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1、TheSinandSymbolisminTheScarletLetterWangNaEnglishdepartmentBoHaiUniverstityI・IntroductionHesterPrynne,wifeofanoldmanwhohadbeenabsentinEnglandfortwoyears,becausethemotherofanillegitimatechildinPuritanNewEnglandandwasforcedtoweartheScarletLetterAonherchestasp
2、unishmentforheradultery.RogerChillingworthwhowasHester'shusband,recentlyarrivedintownafterayearofresidenceawaytheIndians・HeappearedsuddenlywhenHesterstoodonthescaffoldthatmorning.ChillingworthalsoforcedHestertonametherealfatherofherchildbutHesterrefused,soC
3、hillingworthdecidedtoliveinthistownforalongtimetofindtherealfatherofHester'schild・HecommandedHesternottobetraytherelationshipbetweenthemandshesworeshewouldkeephissecret.Aftershewentoutfromtheprison,shelivedinasmallhouseontheoutskirtsoftownwithhisdaughter,wh
4、owasnamedpearl.Shesettleddowntoearnalivingfromneedlework,anoutcastfromsocietyandstillwearingthescarletemblemonherbreast.ThroughoutChillingworthextractsapromisefromHesterthatshewouldnotrevealhistrueidentityandembarksonhismissiontofingthemanwithwhomhiswifehad
5、cheatedonhim.HesoonsuspectedDimmesdaleandimmediatelybegancrashingDimmesdale9sheartinordertopunishhimforthesinhehadcommittedwithHester,whileatthesametime,Hesterhadkeptandraisedpearldespitestaunchobjectionsbymanyofthepuritanpeople・Eventually,HesterrevealedChi
6、llingworth^symbolismissosuccessfulinthisnovel.。II・ThebiographicalintroductionofHawthornNathanielHawthornwasborninSalemin1804.Hewasthesecondofthreechildrenofhisfamily.Hawthorn'sfather,aseacaptain,haddiedofyellowfeverinDutchGuiana,whenhewasfouryearsold.Hismot
7、herwithdrewintothebedroomwhensheheardherhusbandwasdead・Sounderthecondition,Hawthornspendhischildhoodbeingisolatedfromhismotherandsisters.Infewyears,HawthornleftSalemandenteredBowdoincollege,inMaine・HemadefriendswithHeneryWadsworthLongfellowandFranklinPierce
8、whobecamethefourteenthpresidentoftheUnitedStates.From1825to1836,helivedinVirtualSolitudeinthisidletown,Salan.Becausetherewaslittleinhisownactualexperiencesasgettoserveasliterarymaterial,Hawthorngathere
