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浅析《白字》中象征主义脚法的使用之阳早格格创做AbstractNathaniel Hawthorne is a great romantic novelist in America in the 19th century. As a great romantic novelist, Hawthorne is outstanding in handling application of symbolism.The Scarlet Letter is Hawthorne's most important symbolic novel, which is the best work of Hawthorne and one of the indubitable masterpieces of American Literature. And it is this novel that makes Nathaniel Hawthorne known all around the world. In this work, Hawthorne uses the symbolism so skillfully that it enhances the artistic effects of his work greatly. In The Scarlet Letter, symbolism runs through the whole novel. The most important symbol is the scarlet letter itself. Not only does “A” manifest in various forms, but also it has changing meanings f rom “adultery” to“able”, even “a n gelic” in the novel. Besides, the name of the four major characters in the novel: Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth and Pearl also have their own symbolic meanings. Some other objects and natural surroundings that are described in the novel such as the jail, the forest, the rose bush and so on are all endowed with a deep symbolic significance. The author of thethesis will explore the usage of symbolism in The Scarlet Letter from the three aspects mentioned above and analyze Hawthorne’s skillful use of symbolism in The Scarlet Letter.Key Words: the scarlet letter；symbolism；Hester Prynne；Pearl戴要纳洒僧我·霍桑是十九世纪好国伟大的浪漫主义小道家.动做一位伟大的浪漫主义小道家,霍桑对于象征主义脚法的使用不妨道是别开生里.少篇小道《白字》是霍桑要害的象征主义代表做品，无疑也是好国文教浪漫主义时期最出名的做品之一.也正是那部巨著使得霍桑毁谦寰球.正在那部做品中，做家巧妙使用了象征主义脚法，加强了做品的艺术效验.整篇做品象征主义脚法贯脱末究.其中，最要害的要数白字“A”自己的象征意思.它没有但是以百般百般的形式出现，而且其象征意思没有竭变更，从“通奸”到“有本领的”以至“天使般的” .别的，小道中四个主要角色：海丝特,丁梅斯代我，齐灵沃斯,珠女也皆有其各自的象征意思.小道中形貌的风景战场景，比圆监狱、森林、玫瑰花园等等也皆寓意深刻.原文正是从以上那几个圆里发端，商量做家正在小道《白字》中对于象征主义脚法的巧妙使用.闭键词汇: 白字；象征；海丝特·普琳；珍珠AcknowledgementsThis thesis is the product of the author and the supervisor's three months of efforts. It has been repeatedly revised under the guidance of Professor XXX. It was the joint efforts of both the author and the teachers in Foreign Languages Department. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to Professor XXX and the teachers who have helped the author in the process of the thesis writing. I will also give my thanks to my classmates and friends who have helped me revise the thesis. Last but not least, I will give my heartfelt thanks to my parents who have been always supporting and encouraging me.ContentsIntroduction11 Various Symbolic Meanings of the Scarlet Letter “A”31.1 The Change of the Symbolic Meanings of the Scarlet Letter “A”31.1.1 Adultery31.1.2 Alone and Alienation41.1.3 Able, Admirable and Angel51.2 The Scarlet Letter and the Strictness of PuritanSociety52 The Symbolic Meaning of the Four Main Characters62.1 Hester Prynne62.2 Arthur Dimmesdale72.3 Roger Chillingworth82.4 Pearl93 The Symbolic Meanings of the Objects in the Novel12Conclusion15Bibliography16IntroductionNathaniel Hawthorne was born inSalem in 1804. He was born in a prestigious New England family closely related with Puritan church; his ancestors attended the persecution of people belonging to different churches, such as Quakers. When he was born, his family declined. He was aware of his ancestors' misdeeds and thus "blackness of Hawthorne" formed. He thought that the reason of his family's decline is his ancestors' misdeeds. And he didn't agree with the optimism held by Transcendentalists towards human nature. He wrote lots of works on everlasting evil side in human natureHawthorne graduated from BowdoinCollege. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Franklin Pierce, the 14th American presidents were his classmates. After graduation, he lived in seclusion and wrote. Later, he worked in the US Custom House. After Pierce became president, he was asked to be the consular in Liverpool andItaly.Hawthorne's masterpiece includes his short story collections: Twice-Told Tales; Moses from an Old Manse and novels: The Scarlet Letter; The House of Seven Gables; The Blithedale Romance;The Marble Faun.Hawthorne's writing skills can be summarized as follows: Hawthorne seems to be influenced a lot by the sin and evil in his sense. He believes evil exists in human heart all the time. For example, in the novel The Scarlet Letter, the minister Dimmesdale tries to pretend how pure and pious he is. He wants to cover up the evil in his mind. Not only Dimmesdale wants to do like this, but also all the people in the world, because we are only human beings. And the evil just likes a mark that exists in our mind when we are born. And in H awthorne’s mind, people who commit a crime must be punished, because people can get experience from this way. And also he supports people to tell the truth and not to offend.Nathaniel Hawthorne is a great romantic novelist in America in the 19th century and is considered to be the first greatest American fiction writer in the moralistic tradition. Hawthorne is outstanding in literature skill, especially in handling symbolism. His work---The Scarlet Letteris notable for its symbolism and is regarded as the first symbolic novel in American literature.The story begins in seventeenth-century Boston, which is under Puritan command. The husband---an old and uglyscholar, sends a young woman, named Hester Prynne, ahead to America. However, for many years, he himse lf doesn’t arrive. Obviously, it is possible that he has been lost in the sea. While waiting for her husband, Hester and a young local minister called Arthur Dimmesdale fall in love with each other. They commit adultery secretly. Because of Hester’s Pregna ncy, the secret is finally discovered. Hester and Dimmesdale love each other. But their love is forbidden in that strict society. It is sinful. Due to this fact, Hester is punished by society with a letter “A” on her chest, which is considered to be an evil, a shame.Hester is brave enough to face the cruel society. She is always with a mind of courage. She has been alone with her child for so long a time, with little communication. Hester has to wear the letter “A” day by day, seven years as for punishment and ill fame. However, Hester is a kind-hearted woman and is always ready to help other people in the community without expecting any thanks. Later, people in the town no longer view the scarlet letter A as a punishment, but rather as representing her great strength and bravery and they say it means “Able”.But Arthur Dimmesdale, his sin against Hester and Pearlis that he will not acknowledge them as his wife and daughter in the daylight.He is too weak to admit his sins. Hesuffers from mysterious heart trouble,seemingly caused by psychological distress. What’s worse, he is an advisor to the townspeople about their sins.After Mr. Dimmesdale’s death, no one changes more in appearance than Roger Chillingworth.All his strength and energy has been used to harm his patient.This unhappy man has made his aim in life to add to the suffering of the young minister.When the evil old man no longer has such a purpose, the devil takes him back to the hell.The Scarlet Letter is a cultural allegory,in which the author indirectlytells thefuture of Puritanism. The Scarlet Letter is a sample in which AmericanRomanticism adapted itself to American Puritanism. The theme of the story should1 Various Symbolic Meanings of the Scarlet Letter “A”1.1The Change of the Symbolic Meanings of the ScarletLetter “A”In this novel, the scarlet letter “A”changes its meanings for many times. This change is very significant. t the very beginning, the letter “A” is regarded as a kindof sin or evil. Then with the development of the story, it becomes a symbol of alone and alienation of the female character Hester. Finally, it becomes a symbol of able, admirable and angel.1.1.1 AdulteryIn the novel, the letter "A", worn on Hester's bosom, is a symbol of her adultery against Roger Chillingworth. Putting the letter “A” on her bosom and letting her show to the public is the puritan way of treating her as a criminal, for the crime of adultery. Hester is looked down upon as if she is some sort of demon from hell that commits a terrible crime. This letter is meant to be worn in shame, and to make Hester feel unwanted. This is the common way to explain the symbolic meaning of the letter. The color of scarlet is the symbol of blood and desire. Hester and Dimmesdale cannot control their love for each other and become the criminals of God. A woman loses her purity and a holy minister is punished for bringing shame to his holy occupation. Red should be regarded as the symbol of love and life, but under the control of the Puritan strictness, Hester has to wea r the scarlet letter “A” in order to be regarded as a symbol of shame and punishment.