> The Scarlet Letter's feminist leanings is not couched in whether or
not
> she wanted to live "as a man", or even if she wanted to work outside
> the home.  Their society was agrarian back that.  And, Hester's goal
> was to take her child and move away from an abusive asshole.  Now
that
> is probably more than enough to make the book appeal to feminists,
but
> the real issue in the story is that she wore the scarlet letter and
he
> did not.  That you think the story shouldn't appeal to feminists is
> really your problem.
>
> Women are everywhere, whether or not men find that it matters.  ;-)

Of course that is the real issue. The real issue is one of justice and
not of feminism or womens rights.



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