LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 14:4 April 2014
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The Woman is the Victim

Azmi Azam

Abstract

Nathaniel Hawthorne has viewed the harsh consequences of the Witch Act and has been deeply regretful of the brutality of manhood toward womanhood during the Puritan age. He has written The Scarlet Letter in order to depict the patriarchy dominance and male chauvinist impulses of Puritan society of Europe. The female p protagonist is the pivotal victim of anti-feminist activities and her subjective torments are a matter of higher feminist concerns. This article sets out to explore the representation of the female protagonist Hester Prynne from feminist point of views. The story will be explained in an encapsulated form to highlight the anti-feminist issues in the novel. Examples and statements of other critics will also be given to illustrate arguments.

Key words: feminism, womanhood, male chauvinism, illegitimacy, guilty, conscience, society, recognition, justice.

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Nathaniel Hawthorne

Distinguished American novelist and short story writer Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in July 4, 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts to Nathaniel Hathorne and the former Elizabeth Clarke Manning. His ancestors include John Hathorne, the only judge involved in the Salem witch trials who never repented of his actions and this made Nathaniel ashamed of his family. Therefore, he added a "w" to his name "Hawthorne" in order to hide this relation. He studied Bowdoin College in 1821, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in 1824, and graduated in 1825. Hawthorne published his first work, a novel titled Fanshawe (1828). He published several short stories in various periodicals which he collected in 1837 as Twice-Told Tales. The next year, he became engaged to Sophia Peabody. He worked at a Custom House and joined Brook Farm, a transcendentalist community, before marriage in 1842. He passed away in May 19, 1864.

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Azmi Azam, M.A. English Literature
Arts, Law and Social Science Faculty
Department of English, Communication, Film and Media
Anglia Ruskin University
Cambridge, England
azmiazam13@yahoo.com
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