英语专业试析《红字》的女主人公_毕业设计.doc

郑州大学西亚斯国际学院 试析《红字》的女主人公 An Analysis of the Heroine in The Scarlet Letter 姓 名 学 籍 号 专 业 英语 级 别 系 别 国际教育学院 指导教师 填表日期： 年 4 月 20 日 An Analysis of the Heroine in The Scarlet Letter 试析《红字》的女主人公 ID NO. 20061103137 Yuan Tian (Jane Yuan) Submitted as a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of English SIAS International College of Zhengzhou University April 20, 2010 Faculty Advisor: Zhang Fengwei Acknowledgement I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all those who helped me during the writing of the thesis. My deepest gratitude goes first and foremost to Ms. Zhang Fengwei, my supervisor, for her constant encouragement and guidance. Without her illuminating instruction, insightful criticism and guidance, the completion of this thesis would not have been possible. Second, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Ms. Han Ximiao, who led me into the world of literature. I am also greatly indebted to the professors and teachers at the Department of Foreign Languages, from whose devoted teaching and enlightening lectures I have benefited a lot and academically prepared for the thesis. Last my thanks would go to my beloved family for their loving considerations and great confidence in me all through these years. I also owe my sincere gratitude to my friends and my fellow classmates who gave me their help and helped me work out my problems during the difficult course of the thesis. Abstract Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804—1864), a novelist and short story writer, is an important figure in the history of American literature. The scarlet letter, Hawthorne’s masterpiece, tells a simple and dramatic story. It was very popular and widely read. It has been considered to be the most famous work of Hawthorne. As for the heroine Hester Prynne who suffered humiliation in this novel, some think that she possesses a courag