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红字a的象征意义英文

红字a的象征意义英文

【篇一：

红字a的象征意义英文】

accordingtooriginalwork,ainfactmeansadultory,however,atthenightwhenthegovernordies,theletteraappearingintheskyisregardedasangelandashestergainsastrangeinfluence,somepeoplerelateawithable.

【篇二：

红字a的象征意义英文】

symbolismoftheletterathroughoutthescarletlettera方蒂蒂江西农业大学2004届毕业生fangdidiclass2004jiangxiagricultureuniversityabstract:

therehavebeenalotofargumentsoverthediversityofsymboloverthepastyears.however,nathanielhawthorneissuccessfulinemployingsymbolictechniquesandlaysgreatemphasisonthediversityofsymbol.thescarletletterwrittenbynathanielhawthorneisundoubtedlybeenconsideredashismasterpiece,ispraisedasoneofthegreatestnovelsandregardedasthefirstsymbolicnovelinamericanliterature.thisnovelincludesmanyprofoundandimportantsymbols,andtheauthorssymbolicstylehastherichflavorsofemotionandconformstonoconventionalpattern.hawthornssymbolism,especiallythesymbolicletterahelpsmakethekeynoteofthestoryclearerandthecharacterstothelife.thechangingsymbolicmeaningsthroughoutthenovelarethebestexpressedbythelettera.thispaperattemptstodiscussthediversityofsymbolisminthisnovel,i.e.thechangingsymbolicmeaningsofthescarletlettera,andtheirmanifestations.keywords:

nathanielhawthorne;thescarletletter;symbols;symbolism;thediversity象征的多义性曾引起过不少争议,然而纳撒尼尔霍桑却出色地运用了象征主义手法和成功地突出强调了象征的多义性.红字无庸质疑地被认为是霍桑最杰出的作品,也被赞誉为美国文学上最出色小说,同时也是美国第一部象征小说.这部小说包含了很多意味深远而且重要的象征,作者的象征手法具有浓郁的感情色彩,不拘于传统形式.作者通过象征手法,尤其是具有象征意义字母a使得文章主线清晰,并且给人物注入了生命力.字母a作为最具代表的例子是其在小说中含义的变化.本文试从红字a象征意义的多义性，讨论《红字》中的字母a的象征手法.:

