We started the Scarlet letter in class the other day, and right out of the gate i was angry with the way people thought back then. Could they be so narrow minded about something so small? I understand it was a cultural thing, but i had to wonder, weren't there people who stood up for her, werren't there people who cared?
Of course that got me thinking about today. Would anyone anyone stand up for hr in similar circumstances today? Would i? Would you? Its an interesting question. On one hand the argument couldbe made that it happens all the time, and that people aren't outcasts because of it. But lets be honest, even as a guy i know pregnancy/motherhood changes a person, drastically. So who's to say it doesn't change those around them as well?
These questions, im sure, will go unasked until the actual situation is thrust upon you. However it is a fun hypothetical question to ask yourself. Are you better than those narrowminded people of yesteryear? Or will you fade into the existing sterotypes we've set today, not standing up for that which you believe?
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