Essay Scarlet Letter Rhetorical Analysis

In the modern interconnected world of the twentieth and twenty first century, there has consistently been a clash of ideas and a struggle for women’s’ rights and place in society. Society is still lacking progress in this area and advancements are needed. Acts such as the 19th amendment and Title IX are critical to the equalization of the women’s role in society. During the time period of the novel, a women’s role in the community was diminished to domestic, and only domestic tasks. This view of the superiority of males to females was a normality, and caused many women, including Hester Prynne of The Scarlet Letter, to question their roles and value to the family and world. In the passage, “Another View of Hester”, from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel, The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne, utilizes rhetorical questioning, unique diction, and imagery to produce Hester’s negative perception of her own life, and the life of other women, on earth.
Rhetorical devices are one of the most useful methods of portraying an attitude in a text. Of the exuberant number possibilities, rhetorical questions are some of the most provocative and influential tools in an argument. As the author, …show more content…
This vision of the future for females in the text looked dismal during the era in which the novel is set; However, with the many advancements in culture, life, and politics, today, women now have a more prominent and impactful role in the communities compared to setting of the excerpt. This progressive reform of society has yielded a more sex symmetrical and supportive society. Just as Hester fought against the prejudice and hindrances of the world, the current generations will, and ought to be, steadfast to the efforts for the equality of the