英语论文.doc

On Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Ambivalence
in The Scarlet Letter论《红字》中霍桑的矛盾思想
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摘要
作为霍桑的代表作,《红字》在美国文学界具有举足轻重的地位。一直以来,学者对其中的象征手法,人物塑造及女性意识所做的研究层出不穷,经久不衰。而最吸引本论文作者的是霍桑的矛盾思想。本论文尝试详细地分析《红字》中霍桑的矛盾的宗教观、女权观和婚恋观。在清教主义思想和超验主义哲学的影响下,霍桑既表达了对清教徒生活的种种批判与不满,又在一定程度上肯定当时的社会秩序;既支持女性主义思潮,又被男权思想左右未能真正认识到女性地位低下的症结所在;既赞美纯洁美好的爱情又无法摆脱清教主义清规戒律的束缚。但他的困惑和内心的冲突为我们更好的研究这部作品提供了可信的依据。
关键词:霍桑《红字》矛盾思想
Abstract
The Scarlet Letter, as Hawthorne’s masterpiece, is a great work in the history of American literature. Research on its symbolism, characterization and feminism has been emerging in an endless stream through the ages. While what appeals the author of this paper most is Hawthorne’s ambivalent thought. This thesis aims to conduct a detailed study of Hawthorne’s ambivalent thought about religion, feminist consciousness, and marriage and love in this novel. Influenced by Puritanism and Transcendentalism, Hawthorne criticizes the Puritan life on the one hand, and accepts the then social order on the other. Simultaneously, he supports the feminist movement; while influenced by the patriarchal ideology, he does not know where the blame for women’s inferiority lies? He extols the beauty of true love, while he is also fettered by the sacred rules of Puritanism. However, his confusion and inner conflicts are the reliable basis for us to get a better understanding of this work.
Key Words: Nathaniel Hawthorne; The Scarlet Letter; ambivalent ideas
Introduction
Nathaniel Hawthorne is a great representative writer of Romanticism in the history of American literature. He lays profound influence in American literature with his medium-length and short novels full of profound styles and insightful thought. The Scarlet Letter, first published in 1850, is his first “romance” and is thus far his most renowned and well-received novel. It is marked by the depth of psychological and moral insight seldom equaled and never surpassed by any other American writer. In the book, the author expresses many