Abstract In more than one century The Scarlet Letter has been one of the most frequently analyzed works of American literature, which to great extent lies in that it depicts the society as it actually was at that time。 And it has also been considered as a reflection of women’s problems at that time。 As an honest and thoughtful writer, Hawthorne narrates the story of Hester’s miserable life, reveals us the women’s marginal position in a Puritan society, and meanwhile, exposes mercilessly the cruelty and the prejudice against women of Puritan society。 Through his carefully observation on women’s life and artistic creation, he successfully creates a new image---Hester, a rebel against the social order of Puritan community。 Through the analysis of two heroes and the heroine, oppression on women in patriarchal society and the Puritan society, this thesis tries to complete an interpretation of the novel from the perspective of post colonial feminism and will be in-depth exploration of feminism in the Scarlet Letter, to reveal its social values。 What’s more, it also calls on people to pay attention to and support the oppressed women to fight for their own legitimate rights and interests。75095

Keywords: 《The scarlet Letter》; Hester Prynne; post-colonial feminism; patriarchal society; puritan society

摘要《红字》能够在一个多世纪的时间里成为美国文学作品中被分析最频繁的作品之一,得益于它再现了当时的社会现实。同时，它也被认为是一部能够反映女性问题的作品。作为一位深思熟虑的作家，霍桑通过叙述海斯特••白兰的悲惨生活来揭示女性在清教社会的边缘地位。小说还揭示了清教社会对女性的残忍与偏见。海斯特―清教社会的叛逆者这一形象的成功塑造基于霍桑对女性生活以及艺术创作的长期深入观察。霍桑通过将海斯特描绘成小说的女主人公，赋予她主导地位来扭转父权社会中女性是男性附属品这种传统旧俗。

   本文将运用后殖民女性zhuyi理论，通过分析两个男主人公, 男权社会及清教社会对女性的残酷压迫，深入探索小说《红字》中的后殖民女性zhuyi意识，揭示小说的社会价值，呼吁人们关注和支持受压迫女性争取自身合法权利。

毕业论文关键词：《红字》；海斯特•白兰；后殖民女性zhuyi；男权社会；清教思想

Contents

1。 Introduction1

1。1 A brief introduction of Hawthorne and his novel…1

1。2 Introduction to post-colonial feminism 。。2

2。 Literature Review3

3。 Hester’s suffering from Double Colonization 。4

3。1Reflection of the patriarchal influence…。。 …4

3。2Reflection of the puritanical influence。。。。。6 

4。 Resistance of the Heroine to Oppression…6

4。1Hester’s instinctive self-awareness6

4。2Hester’s brave fighting7

5。 Conclusion。。10

  Works Cited12

1。 Introduction

1。1A brief introduction of Hawthorne and his novel

Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in 1804 in the city of Salem Massachusetts to Nathaniel Clarke Manning Hawthorne。 He later changed his name to “Hawthorne”, adding a “W” to dissociate from relatives including John Hawthorne, a judge during the Salem Witch Trials。 Hawthorne attended Bowdoin College, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in 1824, and graduated in 1825; his classmates included future president Franklin Pierce and future poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow。 Hawthorne anonymously published his first work, a novel titled Fanshawe。 In 1828, he published several short stories in various periodicals which he collected in 1837 as Twice-Told Tales。 The next year, he became engaged to Sophia Peabody。 He worked at a Custom House and joined Brook Farm, a transcendentalist community, before marrying Peabody in 1842。The couple moved to the Old Manse in Concord, Massachusetts, later moving to Salem, the Berkshires, then to The Wayside in Concord。 The Scarlet Letter was published in1850, followed by a succession of other novels。 A political appointment took Hawthorne and family to Europe before their return to the Wayside in1860。 Hawthorne died on May 19, 1864, leaving behind his wife and their three children。 His main works are The Minister’s Black Veil, House with Seven Horns Pavilion, God Valley Legend and The Scarlet Letter。  论文网