Ill-treatment and Bullying of Women in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter and Stephen King's Carrie: A Comparative Study

Authors

  • Wasan Ali Hasan*1 Al-Iraqia University, College of Education for Women, Department of English, Baghdad, Iraq.
  •   Musaab Natiq Ibrahim*2 Al-Iraqia University, College of Education for Women, Department of English, Baghdad, Iraq.

Keywords:

female identity, sin, ill-treatment, bullying, friend-ship, and hypocrisy

Abstract

The Puritans who colonized New England in the seventeenth century are thought to have left an indelible imprint on American culture. The Scarlet Letter (1850) by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Carrie (1974) by Stephen King are prominent American novels from separate centuries that examine Puritan heritage projects. Following the establishment of a link between Puritan literature and gothic fiction, the two books are evaluated in terms of some Puritan themes including the dilemma of sin and an individual's personal acceptability in the community. There is also some refer-ence to the concept of the witch and the implications it conveys, particularly in terms of feminine identification. Although the nov-elists differing approaches to personal development, those allu-sions are typically employed in an unfavorable light, as a tool for critique and revealing unpleasant facts.

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Published

2026-04-28

How to Cite

Wasan Ali Hasan*1, &  MusaabNatiqIbrahim*2. (2026). Ill-treatment and Bullying of Women in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter and Stephen King’s Carrie: A Comparative Study. AL-Yarmouk Journal, 16(3-part 2 العدد الثالث الجزء الثاني), 227–257. Retrieved from https://journal.al-yarmok.edu.iq/index.php/alyj/article/view/1584

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 3-part 2 العدد الثالث الجزء الثاني (2022)

Section

Articles