《红字》英文介绍

1234AuthorCharactersPlot1234Themes1Author1NathanielHawthorne(纳撒尼尔·霍桑)AnAmericannovelistandshortstorywriterHisfictionworksare.considereddarkromanticism（黑色浪漫主义）MajorWorksShortstoriesTwice-ToldTales《故事重述》1837MossesfromanoldManse《古宅青苔》1846“YoungGoodmanBrown”“TheMinister’sBlackVeil”MajorWorksNovelsTheScarletLetter《红字》1850TheHouseoftheSevenGables《带有七个尖角阁的房子》1851BlithedaleRomance《福谷传奇》1852TheMarbleFaun《玉石雕像》18602Characters2HesterDimmesdaleChillingworthPearl2Characters2ChillingworthOldUglyScholarDeformedshoulders（畸形的肩膀）Distortedsoul(扭曲的灵魂)Heisinterestedinrevenge.2Characters2HesterChillingworthYoungBeautifulBraveArebelofpuritan(反清教伦理)HelpneighborsandthepoorShepursuedhappiness.2Characters2DimmesdalePearlYoungHandsomeMinister（牧师）adevotedservantofGodgloomy,weak-minded,selfishsufferingfromexperienceofphysicalaandspiritualdisintegration2Characters2PearlHester’sdaughterAsymbolofthehopeInnocent，lovely，lively，smartMoody（情绪多变的）Mischievous（淘气的）Brave3Plot3ChillingworthhideshisidentityandrevengehimselfonDimmesdale.Hesterhascommittedadulterywithayoungminister,Dimmesdale,HesterrefusestonameherloverandissentencedtowearascarletA,signifyingadulteress,asasignofsin.Dimmesdalesufferedphysicalandmentaltorture(折磨).PlotHesterPrynne’shusband,ascholarsentheraheadtoAmerica,butheneverarrivedinBoston.Whilewaitingforherhusband,Hesterhasapparentlyhadanaffair,asshehasgivenbirthtoachild,Pearl.Shewillnotrevealherlover’sidentity.Asaresult,shehastowearthescarletletterA,whichstandsforadultery,asherpunishmentforhersinandhersecrecy.OnthisdayHesterisledtothetownscaffoldandharanguedbythetownfathers,includingtherespectedministerArthurDimmesdale,butsheagainrefusestoidentifyherchild’sfather.PlotHesterstandsonascaffold(绞刑台）beforetheentiretown.Hester’smissinghusband,RogerChillingworth,arrivesandseeseverything.HesettlesinBoston,intentonrevenge.HerevealshistrueidentitytonoonebutHester,whomhehassworntosecrecy.Frustratedinhisrevenge,Chillingworthdiesayearlater.HesterandPearlleaveBoston,andnooneknowswhathashappenedtothem.Manyyearslater,Hesterreturnsalone,stillwearingthescarletletter,toliveinheroldcottageandresumehercharitablework.TheEndingTheEndingShereceivesoccasionallettersfromPearl,whohasmarriedaEuropeanaristocratandestablishedafamilyofherown.WhenHesterdies,sheisburiednexttoDimmesdale.Thetwoshareasingletombstone,whichbearsascarlet“A.”44ThemesSin,Knowledge,andtheHumanConditionTheNatureofEvilIdentityandSociety44ThemesItisoriginallymeanttobeasymbolofshame.Astimegoesby,Hesterhasaddedtotheletteranothermeaningthroughherownefforts.Gradually，itbecomesindeterminate（模糊的）：peopleevenregarditasangle.AdulteryAbleAngelThankyou!