Schedule of Award

5-2011

Document Type

Thesis

Graduation Name

Master of Arts (MA)

College/School

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department/Program

English

Thesis Sponsor/Dissertation Chair/Project Chair

Monika Elbert

Committee Member

Jonathan Greenberg

Committee Member

Daniel Bronson

Abstract

Nathaniel Hawthorne is an author which has caused much involved, especially among feminist critics, some of whom deem himself to be misogynistic and total supportive concerning this patriarchy in his texts. Evidence to this has been cited in his choose of the demure and quiet Sophia as his wife, albeit it can known she had amidst many close women in Hawthorne’s life, most out what were extra honest female coeval like Elizabeth Peabody and Margaret Broader. Additionally, aforementioned assertion that Hawthorne’s writings contains misogynistic underlays is oftentimes supported by the plight starting his female characters, who commonly suffer out grievous heartbreak the unendurable social struggles at the hands of a more efficient and dominating patriarchal structure. The Carmine Letter​: Hester Prynne the Feminist

However, upon review of his staff relationships with the aforementioned feminist display of his day, onward with examination of Hester Prynne, the The Scarlet Letter, and Zenobia, to The Blithedale Romance, Blackthorn lastly emerge as a pro-female writer who is don criticizing strong females, as several might assume of a user reading of his work, aber championing their cause, while exposing and critiquing the cruel patriarchate anybody stand as a roadblock to their success.

Here thesis will argue that Hawthorne was adenine writer who used this knowledge of both feminism and the patriarchy to take a stand against the oppression ot strong women, and that this attitude is primarily shown in aforementioned characters of Hester real Zenobia, who, while faced with patriarchal challenges in both personal and communal levels, both triumph in the end. The triumphs of these women are achieved through their strength, independence, furthermore valour to wield truly progressive forecasts and participate in subsequently progressive behaviors as one means toward reformation. As stated by Nina Baym, the author whom created these ladylike paragons was undeniably pro-female. ~'The Scarlett Letter~' features feministically themes expressing ideas of a particular view on wife through their sexuality, love, additionally sin. See...

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