霍桑The Scarlet Letter赏析ppt课件

.,TheScarletLetter,ByNathanielHawthorne,Love,whethernewlyborn,orarousedfromadeath-likeslumber,mustalwayscreateasunshine,fillingtheheartsofullofradiance,thatitoverflowsupontheoutwardworld.“爱情，无论是新生的，亦或从死亡般沉睡中苏醒，必会产生一种阳光，它既照亮内心，又洋溢而出，喷薄到外界。”,一班第六组陈诺吴慧敏毛梦伟林燕晏青青方苗苗,.,BriefIntroduction,TheScarletLetterhasbeenhailedbothasthefirstsymbolicnovelandasthefirstpsychologicalnovelinAmerica.Withthepublicationofthisnovelin1850,HawthornesreputationasamajorAmericanauthorhasbeenontheincreaseeversince.,.,PlotOverview,ThestorydescribestheillicitloveaffairofHesterPrynnewithReverendArthurDimmesdale.Hesterisayoungmarriedwomanwhosehusbandwaspresumedtohavebeenlostatseaonthejourney.ShebeginsasecretadulterousrelationshipwithArthurDimmesdale,andbecomespregnantwithadaughter,whomshenamesPearl.,.,Then,sheispubliclyvilified(中伤）andforcedtowearthescarletletter“A”onherclothingtoidentifyherasanadulteress,butsheloyallyrefusestorevealtheidentityofherlover.Sheacceptsthepunishmentwithgracesandrefusestobedefeatedbytheshameinflicteduponherbysociety.Eventually,DimmesdalepubliclyadmitshispartintheadulteryanddiesinHestersarms.,.,ThemeoftheScarletLetter,Love,lust,Sin,Evil,Revenge,Rebellion,loyalty1.Itshowstheconflictbetweenhumannatureandsocialhuman.(自然人与社会人的冲突）2.Itexposesthecrueltyofsociety,thedeceptionofreligionandthehypocrisyofmoralityin19thcentury.3.ItreflectstheCalvinistic(加尔文主义的)thoughtof“Originalsin”.4.ItalsoexpressesHawthornesdevoutanddoubtfulattitudetoethicsandmoralityofPuritanism.,Theeffectofsin罪恶论,.,Structure,Thestructureofthestoryfollowsachronologicalorderwithperiodicflashbacksandwithforeshadowing.Thenovelisagoodexampleoffiction,notforitsideasbutforart.Structurallink:Threescaffold(刑台)scenesbringmaincharacterstogether,unfoldalltheconfliction,makethenovelwellknittedandwoventogether.,.,MajorCharacters,Hester,TheheroineBeautifulBraveandstrongAssiduousKind-heartedArebelofpuritanHelpneighborsandthepoor.Exposedsin,Dimmesdale,HestersloverLearnedscholarFeebleGloomy,weak-mindedSelfishandhypocriticAdevotedservantofGodConcernedsin,.,HestershusbandOldanduglySnakyandcruelJealousHisdeformedshouldersmirrorhisdistortedsoul.Heisinterestedinrevenge.Truesin/evil,Chillingworth,Pearl,HestersdaughterInnocentandpureMischievousBraveAsymbolofthehopeThebeautifulandpreciouspearlbornwithinanuglyclam.(hermothersshame)Alivingscarletletter,.,Symbolisminthisnovel,Hawthorneisamasterofsymbolism.Thesymbolcanbefoundeverywhereinthisnovel.(Thenameofthemaincharacters,scaffold,prison,vegetation,wildrose-bush,forest,brook)Hawthorneemphasizestheconsequencethesinofadulteryhasbroughttothecommunityandpeoplelivinginthatcommunity.ThescarletletterAisthebiggestsymbolofall.Asakeytothewholenovel,theletterAtakesondifferentlayersofsymbolicmeaningsastheplotdevelops.,.,SymboloftheScarletLetterA,(Symbolicofhermoraldevelopmentisthegradual,imperceptiblechangewhichthescarletletterundergoesinmeaning.)Atfirstitisatokenofshame,”Adultery”,butthenthegenuinesympathyandhelpHesterofferstoherfellowvillagerschangesitto“Able”.Laterinthestory,theletterAappearsinthesky,signifying“Angel”.,.,TheletterAinitiallyisasignofadulteryandpenitence(忏悔),asthecommunityseestheletterasamarkofjustpunishmentandasymboltodeterothersfromsin.Hesterisafallenwomanwithasymbolofherguilt.Later,whenshebecomesafrequentvisitorinhomesofpainandsorrow,theAisseentorepresent“Able”or“Angel”.IthasrejuvenatedHesterandchangedhermeaningintheeyesofthecommunity.,.,ThescarletletterisnotapraiseofaHesterPrynnesinning,butahymnonthemoralgrowthofthewomanwhensinnedagainst.,HawthorneswrittingstyleinthisnovelWhat