美国文学——红字Unit-4-the-Scarlet-Letter

ITOPIC:TheScarletLetter―TheMarketofPlaceIIOBJECTIVES:A)IntroductiontotheromanceB)ThemainideaofthenovelandthethemesC)CommentonthemaincharactersD)Symbolicsignificanceofthescarletletter“A”E)Studyofthechapter﹡ThemainideaofChapter2﹡AnalysisoftheimageofHesterPrynne(Chapter2)﹡Stylisticfeatures﹡NarrativetechniqueTheScarletLetter—AromanceofpsychologicalparadoxTopic1―Introductiontotheromance﹡AromanceofpsychologicalparadoxKeywords:◆effectsorconsequencesofthesin◆thetensionbetweensocietyandindividuals◆asenseofhistoricalrealityandanairofauthenticity◆Dimmesdale’sremorse;Chillingworth’spsychologicalrevengeandHester’sspeculationonthepossibilitiesofhumancondition.◆thecomplexityofhumanpsychology﹡Itisaboutadultery,butnotaboutsex.Keywords:◆classicportrayalofPuritanAmerica◆thepassionate,forbiddenloveaffair﹡Itisaboutpunishment,butnotaboutcrime.Keywords:◆tohidesin◆towitherspirituallyaswellasphysically◆condemnationandpurify◆torevenge◆toacceptpunishmentandgetnewlifeTopic2―ThemainideaofthenovelandthethemesThemainidea:Keywords:◆AnagingEnglishscholarChillingworth◆ascarletletter“A”onone’sbreast◆illicitchild.◆todisguiseasaphysicianandchangeone’sname◆thetruth◆toreestablishfellowship◆toconfesssin◆Pearl’sfateThethemes:Thestoryisseeminglysimple,butitrelatestheallegoryofsinnersandtheconflictbetweenintellectandnaturalemotionsothatweseenotonlytheauthor’sjudgmentofthe17thcenturyPuritansocietybutalsohisclearperceptionofhumanpsychologyandthehumanindictmentinalmostanyhumancommunity.Thethematicconcernoftheauthorisnotsomuchaboutthesinitselfasabouttheeffectofthesinonthepeopleinvolvedandthesocietyasawhole.Alongwiththefusionofthefundamentalmoralemphasisandhumanpsychology,Hawthorneeffectivelyusessymbolismtogivethebookmuchofitsvalue.Topic3―CommentonthemaincharactersHester:1.reconstructherlife2.neverhidehercharacterandidentity3.bearherhumiliationwithsupremedignityandheragony4.submittothepunishmentandperformactsofcharitytothoseintroubleDimmesdale:◆HeisafallenPuritanpriest,butarisingromanticcelebrity.◆Heundergoesthetragicexperienceofphysicalandspiritualdisintegration.◆Hehideshissinandsuffersthecondemnationofhisinnerheartandhissoulispurified.◆Heundergoesthetragicexperienceofphysicalandspiritualdisintegration.◆Heoweshissuccesstohismereeloquence,tohischarisma.◆Hispowerisrootedininspiration,notinreasoning.◆Hissermonsareabouthimself.Hehasbecomehisownmessage.Chillingworth:Heisascholar,isarealvillain,theembodimentofpureintellect,whocommits“theunpardonablesin”.Theirdifferentresults:Hesterfaceshersinhonestlyandfranklyandacceptspunishment,andgetsnewlifewithgoodmorality.Dimmesdalehideshissinandsuffersthecondemnationofhisinnerheartandhissoulispurified.Chillingworthiseagertorevengeandbecomearealvillainfromasufferer.Thesymbolicsignificanceofthescarletletter“A”Topic4―Symbolicsignificanceofthescarletletter“A”Differentlayersofsymbolicmeanings:“Adultery”,“Able”.“Angel”“AdmirableorArt,orAdvance,evenAmerica”Topic5―StudyofthechapterA)ThemainideaofChapter2◆Onacertainmorninginthemiddleoftheseventeenthcentury◆throngofmen,intermixedwithwomen◆thesentenceofalegaltribunal◆HesterPrynne◆thescaffold◆ahumiliationandanagonyforthreehoursHesterPrynneONAFIELD,SABLE,THELETTERA,GULES.B)AnalysisoftheimageofHesterPrynne(Chapter2)1)Herappearance:abeautifulwoman﹡Theyoungwomanwastall,withafigureofperfectelegance,onalargescale.Shehaddarkandabundanthair,soglossythatitthrewoffthesunshinewithagleam,andafacewhich，besidesbeingbeautifulfromregularityoffeatureandrichnessofcomplexion,hadtheimpresivenessbelongingtoamarkedbrowanddeepblackeyes.(p30)﹡Shewaslady-like,too,afterthemannerofthefemininegentilityofthosedays;characterizedbyacertainstateanddignity,ratherthanbythedelicate,evanescent,andindescribablegrace,whichisnowrecognizedasitsindication.(p30)﹡HadtherebeenaPapistamongthecrowdofPuritans,hemighthaveseeninthisbeautifulwoman,sopicturesqueinherattireandmien,andwiththeinfantatherbosom,anobjecttoremindhimoftheimageofDivineMaternity,…(p31)2)Hercharacter:braveandunyielding,tofacehersinhonestlyandfrankly﹡…onthethresholdoftheprison-door,sherepelledhim,byanactionmarkedwithnaturaldignityandforceofcharacter,andsteppedintotheopenair,asifbyherownfree-will.(p29)﹡Inamoment,however,wiselyjudgingthatonetokenofhershamewouldbutpoorlyservetohideanother,shetookthebabyonherarm,and,withaburningblush,andyetahaughtysmile,andaglancethatwouldnotbeabashed,lookedaroundathertownspeopleandneighbours.(p30)﹡…haughtyasherdemeanourwas,sheperchanceunderwentanagonyfromeveryfootstepofthosethatthrongedtoseeher,asifherhearthadbeenflungintothestreetforthemalltospurnandtrampleupon.(p31)﹡Withalmostaserenedeportment,therefore,HesterPrynnepassedthroughthisportionofherordeal,andcametoasortofscaffold,atthewesternextremityofthemarket-place.(p31)﹡Knowingwellherpart,sheascendedaflightofwoodensteps,andwasthusdisplayedtothesurroundingmultitude,atabouttheheightofaman’sshouldersabovethestreet.(p31)﹡Theunhappyculpritsustainedherselfasbestawomanmight,undertheheavyweightofathousandunrelentingeyes,allfasteneduponher,andconcentredatherbosom.Itwasalmostintolerablet