TheAnalysisofHesterPrynneinHawthorne’sworkofTheScarletLetter-2019年精选文档

1、The Analysis of Hester Prynne in Hawthorne work of The Scarlet Letter： Nathaniel Hawthorne is one of the most influentialAmerican romantic novelists in the 19th century .Hester Prynne is the heroinof Hawthorne s novel The ScarletLetter. The novel mainly tells a story which is related to a scarlet le

2、tter“ A” . The heroin Hester Prynne is thewearer of the scarlet letter which means the adultery. From the novel ， we know that Hester Prynne gets rid of the control of the religion especially Puritanism and the law on woman， she wins freedom of love and spirit ， as a result ， she is also punished by

3、 the social reality at that time.From the description of Hester Prynnes experience andthought ， the novel al so reflects Hawthorn s strong feminist consciousness. In my paper ， I will attach the importance to the heroin Hester Prynne. The whole paper will be divided into three parts. Part one is abo

4、ut Hester s marriage with Chillingworth. Part two is about the love and relationship between Hester and Dimmesdale. Part three is about Hester and her daughter Pearl. From these three parts ， I want to speak highly of Hesters independent feminist consciousness and braveness to pursue love and spirit

5、ual satisfaction regardless of cruel and dark social regulation.s： Nathaniel Hawthorne ；The Scarlet Letter ； Hester Prynne ； feminist consciousnessIntroduction ：Nathaniel Hawthorne is one of the most influential American romantic novelists in the 19th century， whoplayed important role in the develop

6、ment of US literature work. The publication of his masterpiece The Scarlet Letter has taken a great step in the progress of American culture and has won the permanent high reputation for Nathaniel Hawthorne as well. The Scarlet Letter is taken as the greatest novel in American literary history.What

7、impressed me most is the scene that the heroine (Hester Prynne ) is brought to the scaffold for reprimand. She stands there with her head up and face the malevolence and hypocrisy of those so called loyal Christians bravely. In their eyes she has sinned ， but not in Gods eyes. She speaks what she th

8、inks and admits what she has done. Before her ， all the magistrates words sound ironic and disgusting. They are the real fiends in disguise ！ Away fromthe religious persecution in England ， puritans come to the new continent. But in fact the religious persecution still exists. It exists nowhere but

9、in peoples mind. Those men in power will persecute whoever angers them and doesnt bend to them because of jealousy ， wickedness ， selfishness and so on and so forth. Yes， I admit that they obey therules of bible strictly. But they have forgotten what the bible has really revealed. In gods eyes， love

10、 and mercyare what his disciples need to learn and obey. If someone attempts to harm other people ， they in fact go against gods will ， no matter how strictly they observe the superficial rules of Bible. From what those puritans did，I understand that humani s evil by nature ， or rather ， human psych

11、e has two sides. Sometimes when the evil side takes the upper hand ， it can be horrible and terrifying. A womans greatness is exhibited perfectly in this segment. Thats the reason why it moves me so deeply.In thenovel ， Hawthorne successfully creates a female image the heroin Hester Prynne. Hawthorn

12、e subverted the traditional objective position of womani n the patriarchal society and set the subjective status for Hester Prynne.She fights against the conventional rule and bravelypursues love. Because of her rebellion of social order of Puritanical Community ， Hester Prynne suffers enormously fr

13、om the shame of her public disgrace and from the isolation of her punishment. However ， she still retains her self-respect and survives her punishment with dignity，grace and ever-growing strength of character. From the heroin s complicated life experience， we know thedarkness of the society which is

14、 under the control of the Puritanism. It also reveals us the womens status in apatriarchal society. It is obvious that women do not have any right. Nevertheless， Hester Prynne shows us adifferent female image. She presents us her strong feminist consciousness and reflects the real thoughts of almost

15、 all the women at that time. It is just the expression of Hawthornes fe minist consciousness. This novel had a great and positive influence on the society at that time.It had foreshadowed the booming development of feminist movement and womens liberation ， what is more ， the feminist consciousness o

16、f Hawthorne had stimulated and accelerated the development of feminist writing.In my paper ， I put emphasis on feminist consciousness and womens status in the society by analyzing HesterPrynnes living experience. Finally ， my paper highlights the significance of the positive side of Nathaniel Hawtho

