The Role of Hawthorne’s Women Authors of the nineteenth century have long ignored the fact that women had equal roles in the founding of this country. Nathaniel Hawthorne was one of the first writers to feature women as prominent figures in his literary works. He got the idea to use women characters from Sir Walter Scott, who changed the role of women characters forever when he wrote the novel, The Heart of Midlothian. In …showed first 75 words of 2365 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2365 total…prominent figures in literature. Ones which the reader could relate to! Bibliography “Hawthorne, Nathaniel.” Microsoft®Encarta® online Encyclopedia 2000 The Power of Passion. Heath, William. The Cortland Review May 1998 Issue III Roy R. Male. Hawthorne’s Tragic Vision (New York w.w. Norton & Co. Inc., 1957) pg. 4&5 Ellis, Barbara. (1993). Some Observations about Hawthorne’s women. WILLA, Volume II Arlin Turner. Nathaniel Hawthorne: A Biography ( New York Oxford University Press, 1980). Pg. 356 Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter Bantam Books©1986.