In the Novels “The Last of the Mohicans” and the “Scarlet Letter”, women have a minimal role in society, however there impact is socially significant to each of the narratives. Both the women main characters, Hester Prynne and Cora Munro stand apart from their traditional female roles and display courage and heroic action that defy their stereotypes. In both novels, women are oppressed and have traditional roles in which they are supposed to be fragile, delicate, and submissive to men. Hester Prynne is the main protagonist in Scarlet Letter. Prynne lives in a puritan society where women did not have rights that men do. In the early chapters, the puritans judge her crucially as a sinner for committing adultery. For this sin, she is shamed by the puritans and must wear the scarlet letter A on her
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On the other hand, Cora Munro is the oldest daughter of Colonel Munro and is protected alongside her sister Alice by all of the men in the novel as they travel through the dangerous forest to see their father. In time of crisis, women are helpless and need the guidance and protection of men to escape from the antagonist Magua who is tries to capture them.
Even though both characters are given traditional gender roles, they both display courage and heroic action that defy their stereotype. In “The Last Of The Mohicans” Cora shows that she is capable of finding solutions to problems in the face of danger. In chapter 9 of the novel, Heyward takes Cora, Alice, and Gamut for protection to an outer cave while Hawkeye and Chingachgook fight to keep the enemies away. They believe the only way to win is to defend the rock until Munro brings more reinforcements. Hawkeye sees 4 Indians coming near by and as the battle continues Heyward and Hawkeye run out of ammunition. At this point in the novel all the men have come to
On the other hand, Cora Munro is the oldest daughter of Colonel Munro and is protected alongside her sister Alice by all of the men in the novel as they travel through the dangerous forest to see their father. In time of crisis, women are helpless and need the guidance and protection of men to escape from the antagonist Magua who is tries to capture them.
Even though both characters are given traditional gender roles, they both display courage and heroic action that defy their stereotype. In “The Last Of The Mohicans” Cora shows that she is capable of finding solutions to problems in the face of danger. In chapter 9 of the novel, Heyward takes Cora, Alice, and Gamut for protection to an outer cave while Hawkeye and Chingachgook fight to keep the enemies away. They believe the only way to win is to defend the rock until Munro brings more reinforcements. Hawkeye sees 4 Indians coming near by and as the battle continues Heyward and Hawkeye run out of ammunition. At this point in the novel all the men have come to