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1、TheSymbolicMeaningoftheScarletLetterHesterPrynnealwayswearsonherchestascarletletter“A”,whichisthecentralsymbolofthenovel.ItshowsdifferentidentitiesofHester.Andthesymbolicmeaningchangesfrom“Adultery”to“Angel”.Iwillanalyzeitfromthefollowingthreeaspects.1.AdulteryDur
2、ingthattime,thestrictPuritansruleBostonandtheypunishthepeoplewhobreaktheirrules.Hesterreallycommitsacrimeofadultery.Whenshestandsontheplatform,theletter“A”isthesignofpunishmentofheradultery,andthecolorscarletisasymbolofsin.Thescarletlookslikebloodandfire,whichcanb
3、eregardedasdesire.ThereispassionatelovebetweenHesterandthepriest,butitbringsthemmisfortune.Hesterhastowearthescarlet“A”asapunishmentandshewillneverforgethercrime.Withtheshame,sheisregardedasanaughtywoman.Redshouldberegardedasthesymbolofloveandlife,butunderthecontr
4、olofPuritanstrictness,it’sasymbolofshameandpunishment.WhenHesterfirstappears,shedoesn’tlooklikeacriminalbutalovingmother.Sheisgraceandelegant,holdingherbabytothechest.Shestandsproudlytobearherpunishment.Thatisimpressivetome.Herspiritisfullofdisobedienceandstrength
5、.Inaddition,fromthewordsIcanseetheelegantlysewnletter“A”isanart.2.AloneandAlienationHesterlivesalonelylifewithoutfriend.OnlyherdaughterPearlaccompaniesher.What’sworse,becausehercrimeisstillwithintown,peopleinsultherandtreatherbadly.Evenchildrenareafraidtogetcloset
6、oher.Shesuffersgreatfromthementaltorment.IfIwereshe,Icouldn’tstandsuchkindofpressure.Iwouldleaveforanewplacewherenooneknowsmeandbeginanewlife.However,shechoosestofacetherealityratherthanescapefromit.Sheispatienttothoseinsultingwordsandeventriestoforgivethosepeople
7、.3.Able,AdmirableandAngleHesterisgoodatsewingandshemakesalivingbymakingclothes.Shemakesclothesforthepoorandsometimesshedeliversfoodtoafamilywithoutsupper.Shealwayshelpsotherswithoutexpectinganythanks.Thenmanypeoplerefusetoseethescarletletter“A”byitsfirstmeaningand
8、saythatmeans“Able”.AlthoughHestersuffersfromshame,hopelessnessandloneliness,shestillhasalovingandkindheart.Thetown’speoplegraduallyrealizehernatureandch
