The Use of Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter.doc

论象征手法在红字中的应用The Use of Symbolism in The Scarlet LetterContentsAbstract………………………………………………………………….………………1Key words………………………………………………………….………...1I. Introduction……………………………..………………………………21.1 The Introduction to the Story…………………………………………...…...21.1.1 The Content of Scarlet Letter…………………………………..……21.1.2 The Theme and Characters ……………………….…………….….21.1.3 The Feature of the Novel……………………………………...…….21.2 The Introduction to the Author………..……………………………………31.2.1 The Author’s Growth and Main Works …………………….…….…31.2.2 The Fame of the Author…………………………………………….31.3 Background………………………………………………………....………...41.3.1 Social Atmosphere in the 17th Century……………………..……...…41.3.2 The Puritanism in America………………………………………….41.4 The Form of Symbolism………………………..……………...…………….41.4.1 The Definition to Symbolism………..…………………….………...41.4.2 The Form of Symbolism……………..……………………….……..5II. The Use of Symbolism in this Novel………….……………………….…….52.1. Different Meanings of the Scarlet Letter “A”…………….…………………...62.2 The Symbolism of Main Characters………………….…………….…………...62.2.1 Hester Prynne……………………………………………………...………....72.2.2 Pearl…………………………………………………………………………...72.2.3 Roger Chillingworth…………………………………………………………92.2.4 Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale………………………………………………92.3 The Symbolic Meanings of the Objects Described in the novel ………..……102.3.1 Light and darkness.……………………………..…….………….……........102.3.2 Rose bush…………………………………………………………….……...102.3.3 Other objects……………………………………………………………......11III. The Influence of Symbolism on Romantic Period and its Position in America Literature…………..……………………….………………...….11IV. Conclusion…………………………………………………..…………..…..12References…………………………………………………………..………………….12摘　要：　　《红字》是美国作家霍桑最出名的一部作品，作者的象征主义手法贯穿始终，无处不在，这也是霍桑的《红字》誉满全球的原因。

《红字》中象征手法的运用独具匠心，因此它被称为美国文学史上第一部象征主义小说本文从他运用象征的特征入手，研究《红字》的象征意义本文从作者的象征意义的体现，即：象征意义的定义，象征在作品中的运用，从对人物的分析等方面入手，研究《红字》中的作者的象征手法的运用及体现同时，对作者的生平和主要作品，以及《红字》对浪漫主义文学的影响，作者宗教背景进行介绍，使我们能更好地了解作者的象征主义手法的运用关键词：红字；象征主义；象征运用；霍桑；宗教Abstract: 　　The Scarlet Letter is American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne’s famous work; Hawthorne’s symbolism usage was displayed so well, that it makes the Scarlet Letter known all around the world. It is regarded as the first symbolic novel in American literature because of the ingenious using of symbolism. This paper researches the features of symbolism originally used in this novel to make the novel clear to the readers. This paper researches the author’s use of symbolism use in this novel from the following aspects: the definition of symbolism, the usage of symbolism in this novel, Readers can have a clear view on the author’s use of symbolism when the main characters are analyzed in the novel. At the same time, the instruction to the author’s growth and his main works, the influence of this novel on the Romance period and the author’s religious background can help readers have a better understanding of the author’s use of symbolism use.Key words: The Scarlet Letter; symbolism; the use of symbolism; Nathaniel Hawthorne; Puritanism. I. IntroductionThis research mainly deals with the use of symbolism in the Scarlet Letter. I will introduce the novel and author to you.1.1 The Introduction to the StoryThe Scarlet letter is the most famous work of Hawthorne. The Scarlet Letter is Hawthorne’s representative works. It symbolized the significant breakthrough of American novel creation, because of the profound main thought the rich imagination and the unique writing technique. 1.1.1 The Content of The Scarlet LetterThe story began in seventeenth-century Boston, then a Puritan settlement. An aping English scholar Roger Chillingworth sent his beautiful young wife, Hester Prynne, alone to New England to make their new home, but in midway Chillingworth were captured by the Indian. Hester had arrived America alone and fallen in love with the pastor Arthur Dimmesdale. This matter, was regarded as the most bad thing by the local Puritan society and let her to wear the scarlet letter “A” on her dress as punishment for her adultery. In the end, Chillingworth was morally degraded by his monomaniacal pursuit of revenge; Dimmesdale was broken by his own sense of guilt, and he publicly confessed his adultery before dying in Hester’s arms. Only Hester’s could face the future bravely, as she planed to take her daughter Pearl to Europe to begin a new life.1.1.2 The Theme and CharactersFor the main thoughts, what morals and religion had Hawthorne publicized in Scarlet Letter? Hawthorne was going to publicize puritan, that’s to say Hawthorne believed it was God who created the world and human beings, every one was born with original sin and should be punished, only God’s mend can save us. (Yao 1995)The main themes: forgiveness, sin. alienation appearance versus reality, breaking society’s rules, maternal love, betrayal, faith and love, a woman’s place in society.The Scarlet Letter deeply expressed the chara。