高中英语教学论文 如何看待红字的象征意义.docx

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高中英语教学论文如何看待红字的象征意义

题目TheSymbolisminTheScarletLetter

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TheSymbolisminTheScarletLetter

课题研究的目的和意义：

目的：

《红字》是19世纪杰出浪漫主义小说家霍桑的代表作。

小说以其思想性艺术性近乎完美的谐和，在美国文学史上占有重要地位。

在这部小说中，霍桑采用象征主义手法使作品蕴涵多重寓意和多元化的主题，并通过特殊命名法刻画人物以突出作品主题。

本课题研究希望能通过分析四位主人公名字及字母A的象征意义及内涵，揭示出人们圣徒般的外表下潜藏着的罪恶心灵即揭露人性的恶，并且通过描述主人公的悲惨遭遇，反映出清教殖民统治的黑暗残酷，教会的虚伪丑恶以及其对人性的迫害。

意义：

通过对《红字》的研究，获知霍桑综合运用了希腊神话圣经故事谐音以及以词述义首字母暗含词形相近等方法来给主要人物命名，使字母A以及人名具有十分丰富的象征意义。

准确揭示人名和字母A的象征意义将十分有助于把握作品的主题，从而更深刻体现出在清教统治这个大背景下，社会环境对一系列社会道德规范准则和人的思想形成的影响，使读者更清晰了解小说暗含的诸多社会意义。

国内外同类课题研究现状及发展趋势：

对于红字的研究一直是国内外文学评论家研究的重点之一。

近年来，其研究更是走向成熟和细致化，尤其是《红字》中象征主义的成功运用已引起相关学者的广泛关注。

已有诸多文学评论员撰写了一些研究论文作为课题的专项研究。

美国评论家尼娜贝姆教授认为红字是一部描写自然人与社会人分歧的小说。

主人公的人物性格象征着其具有的自然或社会属性，对于人物心理挣扎的描写象征着其自然属性和社会属性的矛盾与冲突。

在我国，越来越多的作家开始倾向于探索分析红字的深层社会背景。

张雅琳著有《论红字的清教观》，深刻的分析了当时的宗教存在的弊端以及其对人们思想的毒害和侵蚀，为小说中主人公的悲惨遭遇埋下了伏笔并且提供了有力依据。

总之，在对《红字》的研究中可以看出20世纪批评史的缩影，可以肯定今后还会有更多的阐释更多的评论研究此书。

题目TheSymbolisminTheScarletLetter

Contents

Abstract1

1.TheBriefIntroductionoftheNovel1

2.IntroductionAboutSymbolism1

2.1TheOriginofSymbolism1

2.2TheDefinitionofSymbolism2

3.TheSymbolisminScarletLetter“A”2

3.1TheChangesoftheSymbolicMeaningofTheScarletLetter“A”:

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3.1.1Adultery2

3.1.2AloneandAlienation3

3.1.3AbleAdmirableandAngel3

3.2BiblicalArchetypeof“A”4

4.TheSymbolicMeaningoftheFourMajorCharacters'Names:

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4.1HesterPrynne5

4.2ArthurDimmesdale6

4.3RogerChillingworth7

4.4Pearl8

5.TheSymbolicMeaningsoftheObjectsintheNovel.11

Conclusion12

Bibliography13

Acknowledgments14

ChineseAbstract15

TheSymbolisminTheScarletLetter

ZhengXin

Abstract:

TheScarletLetterthatisnotableforitsallegoryandsymbolismisregardedasthefirstsymbolicnovelinAmericanliterature.itisanovelofmuchsymbolic.Thenovelrevolvesaroundonemajorsymbol:

thescarletletter.Besides,someotherobjectsthataredescribedinthenovelhavetheirsymbolicmeanings.Moreover,thenamesofthefourmajorcharactersalsohavetheirsymbolicmeanings.HesterPrynnecontainsthemeaningofbeauty，passion，hasty，desireandsoon.ArthurDimmesdalemeansweak，coward.RogerChillingworthmeanscold-bloodedanddark.pearlcontainsthemeaningofprecious，gloriousandsomeothergoodvirtue.thepaperanalyzesthesymbolicmeaningofvariouscharactersandscenesinScarletLetter,especiallythescarletletteritself.Hawthorneliesinimplyingthethemeofthenovelfromdifferentanglesthroughthesuccessfulapplicationofsymbolism.

