Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter is a classic example of this prejudice in a time when incessantly force-feeding the same ideas to everyone was not only acceptable, but …show more content…
Sorry for the phrase that connotes slut-shaming, but I have difficulty showing any sympathy for Hester when she sticks around this hypocritical society for a guy who really isn’t even that great. Where did she expect these decisions would get her? Anyway, the prejudice against those for actions they have made is a little more withstandable than prejudice against the intrinsic qualities of a person. Of course, it’s still a deplorable action. Every year, readers of The Scarlet Letter besmirch the characters in the book for the prejudice shown throughout the novel, though many similar ideas are still alive today. While the racial bias scarring America’s past begins to fade, another emerges from the dust. As the gaps in income seem to never stop growing farther apart, humans learn a new quality to be used for their own supercilious motives. Classism is recognized as the newcomer. With ever-increasing ubiquitous income inequality, the door is opened for conspicuous consumption and extreme consumer debt in the U.S. and