Resolution, Autonomy and Accomplishmentin Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

This qualitative study critically analyzes the role of resolution and autonomy in achieving accomplishment, and how the said elements shape the directions of human life. These are the basic traits to surpass the critical situations of the human race and the stringent rule of the various reticent communities in different parts of the world. The chief argument of the study is to examine how human beings struggle for existence in society from the existential perspective in the novel,The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It explores three phases of the heroine who begins her journey from resolution to accomplishment. Themain objective of the study is to investigate how an individual can turn the predominant thinking of his/her time through determination. The paper uses textual analysis technique for data analysis. The study found out that the protagonist of the novel, due to her intellectual maturity and firm resolution and daring decision,becomesself-reliant, and achievesindependence and identity. The study will be a contribution to the main bulk of knowledge available in this domain.