论文红字的清教观.docVIP

学号：0333314050 《红字》的清教观 学 院 名 称： 外 国 语 学 院 专 业 名 称： 英 语 教 育 年 级 班 别： 2003 级 1 班 姓 名： 汪 涛 指 导 教 师： 张志强 侯林梅 2007 年 5 月 Puritanism in The Scarlet Letter A Thesis Submitted to Faculty of International Studies to Xinlian College of Henan Normal University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts By Wang Tao Supervisors：Zhang Zhiqiang Hou Linmei May 5, 2007 Acknowledgements As with any project of this paper, I have many people to thank. I would like to thank to all those who have offered me their invaluable support, directions and help. I convey my gratitude to prof. Zhang Zhiqiang and my supervisor, Hou Linmei. I have benefited a lot from their discussions and talks. With their penetrating comments and provocative talks, they lead me on the way of creative thing and rigorous attitude towards researching. Thanks should be extended to all those teachers and students who have helped me a lot in my study.  摘要霍桑的代表作《红字》是19世纪美国文学史上的一本古典小说。《红字》表现了清教主义传统在人们思想上和生活上的烙印，使人们对18世纪的美国社会有了一定的了解。在当时，一切都受到宗教的束缚，宗教有着神圣不可侵犯的权威。本论文通过对一些主要人物和波士顿小镇的分析向人们展示了清教徒的思想和他们的生活方式。交代了小镇上人们深受清教主义的影响。通过对主人公海丝特等人的分析揭示了清教社会的严酷以及严厉的刑罚制度。任何人无论谁犯了错都要受到惩罚。霍桑在一定程度上也受到清教主义的影响。一方面他肯定了宗教思想与价值，另一方面批判了清教社会对人的精神的负面影响。 关键词：清教主义；纳撒尼尔·霍桑；《红字》；波士顿；海斯特 Abstract The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s representative work, is a classical novel in American literature in the 19th century. The novel displays Puritanism’s great impact on peoples life and thought. This thesis will give a picture of puritans’ life and ideology through the analysis of the Puritan town Boston and some related characters, and introduce how the communities in the town are deeply influenced by Puritanism. Meanwhile, by analyzing the main character Hester, the thesis will present the harshness and the strict punishment in Puritan society. In Puritan communities, whoever commit