The analysis of Arthur Dimmesdale in the Scarlet Letter

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TheAnalysisofArthurDimmesdaleintheScarletLetterAbstractInthescarletletter,writtenbyNathanielHawthorne,thereisamosttragiccharacterthatistheReverendArthurDimmesdalebecauseinthenovel,heisthemostambiguousroleforhisnoblerankandhisbehavior.Butnomatterwhatothersthinkofhim,Ithink,heisthemostsuccessfulroleinthenovel.Inthispaper,IwilltalksomethingaboutDimmesdaleinthepositiveangleaccordingtotheotherauthor’spapers.Keywords:rank;behavior;conflict;tragic Ⅰ.introductionA.AsaclergymanInthenovel,first,Dimmesdaleischaracterizedasahypocritewhoconcealshismeanbehavior.Hewhodoesn’thaveenoughcouragetotogetherwithhisloverisapiousclergyman.Hesenthismistresstostandonthescaffoldwiththeletter”A”whichmeans“adultery”anddoesn’tconfessthatheisthemanHestertriestoprotect.Butlater,hesuffersalot.ComparedtothestatesmanBellinghamandtheso-calledrespectableWhilson,heisatrueman,atrueheroandatrueorthodoxpriest.Wecanseethechangeofhimfromahypocritetoatruemanwhoconfrontshiscrimebravely.Wecanfeelhisanguish.Wecantouchhisdeepestheart.SoDimmesdaleisonemulti-facetedman.Abrilliantspeaker,akindman,awisereverend-----everyonelovesthisguy.Forsevenyearsheremainssilentbutsuffersalotwhichisrepresentedbythedecliningofhisbody.Atlast,recognizingthatdeathisimminent,hechoosestopurifyhissoulbyconfessinghissinpubliclyandrevealingthescarletletterAthathasappearedonhischestoverhisheart.Thesymbolonhisskinsuggeststhatthoughwemayhideoursinsasbestaswecan,theywillalwayssurfaceandberevealed.Ⅱ.Dimmesdale’srankinthecountryA.AsaClergymanHeisapreacherwhofollowshisreligionandisrespectedbypeopleinthecountry.Andinpeople’sheartheispious,divined,skillfulandpathetic.What’smore,heisalmostregardedastherepresentativeofGodinpeople’heart.Butasatrueman,hedesiresfortrueloveandhappinesslifeandhehashisownpursue.B.AsHester’sLoverAsHester’slover,heisveryhypocritical.HefailstotakehisresponsibilitytostandtogetherwithHesteronthescaffold.HeevensendsHestertothescaffoldbyhimselfandignoresherscoldedbyothersandit’shethatannouncesHester’scrime.C.AsaFatherAsafatherheshouldfosterandeducatehisdaughterPearlwell.HeshouldgivePearlenoughfather’slove,butallofthesehefailstotake.HeputsalltheresponsibilitiesontheshoulderofHester’s.Hesterbyherselflooksafteroftheir daughterPearlunderenormouspressureandinanextremelyhardconditionthatHestermakesalivingthroughsewingclothesforothers.Duringthesevenyears,heleavestheminamiserableenvironment.Thesebehaviorsshouldbescoldedstrictly.D.ToChlillingworthButtoChillingworth,heisavictim.ChillingworththemissinghusbandofHester’s,trieshardtofindoutwhoisHester’slover,thatmakeshimshamedandbelievesthatDimmesdaleisthemanhewantstofindbutatthebeginninghedoesn’thaveenoughevidencetoproofhissuspectionandlaterbyachancehefindswhathehasthoughtistrue.Soasadoctor,hecancontactwithDimmesdalenaturallyandwhat’smoreheliveswithDimmesdaleashishomephysician.SohetakeseverychancetotortureDimmesdale.HeoftenaskssomethingaboutHesterandheoftenspeakssomethingserioustofrightenthepoorministerwhichmakeshisillnessworseandworseandhissanityalmostgoescrazy.E.TotheSocietyTothesocietyheisasacrifice.Hewantstoprotecthisloverbuthedoesn’t.HepreferstokeephisstatusintheworldratherthanstandouttorevealheisthemanwhocommitsadulterywithHesterandwhoisPearl’sfather.Becausehethinksheisaclergymanandhescarestoconfesstothepublicasarespectableminister.Ifhetellsthesecrethewouldlosehisauthorityandhewouldhavetobearthescornscomingfromthetown’speople.