Keywords:

scarletletternamesymbolism

1.TheBriefIntroductionoftheNovel

HawthorneisanoutstandingromanticwriterinAmerica.hismasterpiece-ScarletLetterbeginsin17th-centurypuritanBoston,ittellsthestoryofHesterPrynne,whogivesbirthaftercommittingadultery,refusestonamethefatherandstrugglestocreatanewlifeofrepentanceanddignity.thebookisfullofsymbolism.

2.IntroductionAboutSymbolism

2.1TheOriginofSymbolism

Symbolism,asakindofliterarytrend,beginsinthelateof19centuryandendsin1930s.ItisanoffshootofmodernliteraturebetweenEuropeandAmerica.

2.2TheDefinitionofSymbolism

Symbolismisakindofliterarycreativemeansthatindirectlyexpressesauthor’sthoughtandemotionbymeansofspecificimagessuchascolors,sounds,animalsandplantsinrealworld.objectivestuffisdescribedthroughmetaphorandimplicationtoarousethereader’sassociationinsteadofbeingdescribeddirectlyandsimply.itgivesthecommonplacegreatartisticpowerbecausesymbolismcanarousereader’srichassociationandhasmultiplemeanings,whichmaybeitsuniquecharm.

ThenhowdoesHawthorneopenouttherichsignificationofthenovelthroughthesymbolisminScarletLetter?

3.TheSymbolisminScarletLetter“A”

3.1TheChangesoftheSymbolicMeaningoftheScarletLetter“A”:

Inthisnovel,thescarletletter"A"changesitsmeaningmanydifferenttimes.Thischangeissignificant.Itshowsgrowthinthecharacters,andthecommunityinwhichtheylive.Firstly,Theletter"A"beginsasasymbolofsin.Itthenbecomesasymbolofaloneandalienation,andfinallyitbecomesasymbolofable,angelandadmirable.

3.1.1Adultery

Theletter"A",wornonHester'sbosom,isasymbolofheradulteryagainstRogerChillingworth.Thisisthepuritanwayoftreatingherasacriminalforthecrimeofadultery.Thepuritantreatmentcontinues,becauseasHesterwalksthroughthestreets,shewillbelookeddownuponasifsheissomesortofdemonfromhellthatcommitsaterriblecrime.Thisletterismeanttobeworninshame,andtomakeHesterfeelunwanted."Here,shesaidtoherself,hadbeenthesceneofherguilt,andhereshouldbethesceneofherearthlypunishment…"Hesterisashamedofhersin,butshechoosesnottoshowit.Shecommitsthissinintheheatofpassion,andfullyadmitsit.althoughsheisashamed,shealsoreceiveshergreatesttreasure,Pearl.Sheisaverystrongwomantobeabletoholdupsowellagainstwhatshemustface.ManywillhavefledBoston,andseekaplacewherenooneknowsofhergreatsin.Hesterchoosestostayhere,whichshowsalotofstrengthandintegrity.Anywomanwithenoughnervetoholdupagainstatownwhichdespisesherveryexistence,andtostayinaplacewhereherdaughterisreferredtoasa"devilchild,"eitherhassomesortofpsychologicalproblem,orisaverytoughwoman.

