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1、TheScarletLetterAnagingscholar,Chillingworthsendshisbeautifulyoungwife(beingbornintoapoorcountryfamily,marryingthescholartosurvive)HesterPrynne（海丝特普琳）tomaketheirnewhomeinNewEngland.Twoyearslater.HecomestoNewEngland,hewifehasgivenbirthtoababygirl.Asapunishmentfo
2、rhersinofadultery,sheismadetoweartheletter“A”onherdressoverherbosom.Itisasignofshame.AsPrynnerefusestonamethefatherofherchild,inordertofindwhoherloveris,herhusbanddisguiseshimselfasaphysician,changeshisnametoRogerChillingworth.Gradually,hediscoversthatherloveri
3、sthemuch-admiredbrilliantyoungclergyman,ArthurDimmesdale.WithouttellingDimmesdalewhoheisandwhathehasfoundout,hebeginstotorturehiminacruelway,thoughtherehadneverbeenlovebetweenheandhiswife.TheClergymansufferedhorriblyfromguiltbecausehedoesnotconfesshissin.Thewei
4、ghtofhisguityseemstodestroybothhisbodyandhisspirit.Intheend,hediesinthearmofPrynnewhileconfessinghissinatapublicgathering.Chillingworthalsodies.Comment1.HawthornportraysHesterasanaristocraticandsensitiveyoungwomanwhomeetshersentencewithdignityandcourage.Whenshe
5、issetfree,shedoesnotfleethecommunity.Shesupportsherselfandherchildbydoingfancyneedlework,devotesherlifetoherchildandhelpingthesickandthepoor,andwinstheadmirationandloveofherfellowmenagain.So,TheScarletLetterisahymnonthemoralgrowthofthewoman.Thescarletletteratfi
6、rstisatokenofshame,Adultery,thenthegenuinesympathyandhelpsheofferstoherfellowvillagerschangeittoAble.Laterintheend,Aappearsinthesky,signifyingAngel.Herlifeeventuallyacquiresarealsignificancewhensheestablishesameaningfulrelationshipwithherfellowmen.2.Hawthornema
7、intainsthatthebestpolicyformanistobetrue,honestandeverreadytoshowone’sworsttotheoutsideworld.Hesterdoesitallherlife,soshewinsamoralvictory.Dimmesdaledoesitfinally,soheexperiencesphysicalandspiritualtortureanddies,diesinhisownhands.ItisChillingworthwhocommits“th
8、eunpardonablesin”bykeepingsufferingDimmsdale’sconscienceuntilheistorturedtodeath,sotheendofhimisalsotragic.Itrevealshisfeministviewpoint.Hawthornehopes(inPrynne’swords)thatm
