A Critical Study of Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter through the Lens of Radical Feminism
The study is an exploration of Hawthorne’ The Scarlet Letter (1851) using feminist lens. The present study seeks to investigate the women sufferings in the character of Hester Prynne in the novel The Scarlet Letter (1851). Moreover, the study also aims to explore the factors of women sufferings in the light of Morgan’s theory of Radical feminism (1992). The sttudy is qualitative in nature. Textual analysis is done to see the sufferings of Hester and the factors contributing to women sufferings. Findings of the present study indicate that woman suffered with their status in the society and the physical state of mind that is not accepted by the patriarchal society. Hawthorn’s novel The Scarlet Letter (1851) had depicted the real picture of women sufferings in a male dominated society and also the factors that led women towards suppression.
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Feminism, Radical Feminism, Patriarchy, Self-identity
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(1) Rukhsar
Graduate, Department of English, Sardar Bahadar Khan Women's University, Nushki, Balochistan, Pakistan.
(2) Gul Khanda
Lecturer, Department of English, Sardar Bahadar Khan Women's University, Nushki, Balochistan, Pakistan.
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APA : Rukhsar., & Khanda, G. (2023). A Critical Study of Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter through the Lens of Radical Feminism. Global Language Review, VIII(III), 16-27. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-III).03
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CHICAGO : Rukhsar, , and Gul Khanda. 2023. "A Critical Study of Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter through the Lens of Radical Feminism." Global Language Review, VIII (III): 16-27 doi: 10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-III).03
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HARVARD : RUKHSAR. & KHANDA, G. 2023. A Critical Study of Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter through the Lens of Radical Feminism. Global Language Review, VIII, 16-27.
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MHRA : Rukhsar, , and Gul Khanda. 2023. "A Critical Study of Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter through the Lens of Radical Feminism." Global Language Review, VIII: 16-27
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MLA : Rukhsar, , and Gul Khanda. "A Critical Study of Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter through the Lens of Radical Feminism." Global Language Review, VIII.III (2023): 16-27 Print.
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OXFORD : Rukhsar, and Khanda, Gul (2023), "A Critical Study of Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter through the Lens of Radical Feminism", Global Language Review, VIII (III), 16-27
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TURABIAN : Rukhsar, , and Gul Khanda. "A Critical Study of Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter through the Lens of Radical Feminism." Global Language Review VIII, no. III (2023): 16-27. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2023(VIII-III).03