浅析《红字》中象征主义手法的运用AbstractNathanielHawthorneisagreatromanticnovelistinAmericainthe19thcentury.Asagreatromanticnovelist,Hawthorneisoutstandinginhandlingapplicationofsymbolism.TheScarletLetterisHawthorne'smostimportantsymbolicnovel,whichisthebestworkofHawthorneandoneoftheindubitablemasterpiecesofAmericanLiterature.AnditisthisnovelthatmakesNathanielHawthorneknownallaroundtheworld.Inthiswork,Hawthorneusesthesymbolismsoskillfullythatitenhancestheartisticeffectsofhisworkgreatly.InTheScarletLetter,symbolismrunsthroughthewholenovel.Themostimportantsymbolisthescarletletteritself.Notonlydoes“A”manifestinvariousforms,butalsoithaschangingmeaningsfrom“adultery”to“able”,even“angelic”inthenovel.Besides,thenameofthefourmajorcharactersinthenovel:HesterPrynne,ArthurDimmesdale,RogerChillingworthandPearlalsohavetheirownsymbolicmeanings.Someotherobjectsandnaturalsurroundingsthataredescribedinthenovelsuchasthejail,theforest,therosebushandsoonareallendowedwithadeepsymbolicsignificance.TheauthorofthethesiswillexploretheusageofsymbolisminTheScarletLetterfromthe---本文来源于网络，仅供参考，勿照抄，如有侵权请联系删除---threeaspectsmentionedaboveandanalyzeHawthorne’sskillfuluseofsymbolisminTheScarletLetterKeyWords:thescarletletter;symbolism;HesterPrynne;Pearl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。长篇小说《红字》是霍桑重要的象征主义代表作品,无疑也是美国文学浪漫主义时期最著名的作品之一。也正是这部巨著使得霍桑誉满全球。在这部作品中,作者巧妙运用了象征主义手法,加强了作品的艺术效果。整篇作品象征主义手法贯穿始终。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”。此外,小说中四个主要角色:海丝特,丁梅斯代尔,齐灵沃斯,珠儿也都有其各自的象征意义。小说中描述的景物和场景,例如监狱、森林、玫瑰花园等等也都寓意深刻。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。关键词:红字;象征;海丝特?普琳;珍珠AcknowledgementsThisthesisistheproductoftheauthorandthesupervisor'sthreemonthsofefforts.IthasbeenrepeatedlyrevisedundertheguidanceofProfessorXXX.Itwasthejointeffortsofboththe---本文来源于网络，仅供参考，勿照抄，如有侵权请联系删除---authorandtheteachersinForeignLanguagesDepartment.IwouldliketoexpressmyheartfeltthankstoProfessorXXXandtheteacherswhohavehelpedtheauthorintheprocessofthethesiswriting.Iwillalsogivemythankstomyclassmatesandfriendswhohavehelpedmerevisethethesis.Lastbutnotleast,Iwillgivemyheartfeltthankstomyparentswhohavebeenalwayssupportingandencouragingme.ContentsIntroduction11VariousSymbolicMeaningsoftheScarletLetter“A”31.1TheChangeoftheSymbolicMeaningsoftheScarletLetter“A”31.1.1Adultery31.1.2AloneandAlienation41.1.3Able,AdmirableandAngel51.2TheScarletLetterandtheStrictnessofPuritanSociety52TheSymbolicMeaningoftheFourMainCharacters62.1HesterPrynne62.2ArthurDimmesdale72.3RogerChillingworth82.4Pearl9---本文来源于网络，仅供参考，勿照抄，如有侵权请联系删除---3TheSymbolicMeaningsoftheObjectsintheNovel12Conclusion15Bibliography16IntroductionNathanielHawthornewasborninSalemin1804.HewasborninaprestigiousNewEnglandfamilycloselyrelatedwithPuritanchurch;hisancestorsattendedthepersecutionofpeoplebelongingtodifferentchurches,suchasQuakers.Whenhewasborn,hisfa...