《红字》中字母A的象征意义(英文).doc

PAGE  Symbolism Of The Letter “A” Throughout The Scarlet Letter 《红字》中字母“A”的象征意义 方蒂蒂 江西农业大学2004届毕业生 Fang didi Class 2004 Jiangxi Agriculture University Abstract: There have been a lot of arguments over the diversity of symbol over the past years. However, Nathaniel Hawthorne is successful in employing symbolic techniques and lays great emphasis on the diversity of symbol. The Scarlet letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne is undoubtedly been considered as his masterpiece, is praised as one of the greatest novels and regarded as the first symbolic novel in American literature. This novel includes many profound and important symbols, and the author’s symbolic style has the rich flavors of emotion and conforms to no conventional pattern. Hawthorns symbolism, especially the symbolic letter “ A” helps make the keynote of the story clearer and the characters to the life. The changing symbolic meanings throughout the novel are the best expressed by the letter “ A”. This paper attempts to discuss the diversity of symbolism in this novel, i.e. the changing symbolic meanings of the scarlet letter “A”, and their manifestations. Key words: Nathaniel Hawthorne; The Scarlet Letter; symbols; symbolism; the diversity 摘要: 象征的多义性曾引起过不少争议,然而纳撒尼尔·霍桑却出色地运用了象征主义手法和成功地突出强调了象征的多义性.红字无庸质疑地被认为是霍桑最杰出的作品,也被赞誉为美国文学上最出色小说,同时也是美国第一部象征小说.这部小说包含了很多意味深远而且重要的象征, 作者的象征手法具有浓郁的感情色彩,不拘于传统形式.作者通过象征手法,尤其是具有象征意义字母“A”使得文章主线清晰,并且给人物注入了生命力.字母 “A”作为最具代表的例子是其在小说中含义的变化.本文试从红字 “A” 象征意义的多义性，讨论《红字》中的字母 “A” 的象征手法. 关键词: 纳撒尼尔·霍桑; 《红字》; 象征; 象征主义; 多义性 ⅠThe introduction to Nathaniel Hawthorne and his intention of writing The Scarlet Letter. Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in an impoverished noble New England’s family, the descendent of a long line of puritan ancestors. Among his ancestors, 2 generations were big wheels in organs of power of unite of religion and politics in colony areas. They persecuted heterodoxy by zealot of Puritan. Lonely childhood branded his personality with melancholy and taciturn. After hi