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1、美国文学选读课程论文A Brief Analysis of the Symbol Meanings of The Scarlet Letter A 简析红字A的象征意义 院(系)名称外国语学院 专业名称英 语 学生姓名程路佳 学生学号1201200127 课程教师张玮艳2015 年 6 月 20日A Brief Analysis of the Symbol Meanings of The Scarlet Letter AAuthor: Cheng Lujia Tutor: Zhang WeiyanAbstractThe Scarlet Letter makes the American wri
2、ter Nathaniel Hawthorne known all around the world. In this literary work, red cloth A has profound and varied meaning with the development of the plot of fiction. At the beginning, Hester Prynne, the protagonist of this text, commits adultery and is forced to wear a scarlet letter A on her breast.
3、Obviously, here A is considered as a symbol of sin of adultery, which is untolerable in a puritans opinion. Because what they advocate and glorify is nothing but asceticism、stressed work、thrift、piety and sobriety; After Hester getting out of prison, its primary meaning is substituted by alone and al
4、ienate; Gradually its malicious meaning becomes more and more important, even changes to a beautiful mark embodying able in light of Hester Prynne making a living and raising her daughter dependently by sewing and needling, moreover doing her utmost to being accepted by others using her own hands. I
5、n this phase, letter A stands for able; .In the end of the story, Hester Prynne gives somebody a hand at the same time she constantly makes up for her past mistake, letter A is explained as a kind of entire new understand by almost all the town people that is, admiration and angel.Key words: Scarlet
6、 Letter A, Adultery, Alone, Alienate, Symbol简析红字A的象征意义摘要红字使得美国作家纳撒尼尔霍桑,一举成名。在这部文学作品中A深刻的象征意义随着作品的发展而不断发生变化。故事刚开始时,故事的主人公海斯特白兰因犯有通奸罪被迫在胸上带上红字A。很明显在这里A是通奸罪的象征,这对于清教徒来说是不可容忍的,因为他们所宣扬和美化的是禁欲主义、劳苦工作、节俭、虔诚以及冷静持重。海斯特出狱后,红字的最初含义被孤独和疏远所取代,后来白兰靠做针线活儿维持生计全心抚养珠儿用自己的双手劳动得来了世人的认可,在这个阶段A渐渐代表能干,而它的不良含义也渐渐变淡。由于白兰在为自
7、己过去的过错赎罪的同时还帮助了别人,在故事的最后,红字A被几乎所有的村民赋予一种全新的含义,即敬佩、和天使。关键词:红字A,通奸,孤独,疏远,敬佩,象征A Brief Analysis of the Symbol Meanings of The Scarlet Letter A1 IntroductionNathaniel Hawthorne is considered to be the first greatest American fiction writer and his greatest symbolic contribution is The Scarlet Letter, wh
8、ich is regarded as the first symbolic novel in the American literature. In the novel, each word, image, and event works toward a single effect. It is a complex story of guilt and sin. Hawthorne tries every bit to show the symbolic meanings of the scarlet letter “A”, the natural scenery such as the f
9、orest and the rosebush, and some of the major characters like Hester, Dimmesdale, Chillingworth, and especially Pearl for instance. His skillful use of symbolism gives artistic effect to his work in great extent.1.1. The Main Idea of the BookThe story begins in the seventeenth century Boston. A youn
10、g woman, named Hester Prynne, is given the Puritan way of punishment for the sin of adultery. She wears a scarlet letter which stands for disgrace on her chest. Two years ago, she is sent alone across the ocean by her husband; however, her husband did not show up thereafter. While waiting, Hester fa
11、lls in love with a young local minister and they commit adultery secretly. The secret is finally discovered because of Hesters pregnancy. Hester refuses to tell the name of the father even when she is asked to stand on the scaffold. And she chooses to bear all the shame and punishment herself. Howev
12、er, the story does not go on like this. Hesters husband, Roger Chillingworth appears and tries to take revenge on the adulterer. In the end, Arthur Dimmesdale, the local minister, confesses his sin and dies. Hester then lives alone in her cottage far away from the city by herself. The heroine Hester
13、, in the novel, breaks up the unfortunate chain of marriage in the pursuit of happiness and true love. Her action can not be accepted among the community and that is why she is treated badly by the townspeople. In contrast, Hester herself does not see the scarlet letter “A” as a disgraceful sign but
14、 a silent resistance.1.2. The word symbol and its meaning in The Scarlet LetterThe common definition says that a symbol is a sign or token of something. A lion, for instance, is a symbol of courage. The bald eagle is a symbol of America.In literature, matters are a little more complicated.Symbolism
15、in literature is the deep and hidden meaning in a piece of work. It is often used to represent a moral or religious belief or value. Writers try to use symbolism to enrich symbolic figures to reveal the hidden heart, to express their inner feelings, and to expose the social roots that causing harm t
16、o people. We can simply put symbolism as a way to express the emotions by using solid things to tell the symbolic meanings. In his representative work The Scarlet Letter, symbolism has been fully manifested. 2 The changes of the symbolic meaning of the Scarlet Letter “A” The chief symbol in the nove
17、l is the scarlet letter “A”, which has various meanings for each character. To Hester, the “A” is a mark of unjust humiliation, while the Puritan community sees the opposite. Hester endures the unjust punishment of standing on the scaffold at noon in public view and the shame of wearing the scarlet
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