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1、《红字》-英语论文TheFourMainCharactersinTheScarletLetter【EnglishAbstract】TheScarletLetterbyNathanielHawthorneisaclassicalnovelinAmericanliteratureinthe19thcentury.SincethefirstChinesetranslationofTheScarletLetterappearedinthe1950’sscholarsandreadersinthiscountryhaveshownanever-incre
2、asinginterestinhisworks.ItsimmortalenchantmentliesinnotonlyitscondemnationofthenegativeimpactofPuritansocietyonpeople’sspirit,butalsoitsaffirmationofgoodness.ThenovelaimsatcriticizingseverelyPuritanicalasceticism,suggestingHawthorne’sfurtherthinkingoverthe“originalsin”“gooda
3、ndevil”“soulsalvation”“totaldepravity”byanalyzingthefourmaincharactersinthenovel.Thenovelconcernstheconsequencecausedbythesinandpeople’sattitudetowardssinratherthanthesinitself.Hebelievesmancandogooddeedstogetridofevilinhisheart.【KeyWords】Puritanism;Humannature;Prynne;Dimmes
4、dale;Roger;Pearl;thescarletletter【中文摘要】<<红字>>是十九世纪美国作家霍桑的成名作.自从本世纪五十年代被译介到我国以来,一直倍受读者的喜爱.其不朽的魅力在于它不仅无情的鞭挞了清教法规对人性的践踏,更重要的是作者对人性的善的肯定.本文旨在通过小说中四位主要人物的分析,阐明作品所表现的深刻思想内涵:通过与邪恶的搏斗，人可以获得道德上的完善，从而批判了清教主义所倡导的“原罪”“善恶”“拯救灵魂”“彻底堕落”的说法：小说作者主要关心的是原罪导致的后果及人们对待原罪的态度，而不是罪孽本身，他认为由于爱而犯下罪过可以得
5、到忏悔拯救。【关键字】清教法规；人性；白兰；丁梅斯代尔；齐灵沃斯；珍珠；红字A1．IntroductionTheScarletLetterisafamousAmericannovelwhoseauthor,NathanielHawthorne,isconsideredtheleadingAmericannativefictionistofthe19thcentury.HawthornewasborninSalem,Massachusette,ofaprominentPuritanfamily,onJuly4,1804.“In1850hebrou
6、ghtouthismasterpieceTheScarletLetter,thestoryofatriangularloveaffairincolonialAmerica.InthisnovelHawthornecondemnedthePuritanphilosophyoflife”[1]P49“Hisstoriesdisplayapsychologicalinsightintomoralisolationandhumanemotion.Hedistrustedtheclaimofobjectivereasontobeabletoarrivea
7、thumanlyrelevanttruth”[2]P53Hisshortstoriesandnovelincludes:TheMinister’sBlackVeil,TwiceToldTales,MossesfromanOldManse,TheHouseofTheSevenGables,TheMarbleFaun,amongwhichTheScarletLetteristhemostfamous.Thenovelisshortbutverymoving.Prynne,ayoungandbeautifulwoman,cametoNewEnglan
8、dtwoyearsbeforehishusband,anold,uglymanwhocannotgivePrynnelove.Prynne,thenf
