【毕业论文】An Analysis of Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter.doc

An Analysis of the Diversity of Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter Abstract: With the publication of The Scarlet Letter in 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne become famous as the greatest writer living then in the United States and his reputation as a major American author has been on the increase ever since. Hawthorne uses the symbolism so skillful that it enhances the artistic effects of his work greatly. This paper analyses the symbolism in this novel mainly in the following aspects: the changing symbolic meaning of the scarlet letter A and many objects that are described in the novel to make the symbolism clear to the readers. Keywords: The Scarlet Letter;symbolism;diversity 摘 要：在1850年《红字》出版后，霍桑成为当时生活在美国的最伟大的作家，他作为美国大作家的声誉不断上升至今。作者对象征手法的熟练使用大大增强了作品的艺术效果。本文从大写字母A的多种象征意义以及景物寓意等方面入手，浅析《红字》中的象征手法。 关键词：《红字》象征多义性Ⅰ.About the author and the story Nathaniel Hawthorne is considered to be the first greatest American fiction writer in the moralistic tradition. His works belong to romanticism or, more specifically, dark romanticism, cautionary tales that suggest that guilt, sin, and evil are the most inherent natural qualities of humanity. Many of his works are inspired by Puritan New England, combining historical romance loaded with symbolism and deep psychological themes, bordering on surrealism. His depictions of the past are a version of historical fiction used only as a vehicle to express common themes of ancestral sin, guilt and retribution. He write two collections of short storys: Twice-Told Tales and Mosses from an old Manse. All these works, however,bring him neither great fame nor any fortune large enough to relieve him of the harassment of poverty. It is The Scarlet Letter which do it for him:not only do the book make his name as a writer of no small talent, it also bring him the money which make him finally financially comfortable.His work The Scarlet Letter that is notable for its allegory and symbolism is regarded as the first symbolic novel in American literature. The no