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1、浅谈《红字》中海斯特的性格特征【关键词】清教主义；反叛；个人主义；妥协I.IntroductionNathanielHawthorneusedtobeacontroversialwriterinAmericainthe19thcenturyandattractedadividedcriticalaudience.Ontheonehand,thosewhodonotlikehimcriticizehisworkforbeing “notgoodforanything”,ontheotherhand,thosewhoappreciatehimforhi
2、sabilitytoexploretheinnercoreofhischaracter.ButTheScarletLetter,NathanielHawthorne’smasterpieceofromance,hasbeenadmiredbythereadersallovertheworldeversinceitspublication.Althoughtherewereprobablymanyothernovelswrittenduringthisperiodthatarestylisticallyequallygood,thisworkhasr
3、emainedamainstay.Inthisnovel,Hester’scharacterattractsmemost.Inthispaper,IwouldliketoanalyzeHesterPrynne’scharactersinthefollowingaspects.II.HesterPrynne’scharacterHester'scharacterisnevermeanttobeeasytodefine.Sheisareal,living,growing,changingwomaninaworldoffalsenessandasexua
4、lity,andshecannotsimplybelabeledasthecold-heartedsinnerthepuritansmakeherouttobe.Hesterisneitherasinnernorasaint,butawomantrappedinalovelessmarriageandinlovewiththewrongman,livinginanunforgivingsocietythatshecanneverrelateto.It’sobviousthatnomatterwhatchoicesHestermakesforhers
5、elf,shewillbeforcedtogiveupsomethinghugelyimportanttoher.ShecaneitherbetrayherloveforDimmesdaleandherownself-respectbygivingintoherhusbandandtopuritancustom,orshecanchoosetostickbyherprinciplesand,inturn,tradeawaybothherfreedomandherreputation.Undertheharshcircumstances,Hester
6、seemstodothebestshepossiblycan,constantlyshowingbothwillfuldeterminationandlovingkindnessdespiteallofhermistakes.Hesterisbeautifulandkind.Sheisbraveinseekingloveandhappiness,inconfrontingtheharshreality,instickingtodoinggoodthingsforherfellowmenonanew,honestbasisandfinallywont
7、heirloveandadmirationagain.HesterisoneofthefewwomenhavingstrongpersonalityinAmericanliterature.Inthispaper,IpaymyattentiontosomeofHester’scharacterthatimpressesmemost.A.Hester’srebellioncharacter1.Hester’srebellionagainstPuritanism ThenamePuritanwasappliedtothoseJohnCalvindoc
8、trineadherentsinthe16thcenturyEnglandandNewEngland.Thosepeopl
