论《红字》中荒野的象征与原型

On the Symbol and Archetype of Wilderness in The Scarlet Letter

纳撒尼尔·霍桑于 1 850年出版的长篇小说《红字》以其丰富的隐义和微妙的表现手法引起了一个多世纪的关注与评论。小说中反复出现的“森林与荒野”意象被作者赋予了善恶对立的二元意义。本文试图在分析这一意象象征意义的基础上 ,从美国殖民地时期的社会历史和文化传统两方面挖掘其“荒野”意象的原型 ,并分析宗教意识对它的深刻影响。

Nathaniel Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter has drawn worldwide attention ever since its publication in 1850.This is due to its abundant implications and subtle expressive techniques. The image of forest/wilderness has been endowed with binary meanings of good and evil. This paper intends to probe into the archetype of wilderness in terms of the social history and cultural tradition in the years of American colonial periods and analyze the influences exerted by religious thoughts.