Hawthorne's Feminism Consciousness in the Scarlet LetterViewed from the Perspective of the Monopoly of Education Resources
There are two male protagonists in The Scarlet Letter.One is Arthur Dimmesdale,a knowledgeable and respectable pastor,who,actually has committed adultery and is not brave enough to admit it in public.The other is Roger Chillingworth,a well-informed and skillful doctor,who in fact is cattish and wicked.By satirizing these two well-learned male protagonists,Hawthorne intends to express his dissatisfaction with the monopoly of education resources in the patriarchal society.Meanwhile,by depicting the female protagonist,Hester,who has not received much education but is brave,independent,honest and kind-hearted,Hawthorne attempts to criticize the monopoly of education resources and expresses his sympathy with female's marginalized status in education.In this way,Hawthorne's strong feminism consciousness is well revealed.