《英语本科毕业论文-从红字和《荆棘鸟》看宗教禁欲主义下的爱情》.doc

本科毕业论文 从《红字》和《荆棘鸟》看宗教 禁欲主义下的爱情 学生姓名： 学生学号： 200310206012 院（系）： 外国语学院 年级专业： 2003级英语本科4班 指导教师： 二〇〇七年五月 The Love under Asceticism in The ScarletLetter and The Thorn Birds Wang Jinfeng  Under the Supervision of Xia Min School of Foreign Languages and Cultures Panzhihua University May 2007  Contents Abstract........................……..……………………………………...…………..……...I Key Words……………………………………………………………………....……..I 摘要.……………………………….…………...………………..................................Ⅱ 关键词……………………………………………………………………………….Ⅱ Introduction…………………………………………………………………….……..1 I. Love in Guilty and Self-accusation—Tragedy under Asceticism in The Scarlet Letter..............................................................................................................................2 A .The Brief Contents of The Scarlet Letter.…….………...……….…………........2 B. Dimmesdale’s Tragedy………………………………………………………......3 C. Hester’s Tragedy……………………………………………………...………….7 D. Chillingworth’s Tragedy………………………………………...……………….9 II. The Conflict between Asceticism and Love—the Tragic End in The Thorn birds…………………………………………………………………………………10 A. The Choice between Ambition and Love Ralph Faced………………………..10 B. The Hypocrite and The Love Forbidden by God……..………..……………….11 C. The Ultimate Victim—Meggie ……………..………….…….………………..12 Ⅲ. Analysis of Love Under Asceticism in the Scarlet Letter and The Thorn birds…13 Conclusion……………………………………………………………….…………..15 Acknowledgements………………………………………….………………..……16 Bibliography………………………………………………….…...………………...17 Abstract Love is the eternal theme in human life. However, love changes much because of the influence of asceticism. Although love is a tragedy, the spirit of main characters longing for love and struggling with the doctrine of religions is worth learning. It can also be learned that the asceticism restrains the human nature and results in the destruction. This thesis will deal with the influenc