How Does Hawthorne Present The Character Of Hester Prynne

Though initially portrayed with her feminine weaknesses, Hawthorne consistently portrays Hester Prynne with her constant struggle as a woman to highlight the lack of gender equality of the time. In the beginning of the novel, Hester is shown with a lack of male support, leaving her alone and vulnerable to conflict and social ostracism. But he begins to display how she is able to fight past her set-backs, and eventually turn more into an equal with man. During her journey past such issues much like those of other women, Hawthorne also contrasts her with the two other male central figures of the novel in their own lack of strength versus her presence of it.
In the beginning of the novel when Hester is forced away from society and perceived as