还人物以本来面目——对《红字》中海斯黛·白兰形象的重新解读

Seeking the True Colors of the Protagonist——a New Interpretation of Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter

《红字》是美国杰出小说家霍桑的代表作,也是整个美国浪漫主义小说最有声望的作品之一。小说塑造了一位饱受争议的主人公海斯黛白兰,或被认为是回头浪子,或被称为女权主义者。本文将从另一个视角重新解读这一人物形象。

The Scarlet Letter is a representative work of American outstanding novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne, and also one of the most prestigious works of the Romantic Period. This novel shaped a debatable protagonist Hester Pryrme, a prodigal son or a feminist. This paper intends to make a new interpretation of this character.