Ⅲ.Dimmesdale’sconflictA.AsaMinisterAsaclergymanunderthatcondition(whereadulteryandmeanbehaviorsareforbiddenstrictly),Dimmesdalecan’trefrainhimselffromtheattractionofHester’sandlosehimself.Butheknowsitcan’tbeacceptedbythepublicsohechoosestoconcealhimselfandheexcapesfromthepunishmentofthepublic.Althoughthese,hecan’tavoidfacinghisinnerheart.Heinflictshimselfinmental.Whenhecan’tundertakethepainofhissoul,hebeatshimselfbadlyinhissecretroomandhecreepstostandonthescaffoldonwhichHesteroncestoodtolessenhistorturementandtodecreasehispaininmental.Hishealthisgraduallyworseandworse.Hemakes Chillingworthhishomedoctor.Atthesametimehedoesn’tknow,tohim,Chillingworthlikessomethingeviltotorturehimeveryday.OnceatimehealsowantedtorunawaywithHesterbuthedidn’tdothat.Heissoparadoxicalandfinallyhechosetokeepsilentagain.Herecognizesheisdestroyinghimselfandhecouldhardlybearit.B.ToPearlToPearl,hewantstotreatherasafather,butoutofhishypocrisyhegivesuptheidea.Onesceneinthenovel,weseeDimmesdale,Hester,andPearl,theythreestandonthescaffoldtogethertopray,throughwhichwealsosaythatDimmesdaleisreallypoorwhoonlyhavetocreepallhislife.Dimmesdaleisfullofparadox.Ⅳ.Dimmesdale’stragedyDimmesdaleasarespectableclergymanhehasahighstatusatthattime.Heshouldbepiousandpurityinthought.Heshoulddevoteallhislifetopreachbuthefails.HefallsinlovewithHesterandcommitsadulterywithher.What’sworsetheyhaveachildPearl.HeoncesaidtoHester:”Youcan’timaginehowIamafraidofthismeetingwithyoubutontheotherhandIextremelyexpectthismeeting,”whichshowstousthatDimmesdaleisveryparadoxical.Heissufferingbothmentalandphysical.Findingawaytolessenoreliminatehisemotionalpainheinflictshimselfinhisbodysuchaswhippinghimselfandmakinghimselfstarvation.What’smore,inordertofeelthesufferingHesterbearshealsoforgetheletterAinhischest.Buttheyalldon’twork.Atlasthetellsoutthetownofhissin,hewillneverbeabletolivethemwithhimself.Maybetheunbearablescornofthepeoplewouldbetoomuchforhimtohandleandhewouldeventuallyloseallhissanity.Luckily,hedoesn’tneedtofacingthescoldbecausewhenhetellsouthissecretonthescaffoldhediesinthehugofHester’speacefully,whichtohimistherealmeaningfulrelieffromhisguiltyforever.Ⅴ.CommentonDimmesdaleInthelongrunofhistory,somepraiseDimmesdalebutmostmaythinkheishypocrisy.Nomatterwhatitis,weshouldadmitthatheisatrueman.Heishypocriticalandhehassomanyshortcomingsbuttlast,herelieveshimself.H eovercomesallthedifficultiesafteralongtime’ssufferingandconflictinhissoul.Hewins,hesaveshimself,hecomesbacktothetruelifeandfeelswarmfromHester.Heisasuccessfulcharacter.InmyheartheevensuffersmorethanHester.Hehasaveryimportantstateinthebookandinmanypeople’sheart. TheanalysisofArthurDimmesdaleintheScarletLetterThesisStatementAlthoughtherehavebeenmanyanalysisofDimmesdaleinthescarletletterIthinkwealsohavesomeimprovementsaboutthecharacterofDimmesdalefromtheangleofhisinnermovement.OutlineⅠ.IntroductionⅡ.Dimmesdale’srankinthecountryA.AsaClergymanB.AsHester’sLoverC.AsaFatherD.ToChlillingworthE.TotheSocietyⅢ.Dimmesdale’sconflictA.AsaMinisterB.ToPearlⅣ.Dimmesdale’stragedyⅤ.CommentonDimmesdaleⅥ.Workssited TheanalysisofArthurDimmesdaleintheScarletLetterAuthor:LiuYingyingSupervisor:FengYanxiaAThesisSubmittedasahomeworkSchoolofForeignStudiesFuyangTeachersCollege,AnhuiProvinceDecember,2011 Workssited[1]HawthorneNathanial,TheScarletLetter,Beijing:TheCommercialPress,1996.[2]CharlesLeavitt,HawthorneNathanial’sThescarletletterandhisotherworks,ForeignLanguageteachingandResearchPress，1997.5.[3]HawthorneNathanial,TheScarletLetter(ChineseandEnglishversion),Beijing:YiLiPeople’sPress,2001.刘浩宇史小平.论《红字》中阿瑟·丁梅斯代尔潘滢.堕落的天使.辽宁:渤海大学学报.2005殷伟.解读丁梅斯代尔的虚伪.江苏：彭城职业大学学报.2004,(1):37~39 对《红字》中阿瑟·丁梅斯代尔的分析内容摘要在霍桑的红字中有一个最悲剧的人物，那就是丁梅斯代尔教士。因为，在小说中，他是最有歧义的角色——他的地位与他的行为不符。但是，不论别的作品是怎么说的，本文作者觉得他是整个小说中最成功的一个角色。在本论文中，根据其他作者所写的论文，本文作者会从正面的角度来分析丁梅斯代尔。关键词：地位；行为；冲突；悲剧的 学位论文《对《红字》中阿瑟·丁梅斯代尔的分析》刘莹莹（学号200822010811）指导教师姓名冯艳霞单位阜阳师范学院外国语学院专业名称英语教育申请学级别学士学位授予单位阜阳师范学院2011年12月