Abstract
Nathaniel Hawthorne is a famous American writer. He has written some popular novels, one of which is called The Scarlet Letter. It was an extreme success when it was first published in1850. Hawthorne describes "The scarlet letter" about a colonial period's love tragedy in America. This paper will analyze from the view of female consciousness for three aspects to show the good quality about self-respect, independence, strong will in Hester. These qualities could influent her fate.