“Here, she said to herself, had been the scene of her guilt, and here should be the scene of her earthly punishment…”（Brown，2002：123）Hester is ashamed of her sin, but she chooses to face the reality rather than escape from it. Many people may choose the way of leaving for some other places where nobody knows of her sin. However, Hester is brave enough to continue to live her life, which shows great strength and integrity of her.1.1.2 Alone and AlienationThe scarlet letter “A” also symbolizes Hester's lonely life in New England. Hester's social life is virtually eliminated as a result of her shameful past. She has to live in such a community regardless of others'ironical words and with great courage and ability. “It had been built by an earlier settler, and abandoned, because the soil about it was too sterile for cultivation, while its comparative remoteness put it out of the sphere of that social activity which already marked the habits of the emigrants.”Hester comes to have a part to perform in the world with her native energy of character and rare capacity." (Chase, 1957, ) However, there was nothing that made her feel as if she belonged to it. Every gesture,every word, and even the silence of those with whom she came to contact, implied, and often expressed, that she was banished, and as much alone as if she inhabited another sphere, or communicated with the common nature by other organs and senses than the rest of human kind. She stood apart from moral interests… seemed to be the sole portion that she retained in the universal heart."Hester has no friends in the world, and little Pearl is the only companion of her lonely life. In other people's eyes, Hester is a criminal and most of them regard communicating with her as a shameful thing. Therefore, the scarlet letter “A” is also a symbol of alone and alienation.1.1.3 Able, Admirable and Angel“The letter was the symbol of her calling. Such helpfulness is found in her so much power to do and power to sympathize - that many people refuses to interpret the scarlet letter ‘A' by its original signification.”(Rubinstein, 1988, ) We can see that the meaning of the scarlet letter “A”changes from adultery to being able, angel and admirable. At the beginning, people living in the town looked down upon the woman because of her crime. But later, they find that Hester is so skillfully in needleworkand she always help the poor and sick without expecting any return or thanks. She is unselfish and always ready to help others considerately and patiently. People in the town then realize her noble nature and change the view on her. “Do you see that woman with the embroidered badge? It is our Hester –the town's own Hester –who is so kind to the poor, so helpful to the sick, so comforting to the afflicted!” (Hawthorne, 1994) The people in the town soon begin to regard the letter “A” as a badge served to ward off the evil. This is a kind woman who should not shoulder the shame and be looked down upon by others. Hester is an angel sent by God to the people in the town. And she should win the respect and sympathy of others instead of being punished by having to show her crime to the public by wearing the scarlet letter. People and the author of the novel really admire her pure nature and ability.The three changes in the scarlet letter are significant; they show the progressive presentation of her sin, her lonely life, and her ability. Hester is an admirable woman who experiences more emotional torture than most people go through in a lifetime.1.2 The Scarlet Letter and the Strictness of PuritanSocietyThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne uses the scarlet letters to symbolize he harshness of Puritan society, showing how they branded sinners for life. Although Puritan society is unforgiving towards the sinful scarlet letter, their strictness improved the bearers of the sin. The scarlet letter was also an example of how Puritan society will always remember the sin. “When strangers looked curiously at the scarlet letter-and none failed to do so, they branded it afresh into Hester’s soul.” (Hawthorne, 1994) A letter“A” but freshly green, instead of scarlet was created by her, showing how Hawthorne made a jest at the punishment Puritans put upon Hester. And the scarlet letter was also a toy to Pearl, something that she enjoyed. Hawthorne uses the scarlet letter to depict his feelings of the exaggerated emotions of the puritans and their dramatic punishments. The author of the paper thinks that the symbolism in this novel is used quite skillfully. The technique Hawthorne uses makes his novel more artistic.2 The Symbolic Meaning of the Four Main Characters2.1 Hester PrynneHester Prynne is one of the most important characters in The Scarlet Letter. Hester is the symbol of love, beauty, kindness and truth. She was described by Hawthorne like this: “The young woman was tall, a figure of perfect elegance on a large scale, she had dark and abundant hair, so glossy that it threw off the sunshine with a gleam, and a face which, besides being beautiful from regularity of feature and richness of complexion, had the impressiveness belonging to a marked brow and deep black eyes…” (Harold, 1990：104) It is true that Hester is beautiful and attractive in appearance. But the most precious part of the character lies not only in her kindness toward other people, but also in her great courage of facing her love. Her love for the minister Dimmesdale is pure and true. This is the reason that she refuses to speak out the name of her partner in sin, but takes over all the punishment by herself. Instead of running from the hostile colonists, Hester withstands people's insolence and pursues a normal life. She proves her worth with her uncommon sewing skills and provides community service. Hester's sin gives her “sympathetic knowledge of the sin in other hearts.” Even though the people she tries to help “often reviled thehand that was stretched forth to succor them.”(Xia,1996:34) She continues her services because she actually cares. At last, the colonists come to think of the scarlet letter as “the cross on a nun's bosom”, which is not small accomplishment.Hester is the homophone of the word haste. At first, she gets married to Roger Prynne, an ugly man who gives his best years to feed the hungry dream of knowledge. Not having got the news about her husband who should have arrived by ship from England, she falls love with Arthur hastily and gives birth to Pearl, for which she is condemned to wear on the breast of her gown the scarlet letter "A", which stands for adultery. However, the author of the paper thinks that it is natural and understandable. Hester has the freedom to pursue the true love of her deep heart and the happiness of the life. The punishment of puritan society is somehow too harsh on a woman who is led by human instinct. She doesn't love her husband and when she falls in love with Dimmesdale, she is tortured physically and mentally for her sin. The strictness of Puritan society accounts for Hester's sympathetic fate and Dimmesdale's tragedy.2.2 Arthur DimmesdaleArthur Dimmesdale is a young minister, whose initials are AD, which also stands for adultery. Obviously, he should take part in the punishment for Hester. He loves Hester deeply and is the father of Pearl, but he is not brave enough to admit their relationship. Only in the forest or in darkness, he can show his passion and love for Hester. So the word Dimmesdale also has symbolic meanings. Dim means dark and weak and dale means valley, so the name he re is actually a symbol of the “dim-interior” of the clergyman. The scarlet letter “A” in his heart symbolizes his condemn to himself in his deep heart. Meanwhile, it is also the symbol of the mental control of the Puritanism. “If thou feel it to be for th y soul's peace, and that thy earthly punishment will thereby be made more effectual to salvation, I charge thee to speak out the name of thy fellow-sinner and fellow-sufferer”(Fan,2003:56) He feels that he will never been seen the same as before in front of God, and that no amount of penitence can ever return him to God's good graces. He hates his hypocrisy to sin, but dares not tell the truth that he is the fellow-sinner of Hester. When he finally decides to expose the truth and tell hisfollowers of how he deceives them, his fixation on his sin has utterly corroded him to the point of death. The only good that comes out of conceding his guilt is that he passes away without any secrets. At the end of the story, the writer put the morals that press upon the readers from the poor minister's miserable experience into one sentence, “Be true! Be true! Be true! Show freely to the world, if not your worst, yet some trait whereby the worst may be inferred!” (Hu，1997: 89 ) As a man, Dimmesdale couldn't even relate to, and shouldered the obligation. He is not brave enough to admit the truth. However, his tragedy is also the result of the strict puritan society and the psychological tie of the local religion.2.3 Roger ChillingworthAnother main character Roger Chillingworth is a man of complicated nature and abnormal psychology. The words “chilling”and “worth”compose the surnameChillingworth. Chilling comes from the word“chilling” which means this man is a merciless avenger. He is calm and kind in appearance, but keeps evil intentions. All his strength and energy has been used to avengee is really an unforgivable criminal. According to the explanation of the Christian andthe Romantic period, the unforgivable crime means to infringe on others' soul and feelings in order to know about their reaction toward something. Chillingworth intends to look into the young minister's heart depending on some knowledge of medical science and miracle ways in religion. He pretends to be the young minister' true friend, moves close to him in order to torture and devastate Dimmesdale's