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红字中丁梅斯代尔的性格解析@#@TheUniqueCharacterofHesterPrynne@#@intheScarletLetter@#@INathanielHawthorneandtheScarletLetter@#@WiththepublicationoftheScarletLetter,NathanielHawthornebecameoneofthegreatestwriteratthattimeandbuilthisreputationasamajorAmericanauthor.Sincethenpeoplebegantotakegreatinterestinallaspectsofhislifeandbiographicalandcriticalstudieshavebeenwrittenabouthimandhisworks,whichmakehimbecomemoreandmorefamousandpopular.Moreover,manypeoplehaveshownanever-increasinginterestinhisworks.InthehistoryofAmericanliteratureduringtheromantic,NathanielHawthorneranksfirstinalmosteveryone’smind.@#@HawthornewasbornonthefourthofJuly,in1840inSalem,Massachusetts;@#@someofhisancestorswereprominentinthePuritantheocracyofseventeenthcenturyNewEngland.OneofhisancestorswasacolonialmagistratenotoriousforhisparticipationinthepersecutionofQuakers,andanotherwasajudgeattheSalemWitchcraftTrailin1692.Gradually,thefamilybegantodecline.Hawthorne’sfatherwasaseacaptainwhodiedinanaccidentandlefthismotherandhimselfalone.YoungHawthornewasawareofthemisdeedsofhisPuritanancestorsandgreatinfluencedbythem.@#@InBowdoinCollegehedevelopedfriendshipwithmanyimportantpersonswhohadallexertedinfluenceonhislifeandcreation.From1825to1837Hawthornelivedinsolitudeandseclusion,andreadwidely.Inprocessofprobingintothenatureofhumanbeings,hesuccessfullycreatedatypicalwomanwholeftdeepimpressiononpeople.@#@ThestoryoftheScarletLetterbeginsinseventeenth-centuryBoston,apuritansettlement.HesterPrynneisawomanwhoisledfromthetownprisonwithherillegalinfantdaughter,Pearl.HesterPrynneisfoundguiltyofhavingbeenadulterousandissentencedtowearascarletlettertoshowhersin.Hester’shusband,ascholarmucholderthanher,sendsheraheadtoAmerica,butheneverarrivesinBoston,becausehehasbeenlostatsea.Whilewaitingforherhusband,HesterhasaloveaffairwithayoungministerArthurDimmesdale.Hester’shusband,whoisnowpracticingmedicineandcallinghimselfRogerChillingworthtriestorevealthetruecriminalandmakeshisrevenge.Dimmesdaleseekstohidehissin,upholdingtherightnessofhisministryastheexcuse.However,heappearstobewastingawayandsuffersfrommysterioushearttrouble,seeminglycausedbypsychologicaldistress.ThissecretdoesnotfleefromtheterribleperceptionofHester’shusband,Chillingworth.Makinguseofhisprofession,hedestroysDimmesdalestepbystepuntildeathandinthiswayChillingworthchangesfromavictimintoadevil.Inthemeantime,Hesteracquiresarealsignificancewhenshereestablishesameaningfulrelationshipwithherfellowmen.@#@SincetheScarletLetterwaspublishedithasbeenregardedasoneofthegreatestworksinAmericanliterature.ThroughtheanalysisofthemaincharactersandthedifferentmeaningsofthescarletletterA,wecanseeHawthorneisamasterofsymbolism,andhisinfluencehasbeengreat.@#@IITheUniqueCharacterofHesterintheScarletLetter@#@TheScarletLetterfocusesonthethemeofguiltandpunishmentanddescribesamovinglovestory.Theauthorcreatedsuccessfullyatypicalwoman,HesterPrynne,wholeftadeepimpressiononthereaders.@#@Hester’sFirmness@#@Hesterisawomanwhohasgreatcouragetodevotetotruelove,awomanwhoexperienceshardlifeandlongsforfreedom.Shelovesherlife,andnomatterhowdifficultitis,shetriesherbesttostruggleagainsttheadversity.@#@Thebeginningofthestory,whichgivesmanydescriptionsontheappearanceofHesterPrynne.Itreadsthat,@#@Thedoorofjailbeingflungopenfromwithin,thereappeared,HesterPrynnewhoboreinherarmsachild,ababyofsomethreemonthsold.Onthethresholdoftheprison-door,sherepelledthetown-beadlebyanactionmarkedwithnaturaldignityandforceofcharacter,andsteppedintotheopenairasifbyownfreewill,whenHesterPrynnefinallystandsonthescaffold.Sheiscrowdedbymanypeople.①@#@WecanseethatHestersustainsherselfundertheheavyweightofathousandandunrelentingeyes,allfixeduponher,andconcentrateuponherbosom.It’salmostintolerabletoher,buttooursurpriseisthatwhenshestoodfullybeforethecrowd,@#@Withaburningblush,andahaughtysmile,andaglancethatwouldnotbeabashed,lookedaroundathertownspeopleandneighbors.Onthebreastofhergown,infineredcloth,surroundedwithelaborateembroideryandfantasticflourishesofgoldthread,appearedtheletterA.TheYoungwomanwastall.Withafigureofperfecteleganceonalargescalewhowaslady-like.Characterizedbyacertainstateanddignity,ratherthanbythedelicate,evanescent,andindescribablegrace.②@#@ObviouslyHesterwantedtodisplayherchallenges