The Back Cave in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Short Stories.docVIP

纳撒尼尔·霍桑短篇小说中的黑洞理论 The Black Cave in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Short Stories Abstract: Nathaniel Hawthorne is a perfect romanticist in the American literary history. He has an unceasing interest in the “interior of the heart” of human being. He holds a Calvinistic belief that human beings are basically depraved and corrupted. His works are marked by a preoccupation with the Calvinistic view of original sin and the mystery of evil. His literary world has much to do with his “black vision” of life and human beings. When the readers read about Hawthorne’s works, they must keep Hawthorne’s black view in his mind. The sense of sin and evil haunts Hawthorne, and this can be found in all his books. Although he thinks human nature is sinful and evil, he also seems to say in his works that achievement is possible only under the impact of evil. Key words: black view; original sin; evil 摘 要：霍桑是美国文学史上最完美的浪漫主义作家。他喜欢不断地探索人的内心世界。他坚定加尔文的信念人的本质都是堕落腐败的。他的作品都贴上了加尔文的原罪观和邪恶的神秘观的标签。在他的多数文学作品中他都用他的黑色视角来审视人。当读霍桑的作品时，必需把他的黑色观点铭记在心。原罪和邪恶的意识一直萦绕着他，这在它的所有作品中都能找到。尽管他认为人的本质充满罪与恶，但他似乎也在作品中传达了这样的思想人唯有在经历了或是受罪恶影响后才有可能有所成就。关键词：黑色观念；原罪；邪恶 Contents I. Background Information…………………………………..…………1 A. Hawthorne’s life, works and reputation……………………………………...1 1. Hawthorne’s life and works………………………………………………….2 2. Hawthorne’s reputation…………………………………………………….2 B. The religious background……………………………………………………2 II. Definition of “The Black Cave”…………………………………..…3 III. Studies of Hawthorne’s Works…………………………………3 A. Studies of Hawthorne’s works abroad…………………….…………………3 B. Studies of Hawthorne’s works in China………………...…………………….4 C. About Hawthorne’s works………………………..……………………………5 IV. Hawthorne’s Black Vision………………………………………………5 V. Hawthorne’s Black Vision in “Young Goodman Brown”…………6 VI. Conclusion…………………………………………………………8 Works Cited……………………………………………………………10 I. Background Information A. Hawthorne’s life, works, and reputation 1. Hawthorne’s life and works Hawthorne was born on the fourth of July 1804 in Salem, Massachuse