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1、ReadingNoteTheScarletLetteroffersanextraordinaryinsightintothenormsandbehaviorofAmericanPuritansocietyinthe17thcentury.Thebasicconflictsandproblemsofitsmaincharacters,however,arefamiliartoreadersinthepresent.Thefemaleprotagonist,hasborneachildoutofwedlockandhasbeenjailedforoverthreemonthsandsen
2、tencedtowearasymbolofheradultery,ascarlet“A”onherdressatalltimes.Itconcernsaboutthemoral,emotionalandpsychologicaleffectofthesinonpeopleingeneral.It’snotsimplyalovestoryorastoryofsin.TheScarletLetterbyNathanielHawthorneusesthescarletletterstosymbolizetheharshnessofPuritansociety,showinghowtheyb
3、randsinnersforlife.Ithinktheseparagraphsareverymeaningful:1、"Awriterofstory-books!Whatkindofabusinessinlife,--whatmodeofglorifyingGod,orbeingserviceabletomankindinhisdayandgeneration,--maythatbe?Why,thedegeneratefellowmightaswellhavebeenafiddler!"Sucharethecomplimentsbandiedbetweenmygreat-grand
4、siresandmyself,acrossthegulfoftime!Andyet,letthemscornmeastheywill,strongtraitsoftheirnaturehaveintertwinedthemselveswithmine.Analysis:ThispassagecomesfromtheintroductorysectionofTheScarletLetter,inwhichtheauthordetailshowhedecidedtowritehisversionofHesterPrynne'sstory.Partofhisinterestinthesto
5、ryispersonal--heisdescendedfromtheoriginalPuritansettlersofMassachusetts.LikeHester,hebothaffirmsandresistsPuritanvalues.ThenarratorfindsHesterPrynnecompellingbecausesherepresentsAmerica'spast,butalsobecauseherexperiencesreflecthisowndilemmas.Thus,forthenarrator,theactofwritingaboutHesterbecome
6、snotatrivialactivitybutameansofunderstandinghimselfandhissocialcontext.2、"Mother,"saidlittlePearl,"thesunshinedoesnotloveyou.Itrunsawayandhidesitself,becauseitisafraidofsomethingonyourbosom...Itwillnotfleefromme,forIwearnothingonmybosomyet!""Noreverwill,mychild,Ihope,"saidHester."Andwhynot,moth
7、er?"askedPearl,stoppingshort..."Willitnotcomeofitsownaccord,whenIamawomangrown?"Analysis:Thisquoteisalsoameditationonthesignificanceofthescarletletterasasymbolandanexpositionoftheconnectionbetweensinandhumanness--oneofnovel'smosti
