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英语专业试析《红字》的女主人公

郑州大学西亚斯国际学院

试析《红字》的女主人公

AnAnalysisoftheHeroineinTheScarletLetter

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AnAnalysisoftheHeroineinTheScarletLetter

试析《红字》的女主人公

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YuanTian（JaneYuan）

Submittedasapartialfulfillmentoftherequirementsfor

theDegreeofBachelorofEnglish

SIASInternationalCollegeofZhengzhouUniversity

April20,2010

FacultyAdvisor:

ZhangFengwei

Acknowledgement

Iwouldliketoexpressmysinceregratitudetoallthosewhohelpedmeduringthewritingofthethesis.

MydeepestgratitudegoesfirstandforemosttoMs.ZhangFengwei,mysupervisor,forherconstantencouragementandguidance.Withoutherilluminatinginstruction,insightfulcriticismandguidance,thecompletionofthisthesiswouldnothavebeenpossible.

Second,IwouldliketoexpressmyheartfeltgratitudetoMs.HanXimiao,wholedmeintotheworldofliterature.IamalsogreatlyindebtedtotheprofessorsandteachersattheDepartmentofForeignLanguages,fromwhosedevotedteachingandenlighteninglecturesIhavebenefitedalotandacademicallypreparedforthethesis.

Lastmythankswouldgotomybelovedfamilyfortheirlovingconsiderationsandgreatconfidenceinmeallthroughtheseyears.Ialsoowemysinceregratitudetomyfriendsandmyfellowclassmateswhogavemetheirhelpandhelpedmeworkoutmyproblemsduringthedifficultcourseofthethesis.

Abstract

NathanielHawthorne（1804—1864）,anovelistandshortstorywriter,isanimportantfigureinthehistoryofAmericanliterature.Thescarletletter,Hawthorne’smasterpiece,tellsasimpleanddramaticstory.Itwasverypopularandwidelyread.IthasbeenconsideredtobethemostfamousworkofHawthorne.AsfortheheroineHesterPrynnewhosufferedhumiliationinthisnovel,somethinkthatshepossessesacouragewhichdarestorebel.SomeholdthatHesteristheweakwhosubmitstofate.ThispaperattemptstoanalyzethecompromiseandrebellionofHesterPrynneandthereasonsofdualcharacterofHesterPrynne.Thisthesismainlyconsistsoffourchapters.Thefirstchapterisanintroduction.ThesecondchaptermainlyfocusesonthedualcharacterofHesterPrynnewhichincludescompromiseandrebellion.ThethirdchaptertouchesonthereasonsofdualcharacterofHesterPrynnefromtheperspectivesofreasonsofHesterPrynne’scompromiseandreasonsofHesterPrynne’srebellion.Thefourthchapterisaconclusion.

Keywords:

HesterPrynne,compromise,rebellion,reason

摘要

纳撒尼尔·霍桑（1804-1864）作为美国小说家以及短篇小说作家，是美国文学史上的一个重要人物。

他的代表作《红字》讲述了一个简单而又富有戏剧性的故事,但却是一部非常流行并被广泛阅读的小说，被认为是霍桑最著名的作品。

对于小说中的这位饱受凌辱的女主人公海斯特·白兰，一些人认为她具有一种敢于反抗的勇气；一些人则认为她是屈从命运的弱者。

这篇论文主要分析海斯特的妥协性和反抗性这一双重性格以及它形成的原因。

本文主要由四章构成。

第一章是简介。

第二章论述了海斯特妥协性与反抗性并存的双重性格。

第三章从构成海斯特的妥协性和反抗性的两种性格的原因角度论述了海斯特双重性格形成的根源。

第四章是结论。

关键词：

海斯特·白兰，妥协性，反抗性，原因

Outline

IIntroduction……………………………………………………………1IIDualCharacterofHeroineHesterPrynne…………………..2

2.1HesterPrynne’sCompromise…………………..………………............2

2.2HesterPrynne’sRebellion………………………....................................4

IIIReasonsofDualCharacterofHesterPrynne……………...8

3.1ReasonsofHesterPrynne’sCompromise……………………………...8

3.2ReasonsofHesterPrynne’sRebellion….................................................9

IVConclusion...............................................................................................10

Bibliography..................................................................................................12

AnAnalysisoftheHeroineoftheScarletLetter

IIntroduction

NathanielHawthorne（1804—1864）,anovelistandshortstorywriter,isanimportantfigureinthehistoryofAmericanliterature.HeattendedBowdoinCollege（1821—1824）.IntheschoolhisfriendsincludedLongfellowandFranklinPierce,whobecamethe14thpresidentoftheUnitedStates.Asiswellknown,whateversocietyitis,especiallytheclasssociety,itisfullofconflicts.NathanielHawthornewholivedinthe19thcenturyinAmericapossessedadeeplyPuritanconsciousnessandNewEnglandTranscendentalism.ThiskindofbackgrounddeterminedthatHawthornewasasuspiciousperson.HerealizedthatPuritanismhadgreatlysuppressedthehumannatureandbroughtdestructiontopeople’slife,buthecouldnotgetridofsuchculturaltraditionswhichinfluencedhimimperceptibly.

