Public Humiliation In The Scarlet Letter

Public humiliation plays a major role in today’s society as well as it did back then. Public humiliation is the dishonoring and shameful showcase of a person, especially in a public place. It was used as a form of punishment for committing a crime in the past, and is still practiced in modern times. Today, public humiliation is mostly achieved through social media. In The Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Horne this form of punishment was used on Hester Prynne, the main character.

Public humiliation has been used in the past especially during the times of the Puritans. It was used to punish people who sinned, and made everyone fearful of the punishment, where as now a day, it isn’t as feared as it was back then. Hawthorne used an example