浅析红字中象征手法的运用.docx

1、浅析红字中象征手法的运用 题目: 浅析红字中象征手法的运用An Analysis of Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter姓名：张春燕系别：英语系专业：英语（师范）年级：09级本科 An Analysis of Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter AbstractNathaniel Hawthorne is a great romantic novelist in America in the 19th century. As a great romantic novelist, Hawthorne is outstanding in h

2、andling application of symbolim.The various usage of symbolism in The Scarlet Letter makes the novel as a work of the world. The Scarlet Letter is a novel of plenty of symbols throughout the whole passage. Hawthorne uses symbolism so skillfully that it greatly enhances the artistic effects of his wo

3、rk. The most important symbol is the scarlet letter itself. Not only does “A” manifest in various forms, but also it has changing meanings from “adultery” to “able”, even “angelic” in the novel. Besides, the four major characters: Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth and Pearl have

4、their symbolic meanings, Moreover, some other objects that are described in the novel also have their symbolic meanings, such as the jail, the forest, the rose bush and so on are all endowed with a deep symbolic significance.In a word,The Scarlet Letter is a novel of much symbolism. The author of th

5、e thesis will explore the usage of symbolism in The Scarlet Letter from the three aspects mentioned above and analyze Hawthornes skillful use of symbolism in The Scarlet Letter. 摘 要纳撒尼尔霍桑是十九世纪美国伟大的浪漫主义小说家。作为一位伟大的浪漫主义小说家,霍桑对象征主义手法的运用可以说是独具匠心。在红字这部小说中他广泛地运用象征主义，从而使这部小说成为了世界名著。作者在作品中采用的象征手法贯穿始终，极大地加强了作

6、品的艺术效果。其中，最重要的要数红字“A”本身的象征意义。它不仅以各种各样的形式出现，并且其象征意义不断变化，从“通奸”到“有能力的”甚至“天使般的” 。另外，还有四个主要人物：海斯特、丁梅斯代尔、齐灵渥斯以及珍珠都有他们各自的象征意义。而且，在文中描写的一些景物景色也有其深刻的象征意义. 例如监狱、森林、玫瑰花园等等也都寓意深刻。总之，红字是一部充满象征主义的小说。本文正是从以上这几个方面着手，探究作者在小说红字中对象征主义手法的巧妙运用。Key Words: the scarlet letter；symbolism；Hester Prynne；Pearl Contents 1Introdu

7、ction . .12 The Symbolic Meanings of the Scarlet Letter “A”.2 2.1A for adultery .2 2.2 A for Alienation. .32.3A for Able, Admirable and Angel.43The Symbolic Meaning of the Four Main Characters.53.1Hester Prnney .53.2Arthur Dimmesdale.63.3Roger Chillingworth .73.4Pear .94 The symbolism Meaning of the

8、 objects in the novel.104.1 The forest and the river.10 4.2 The prison.114.3 Scaffold.125 Conclusion. 121IntroductionNathaniel Hawthorne was one of the leading American writers of his century. He was the representative of transcendentalists together with Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Thoreau, and so on

9、. Hawthornes masterpiece The Scarlet Letter was published in 1850. With the appearance of The Scarlet Letter, he became famous as the greatest writer of fiction. Over the years, his reputation has increased, and many biographical and critical studies have been done about him and his works. His influ

10、ence upon the Chinese reader is also becoming greater and greater. In The Scarlet Letter all elements of his thinking and aesthetics seem to find an adequate expression .The novel, with the background of New England life in Colonial period, describes a young girl called Hester Prynne, she is bound u

11、p with the illegal marriage, and publicly exposed for adultery, however, she reconstructs herself in spirit owing to atoning for her crime for a long time. The story is simple but very moving.In The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne remarkably handles the puritan background, and carefully unfolds the deep s

12、hadows from which the grim tragedy naturally proceeds. The dominating theme of the novel, like that in many of Hawthornes other novels is about sin and its consequences, around which the moods created are those of repentance, sorrow, and despair. Moreover, all those moods are woven so consistently,

13、naturally and harmoniously into the story that its characters, action, and setting blend into a delicate but enduring work of art. In it, Hawthorne also gives a scrutinized analysis of the moral problem of his own age through a remarkably vivid picture of the New England past. His excellent sense of

14、 the past and historical reconstructions about such things as witchcraft, the puritan influence, the theocratic society and his adherence to details are fully expressed in it. In addition, this novel is suffused with allegory and symbolism, metaphors and similes abound, most of which are stirringly fresh and effective: and the masterly use of the three dominating colors of black, red, and gray .All contribute to the vivid expression on symbolism: symbolic “A”, symbolic four characters names meanings and symbolic the Objects in the Nove