heart. His curiosity and intention of avenge make him become the symbol of monster and evil. Due to his abnormal psychology, he also becomes a victim in the story. This character symbolizes the great influence of the sin on people. Chillingworth married Hester, a woman with youth and beauty, deluding him with the idea that intellectual gifts might veil physical deformity in a young girl'is life center has become punish the man who seduced his wife. For seven years, he digs into the minister's heart with pleasure. He searches the minister's thoughts; he causes the poor minister to die daily a living death. He searches into the minister's dim interior for a long time, and turns over many precious a tread, and as wary an outlook, as a thief entering a chamber where a man lies only half asleep,or, if it may be, broad awake, with purpose to stealthe very treasure which this man guards as the apple of his eyes. When he finally found the scarlet letter "A" on the bosom of the minister, he busted out a ghastly rapture. When he does these, he is turning from a victim to a sinner (Hu, 1997:45).Chillingworth also symbolizes that the avenger's life is worthless.Whenhefinds his wife betrays him, he devotes all his time and energy e forgets that he needs to lead a new life of his own. Therefore, he is the victim of his own abnormal action. After Dimmesdale reveals his secret to the world, All hisstrength and energy——all his vital and intellectual force——seemed at once todesert him; in so much that he positively withered up, shriveled away, and almost vanished from mortal sight, like an uprooted weed that lies wilting in the sun. He dies less than a year later because he has nothing left to live for.2.4 Pearlhis characterirstly, she is the symbol of her mother’s sin or the symbol of the scarlet letter. Pearl is also a symbol of valuable thing with high price. And we can understand that Pearl is the beautiful and precious crystallization of her parents' or the mother Hester, Pearlis love rather than burden.The most significant symbolic meaning of Pearl in the novel is her association with the scarlet letter "A". At the beginning, Pearl is the symbol of her mother's shame and crime. She is like the scarlet letter “A” on Hester's bosom showing to others that she is a woman committing the crime of adultery. Pearl really is the scarlet “A”on Hester's chest showing to others that she is a woman committing the crime of adultery. When Hester stood fully revealed before the crowd, it is her first impulse to clasp Pearl closely to her bosom; not so much by an impulse of motherly affection, as that she might thereby conceal a certain token, which was wrought or fastened into her dress.Pearl is the scarlet itself which is endowed with her life. And in most people's eyes, she is Hester’s burden and shame.Meanwhile, Pearl also symbolizes her parents' true love. She is the crystallization of her parents' true love (Xia, 1996:78).The author describes in the novel that Pearl likes the scarlet letter so much. So we can see that the close relationship between little Pearl and the scarlet letter. Their common nature is that they are both thecrystallization of love and the hopeful future of humankind.Pearl is a very beautiful girl. There was fire in her and throughout her; she seemed the unpremeditated offshoot of a passionate moment. Hester named her daughter “pearl”, as being of great worth, purchased with all she had. She is her only important treasure. Although Hester has so much trouble foe having Pearl, she still earl is the most important part of her mother's life. If she had never been come into this world, Hester would have never been found guilty of adultery, and thus never would have had to wear the scarlet letter “A” on her chest. However, if Pearl is not in her life, she will lose the courage of going on her life and almost have committed suicide. It is Pearl who brings hope and joy to Hester's life and gives her mother the courage to live. After Hester gets the permission to still keep Pearl at her side, Mistress Hibbins invites her to go to the forest to meet the Black Man together with her. But Hester refuses and says, with a triumphant smile, “I must tarry at home, and keep watch over my little Pearl. Had they taken her from me, I would willingly have gone with thee into the forest, and signed my name in the Black Man's book too, and that with mine own blood!” (Hawthorne,1994:98) It is Pearl that saves Hester from the Satan's snare.Pearl also symbolizes moral in this novel. The moral she is meant to teach is that Hester and Dimmesdale should fully commit their sin and then take the responsibility for their sin. The first thing Pearl see in her infancy is the scarlet letter, causing her mother intense agony at the shame it generated in her. Later, she plays a game when she throws flowers at her mother and jumps around in glee every time, hitting the scarlet letter. (Diao,2000:204) She also makes her own letter “A” to wear. When she finds Hester removes the scarlet letter from her chest in the forest, Pearl starts screaming and convulsing and refuses to cross the stream until Hester reattaches the letter. She is really a constant mental and physical reminder to Hester of what she has done wrong. With Pearl at her side, Hester will never escape the punishment of her wrong deed.Moreover, Pearl is the person who eventually makes Dimmesdale admit to his crime. She constantly asks why the minister keeps putting his hand over his heart, and figures it out that it is for the same reason that her mother wears the scarlet letter. Her role as a living scarlet letter isto announce to the whole world whom her guilty parents are. After Dimmesdale manages to keep the mother and daughter together in the governor's hall, Pearl responses amazingly. She takes his hand and places her cheek against it. This simple gesture is full of meaning, because it implies that Pearl recognizes Dimmesdale as being connected to her. Meanwhile, Pearl's stand of urging the minister to commit his sin is firm. When Dimmesdale stands on the scaffold where Hester suffered her public humiliation several years before, he meets Hester and Pearl, who have been at Governor Winthrop's deathbed, taking measurements for a robe; he invites them to join him on the stand. When all three hold hands, Pearl asks Dimmesdale,Wilt thou stand here with mother and me, tomorrow noontide?” Dimmesdale answers, “Not so, my child, I shall, indeed, stand with thy mother and thee, one other day, but not tomorrow”(Hawthorne, 1994). Pearl laughs and attempts to pull away her hand until the minister promises to take her hand and her mother's hand at “the great judgment day”. When they later meet in the forest, Hester says to Pearl, “He loves thee, my little Pearl, and loves thy mother too. Wilt thou love hi m?” Pearl says, “Doth he love us?”Then asks,“Wi ll he go back with us, hand in hand, we three together, into the town?”The answer is “not now”(Hawthorne, 1994:44). So when Dimmesdale impresses a kiss on her brow before they leave the forest, Pearl broke away from her mother, and, running to the brook, stooped over it, and bathed her forehead, until the unwelcome kiss was quite washed off…At the end of the novel, when the minister climbs up the scaffold with the help of Hester and Pearl, confessing his sin to his followers, Pearl kisses his lips. She accepts her father finally. Pearl's role as the living scarlet letter is over, and Dimmesdale, who finally takes responsibility for his sin, has learned the moral, which she is meant to teach.3 The Symbolic Meanings of the Objects in the NovelIn The Scarlet Letter,most of the objects that are described in the novel havemany symbolic meanings. The novel is filled with light and darkness symbols because it represents the most common battle of all time, good versus evil. When Hester and her daughter are walking in the forest, Pearl exclaims:" Mother, the sunshine does not love you. It runs away and hides itself, because it is afraid of something on you bosom. Now see! There it is, playing agood way off. Stand you here, and let me run and catch it.I am but a child. It will not flee from me, for I wear nothing on my bosom yet."(Hawthorne, 1994) Hester tries to stretch her hand into the circle of light, but the sunshine vanishes. She then suggests that they go into the forest and have rest. This short scene actually represents Hester's daily struggle in life. The light represents what Hester wants to be, which is pure. The movement of the light represents Hester's constant denial of acceptance. Hester's lack of surprise and quick suggestion to go into the forest, where is dark, shows that she never expected to be admitted and is resigned to her station in life. Another way light and darkness is used in symbolism is in the way Hester and Dimmesdale's plan to escape is doomed. Hester and Dimmesdale meet in the shadows of the forest with a gloomy sky and a threatening storm overhead when they discuss their plans for the future. The gloomy weather and shadows exemplify the fact that they can't get away from the repressive force of their sins. It is later proven when Dimmesdale dies on the scaffold! Instead of leaving with Hester and going to England. A final example occurs in the way Hester and Dimmesdale cannot acknowledge their love in。

