An Analysis of Gothicness in The House of the Seven Gables_英语论文

摘要

纳撒尼尔·霍桑是美国哥特文学重要代表作家，《七个尖角阁的老宅》是其代表作品之一。霍桑通过讲述一个祖辈作下罪孽而后辈负罪救赎自我的故事来揭露社会的罪恶面从而来探索人生真谛。本文主要针对小说的哥特元素进行分析，对小说中人物形象、情节设置、背景、叙事手法以及故事主题进行研究，来更深层次地了解并揭示人性和社会阴暗面。

关键词：哥特因素；人物；情节；背景；主题

Contents

1. Introduction 1

1.1 About Nathaniel Hawthorne and The House of the Seven Gables 1

1.2 Literature Review 2

2. An Overview of Gothic Novels 3

2.1 The Origin of Gothic Novels 3

2.2 The Gothic Elements in American Gothic Novels 5

3. Gothicness in The House of the Seven Gables 7

3.1 Gothicness in Characters 7

3.2 Gothicness in Plot Arrangement 9

3.3 Gothicness in Atmosphere 11

3.4 Gothicness in Narration 13

3.5 Gothicness in Theme 15

4. Conclusion 17

References 19