In this power point Presentation i have tried to discuss about are the women's liberty really matters even in 21st Century and tried to point out the boldness of Hester in Puritan Society .

1. ARE THE WOMEN’S LIBERTY REALLY
MATTER???
… EVEN IN 21ST CENTURY
PREPARED BY: SIMA RATHOD
PAPER:10 THE AMERICAN LITERATURE
EMAIL ID: RSIMA144@GMAIL.COM
SUBMITTED TO: SMT.S.B.GARDI DEPARTMENT OF
ENGLISH,MKBU

2. ABOUT THE NOVEL AND THE NOVELIST
The Scarlet Letter: A Romance is a work of
historical fiction by American author
Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1850. Set
in Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony during
the years 1642 to 1649, the novel tells the
story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a
daughter through an affair and then struggles
to create a new life of repentance and dignity.
Containing a number of religious and historic
allusions, the book explores themes of
legalism, sin, and guilt.

3. HESTER PRYNNE THE SYMBOL OF…
• A Modern Bird who dared
to fly in Puritan Society,
• Boldness,
• Courage
• Determination
• Freedom

4. • Puritan Age
• No rights for women
• Women as servant
• No freedom
• Less economical
independence.
• Inferior to men
• 21stCentury
• Still has to fight for
Economical freedom
• Patriarchy
• Society as villain

7. SO WHAT????
If a woman take a stand against all the social norms
of this so called liberal society she is labeled as a
feminist , does it wrong to ask for freedom ?
Does it wrong to ask for Equality ? Being a woman is hard enough ,
you have to think like a man, act
like a lady and look like a young
girl.

8. WORK CITED
ABEL, DARREL. “HAWTHORNE'S HESTER.” JSTORE VOL. 13, NO. 6 (MAR., 1952) (N.D.): PP. 303-
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