《红字》赏析

《红字》赏析《红字》是美国作家纳撒尼尔·霍桑创作的一部经典小说，以美国殖民地时期为背景，描述了一个满是罪恶和偏见的社会环境中，主人公因犯下通奸罪而被判处戴上红字"A"标记，从而引发的一系列事件。

本文将从主题、人物形象及象征意义等几个方面对《红字》进行赏析。

首先，主题是《红字》最为突出和重要的元素之一。

在小说中，霍桑通过揭示人性的弱点和社会道德的束缚，探讨了罪恶、爱情与救赎等永恒的主题。

主人公海瑟尔·普林用女性的身份承受着严厉的社会谴责和道德压力，而她的伴侣阿瑟·丹皮尔则承担着隐瞒真相的重责。

小说通过描绘二人在罪恶与爱情之间的挣扎和对内心的反思，深刻探讨了人性的复杂与矛盾。

同时，小说还通过女性形象的呈现，对当时严格限制女性自由的社会现实进行了批判，呼唤着对女性权益的关注和思考。

其次，人物形象是《红字》具有鲜明个性和感染力的重要元素之一。

主人公海瑟尔·普林是一个充满坚韧与勇敢的形象。

创作初期，她以红色字母"A"标记的辱骂和谴责为代价，但她并没有被这个标记击垮，反而通过坚强的意志和自我救赎，逐渐重塑了自己的人生。

另一位形象深刻的人物是阿瑟·丹皮尔，他一度因为内心的罪恶感和恐惧而变得软弱，但最终在面对真相时，他选择担起责任，为爱情和家庭勇敢地负起了责任。

小说通过这些人物形象展示了人性的复杂性与脆弱性，让读者对他们的遭遇产生了深刻的共鸣和思考。

此外，象征意义是《红字》中一种重要的修辞手法。

红色字母"A"标记是整个小说的象征性意象，它既代表了主人公的罪恶，又是社会道德和偏见的体现。

红色作为暗示罪恶的象征，贯穿于整个故事的始终。

另外，荒野和丛林这两个地方也具有象征意义，它们代表了人性的原始状态和自由，成为主人公心灵的寄托和休养处。

通过这些象征性意象的运用，霍桑成功地为读者打开了一个意境深远、寓意悠长的故事世界。

语言学视角下英美文学语言特点——以《红字》为例

GAO DENG JIAO YU／高等教育语言学视角下英美文学语言特点——以《红字》为例张丽萍英美文学是世界文学殿堂的重要组成，拥有着独特的语言特点和文学意义。

从语言学的角度分析，英美文学作品的语言特点分明，极具研究意义。

本文以优秀英美文学作品《红字》为例，探讨语言学视域下的英美文学语言特点。

一、《红字》简析《红字》是一篇较为典型的浪漫主义英美文学作品。

主要讲述了在北美殖民时期所发生的一段悲剧故事。

女主白兰背负着通奸的罪名，在绞刑架上承受着众人的审判。

最终与其相关的两个男人先后去世。

而白兰也伤心欲绝的带着女儿去往了其他国家度过余生。

整部作品极具讽刺含义，身为奸夫的牧师却还在代表着正义的一方做着审判者的角色。

二、以《红字》分析英美文学的语言特点（一）叙述语言作为一部小说作品《红字》拥有极为丰富的叙述语言。

在故事的开端，主人公白兰身穿带着极为明显的红色的“A”字，抱着婴儿出现在大家面前。

在小说文学中主人公如何出场关系着整部作品的故事发展趋势。

白兰出场时衣服上的红色“A”字与小说名字相互呼应，直接点出了故事的围绕核心。

让人们将关注点集中在主人公身上。

小说所描写的故事也由此引出，逐渐浮出水面。

在《红字》一书中，作者运用了大量的叙述性手法，让阅读者可以更加直观的了解到主人公白兰与她的前夫及情人之间的微妙关系。

让看似错中复杂的人际关系拥有了更为清晰的逻辑脉络。

例如,开篇直接对女主人公的外貌特征和服装特点进行描写，而不是简单记叙了发生过的事。

这样有技巧的推进故事展开更容易让故事情节变得饱满动人。

通过技巧性的叙述方式，故事的发展可以更加生动。

读者也能在第一时间了解到故事中相关人物的具体性格。

《红字》一书中，没有简单直接的描述男女主人公是如何相爱的。

而是对于事件爆发后的刑场和监狱进行了重点描写。

在小说开篇直接点出了故事的重点内容。

（二）象征在《红字》中，作者运用了很多象征手法进行写作。

所谓象征性的手法，就是通过对某一种事务的描写来刻画另一种事物的形象。

The Scarlet Letter内容总结及分析

红字（美国作家霍桑创作小说）19世纪美国浪漫主义作家霍桑的长篇小说。

发表于1850年。

《红字》讲述了发生在北美殖民时期的恋爱悲剧。

女主人公海丝特·白兰嫁给了医生奇灵渥斯，他们之间却没有爱情。

在孤独中白兰与牧师丁梅斯代尔相恋并生下女儿珠儿。

白兰被当众惩罚，戴上标志“通奸”的红色A字示众。

然而白兰坚贞不屈，拒不说出孩子的父亲。

小说惯用象征手法，人物、情节和语言都颇具主观想象色彩，在描写中又常把人的心理活动和直觉放在首位。

因此，它不仅是美国浪漫主义小说的代表作，同时也被称作是美国心理分析小说的开创篇。

The Scarlet Letter Adultery Nathaniel Hawthorne（作者）nameless narrator（叙述方式）纳撒尼尔·霍桑（Nathaniel Hawthorne，1804—1864），是美国心理分析小说的开创者，也是美国文学史上首位写作短篇小说的作家，被称为美国19世纪最伟大的浪漫主义小说家。

