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On Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Ambivalence in The Scarlet Letter论《红字》中霍桑的矛盾思想 XXXXXXXx 摘要 作为霍桑的代表作，《红字》在美国文学界具有举足轻重的地位。一直以来，学者对其中的象征意识，霍桑本文详细地霍桑在教主义思想超验主义哲学的下霍桑对清教徒的种种批判与不满，又在一定程度上肯定当时的社会秩序；既支持女性又被男权思想未能真正认识到女性地位低下的症结所在；既赞美纯洁美好的爱情又无法教主义束缚。但他的困惑和内心的冲突为我们研究提供了可信的依据。 关键词：霍桑 《红字》 矛盾思想 ’s masterpiece, is a great work in the history of American literature. Research on its symbolism, characterization and feminism has been emerging in an endless stream through the ages. While what appeals the author of this paper most is Hawthorne’s ambivalent thought. This thesis aims to conduct a detailed study of Hawthorne’s ambivalent thought about religion, feminist consciousness, and marriage and love in this novel. Influenced by Puritanism and Transcendentalism, Hawthorne criticizes the Puritan life on the one hand, and accepts the then social order on the other. Simultaneously, he supports the feminist movement; while influenced by the patriarchal ideology, he does not know where the blame for women’s inferiority lies? He extols the beauty of true love, while he is also fettered by the sacred rules of Puritanism. However, his confusion and inner conflicts are the reliable basis for us to get a better understanding of this work. Key Words: Nathaniel Hawthorne; The Scarlet Letter; ambivalent ideas Introduction Nathaniel Hawthorne is a great representative writer of Romanticism in the history of American literature. He lays profound influence in American literature with his medium-length and short novels full of profound styles and insightful thought. The Scarlet Letter, first published in 1850, is his first “romance” and is thus far his most renowned and well-received novel. It is marked by the depth of psychological and moral insight seldom equaled and never surpassed by any other American writer. In the book, the author expresses many ambivalent ideas either directly or indirectly. It is these ambivalent ideas that well show its themes and, theref