“Through the colored spectacles of the western world, the image of the Orient or the Third World countries is defined as the superior “self”。”

Spivak, Homik。 Bhabha and Fanon are also influential scholars。 They fight for women bravely and try their best to improve women’s status in the political, social and economic dimensions。 Men are regarded to be superior to women in the Patriarchal society。 They stand for ruling authority and have ownership and power over women。 They can impose strict regulations on women without moral condemn or legal concerns。来*自~优|尔^论:文+网www.chuibin.com +QQ752018766*

Post-colonialism and Feminism both represent the disadvantaged class and regard the dominant discourse as the objects of their criticism。 They are tight connected to each other。 They formed a new critical method-post-colonial feminism through constant dialogues and communications。

2。 Literature Review

    Nathaniel Hawthorne was deeply influenced by three thoughts, Puritanism consciousness, transcendental philosophy and transcendentalism。 The Scarlet Letter is Hawthorne’s most remarkable masterpiece。 It thoroughly response to people’s spirit wreck of Puritanism and unbridled pursuit for happy life。 Hawthorne narrates the story of Hester’s miserable life, reveals us the women’s marginal position in a Puritan society, and meanwhile, exposes mercilessly the cruelty and the prejudice against women of Puritan society。 Through his carefully observation on women’s life and artistic creation, he successfully creates a new image---Hester, a rebel against the social order of Puritan community。 In order to reverse the traditional convention that women are secondary to men in patriarchal system, Hawthorne manages to endow Hester with subjective status by portraying her as the protagonist in the novel。