“Whiteness” and the Gendered Space: The Case of Hester Prynne in Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter

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Main Author: Ayan Mondal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sarat Centenary College 2022-07-01
Series:PostScriptum: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Literary Studies
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Online Access:https://postscriptum.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/pS7.iiAyan.pdf