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1、BookReport—TheScarletLetter1.Plot:TheScarletLetter,theshockingmasterpiecewrittenbyNathanielHawthorne,mainlytellsthedestinyofthreepersons:Hester,Mr.DimmesdaleandDr.Chillingworth.Hester,abeautifulyoungwomanwhosehusband,oldDr.Chillingworthwasworkinginan
2、othercountry,wasforcedtowearascarletletter”A”onherchest,forshehadaloveaffairwithanotherman，thatwas,theeminentlocalclergyMr.Dimmesdale.Theletter”A”stoodfor”Adultery”,thatshemustwearasahumiliatingsignaltillherdeath.Assherefusedtotellthenameoftheotherad
3、ulterer,herhusbandwasseizedbyastrongsenseofenvy,hatredandanger.Beforelong,hefoundoutthatMr.Dimmesdalewastheverymanwhohadanaffairwithhiswife.Hebegantopaybackbyafflictingtheclergy’sweaksouldayafterdayand,astheclergycouldn’tendurethetormentofhisownanony
4、mouscrime,hefinallyacknowledgedthefactinfrontofthepublicwhohadalwaystrustedhim;hediedassoonashefinishedhisconfession.However,becauseofthefireofrevengebesiegedDr.Chillingworth,hebecamebadlyillanddiedayearlater.Atthesametime,Hester,whohadalreadybeenfor
5、givenbypeople,wentonleadingherimpoverishedlifeinobscurity.2.Personalfeelings:AfterreadingTheScarletLetterwrittenbyHawthorne,Iwasdeeplyimpressedbythefourmaincharacters,namely,Hester,Mr.Dimmesdale,Dr.ChillingworthandPearl.Atthebeginningofthestory,Heste
6、rwasportrayedasanimmoral,frivolouswoman,forshedidsuchabadthingashavingaloveaffairwiththeothermanandhavinganillegitimatechild“Pearl”;however,people’sviewsmaywellbechangedastheycontinuereading.AlthoughHester’sdisgraceandthemark----letter“A”hadalwaysbee
7、nteasedandderided,sheturnedouttobeareallykindwoman,forshealwayshelpedpeopleasmuchasshecouldwhilesheherselfwasleadingapoorlifewithherdaughterPearl.Astimewentby,peoplecametoacceptherandforgaveher.Hercourageofadmittingherownguiltfinallywonpeople’srespec
8、t.Maybeshewastookind,forshewouldratherdiethancorruptherlover’sreputation,fromwhichwecanlearnthatHestermustbedeeplyinlovewithDimmesdale.LovewastheveryreasonthatmadebothfidelityandbetrayalcoexistonHester.Itwasprettyunfortunatethatherhusbandwasnottheone
