I believe that Hawthorne believed that women were more seen as equals , then having a lower social status. For example Hawthorne often sympathized with Hester and tried to see her situations in a good point of view. He always tried to make the judgmental townspeople seem as though they were in the wrong for judging Hester and inevitably made them all look like sinners themselves. Hawthorne was sympathetic towards Hester giving me the impression that he was not a biased person and treated people equally.
Casey: I agree. Though he wasn't a transcendentalist per se, Hawthorne wrote during a period in American life when women were beginning to be seen as equals, at least intellectually.
I believe that Hawthorne believed that women were more seen as equals , then having a lower social status. For example Hawthorne often sympathized with Hester and tried to see her situations in a good point of view. He always tried to make the judgmental townspeople seem as though they were in the wrong for judging Hester and inevitably made them all look like sinners themselves. Hawthorne was sympathetic towards Hester giving me the impression that he was not a biased person and treated people equally.
ReplyDeleteCasey: I agree. Though he wasn't a transcendentalist per se, Hawthorne wrote during a period in American life when women were beginning to be seen as equals, at least intellectually.
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