3.1.2AloneandAlienation

Thescarletletter"A"alsostandsforHester'slonelylifeinNewEngland.Aftersheisreleased,Hesterlivesinacottageneartheoutskirtsofthecity."Ithadbeenbuiltbyanearliersettler,andabandoned,becausethesoilaboutitwastoosterileforcultivation,whileitscomparativeremotenessputitoutofthesphereofthatsocialactivitywhichalreadymarkedthehabitsoftheemigrants.”Hester'ssociallifeisvirtuallyeliminatedasaresultofhershamefulhistory.Hestercomestohaveaparttoperformintheworldwithhernativeenergyofcharacterandrarecapacity."However,therewasnothingthatmadeherfeelasifshebelongedtoit.Everygesture,everyword,andeventhesilenceofthosewithwhomshecametocontact,implied,andoftenexpressed,thatshewasbanished,andasmuchaloneasifsheinhabitedanothersphere,orcommunicatedwiththecommonnaturebyotherorgansandsensesratherthantherestofhumankind.Shestoodapartfrommoralinterests…seemedtobethesoleportionthatsheretainedintheuniversalheart."Hesterhasnofriendsintheworld,andlittlePearlistheonlycompanionofherlonelylife,sothescarletletter“A”alsoisasymbolofthewords“alone”and“alienate”.

3.1.3AbleAdmirableandAngel

Later,thescarletletter“A”changesitsmeaningintobeingable,angelandadmirable.Thetownspeoplewhocondemnedhernowbelievethescarletlettertostandforherbeautifulneedleworkandforherunselfishassistancetothepoorandsick.“Theletterwasthesymbolofhercalling.Suchhelpfulnessisfoundinhersomuchpowertosympathize,somanypeoplegraduallyrefusestointerpretthescarletletter‘A’byitsoriginalsignification.”Atthispoint,alotofthetownspeoplerealizewhatanoblecharacterHesterpossesses.“Doyouseethatwomanwiththeembroideredbadge?

ItisourHester–thetown’sownHester–whoissokindtothepoor,sohelpfultothesick,socomfortingtotheafflicted!

”Thetownspeoplesoonbegintobelievethatthebadgeisservedtowardoffevil,andHestergrowstobequiteadmirableamongstthepeopleofthetown.Hesterovercomestheshameofhersinthroughthepurityandgoodnessofhersoul.Unselfishlyofferinghertimeandlovetothosewhoneedhermostprovesthatsheisnotworthyofthefatewhichhasbeendealttoher.

Thethreechangesinthescarletletteraresignificant;theyshowtheprogressivepossessionofhersin,herlonelylife,andherability.Hesterisastrongadmirablewomanwhogoesthroughmoreemotionaltorturethatmostpeoplegothroughinalifetime.

3.2BiblicalArchetypeof“A”

Thescarletletter"A"alsocanbeseenthesymbolofAdam.IttellsusthatHester'ssinistheoriginalsinofhumanbeing,itisforgivable.Thewritershowshissympathybydescribingthescarletletter"A"onHester'sclothingasanornamentandadecoration.Hester'smakingthescarletletter"A"intoathingofbeautyoffendsmanybystanders,whocommentthat,"itwerewellifwestrippedMadameHester'srichgownoffherdaintyshoulders."However,asayoungwomanobserves,"notastitchinthatembroideredletter,butshehasfeltitinherheart."Thefeelingofsympathy,onlyexpressedbyoneofthecharactersthroughoutthisscene,isusedbyHawthornetocriticizethepuritansfortheirstrictness.Thesocietyistoostrictinitsways,andHawthorneshowshiscontemptforthetreatmentofHesterbyconstantlyreinforcinghowcruellythepeopletalkabouther.HawthornesaysattheendofChapterOne,"Findingit（rosebush）sodirectlyonthethresholdofournarrative,whichisnowabouttoissuefromthatinauspiciousportal,wecouldhardlydootherthanpluckoneofitsflowers,andpresentittothereader.Itmayserve,letushope,tosymbolizesomesweatmoralblossom,thatmaybefoundalone,orrelievethedarkeningcloseofataleofhumanfrailtyandsorrow."Thiskindofsympathycanbeseeninthenoveleverywhere.ToHester,thescarletletter"A"alsostandsforherlover,Pearl'sfather,ArthurDimmesdale.Herfantasticallyembroideringthescarletletter"A",whichmeansadultery,issomehowawaysheshowsherpassionforArthur.Herr