Hester Prynne（海丝特·白兰）, is the novel's heroine.Dimmesdale(丁梅斯代尔) Chillingworth（齐灵渥斯）Pearl（珠儿）内容简介在十七世纪中叶的一个夏天，一天早晨，一大群波士顿居民拥挤在监狱前的草地上，庄严地目不转睛地盯着牢房门。

随着牢门的打开，一个怀抱三个月大的婴儿的年轻女人缓缓地走到了人群前，在她的胸前佩带着一个鲜红的A 字，耀眼的红字吸引了所有人的目光，她就是海丝特·白兰太太。

她由于被认为犯了通奸罪而受到审判，并要永远佩带那个代表着耻辱的红字。

在绞刑台上，面对着总督贝灵汉和约翰·威尔逊牧师的威逼利诱，她以极大的毅力忍受着屈辱，忍受着人性所能承担的一切，而站在她身旁的年轻牧师丁梅斯代尔却流露出一种忧心忡忡、惊慌失措的神色，恰似一个人在人生道路上偏离了方向，感到非常迷惘，只有把自己封闭起来才觉得安然。

霍桑红字赏析

霍桑《红字》赏析《红字》是19世纪美国浪漫主义作家霍桑的长篇小说，同时也被称为是美国的第一部象征主义小说。

小说以两百多年前的殖民地时期的美洲为背景，围绕着四个主人公之间的爱恨、善恶、惩罚与报复而展开，同时揭露了19世纪资本主义发展时代的美国社会法典的残酷、宗教的欺骗和道德的虚伪。

小说的主要内容是女主人公海斯特和丈夫从英国移居当时尚属英殖民地的美国波士顿，中途丈夫被印第安人俘虏，海斯特只身一人到美后，与一青年牧师狄梅斯迪尔相爱并生下一女。

此事，被当地虚伪的清教徒社会视为大逆不道。

当局把海丝特抓起来投入监狱，游街示众，还要终生佩带象征耻辱的红色的A字（Adultery:通奸女犯）。

她失踪的丈夫罗杰出现后，决心查出她的同犯以报此仇。

狄梅斯迪尔牧师由于怯懦而隐瞒罪责，在精神上备受折磨，加上罗杰的迫害，牧师终于登上了示众台上，坦白自己的罪过后，心力交瘁地死在海丝特怀抱中。

罗杰也在一年后郁郁而终。

若干年后，珠儿长大成人，安了家立了业，海丝特却一人再回到波士顿，仍带着那个红色的A字，直到老死。

小说的主人公海丝特以一个饱受舆论、世俗观与宗教谴责唾弃的犯有通奸罪行的少妇出场。

她的不幸的婚姻，加之两年中丈夫音讯皆无，谣传他已葬身海底，这个孤苦夫依的少妇与才貌相当的狄梅斯迪尔牧师的爱情显得合情合理。

事情败露后，她被迫终身佩戴红字，为了爱人的名声，她独自承担了全部罪责与耻辱。

这个勇敢的女性还精心刺绣那红字，着意打扮她的小珠儿，不仅出面捍卫自己教养她的权利，而且尊重孩子狂野的天性，努力培养她成人。

在远离社会，远离人群，受尽屈辱的处境中，海丝特孤苦顽强地生活着，全仗刺绣为生。

她生活中的惟一支柱是抚养掌上明珠般的女儿珠儿。

海丝特虽然含垢忍辱，却敢于面对现实、乐观人生。

她对自己所犯下的错误只有觉悟却毫无后悔。

她的坦然与坚强、勇敢与超脱刻画出了一个超越同类的新殖民地女性的不俗性格。

她的思想中饱含着强烈的反抗与挣扎精神，已表现出鲜明的反清教反世俗的立场。

《红字》象征意义解读

《红字》象征意义解读摘要美国著名小说家纳撒尼尔·霍桑的代表作《红字》，是美国第一部象征主义小说。

本文着重从红字“a”、人物及场景描述三个方面来解读小说中的象征意义，深刻剖析了作者的清教观，同时也揭露了当时的社会制度与传统道德观念对人性的压抑与迫害。

关键词：纳撒尼尔·霍桑象征意义红字“a”中图分类号：i106.4 文献标识码：a象征，是文学创作的一种艺术手法，通过借助具体的事物来表现抽象的意义，诱发读者的想象和联想，从而来表达作者所要表现的某种思想、感情、意志或者观点。

象征是美国著名小说家纳撒尼尔·霍桑运用得最为娴熟的艺术手法之一。

面对各种事物和现象，他总是思索其中更深一层的意义，挖掘它们所代表的精神内涵或更高层次的真理。

其代表作《红字》创作于1851年，是整个美国浪漫主义小说中最有声望的权威作品之一，它在思想内容和艺术手法上独具一格，寓意深刻，尤以象征手法表现得最为淋漓尽致，因此，也被称为美国第一部象征主义小说。

《红字》描述了17世纪中叶发生在北美清教殖民统治下的新英格兰的一幕爱情悲剧。

年轻漂亮的海斯特·白兰嫁给了一个畸形的年老学者罗格·齐灵渥斯。

丈夫被俘虏失踪后，海斯特和一个年轻的牧师阿瑟·丁梅斯代尔暗中相爱，并生下了一个女孩儿——珠儿。

犯了通奸罪的海斯特遭到了胸前佩戴红“a”字的惩罚。

而齐灵渥斯潜回美洲处心积虑地折磨丁梅斯代尔。

最终海斯特因自己的美好德行获得了人们的谅解，而丁梅斯代尔在当众袒露了自己的罪责后死去。

这是一个讨论罪与罚及救赎的故事。

霍桑在这部小说中用充满象征的奇异图景构成了一个真实与想象、现实与幻想的混合世界。

本文着重从红字“a”、人物及场景描述三个方面来探讨小说中的象征手法。

一红字——“a”霍桑巧妙地把红字“a”贯穿整个小说，始终让它在不同的地点以不同的形式出现，像一道红线，连结起书中所有的人物和场景，是全书寓意丰富的核心象征。

英语专业毕业论文《红字》赏析全英文(可编辑)

英语专业毕业论文《红字》赏析全英文（可编辑）浅析《红字》中象征主义手法的运用AbstractNathaniel Hawthorne is a great romantic novelist in America in the19th century. As a great romantic novelist, Hawthorne is outstanding in handling application of symbolism.The Scarlet Letter is Hawthorne's most important symbolic novel, which is the best work of Hawthorne and one of the indubitable masterpieces of American Literature. And it is this novel that makes Nathaniel Hawthorne known all around the world. In this work, Hawthorne uses the symbolism so skillfully that it enhances the artistic effects of his work greatly. In The Scarlet Letter, symbolism runs through the whole novel. The most important symbol is the scarlet letter itself. Not only does “A” manifest in various forms, but also it has changing meanings from “adultery” to “able”, even “angelic” in the novel. Besides, the name of the four major characters in the novel: Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth and Pearl also have their own symbolic meanings. Some other objects and natural surroundings that are described in the novel such as the jail, the forest, the rose bush and so on are all endowed with a deep symbolic significance. The author of the thesis will explore the usage of symbolism in The Scarlet Letter from the t hree aspects mentioned above and analyze Hawthorne’s skillful use ofsymbolism in The Scarlet LetterKey Words: the scarlet letter;symbolism;Hester Prynne;Pearl摘要纳撒尼尔?霍桑是十九世纪美国伟大的浪漫主义小说家。

