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作者：纳撒尼尔·霍桑 2013年6月4日

外语系10-2班李雪

Comment on the red word The Scarlet Letter attained(取得) an immediate and lasting success because it addressed (处理)spiritual and moral issues from a uniquely American standpoint. In 1850, adultery（通奸）was an extremely risqu ésubject, but because Hawthorne had the support of the New England literary（文学的）establishment（组织）, it passed easily into the realm of appropriate （适当的，合适的）reading. It has been said that this work represents the height of Hawthorne's literary genius; dense with terse （剪短生硬的）descriptions. It remains relevant（有关的，切题的）for its philosophical and psychological depth, and continues to be read as a classic tale on a universal theme.[6] Another consideration to note having to do with the book's popularity is that it wasone of the first mass-produced books in America. Into the mid- nineteenth century, bookbinders（活页夹）of home-grown literature typically hand-made their books and sold them in small quantities. The first mechanized printing of "The Scarlet Letter," 2,500 volumes（册）, sold out immediately, was widely read and discussed to an extent not much experienced in the young country up until that time. Copies of the first edition are often sought by collectors as rare books, and may fetch up to around $6,000 USD.

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Much of the plot of Far from the Madding Crowd depends on

unrequited love —love by one person for another that is not mutual （相互的，彼此的）in that the other person does not feel love in return. The novel is driven, from the first few chapters, by Gabriel Oak's love for Bathsheba. Once he has lost his farm, he is free to wander anywhere in search of work, but he heads to Weatherbury because it is in the direction that Bathsheba has gone. This move leads to Oak's employment at Bathsheba's farm, where he patiently consoles（安慰）her in her troubles and supports her in tending the farm, with no sign he will ever have his love returned.

This novel focuses on the way that catastrophe （大灾难）can occur at any time, threatening to change lives. The most obvious example occurs when Oak's flock（一群）of sheep is destroyed by an unlikely confluence of circumstances, including an inexperienced sheep dog, a rotted rail, and a chalk pit that happens to have been dug adjacent临近的to his land. In one night, Oak's future as an independent farmer is destroyed, and he ends up begging just to secure 固定the diminished position of a shepherd.

This novel offers modern readers a clear picture of how important social position was in England in the nineteenth century and of the opportunities that existed to change class, in either direction. In the beginning, Oak and Bathsheba are social equals: he is an independent farmer who rents his land, and she lives on her aunt's