An Analysis of Main Characters of The Scarlet Letter 英语专业毕业论文

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1、ANANALYSISOFMAINCHARACTERSOFTHESCARLETLETTERAcknowledgementsIshallfirstpresentmythankstoalltheteachersintheEnglishDepartmentofUniversityofScienceandTechnology,towhomIowemuchofmyknowledgeinmystudyofEnglishlanguageandliterature.ThenIwouldliketothankMr,whohavegivenuslectures

2、onBritishandAmericanliterature.Myheartfeltgratitudealsogoestomytutor,Mr,whoseinvaluableinstructions,perceptivesuggestions,greatpatienceandconstantencouragementhavehelpedgreatlytoshapethisthesis.ContentsAbstract(English)iAbstract(Chinese)iiIntroduction1Ⅰ.TheChangesoftheSym

3、bolicMeaningoftheScarletLetter"A"1A.adultery2B.aloneandalienation2C.able,admirableandangel3Ⅱ.ThesymbolicmeaningofthefourmajorCharacters’names3A.HesterPrynne31.HesterPrynneisoneofthemajorcharactersintheTheScarletLetter。32.Hesteristhehomophoneofthewordhaste4B.ArthurDimmesda

4、le5C.RogerChillingworth5D.Pearl7Ⅳ.TheSymbolicMeaningsoftheObjectsthataredescribedintheNovel9Conclusion11Bibliography12AbstractTheScarletLetter,thepowerfultaleofpassion,Puritanism,andrevengeisoneoftheforemostclassicsofAmericanliterature.Itsmainthemeissinandguiltandthenovel

5、exhibitsustheprocessoftheheroine’sheart-purification.Throughherkindnessandgreateffort,shechangedherimageandevenchangedthesymboloftheletterAfrom"Adultery"anddisgraceintovirtueandrespect.Therearemanyusageofsymbolisminthenovel,whichinspirescontemplationandfeelingonthepartoft

6、hereaders.AnditisjustthisfeaturethatpromotesTheScarletLettertobeoneoftheearliestandthemostsignificantnovelsofromanticstyleinAmerica.TheScarletLettermadegreatcontributiontotheprogressandprosperityofAmerica.Thisthesisresearchesthesymbolisminthisnovelfromthefollowingthreeasp

7、ects:thechangingsymbolicmeaningofthescarletletter,thenameofthemajorcharactersandmanyobjectsthataredescribedinthenoveltomakethesymbolismcleartothereaders.Keywords:HawthorneTheScarletLettersymbolism摘要《红字》是一部关于爱情，淸教，复仇的美国经典浪漫主义文学作品，无疑是文学史上的一大巨作，小说的主题是“罪恶"。它向我们展示了主人公“净化”心灵的历程

8、。通过自己的善行和努力,主人公改变了自己在人们心中的形象，甚至将原来表示“通奸”的标志“A”字，变成了德行的象征，贏得人们的尊敬。该作品大量引用象征主义创作手法，并且引起读者的关注和共鸣。也正