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Symbolic Meanings in The Scarlet Letter Author: Chen Runqing Supervisor: Zhu Wenjuan A Thesis Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of B.A. in English School of Foreign Studies Fuyang Teachers College, Anhui Province April, 2011 学位论文 《红字》中的象征意义 陈 润 青 （学号200740210706） 指导教师姓名 朱文娟 职称 讲 师 单 　位 阜阳师范学院外国语学院 专业名称 英语教育 申请学级别 学 士 学位授予单位 　 阜 阳 师 范 学 院 2011年 4 月 Symbolic Meanings in The Scarlet Letter Abstract Regarded as one of the greatest writers in American in 19th century, Nathaniel Hawthorne is skilled in using symbolism when composing a work. Such skill gets it’s fully expression in his masterpiece The Scarlet Letter. In this novel, both names of the main characters and the title have their various symbolic meanings. The main characters Hawthorne portrays are Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth and Pearl. All these names have their various symbolic meanings, according to the role each character plays in this novel. The scarlet letter “A”, worn on the bosom of Hester as punishment, also has its symbolic meaning in different situations. At first, it’s a symbol of sin and adultery. And then, it represents “aloness” and “alienation”. As the story goes, it stands for “amazon”, “admiration”, “ability” and “angel”. While from the whole passage, it is also a symbol of her lover, Arthur Dimmesdale. In order to make readers understand The Scarlet Letter better and deeper, this thesis analyses symbolism in the work with the documentary method. It begins with research on the symbolic meanings of the four main characters’ names. And then it continues to conduct research on the various symbolic meanings of the letter “A”. At last, the author gives a conclusion of the research paper. Key words: main characters; names; scarlet letter “A”; symbolic meanings 中英文摘要是整个文章核心内容的概括 《红字》中的象征意义 内容摘要 纳撒尼尔·霍桑是19世纪伟大的作家之一。在其进行文学作品创作过程中，他擅长运用象征主义的写作手法。在霍桑的代表作《红字》中，这一写作手法得到了充分的体现。在这部作品里，主要人物的人名和字母A都有着丰富的象征意义。霍桑在其代表作中塑造的主要人物有海