Acknowledgments My writing of this thesis has smoothly come to an end, and I hereby would like to extend my sincere gratitude to the following people for their selfless dedication and contribution to my thesis. 33227
I would like to express my gratitude to all those who helped me during the writing of this thesis.
My profound gratitude first goes to Associate Prof., my supervisor, for her constant guidance and encouragement in the process of my writing. In the preparation of the thesis, she has spent much time reading through each draft and provided me with inspiring advice. Without her patient instruction, insightful criticism and expert guidance, the completion of this thesis would not have been possible.
I also owe a special debt of gratitude to all the professors in Foreign Languages Institute, from whose devoted teaching and enlightening lectures I have benefited a lot and academically prepared for the thesis.
I should finally like to express my gratitude to my beloved parents who have always been helping me out of difficulties and supporting without a word of complaint.
Abstract The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a classical novel in American literature in the 19th century. With the first Chinese translation published in the 1950s in China, scholars and readers in this country have shown an ever-increasing interest in Hawthorne’ works. Its immortal enchantment lies not only in its condemnation of the negative impact of Puritan society on people’s spirit, but more importantly, in the advocacy of kindness in humanity, the feminist thinking and the thinking of the democratic regimes which ask for equality and fairness. A tragedy is usually more touching than a comedy. That’s why The Scarlet Letter has a profound significance in the history of literature. The purpose of this paper is to find the causes of tragic color in The Scarlet Letter and the realistic significance of the tragic color.
The paper falls into six parts. The first part serves as an introduction. The second part aims at exploring the causes of tragedy in The Scarlet Letter. The third part analyzes the realistic significance of the tragic color in The Scarlet Letter. The fourth part functions as a conclusion.
Key Words: The Scarlet Letter, tragic color, reasons, realistic significance
摘要霍桑的《红字》可以说是19世纪美国文学史上的一部经典之作。中文译本在上世纪50年代在中国发行。中国的学者和读者对霍桑作品表现出了空前的热情。
其不朽的魅力不仅在于它对清教社会对人的精神的负面影响提出了谴责，更重要的是，对善良人性，女权主义思想，以及平等和公正的民主制度的倡导。悲剧往往比喜剧能给人更大的震撼，这也部分解释了为什么它在文学史上才会有如此高的地位。本文主要通过分析其悲剧的主要来源来探讨其带给人们的现实意义。
本篇论文共分为优尔部分。第一部分是介绍。第二部分阐述了《红字》悲剧的来源，主要来自于人物的性格和当时的社会背景。第三部分探讨了《红字》悲剧色彩的现实意义。第四部分是结尾。
毕业论文关键词：《红字》，悲剧色彩，来源，现实意义
CONTENT
Acknowledgments i
Abstract ii
摘要 iii
1 Introduction 2
2 Literature Review 4
3 Description of the Tragic Color in The Scarlet Letter 5
3.1 Tragic Color Caused by the Protagonists’ Character 5
3.1.1 Tragic color caused by the battle between Hester’s rebellious spirit and her frailness 5
3.1.2 Tragic color caused by Dimondale’s struggle between pinity and vanity 7
3.2 Tragic Color Caused by the Social Background 9
3.2.1 Puritanism 9 浅析《红字》悲剧色彩的现实意义:http://www.youerw.com/yingyu/lunwen_30189.html