英语专业毕业论文《红字》赏析全英文

英语专业毕业论文《红字》赏析全英文浅析《红字》中象征主义手法的运用AbstractNathaniel Hawthorne is a great romantic novelist in America in the 19th century. As a great romantic novelist, Hawthorne is outstanding in handling application of symbolism.The Scarlet Letter is Hawthorne's most important symbolic novel, which is the best work of Hawthorne and one of the indubitable masterpieces of American Literature. And it is this novel that makes Nathaniel Hawthorne known all around the world. In this work, Hawthorne uses the symbolism so skillfully that it enhances the artistic effects of his work greatly. In The Scarlet Letter, symbolism runs through the whole novel. The most important symbol is the scarlet letter itsel f. Not only does “A” manifest in various forms, but also it has changing meanings from “adultery” to“able”, even “a n gelic” in the novel. Besides, the name of the four major characters in the novel: Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth and Pearl also have their own symbolic meanings. Some other objects and natural surroundings that are described in the novel such as the jail, the forest, the rose bush and so on are all endowed with a deep symbolic significance. The author of the thesis will explore the usage of symbolism in The Scarlet Letter from the three aspectsmentioned abo ve and analyze Hawthorne’s skillful use of symbolism in The Scarlet Letter.Key Words: the scarlet letter；symbolism；Hester Prynne；Pearl摘要纳撒尼尔·霍桑是十九世纪美国伟大的浪漫主义小说家。

英语专业毕业论文《红字》赏析全英文

The Scarlet Letter is Hawthorne's most important symbolic novel, which is the best work of Hawthorne and one of the indubitable masterpieces of American Literature. And it is this novel that makes Nathaniel Hawthorne known all around the world. In this work， Hawthorne uses the symbolism so skillfully that it enhances the artistic effects of his work greatly。

In The Scarlet Letter， symbolism runs through the whole novel. The most important symbol is the scarlet letter itself。

Not only does “A” manifest in various forms， but also it has changing meanings from “adultery” to“able”, even “a n gelic” in the novel。

英美文学欣赏资料-红字the scarlet letter-精选文档

Story Synopsis
Years later, the husband Chillingworth came to the town and found out the whole truth, and he operated an horror revenge on Dimmesdale, with hiding his own true name. Yet, as the story going, Hester and Dimmesdale became sympathetic figures, while Chillingworth was a devil at last.
The Scarlet Letter
-----Nathaniel Hawthorne
19th century American Romanticism Hawthorne's novel
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Novelist and short story writer, a central figure in the American Renaissance. Nathaniel Hawthorne's best-known works include The Scarlet Letter (1850) and The House of the Seven Gables (1851). Like Edgar Allan Poe, Hawthorne took a dark view of human nature.
Book review and summary
The Scarlet Letter represents the height of Hawthorne's literary genius .It remains relevant for its philosophical and psychological depth, and continues to be read as a classic tale on a universal theme.

《红字》中文解读赏析

《红字》中文解读赏析-CAL-FENGHAI.-(YICAI)-Company One1红字背后成长的野玫瑰————论海斯特的孤独、痛苦、罪《红字》是美国十九世纪最有影响力的浪漫主义小说家纳撒尼尔••霍桑第一部长篇小说，该小说情节简明，内容深刻，矛盾突出，构思新颖，手法独到，语言生动，心理描写细致入微，使它成为“心理罗曼史”，美国浪漫主义小说和心理分析小说及象征主义小说的开山之作。

该小说讲述了17世纪的波士顿，一个犯了通奸罪的女人（海斯特•普林）和女儿（珍珠）与海斯特情夫（亚瑟•迪梅斯戴尔）、前夫（罗杰•奇林沃思）的爱恨情仇故事。

深受清教思想影响的霍桑在《红字》中反复强调生活中悲观的一面，使读者在读完作品后心中留下三个关键词“孤独”、“痛苦”、“罪”。

女主人公海斯特•普林是一个善良、聪明，美丽的姑娘，因与年轻牧师亚瑟•迪梅斯戴尔先生相爱并产下一女而受到政教合一的当局的责罚，罚她胸前永远带着红A字（英文通奸Adultery的缩写）。

第二章中，海斯特首次亮相便以其庄重的气质和亮丽的外表使众人无不感到惊讶和震撼，仿佛从牢中走出的海斯特是一位高贵淑女，而非一个罪妇。

然而当人们的视线下移，看到她胸前佩戴的闪闪发光的红字时，这红字便即刻产生了一种魔力，使她脱离了一般的人际关系，并自我封闭起来。

自此，孤独，痛苦，罪，便陪伴着海斯特走过了余下的生活。

海斯特是如此孤独，为了不使心爱之人遭受连累，她毅然独自担起了所有罪行的惩罚。

受到众人的唾弃，海斯特便带着孩子住在远离其他居民区的一间小茅屋里，孤立无援，世上没有一个朋友敢亲近她。

由于无法从外界得到解脱，海斯特不得不从内心世界寻求帮助-----她的记忆和想象中的世界。

依靠着坚强，她忍受着众人对于她通奸罪的愤慨。

整个故事中，海斯特一直都保持缄默，接受着清教徒上至大人下到孩子对她的欺凌，这种态度使海斯特散发出一股孤傲的气质，但显然，孤傲是无奈之举，如不孤傲，海斯特早就会被这种奇特而孤独的痛苦生活摧毁。

浅析《红字》的含混美

浅析《红字》的含混美霍桑的《红字》自1850年问世至今，吸引了读者和评论家的广泛关注。

本文运用英美新批评理论，从小说文本本身的含混特征入手，探析《红字》的神秘魅力。

“含混”是英美“新批评”派用以解释文学特征的一个关键术语，语出新批评派的代表人物燕卜逊。

所谓含混，是指意义的模糊性、歧义性，它“常常是故意采用的一种表达方式，以便产生多种可能的解释，从而丰富作者所要表达的意义，加强戏剧性效果和审美效果”。

就《红字》这一文本，关于含混的特征，我们可以从以下几个层面得以说明：一小说性质的含混《红字》这部小说不同程度地体现出了浪漫主义文学、现实主义文学、象征主义文学的特征。

