Chelouache, LoubnaAaid, Salah-Eddine2018-06-252018-06-252016http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3470This work investigates the traces of feminism in the scarlet letter. First, it explains the social and historical background of this novel that is framed by the Puritan history and its social patriarchal principles. As a Puritan and Romantic writer, Nathaniel Hawthorne depicts, first, the Puritan women, called in this research "good women". Second, he moves to another type, "Hester Woman", named after Hester, the heroine of the novel. His work criticizes implicitly the Puritan society and its treatment of women. Though, Hester is a 17th century character, she displays a rich catalogue for the Feminists allowing us to apply most of the Feminist theory.enNovel : Nathaniel Hawthorne :The scarlet letterOther