Women’s pursuit of independence is a hot topic written by many authors.Nathaniel Hawthorne depicts a typical wom-an in his novel.The heroine Hester not only achieves her pursuit of independence but also changes people’s attitudes and social custom by her great efforts during seven years of miserable life.And this makes her a heroine in the literature history of America. Women’s pursuit of independence is a hot topic written by many authors. Nathaniel Hawthorne depicts a typical wom-an in his novel. The heroine Hester not only achieves her pursuit of independence but also changes people’s attitudes and social custom by her great efforts during seven years. of miserable life. And this makes her a heroine in the literature history of America.