浪漫主义特色首先体现于浓厚的宗教神秘色彩：小说穿插引用《圣经》故事，巧妙借用《圣经》原型。

在“小鬼和牧师”一章中，讽刺贝灵汉总督的脑袋像“托盘中的洗礼者约翰的头颅”；在人物设置上，众多人物可与圣经人物一一对应。

从结构上来说，《红字》发展的脉络大致与《圣经》的U形模式相似，两位主人公都经历了乐园――犯罪――受难――忏悔――得救的过程。

其次，细致的心理描写是小说浪漫主义的又一突出特征。

刑台示众一节表现了海斯特内心的痛苦，也体现了丁默斯代尔心中的矛盾和苦恼。

由此，《红字》被多数评论家定位为美国19世纪浪漫主义小说的典型文本。

但是，霍桑在《红字》中，也塑造出了血肉丰满的人物形象：既勇敢叛逆又自责单纯的海斯特；充当牧师与情人双重角色、在内心的真实与现实的虚伪中挣扎的丁默斯代尔。

这种性格复杂丰富的“圆形人物”，明显地区别于大多数浪漫主义小说中塑造的性格一成不变的扁平人物。

另外，《红字》中提到的安妮・哈钦逊、约翰・威尔逊牧师等人物，都与新英格兰历史事件相关。

有评论者因此认为，《红字》是一部明显的现实主义小说，展示了新英格兰历史的细节和意义。

霍桑善于挖掘事物表象中所代表的更高层次的真理，象征是他常用的艺术手法。

《红字》中运用了大量的意象，与罪恶息息相关的监狱，暗喻腐败的社会和陈腐的教规；傲然挺立的野玫瑰，则象征着美和生命热情。

美国文学霍桑《红字》赏析

The Scarlet LetterAuthor: Nathaniel HawthorneSymbolism：The Scarlet Letter, A symbol of shame, but instead it becomes a powerful symbol of identity to Hester. The letter’s meaning shifts as time passes. Originally intended to mark Hester as an adulteress, the “A” eventually comes to stand for “Able.”The Meteor , to Dimmesdale, the meteor implies that he should wear a mark of shame just as Hester does. The meteor is interpreted differently by the rest of the community, which thinks that it stands for “Angel” and marks Governor Winthrop’s entry into heavenThe Rosebush, Next to the Prison Door .The narrator chooses to begin his story with the image of the rosebush beside the prison door. The rosebush symbolizes the ability of nature to endure and outlast man’s activities.Pearl is a sort of living version of her mother’s scarlet letter. She is the physical consequence of sexual sin and the indicator of a transgression (evildoing). Upward American spiritCharacter analysis:Hester: disloyalty, betrayal, deception, sexual desire, adultery. Face, correct, redeem, purify. Praise, content, conformability.Dimmesdale: adultery, cowardice, hypocrisy, dishonesty, selfishness, too coward to confess, tortured by his conscience. Sympathetic, disfavor his hesitation, indecisiveness and cowardice. Chillingworth: revenge. Tortured by the desire of revenge, twisted and reduced to nothing. disgusted, think he committed greater crime.Puritanism in The Scarlet LetterPuritan background: setting, events, characters, thoughts, behaviors.Puritan doctrines: original sin, total depravity, predestination, limited atonement.Ralph Waldo Emerson1.NatureThe declaration of TranscendentalismAnalysis of “Nature”A long essay which has eight parts: the opening, commodity, beauty, language, discipline, Idealism, spirit and prospects. Our selection is taken from the opening. Taken as a whole, “Nature” expresses Emerson’s philosophy in a more systematic fashion than any other work of his.Meanings of natureI BeautyNature is beautiful. : the complete, mysterious, useful and moral beauty of nature. First, nature’s beauty lies in its completeness. Second, nature’s beauty lies in its mystery. cannot be manipulated. Only when he holds a sincere respect for nature, can man feel the mysterious beauty of nature. Third, nature’s beauty lies in its usefulness. Nature provides man without any benefitII Nature Is Divine●Nature is divine and has the eternal order which should not be violated. Influenced in a way byChinese ancient philosophy, Emerson believes that all the things in the world come from the same root---the Oversoul.●Emerson believes that man can find God in his own heart by direct contact with nature●Nature has permeated (penetrate) all aspects of human life. Spirit embodied in nature hasinfluence upon us. Nature inspires man and gives him\her power. Man should find the truth,goodness and beauty in his own soul and bring into play his potentiality as human being. Then, he will become himself “All that Adam had, all that Caesar could, you have and can do".For Emerson, the individual is potentially the most divine and any organization or existing idea can not limit the development of individual.III Nature Is ChangingEverything in nature is in a process---growing, withdrawing and falling into the ground. The flowing of nature comes from a force which impels it to develop. For instance, a river is always in constantly flowing. It originates from mountains, flows along great plains and ultimately converges into the sea. Transcendental philosophyNature symbolizes freedom, independence and change. These are Individualism elements which attend to significance of common life. Therefore Emerson's nature is the theoretical base of American Individualism---one of the characteristics of American culture. As the symbol of Spirit, nature helps to prove that man's soul is beautiful, divine and fluid. Man should pursue spiritual fulfillmentExcerpt from Nature: in Nature Emerson puts forward every phenomenon of the nature there was the spirit of the spirit of the nature.Here from this paragraph we could see that emerson found the beauty in the wildness nature rather than the village or something. “in the wildness, I find something more dear and connate than in streets or villages.” In the wildness of the nature, emerson can transcend physical body to the spirit of the God and he can become one part of the spirit.He emerges into the nature, and then he goes into the Oversoul. “I am part or particle of God.” “I am nothing; I see all”. This sentence clearly shows that emerson merges into the sporit. And in the nature we could get the eternal beauty.2.Self-Reliance①“The Confidence”. a man must show his opinion confidently and bravely in spite of different ideas.②“The Independence”. A man should keep himself firmly ; not be easily influenced by environment.③Keep personality, which is closely related to the confidence and the independence. a man must keep his personality and conform to his own principles.④“Showing no Sympathy to the Poor” shows that why the poor are poor is mainly due to their backward thinking. Showing help to this kind of people means doing harm to them.Comment: In Self-reliance, Emerson expressed the romantic idea of individualism, with an emphasis on being self-sufficient. He promoted relying on oneself rather than on established society. Emerson was known for his repeated use of phrase “trust thyself”. “Self-reliance” is his explanation---both systematic and passionate of what he meant by this, and why he was moved to make it his catchphrase. Every individual possesses a unique genius, Emerson argues, that can only be revealed when that individual has the courage to trust his or her own thoughts, attitudes, and inclinations against all public disapproval.Henry Wadsworth Longfellow1. A Psalm of Life①Love of nature, love for the past ②Trochaic tetrameter③constant theme for poets: The relationship of life and death. ④He expresses his pertinent interpretation to that by warning us that though life is hard and everybody must die, time flies and life is short, yet, human beings ought to be hold “to act,” to face the reality straightly so as to make otherwise meaningless life significant.2. My Lost YouthⅤ. Terms 10’New England PoetsThe new England poets were the representatives of imitation, authors like Irving, William Cullen Bryant, Henry wadsworth Longfellow etc. tried to imitate the forms and themes of their English brothers, such as Alexander Pope, Robert Burns, Thomas Gray, wordsworth and so on.Rip van winkleThis is one story in Washington Irving’s Sketch Book. It tells a story of a kind but hen-pecked man rip van winkle. The protagonist does not take care of his own family very well and just wants to live idly. But his wife does not want him to live the life like that and keeps talking to him. Unhappy at home, he enters in the mountain with his gun and dog. One afternoon, he meets some strangers looking people playing at nine pins. Out of curiosity, he drinks the wine and falls into sleep. When he wakes up, he finds his dog missing and his gun rusted. He has to go back to the village again. But can not recognize the village and the folks. Later his surprise, he has been slept for 20 years. And his wife has been dead and his children grow up. At the end of story, his daughter takes him home and he still lives the life as he was used to.Ⅵ.Comment 20’1. Comment on Moby Dick:a. Although the narrator sees insanity in Ahab, Melville’s emotional sympathy is with the deficient Ahab. He begins with a noble intention to crush evil, but in taking this to the extreme, he becomes evil himself. He is destroyed by his consuming desire to root out evil.b. Moby Dick is a symbol to represent cruel, brutal, malicious powers of nature. Nature is capable of destroying the human world. Nature threatens humanity & thus calls out the heroic powers of the human beings. So the power of the universe is both of blessing and curse. In this way, the author constructs a complicated statement about American view of nature.2. Compare: Emily Dickinson with Walt Whitman in their writing style.Similarities①Along with Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman stands as one of the two giants of American poetry in the nineteenth century.②Pioneers of imagism③Part of American Renaissance④Influenced by transcendentalism⑤Thematically, they both extolled in their different ways and emergent America, its expansion, its individualism and its Americanness, their poetry being part of “American Renaissance”⑥Technically, they both added to the literary independence of the new nation by breaking free of the convention of the iambic pentameter and exhibiting a freedom in form unknown before: they are pioneers in American poetry.Differences①Whitman seems to keep his eyes on society at large; Dickinson explores the inner life of the individual.②Whereas Whitman is “national” in his outlook. Dickinson is “regional”③Whitman has the “catalogue techniques”, all-inclusive catalogue. Whereas Dickinson’s concise, direct, simple diction and syntax。

