A young nation, the United States in nineteenth century went on an experiment on the national identity, value, performance and destiny. Hawthorne, as a writer, took part in this experiment. In his The Scarlet Letter...A young nation, the United States in nineteenth century went on an experiment on the national identity, value, performance and destiny. Hawthorne, as a writer, took part in this experiment. In his The Scarlet Letter, he justifies what seems unjustifiable: that is Hester’s transgression of both religious and social laws. By Hester’s “social experiment,” Hawthorne advocates the Enlightenment idea that natural law takes precedence over God’s law; as well as the humanistic idea that human being is more important than social conventions. In Hester’s destiny, Hawthorne expressed his hope that the newborn nation should develop on a more healthy and natural way.展开更多
文摘A young nation, the United States in nineteenth century went on an experiment on the national identity, value, performance and destiny. Hawthorne, as a writer, took part in this experiment. In his The Scarlet Letter, he justifies what seems unjustifiable: that is Hester’s transgression of both religious and social laws. By Hester’s “social experiment,” Hawthorne advocates the Enlightenment idea that natural law takes precedence over God’s law; as well as the humanistic idea that human being is more important than social conventions. In Hester’s destiny, Hawthorne expressed his hope that the newborn nation should develop on a more healthy and natural way.
