《红字》中神秘的“A”字新探

纳撒尼尔·霍桑是美国十九世纪杰出的浪漫主义小说家,其代表作《红字》以深刻的社会寓意和象征手法的巧妙运用而闻名于世。为了更好地理解红字"A"的象征意义,本文分析了海斯特·白兰,亚瑟·丁梅斯代尔,罗格·齐灵渥斯与珠儿等名字的象征意义。

Nathaniel Hawthorne was a distinguished American romantic novelist of the 19th century.His masterpiece was The Scarlet Letter which was famous for its deep social meaning and the appropriate use of symbolism.In order to understand the symbolic meaning of ＂A＂ in a better way,this paper analyzes the symbolic use of special names,that is to say,Hester Prynne,Arthur Dimmesdale,Roger ChiUingworth and Pearl.