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1、TheGeneralAnalysisoftheScarletLetter摘要纳撒尼尔·霍桑是美国19世纪影响最大的浪漫主义小说家。其代表作《红字》被誉为美国浪漫主义文学的杰作,集中体现了他的思想意识和艺术特色。本文从四个方面对小说进行分析,分为五个章节。第一章介绍霍桑及其作品在美国文学中的地位。第二章分析作者的清教观。第三章从小说中的主要人物入手,分析了他们性格。第四章分析了小说《红字》中字母A的象征意义。第五章总结全文。关键词:纳撒尼尔·霍桑,红字,清教,《红字》字母“A”象征意义ABSTRACTNathaniel
2、HawthorneisoneofthegreatestAmericannovelistsinthe19thcentury.HisnovelTheScarletLetterhasbeenconsideredtobeamasterpieceofAmericanromanticism,andasthematureembodimentofHawthorne’sliterarythoughtsandwritingtechniques.Thispapertriestoanalyzethenovelfromfouraspects,
3、andthisarticleisstructuredintofivechapters.1.TheintroductionstartingwiththetremendousinfluenceofHawthorne’sworksinAmericanliterature.2.GreateffortsaremadetoillustrateNathanielHawthorne’sattitudetowardsPuritanism.3.Analyzingthemaincharacters4.Analyzingthesymboli
4、cmeaningoftheletter“A”.5.Bringingthethesistoaconclusion.KeyWords:NathanielHawthorne,TheScarletLetter,Puritanism,thesymbolicmeaningoftheletter“A”1.INTRODUCTIONNathanielHawthorneusedtobeacontroversialwriterin19“centuryAmericaandattractedadividedcriticalaudience.O
5、ntheonehand,thosewhodonot1ikehimcriticizehisworksforbeing“notgoodforanything”.(Emerson)Ontheotherhand,thosewhoappreciatehisworkspraisehimforhisabilitytoexploretheinnercoreofhischaracters.ButTheScarletLetter,NathanielHawthorne’smasterpieceofpsychologicalromance,
6、hasbeenadmiredbythereadersallovertheworldeversinceitspublication.Althoughtherewereprobablymanyothernovelswrittenduringthisperiodthatarestylisticallyequallygood,thisworkhasremainedamainstay.ThevividcharacterscreatedbyHawthorneisenduringtopicsthatinspirethousands
7、ofcommentators.1.1HawthorneandhisWorksinAmericanLiteratureNathanielHawthornewasbornonthefourthofJuly,1804inSalem,Massachusetts,intoaprominentPuritanfamily.Hawthornepassedaserenechildhoodinspiteofhisfather’sdeathandspenthisadolescencereadingsomebooksofthoseliter
8、arymasterminds,especiallyBunyan,SpenserandShakespeare,whichwereessentialforhisformationasawriter.From1821to1825heattendedBowdoinCollegeinMaine,wherethedecisiontodevotehimsel
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