Hawthorne’sbest-knownworksincludeTheScarletLetterandTheHouseofTheSevenGables.Ofthetwofamousworks,TheScarletLetterwasverypopularandwidelyread.IthasbeenconsideredtobethemostfamousworkofHawthorne.ThisnoveltellsthestoryofHesterPrynnewhohasababyafteradulterywithayoungpastorandleadsanewlife.TheheroineHesterofTheScarletLetterpossessesadualcharacterofrebellionandcompromisebecauseofHawthorne’sbackgroundandthePuritancommunityoftheday.TheScarletLetterarousesmoreandmoreinterestsandattentionsfromgenerationtogenerationbecauseofitspoeticlanguage,itsfluentwordsanditskeenpsychologicalanalysis,etc.

AsfortheheroineHesterPrynnewhosufferedhumiliationinthisnovel,somethinkthatshepossessesacouragewhichdarestorebel.SomeholdthatHesteristheweakwhosubmitstofate.ThispaperattemptstoanalyzethecompromiseandrebellionofHesterPrynneandthereasonsofdualcharacterofHesterPrynne.Thisthesismainlyconsistsoffourchapters.Thefirstchapterisanintroduction.ThesecondchaptermainlyfocusesonthedualcharacterofHesterPrynnewhichincludescompromiseandrebellion.ThethirdchaptertouchesonthereasonsofdualcharacterofHesterPrynnefromtheperspectivesofreasonsofHesterPrynne’scompromiseandreasonsofHesterPrynne’srebellion.Thefourthchapterisaconclusion.

IIDualCharacterofHeroineHesterPrynne

2.1HesterPrynne’sCompromise.

TheheroineHesterPrynnewasayoungandbeautifulwoman.Shehadanaffairwithsomeoneunknowntothecommunityshelivedin.BecauseshehadmarriedtoanoldmanRogerChillingworth,Hester’sbehaviorwasconsideredtobeadultery.UnderthepressureofthePuritancommunityHesterpresentedhercompromiseononeside.Firstly,itwassuchacommunitythatcompelledHesterPrynnetowearascarletletteraspunishmentforgivingbirthtoanillegitimatechild.ThefirstandmostobviousisthatHester’s“A”standsforadulterywhichmeanswomen’sfrailtyandsinfulpassion.Atthebeginningofthenovel,everyonearoundHestersawthatshewaspregnantandthatshegavebirthtoachildwhothenlivedbyherside.Thechildwasareminderofwhatshewasandhaddoneinpubliceyes.Hesterobeyedpeoplelivinginthecommunityandwore“A”onthebreastofhergown.Thatmeansshehadcompromisedwiththesocietyonthismatter.Shefeltashamedofherbehaviors.Thiscanbeseeninthewayshewore“A”onherbreasttoshowherselftothecommunity.Shedressedingrayanddarkcolor:

ThereseemedtobenolongeranythinginHester’sfaceforlovetodwellupon;nothinginHester’sform,thoughmajesticandstatue-like,thatPassionwouldeverdreamofclaspinginitsembrace;nothinginHester’sbosomtomakeiteveragainthepillowofAffection.（Hawthorne158）

Secondly,Hestershowshercompromisebyherfailuretocompletelyachieveherpursuitforhappinessandlove.TheNorthAmericacolonialsocietyinthe17thcentury,whereHesterlivedin,wasdominatedbythereligioustheocracy,graduallypoisoninghuman’sspiritlikeopium.EventhoughHesterhadastrongdesiretopursueahappylife,therestrictionofthereligiousbeliefforcedhercompromise.Deepdownherheart,HesteradmittedthesacredlovewithDimmesdale,atthesametimeshedeemedherselftohaveviolatedthereligiousdoctrines.Theletter“A”shewasalwayswearingshowedthattheotherswereallsinnersifshewasasinner,butshetriedtoconsiderherselfasthegreatestsinner.TheoccasionallyencounterwithDimmesdalebroughthermomentaryrelief,butsoonafterthatshewasfilledupwithregretsandsinsagain.Tobreakdownthecaptivityoftheingrainedreligiousdoctrines,Hesterhadendeavoredtochangeherlife,however,eventuallyallherattemptshadbeenprovedtobeinvain,trappingherselfinthehugesuffocatinginvisiblenetandstrugglingtodeath.

Thirdly,nowthatshecannotgetridofthesenseofguilt,aswellasshebelievestheexistenceofGod,shehastofearthepunishmentofGoduponher,especiallyuponheronlybaby—Pearl.Everydaysheanxiouslywatchedherchildwhogrewupgradually.AndshewasafraidoffindingagloomyorwildpersonalityonPearl.Hester’sfearwasconsistentwiththesinbecauseofgivingthebirthofthebaby.Althoughshedreamilyrealizedtherootofwomen’sliberationthatistooverthrowthewholesocialsystem,Hestermistakenlybelievedthathermisfortunewascausedbyherownbehaviors.Shedidnotfullybelieveinreligion.Andsheevendeniedreligiouslaw.However,shehopedherdaughtertobecomeadevoutChristian.ItseemsthataslongasPearlstrictlyactedinaccordancewiththePuritanlaws,Pearlcouldavoidthesamefateasherownone.

2.2HesterPrynne’sRebellion

EventhoughsheshowshercompromiseunderthepressureofthePuritancommunity,Hesterdoesnotsubmittofateandnevershowsregretsforwhatshehasdone.Sheshowsherrebellionwell.Firstly,HesterhasapassionateandloyallovetoherloverDimmesdale.Hesterasanabstractscarletlettercamefromahumblebackground.Herparentswereimpoverishedbuthonest.SheheardnomoreofherhusbandafterhestayedinEnglandtwoyearsago.SoHesterchosetofallinlovewithDimmesdale.AndalsoHesterbelievedthatherloveforDimmesdalewasjust