《红字》重负下的文化冲突

The Cultural Conflict under the Burden of The Scarlet Letter

霍桑在继承传统文学的基础上对于历史题材的选择,本身就是一种当时文化现实条件的冲突。小说《红字》对于通奸主题的选用表明一种自然文化根基的却失与宗教束缚的冲突。同时,霍桑又把这种冲突具体到小说中的主人公身上,使主人公身上也背负了某种文化基因的冲突重负。

Hawthon＇s choice of historical theme on the basis of inheriting traditional culture is itself a conflict with the cultural reality at that time. The choice of the theme of adultery indicates a conflict between natural desire and the religious confinement. At the same time, the writer focuses this conflict on the heroin of the novel, burdening her with a certain cultural gene.