House’s north lawn, and sparked a protest that would later contribute to granting women the right to vote. Members of the NWP continued the protest six days a week in front of the White House through the summer of 1917. And over 500 women were arrested between 1917 and 1919 for picketing across the nation.” This shows how like Hester, women's rights activist’s were very strong, and took a lot of torture and pressure. However, in the end they both got their end goal of being