试析《红字》中“A”字及其色彩的意象

“A” and Its Color Images in The Scarlet Letter

霍桑的小说《红字》主题思想丰富深邃 ,艺术表现手段超凡卓越。众所周知 ,精细入微的心理描写是这部小说最重要的特色 ,也是它蜚声文坛、行之久远的一个主要原因。而本文则试图以小说中出现的红“A”字作为切入点 。

The Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Horthorn is one of the greatest nove ls in American literature. Characterized by its delicate writing skills, the des cription of the hero and heroine's mind, emotion and feelings makes its prominen ce in artistic expression. Nevertheless, this article is intended to explore the artistic skills from a rather different perspective——“A” and Its Color Imag es emerging on most occasions.