《红字》中的女性悲剧分析
毕业论文关键词：《红字》；双重性格；悲剧
Abstract The Scarlet Letter is the masterpiece of American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne. He is one of America’s most influential romantic novelists in the 19th century. Through the method of close reading, this paper mainly analyzes the images of the hero and heroine. Hawthorne vividly describes all the characters in the image from his background and life experiences. Then the paper analyzes the main idea of this novel and the value pursuit of the main characters. The author of this paper holds that the female tragedy in The Scarlet Letter lies in the double personality of Dimmesdale and Chillingworth.
Key words: The Scarlet Letter; dual personalities; tragedy
Contents
摘 要 i
Abstractii
I. Introduction 1
II. Hester’s Dual Personality Lead to the Tragedy2
2.1 A Sinner in Puritan’s Eye 2
2.2 A Pioneer in Humanism’s Perspective 4
III. Dimmesdale’s Dual Personality Lead to the Tragedy 6
3.1 A Cowardly Sinner 6
3.2 A Confessor Releasing His Human Nature 7
IV. Chillingworth’s Dual Personality Lead to the Tragedy 8
4.1 An Evil, Avenging Himself on Dimmesdale 8
4.2 A Victim with Goodness 9
V. Puritanism Thought Lead to the Tragedy of Hester.10
5.1 The Time and Religious Background of Hester.11
5.2 The Victims of Puritanism.11
VI. Conclusion 12
Bibliography 14
Acknowledgments.15
An Analysis of Tragedy of Female in The Scarlet Letter
I. Introduction
It’s universally acknowledged that Nathaniel Hawthorne is one of the most outstanding writers in the literary history of America and the whole world. Hawthorn’s work is broader in range and has more depth of thought. His ability to create vivid and symbolic images that embody great moral questions appears strongly in his novels, especially in his masterpiece, The Scarlet Letter, which has been seen as a milestone in American literature history. With its irresistible artistic charm, The Scarlet Letter has conquered thousands of readers all over the world since its publication.
Since The Scarlet Letter has drawn attention of the whole world, from this paper, readers can get a better understanding of the main characters in The Scarlet Letter. Many critics have studied the themes and characterization of this novel from many different perspectives. However, in the previous criticisms, the main characters in The Scarlet Letter have been either praised as being utterly good or criticized as being extremely evil by many critics. Actually, through reading Hawthorn’s The Scarlet Letter carefully, we find that his characterization of the characters is far from simplicity. The characters are portrayed in a dual perspective, showing their good elements as well as their bad ones, Which leads to their tragedy.
To elaborate this point, we’ll first have a look at Hawthorn’s life experience, which provided literary materials and background for the production of The Scarlet Letter. Then, our focus will shift to character analysis of their dual personality leading to their tragedy.
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