《红字》中主要人物的心理特征探究_英语论文

A Psychological Analysis of the Leading Characters in Red Scarlet

摘要

《红字》是纳撒尼尔·霍桑的代表作，以其丰富的象征主义闻名于世。也体现了清教主义给人们的生活造成的影响。文章所表现的象征主义是指一个具体物体或者行动去表现一种抽象的思维。由于象征的作用，小说往往把微妙的感觉表现出来的同时，也能把复杂的社会现象和人类冲突的本质表现和概括出来。在霍桑的杰出代表作《红字》中，主要描述了女主人公海丝特不同寻常的人生。小说《红字》中海丝特这个人物形象是颇受争议的，她独特的人物性格特点在霍桑的笔下栩栩如生。本篇论文运用弗洛伊德的人格结构理论来分析海丝特的性格特征以及她在小说中所表现出来的抗争与妥协，以期使读者对这位女主人公有一个全面的了解。

 关键词：象征主义；海丝特·白兰；抗争；妥协

Abstract

The Scarlet Letter is the masterpiece of Nathaniel Hawthorne, a famous writers in American literary world. And it is well known for its symbols and symbolism. Symbolism refers to the use of a concrete object or action to represent an abstract idea. Because of the effect of the symbols, the delicate feelings, the complicated social phenomenon and the essence of the human nature’s conflicts are all displayed impressively. As Hawthorne’s masterpiece, The Scarlet Letter mainly tells an unusual story of Hester Prynne. It is known to all that Hester in this novel is a controversial character and her unique traits of character are depicted vividly by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The letter “A” changes its meanings with the development of the story. This paper will analyze the character of Hester Prynne plus the driving force of her struggles and compromises based on the theory of personality structure. This paper aims to make readers get an overall understanding of Hester Prynne. 

Key words: symbolism; Hester Prynne; struggle; compromise