纳撒尼尔霍桑;《红字》;象征;象征主义;多义性theintroductiontonathanielhawthorneandhisintentionofwritingthescarletletter.nathanielhawthornewasborninanimpoverishednoblenewenglandsfamily,thedescendentofalonglineofpuritanancestors.amonghisancestors,2generationswerebigwheelsinorgansofpowerofuniteofreligionandpoliticsincolonyareas.theypersecutedheterodoxybyzealotofpuritan.lonelychildhoodbrandedhispersonalitywithmelancholyandtaciturn.afterhisfatherwaslostatseawhenhewasonlyfour,hismotherbecameoverlyprotectiveandpushedhimtowardmoreisolatedpursuits.hischildhoodlefthimoverlyshyandbookish,andmoldedhislifeasawriter.hawthorneturnedtowritingafterhisgraduationfrombowdoncollege.thoughhawthorneattackedtheharmfulreligiouszealotsandstiflingreligiousdoctrinesofgarvin,heviewedontheworldwithreligioussenseofgoodanddevilinhisdeepheart.hesummedupthesocialcontradiction,whichhedidntunderstandandwascausedbythedevelopmentofcapitalismasabstractevil.ashesaid,thesourceofsocialevilscontradictionsamongindividualsphenomenonofcrimewerenotinthematerialsociallife,butwerecausedbyintrinsicevilininnerworldofman.sohawthornewrotethattheresolutiontosocialproblemsstartedwiththeomnipresentevil.hesaidthatoncetheinternalworldwaspurified,manysinloafingaboutexternalworldwoulddisappear.hisfocusingontheabstractevildecidedhiswritingtrendmostly.hepreferreddescribingtrans-natural,weird,horriblescenesordark,unusualpsychologicalactivitiesinordertoexploretherootsofallkindsofsocialhiddenevil.hesaidhimselfonlyloyaltothetruthofheart,comprisingthehearttoawindingandextendingcaveandthewritingtodrivingactivelyinourcommonhumannature.soheusuallyanalyzedapersonspsychologycuttingoffsocialconditionspeeledofftheevilexistingineveryonesheartlayerofflayer.hawthornefocusedontheproblemofguiltcaredforthedeeperpsychologyandhismajornovelsgenerallydealtwithsensationalmaterial,likepoisoning,murder,adultery,andcrime,becausehewasambitioustoexploretheresultofsin,theeffectonhumanconscienceofguilt,pride,egotism,andisolation.hisexplorationofthesoulresultedfromhisskepticalattitudetowardthelimitedsocialrealitythatwascharacterizedbyarapidchangeinalmostallaspectsofsociallife,andfromhisseclusionofthinking.thecentralsubjectofhawthornesmajorworkswasthehumansoul.accordingtohim,thereisevilineveryhumanheart,whichmayremainlatent,perhaps,throughthewholelife;butcircumstancesmayrouseittoactivity.soinalmosteverybookhewrites,hawthornediscussessinandevil.forexample,inanotherhisnovelendicottandtheredcross,hedescribesaprettywomanalsowearsascarletletteronhercloth.humanscharactersarecomplexandelusiveanddifficulttoseethrough.soitsnorighttodefinethehumanscharactergoodorevilsimplyandcleanly.justbecauseofthecomplexityofthehumancharacterandthedifferenceofthestandardsofgoodandevil,theseliteraturesaresoreadableandfascinatingmagnetically.justbecausehelivedinanagewhenthedynamicinfluenceofpuritanismwasgoneandtheimpactofromanticismandtranscendentalismwaslargefeltamongtheintellectuals,andthushisviewofmanandhumanhistoryoriginates,toagreatextent,ispuritanism.thesensibilityledtohisunderstandingofevilbeingattheverycoreofhumanlife,whichistypicalofthecalvinisticbeliefthathumanbeingsarebasicallydepravedandcorrupted,hence,theyshouldobeygodtoatonefortheirsins.justasimentionabove,inmanyofhisstoriesandnovels,thepuritanconceptoflifeiscondemned,orthepuritanpastisshowninanalmosttotallynegativelight,especiallyinhisthescarletletter.hawthorneisattractedineverywaytothepuritanworld,eventhoughhecondemnsitslesshumanemanifestations.inthisparticularnovel,hawthornedoesnotintendtotellalovestorynorastoryofsin,butfocuseshisattentiononthemoral,emotional,andpsychologicaleffectsorconsequencesofthesinonthepeopleingeneralandthosemaincharactersinparticular,soastoshowusthetensionbetweensocietyandindividuals.asamanofliterarycraftsmanship,hawthorneisextraordinary.thestructureandtheformwritingsarealwayscarefullyworkedouttocaterforthethematicconcern.withhisspecialinterestinthepsychologicalaspectofhumanbeings,thereisntmuchactionorphysicalmovementgoingoninhisworksandheisgoodatexploringthecomplexityofhumanpsychology.sohisdramaisfullofmentalactivities.thoughtpropelsactionandgrowsorganicallyoutoftheinteractionofthecharacters,aswecanfindinthisnovel.thegeneralintroductionofsymbolismjustascharacterizationanddialogueandplotworkonthesurfacetomovethestoryalong,symbolismworksunderthesurfacetotiethestorysexternalactiontothetheme.earlyinthedevelopmentofthefictionalnarrative,symbolismwasoftenproducedthroughallegory,givingtheliteraleventanditsallegoricalcounterpartaone-to-onecorrespondence.symbolismoperatesontheleveloftheunconscious.thisdoesnotmeanthattheauthorhimselfisunconsciousoftheprocessofcreatingsymbolism--merelythatwe,asreaders,acceptitsinputwithoutreallyunderstandinghowitworks.symbolism,therefore,isanintegralcomponentoffiction,becauseitenrichesthenarrativebypullingitsmessagedowntothelevelofourunconsciousnessandanchoringitthere.developedinthelate19thcentury,symbolismisanartmovementcharacterizedbytherepresentationoftheinnerlifeofpeoplethroughspiritualsymbolsandideas.itbeganasarejectionofthepurelyvisualrealismoftheimpressionists,andtherationalityoftheindustrialage,inordertodepictthesymbolsofideas.traditionallymodeledpictorialdepictionsarereplacedorcontrastedbyflatmosaic-likesurfacesdecorativelyembellishedwithfiguresanddesignelements.symbolisminliteratureisthedeepnessandhiddenmeaninginapieceofwork.itisoftenusedtorepresentamoralorreligiousbelieforvalue.withoutsymbolismliteratureisjustabunchofmeaninglesswordsonpaper.n.hawthornesuccessfullyusesthesymbolismdeviceinhisnovelandmakeshisnovelthescarletletterbecomeanimmortalfamouswork.inthescarletletterheusestheconceptofnaturesuchasthejail,burdock,pig-weed,apple-peru,wildrose,scaffold,forestetc.andfourmajorcharactersnames:

hesterprynne,asherdingmeistale,rogerchillingworth,pearltoshowsymbolism.butthemostsignificantsymbolthatisshownthroughoutthenovelisthescarletlettera.theletterarepresentsdifferentthingstoeachofthecharactersandthetownspeople.thispaperwillfocusontheimportantroletheletteraplaysandhowitchangesitsmeaningsthroughoutthestory.thediversityofsymbolsymbolandsymbolismindictionary,asymbolisaone-termcomparison.forexample,ifwecompareahattoacloud,thecloudisthesymbolreplacingthehatasitsperfectsubstitute.asaresult,symbolscanbeinterpretedboththoseindreamsandthosebroughtaboutbyfreeassociationsorcomingfromculturalandspiritualrepresentations.symbolismisthesystematicorcreativeuseofarbitrarysymbolsasabstractedrepresentationsofconceptsorobjectsandthedistinctrelationshipsinbetween,astheydefinebothcontextandthenarrowerdefinitionofterms.inanarrowcontext,symbolismistheapplieduseofanyiconicrepresentations.onthediversityofsymbolfromthecontentofthescarletlettertheletteratotallyappearsabout150timesinthisnovel.inchapter2:

onthebreastofhergown,infineredcloth,surroundedwithanelaborateembroideryandfantasticflourishesofgoldthread,appearedthelettera.isthefirsttimetheletterappears.thenitcomesoutmore.especiallyinchapters5