Vaidehi Hariyani

1. Deconstruction of
“Solah Shringar” with
the reference to
“The Scarlet Letter”
Prepared by
Vaidehi Hariyani
Semester 3
Batch – 2015-17
Department of English, MKBU

2. The Scarlet Letter
• “A” – tag given to
Hester Prynne by the
society.
• It is a punishment.
• “Don’t put her in
prison, put prison in
her.” – The Scarlet
Letter(1995 film).

3. Hindu Mythology
• Shringar incorporates ‘Shri’.
• It is other name of ‘Laxmi’, the goddess of
wealth, luck and beauty.
• The bride and newly married woman is
considered and called Laxmi who brings
prosperity with her.

8. • Hester is punished so she is
given the tag of “A”.
• Has she really committed some
crime????
• Have all the women committed
some or the other sin???
• Aren’t all the women treated
the same way as Hester???

9. • From rich to poor and metro
cities to villages, almost all the
Indian families believe in
these traditions and follow
them whether they know the
implications or not.
• All the tags are the archetypal
mindset of the society…
• Why the man are not given
any tags?????

10. Conclusion
• With the passing of time, Hester starts liking
the tag “A”. She becomes use to it.
• She was not identified without “A”.
• It becomes a integral part of her identity and
when it becomes then she doesn’t feel
insulted.
• Similarly “Solah Shringar” has been internalize
by Indian women. So it doesn’t seem to be
harmful, though it is harmful.

11. Works Cited
• http://www.briskpost.com/2013/11/solah-
shringar-hindu-mithology-16.html
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scarlet_Let
ter
• Google Images
• https://www.youtube.com/

12. • For questions and suggestions….
• Contact- vaidehi09hariyani@gmail.com
Thank You