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牧师的黑面纱主题分析@#@Likethepeopleintown,thereaderisleftsomewhatinthedarkastothereasonsforHooper’schoiceoftheblackveil.Itisclearthatheisnotmentallydisturbedashecontinuesbehavingnormallysoitseemsthattheonlyotheroptionisthatheiseitherinmourningorishidingsomething.Thenumerousreferencestosecretsin（acommonthemeinworksbyNathanielHawthorne）makeitmorelikelythatthisisthecausebutthereareneveranycluesastowhathissinmighthavebeen.@#@Academiahasofferedmanyinterpretationsof"@#@TheMinister'@#@sBlackVeil"@#@byNathanielHawthorneanditsthemesandmeanings.SomescholarshavesuggestedthatHooperdidsomethingunspeakablewiththecorpseofthewomanforwhomthefuneralwasforandothershavesuggestedthathewassimplytryingtoproveapointaboutinherentororiginalsin.ThisisNathanielHawthorne’smostcontentiousworkandthelasthundredyearshaveproducedawidebodyofscholarshipaimedatmakingsenseofit.Itissuggestedthatifyouarewritingapaper,youtakealookattheoutsidesourceslistedbelowtogetanideaofthemanytheoriesthatareoutthere.@#@OneofthefirstthemesinTheMinister'@#@sBlackVeilbyNathanielHawthornethatreadersarelikelytorecognizeisthereactionofthetownspeopletochange,especiallywhenachangeisassociatedwiththeirreligionorreligiousfigures.Thisisclearlynotanacceptingcommunityanditisworththinkingcriticallyaboutthewaythewholecommunitycomestogethertoshunhim,especiallyifyouareconsideringthistextinlightofHawthorne’smostfamouswork,TheScarletLetter.TheveilmakestheReverendlookdarkandgloomyandinstantly,evenbeforeonedayisthroughthepeopleintownarewitnessingsupernaturalevents.@#@ItseemsthereissomethingtosaidaboutthegroupmentalityofPuritansandtheirquicktendenciestowardsuperstition.Elizabethistheonlyexceptiontothisreactionbutevenshecannottakeitandchoosesnottomarryherbetrothed.Partofthisisduetothewildrumorsthatarecirculatinganditshouldbenotedthatthishappensrightaway.ThistendencyforthePuritancommunitytobegininstantlyjudgingandwaggingtonguesispartofwhatHooperisreferringtoattheendofthestorywhenhesuggeststhateveryoneiswearingaveil.Heissayingthatnoneofthemarefreefromsin,theonlydifferencebetweenHooperandthemisthatherecognizeshissininsteadofactsasthoughheiswithoutit.@#@ItmustbeunderstoodthatthisisatextwrittenaboutthePuritanperiodduringwhichthegeneralfeelingwasthateveryonewasbornwithoriginalorinherentsin.AllpeoplewereguiltintheeyesofGodandallthatonecoulddowasworkhardandremainapartfromit.Obviously,sinisamajorthemehereasitisinHawthorne’sotherworksalthoughitismoreambiguous.UnlikeinTheScarletLetter,thereaderhasnoideawhetherornotHooperisguiltyofsomeawfulsin.ThisforcesreaderstothinkabouttheotherpossiblereasonstheReverendmightbedonningtheveil.@#@Althoughthereareclues,theyareallcontradictory.Furthermore,thefactthatthestoryendswithanoteaboutarealministerwhotookonaveilafteraccidentallykillinghisfriendlendscredencetotheideathattheministerreallydiddosomethingworthyofhisself-punishmentandhidingawayuntilafterdeath.Again,nothingisclearandthebestthereaderorstudentofthistextcandoitfindasolidthesisstatementandstickwithit.Itwouldbejustassupportablebythetexttosaythattheministerwaspunishinghimselfforhissecretsinasitwouldbetosuggesttheoppositeandrememberthattherearereallynowronganswerswhenitcomestothisstoryaslongasyoucanusequotestosupportwhatyousay.@#@主题@#@FewstoriesinAmericanliteraturehavebeengiventhescrutinyofthisonebyHawthorne.Researcherswillfindverylittletroubleingatheringdozensupondozensofinterpretationsuponthisstory.Whatisperhapsmostintriguingisthelengthsthatvariouscriticswillgotoinordertostripthisstoryofitsmostobviousinterpretation.@#@First,let’sbrieflysummarizethestory.ThetaleopensonaSundaywithmorningservicesabouttobegin.AllseemsnormaluntilRev.Hooperexitstherectorytopreachtheservice,inexplicablywearingadoublefoldofblackcrepeovertheupperhalfofhisface.Theappearanceoftheministergreatlydisturbshisparishioners.Afterafuneralandaweddingthatday,Rev.Hoopermeetswithhisfiancé@#@e,Elizabeth.Whenherefusestosettheveilasideforher,shebreaksofftheengagementalthoughremainingquitedevotedtohim.@#@YearspassbyasHoopermaintainstheblackveil.Hebecomesamoreeffectivepreacherduringtheseyearsalthoughremaininganenigmatohisflock.Finally,asheliesonhisdeathbed,anotherminister,Rev.Clark,urgeshimtofinallyremovetheveil.Hooperrefuse