浅析象征手法与《红字》中的两位人物姓名.docVIP

浅析象征手法与《红字》中的两位人物姓名 　　【摘要】象征手法是小说《红字》最典型的文学特点。本文意在分析探究小说中两位主要人物的姓名在小说中的象征意义。从而更深刻地理解小说的象征意义及其内涵。 　　【关键词】象征主义 字母A 海斯特 珍珠 　　【Abstract】Symbolism is the most typical literature feature in The Scarlet Letter. This paper is intended to explore the symbolic meaning of the two characters names in this novel by analyzing what they represent for .So that one can deeply understand the symbolic significance and the essence of this novel. 　　【Key words】Symbolism； Hester； Pearl 　　1. Introduction 　　The Scarlet Letter is the master work of Nathaniel Hawthorne， who is one of the most outstanding writers in romantic period in the history of American literature. Hawthorne is such a writer who has a profound thought and abundant imagination.The Scarlet Letter is the first symbolism novel in the history of American， and the attention and comments it arouses have lasted for more than one century . 　　The background of The Scarlet Letter is New England colonized by American Puritan in 17th century. The story happened in Boston about 200 years ago. It narrates a miserable love story in which the two lovers commit the adultery crime violating the strict rules formulated by puritan. the heroine of this novel Hester Prynne ，a pure and beautiful woman， has a marriage with disabled Roger Chillingworth unfortunately ， who is an old hypocritical scholar. After their marriage， Hester moves to New England by herself .Her husband disappears for more than two years with the rumor that he has dead in the sea. Hester never has the feeling of true love until she met the young， handsome and respectable minister in that region. They fall in love with each other quickly .Soon Hester is found pregnant and sent to prison as a result. Three months after her daughter is born， she is forced to be exposed publicly for three hours and sentenced to wear a scarlet “A” on her breast all her life. She raises her daughter by herself， suffering endless contemptuous look ， humiliation and torment from people ar