论《红字》的象征寓意

论《红字》的象征寓意一、本文概述《红字》是19世纪美国作家纳撒尼尔·霍桑的代表作，被誉为美国文学的经典之作。

该小说以波士顿殖民时期的社会背景为舞台，通过女主人公海丝特·白兰的悲惨遭遇和道德挣扎，深入探讨了人性、宗教、社会等复杂问题。

本文旨在分析《红字》的象征寓意，揭示霍桑如何通过象征手法，将小说的主题和深层含义巧妙地融入到故事的各个层面之中。

通过对小说中人物、物品、环境等象征元素的分析，我们能够更好地理解霍桑的创作意图，以及这部作品对后世文学和社会思想产生的深远影响。

二、《红字》的故事梗概《红字》是美国作家纳撒尼尔·霍桑于19世纪50年代创作的一部长篇小说。

作品以17世纪中期清教徒统治下的波士顿为背景，细腻地描写了女主人公海丝特·白兰因通奸罪被判在胸前佩戴象征耻辱的红色“A”字示众，在经历了长期的精神折磨后，仍坚持用道德和爱的力量感化他人，最终赢得人们的尊敬的故事。

海丝特·白兰是一个美丽而坚强的女性，她因与教会长丁梅斯代尔的爱情而犯下了通奸罪。

在那个时代，通奸是一种严重的罪行，不仅会受到法律的惩罚，还会被社会所唾弃。

海丝特被迫在胸前佩戴红色的“A”字，这个“A”字象征着她的耻辱和罪孽。

然而，海丝特并没有向命运低头。

她以坚定的信念和无私的爱，独自抚养着与丁梅斯代尔所生的女儿小珠儿。

她用自己的行动和道德力量，逐渐感化了周围的人，赢得了他们的尊敬和信任。

在这个过程中，她不仅救赎了自己，也救赎了那些曾经伤害过她的人。

教会长丁梅斯代尔是一个复杂的人物。

他一方面深爱着海丝特，另一方面又无法摆脱内心的罪恶感和社会的压力。

他在痛苦和矛盾中度过了自己的一生，最终在得知海丝特已经得到了救赎后，选择了向她坦白自己的罪行，并在悔恨中死去。

《红字》通过海丝特和丁梅斯代尔的故事，探讨了人性、道德、爱情和救赎等主题。

作品以象征手法和细腻的心理描写，展现了人性的复杂性和多面性。

英语专业毕业论文《红字》赏析全英文之欧阳育创编

浅析《红字》中象征主义手法的运用AbstractNathaniel Hawthorne is a great romantic novelist in America in the 19th century. As a great romantic novelist, Hawthorne is outstanding in handling application of symbolism.The Scarlet Letter is Hawthorne's most important symbolic novel, which is the best work of Hawthorne and one of the indubitable masterpieces of American Literature. And it is this novel that makes Nathaniel Hawthorne known all around the world. In this work, Hawthorne uses the symbolism so skillfully that it enhances the artistic effects of his work greatly. In The Scarlet Letter, symbolism runs through the whole novel. The most important symbol is the scarlet letter itself. Not only does “A” manifest in various forms, but also it has ch anging meanings from “adultery” to“able”, even “a n gelic” in the novel. Besides, the name of the four major characters in the novel: Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth and Pearl also have their own symbolic meanings. Some other objects and naturalsurroundings that are described in the novel such as the jail, the forest, the rose bush and so on are all endowed with a deep symbolic significance. The author of the thesis will explore the usage of symbolism in The Scarlet Letter from the three aspects mentioned above and analyze Hawthorne’s skillful use of symbolism in The Scarlet Letter.Key Words: the scarlet letter；symbolism；Hester Prynne；Pearl摘要纳撒尼尔·霍桑是十九世纪美国伟大的浪漫主义小说家。

英语专业毕业论文《红字》赏析全英文之欧阳理创编

浅析《红字》中象征主义手法的运用AbstractNathaniel Hawthorne is a great romantic novelist in America in the 19th century. As a great romantic novelist, Hawthorne is outstanding in handling application of symbolism.The Scarlet Letter is Hawthorne's most important symbolic novel, which is the best work of Hawthorne and one of the indubitable masterpieces of American Literature. And it is this novel that makes Nathaniel Hawthorne known all around the world. In this work, Hawthorne uses the symbolism so skillfully that it enhances the artistic effects of his work greatly. In The Scarlet Letter, symbolism runs through the whole novel. The most important symbol is the scarlet letter itself. Not only does “A” manifest in various forms, but also it has ch anging meanings from “adultery” to“able”, even “angelic” in the novel. Besides, the name of thefour major characters in the novel: Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth and Pearl also have their own symbolic meanings. Some other objects and natural surroundings that are described in the novel such as the jail, the forest, the rose bush and so on are all endowed with a deep symbolic significance. The author of the thesis will explore the usage of symbolism in The Scarlet Letter from the three aspects mentioned above and analyze Hawthorne’s skillful use of symbolism in The Scarlet Letter.Key Words: the scarlet letter；symbolism；Hester Prynne；Pearl摘要纳撒尼尔·霍桑是十九世纪美国伟大的浪漫主义小说家。

美国文学红字英文赏析 The+Scarlet+Letter

somewhat lifted this spell of darkness.
Hawthorne Biography
Early Writing Career Hawthorne's short stories came slowly but
steadily into critical favor, and the best of them have become American classics. By his own account it was Hawthorne's love of his Salem neighbor Sophia Peabody that brought him from his "haunted chamber" out into the world. Hawthorne and Sophia, whom he finally married in 1842, resorted not to Brook Farm but to the Old Manse in Concord, Massachusetts, where they spent several years of happiness in as much quiet living as they could achieve.
Writing Novels
Facing the world once more, Hawthorne obtained in 1846 the position of surveyor (one who maps out new lands) in the Salem Custom House, but was relieved of this position in 1848 because of his political ties.

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