"A Strange, Contagious Fear": Scarlet Letters and Shame in the Time of Coronavirus.

Public shaming has a long history in the United States, and the image of the "scarlet letter" is an integral part of that history. This essay examines how American media accounts inthe firstyearof the coronavirus pandemic invoked the image of the scarlet letterto describe the shame of infection at a...

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Published in:	Nathaniel Hawthorne Review Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 144 - 167
Main Author:	WILLIAMS, SUSAN S.
Format:	Article
Published:	Pennsylvania State University Press 2021
Subjects:	Public shaming COVID-19 pandemic Scarlet Letter, The (Book : Hawthorne) Prynne, Hester (Fictional character) Selfishness
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost