Nathaniel Hawthorne was a very much believer in the romantic ideas, dark side of the men. So, he focuses on the dark side of mankind and power of individual such as Hester Prynne,and importance of her heart. The reason why the heroine was a female in this novel is because puritan society ignores human desires,individual power, especially on women.According to puritan society, women are really comes after men,so they’re male dominant society. And Nathaniel hawthorne criticizes it by bringing a powerful heroine on the novel that she has more strength than all the men in the story. And She can stand against the practises of the society.
“that many people refused to interpret the scarlet A by its original signification. They said that it meant Able; so strong was Hester Prynne, with a woman's strength. “
