Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter
In the digital age, platforms that could serve to convey knowledge have become the public pillories. Take for example one of the most popular authors of recent times. J. K. Rowling has suffered smears, attacks, and threats for upholding biological truth about women and the importance of guarding gender distinctions in public life. She defends women athletes who feel threatened when men claiming to be women are allowed into their locker rooms. She supports parents who make the same protest regarding school restrooms. Rowling’s accusers have been so ruthless that The Free Press produced an entire podcast series on “The Witch Trials of J. K. Rowling.” Public shaming, however, is nothing new.
...is a retired secondary teacher of English and philosophy. For forty years he challenged students to dive deep into the classics of the Western canon, to think and write analytically, and to find the cultural constants reflected throughout that literature, art, and thought.
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