解读红字A的象征意义

The Interpretation of the Symbolic Meaning of Scarlet A

《红字》是美国作家纳撒尼尔·霍桑的代表作,象征手法的灵活运用是这部作品的主要特色。红字A是书中重要的象征符号,它作为贯穿全文的线索,连接着故事中的每一个场景,在每个人物的身上都体现出不同的象征意义。本文具体分析了红字A对于每个人物形象不同的象征意义。

The Scarlet Letter is the representative works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, who is a famous American writer. The most important feature of this book is the flexible uses of symbolism. The scarlet A, which is used as a clue throughout the story; is an important symbolic sign, connects each scene in the story, and reflects different symbolic meaning for different person. This paper analyses the different sym- bolic meaning of the scarlet A for each character image.