“红字”的力量:安娜悲剧成因探析

The Power of The Scarlet Letter: An Exploration of Causes for Anna Karenina's Tragedy

安娜的悲剧,以往学界都归结为外在原因:一是丈夫卡列宁的虚伪与冷酷;二是情人伏伦斯基的戏弄与抛弃;三是上流社会的无情迫害。其实不然,真正促使安娜卧轨自杀的是她背负的"红字"——内心道德的自觉,良知的觉悟。在灵与肉的搏斗中,安娜最终不堪忍受道德自觉的痛苦,良知觉悟的折磨。她卧轨是一种自觉的选择:世界上有比爱情更重要的,是罪孽、负罪感。

The tragedy of Anna Karenina had been attributed to external causes： the hypocrisy and coldness of her husband Karenin,her being teased and abandoned by her lover Vronsky and the ruthless persecution of high society.In fact,what makes Anna kill herself on the railway is the ＂scarlet letter＂ in her-moral consciousness and conscientious awareness.In her struggle of soul and body,Anna finally gives way to the pain of moral consciousness and the torture of conscientious awareness.Her suicide is a self-conscious choice.There is something more important than love in the world,that is,sense of sin and guilt.