17、rnes feminist consciousness.By this way， we canstrength women s feminist consciousness and appeal the society to treat women more fairly.Main Body：Chapter One Hester Prynnes tragic marriage with ChillingworthHester Prynne is portrayed as a young and beautiful lady in the novel. When she is immature

18、and does not know what is love ， she is cheated by an old scholar Chillingworth who is very short and ugly. She marries him and becomes his wife. Without any doubt ， their combination is not a happy marriage. Because there is no love exist between them. Chillingworth himself also admits it. He once

19、said ： “It is his fault to form an unnatural relationship between Hester and him ”.In the novel ， Hester Prynne is convicted of adultery ， she can not be accepted by the society and punished by the social order. Actually she is a sacrifice of patriarchal society. After her marriage with Chillingwort

20、h ， she almost can not get any happiness. The reason is that Chillingworth only pays his attention on books all day and never caresHester. He could not meet Hester so selfish that he ruins Hester this unfair and unnatural marriage Prynne is totally buried. Theirs spiritual need. He iss life and happ

21、iness. In， the youth of Hestertragic marriage is just thereflection of the dark social order at that time. FromHester Prynne ， we could know the women s status is inferior. However， Hester Prynne never submits to thereality ， she bravely fights for her own right and looks for her happiness. What she

22、 has done represents a new trend of the society ， that is more and more womena sk for their own rights and hope to be liberated from the stern social regulations. In essence， this is just expression offeminist consciousness.Chapter Two HesterPrynnes P erseverance for Real LoveChillingworth sent Hest

23、er toAmerica ， but he did notgo there with her. While waiting for her husband， Hesterhas apparently had an affair with a man， as she has given birth to a baby. However， the man is a young and eloquent minister in local place Dimmesdale.They deeply love with each other， but under thepressure of the s

24、ocial order and regulations ， they could not expose their true love to the public. In addition，Hester s behaviour can not be accepted by the society，she is punished by wearing a scarlet letter“A” whichmeans adultery. It is a insult for a woman. However， shenever yields to the dark society and bravel

25、y fights against the Puritanism and social prejudice. She never reveals her lover s identity and undertakes all the punishment andpain. She boldly seek for her own true love regardless of religious regulations and social prejudice. To some extent ， her deed represents real thoughts of the womena t t

26、hat time. They are longing for freedom and true love in the patriarchal society. They want to get rid of the control of social orders and regulations and gain the real independence and liberation. Hester is considered as a sacrifice at that time. Although she tried her best to protect her love and l

27、over， her lover did not stand withher to accept the punishment from public. On the contrary ， in order to keep his own status and good image， Dimmesdale never admitted his sin until he died. From this point ， we know that a man satisfies himself with social cognition and acceptance comparing with lo

28、ve. When there is lack of balance between love and his social status， he alwaysabandons his love so that he is accepted by the society.Therefore ， to some extent ， Hester s true love is still a tragedy ， she could not get what she really wants to have. This also reflects darkness of the society and

29、control of religious regulations. Nevertheless ， Hester s perseverance for love and her boldness to object to silly Puritanism and social order wake up the whole society especially women， she lets all the womenr ealize that they should ask for what they want and subvert improper religious regulation

30、s and finally gain the real freedom and liberation.Thus， Hester s perseverance for her real lovehighlights more feminist consciousness.Chapter Three Hester Prynne and Her Daughter PearlPearl is evidence of the love between Hester and Dimmsdale. She constantly reminds Hester of her sin. In the novel

31、， Pearl is a mysterious girl ， because she could perceive things that others do not and she always put forward some sharp questions which secretly scorn and reveal nature and darkness of the society. In order to protect Dimmesdale， Hester hides her love for him and she puts all her love and affectio

32、n on Pearl. They live together and get away from dark society. Hence， Pearl never beinfluenced by the patriarchal society since she was born.As a result ， Pearl behaves extremely different no matter in her thought or her behaviour. It is pearl points out the essence of many significant images in the

33、 novel. She is not only a spiritual assistant to her mother but also a predictor of the truth. So Pearl is crucial for her mother to fight against social orders and religious regulations.She could be regarded as a female angle of fighting against patriarchal society. In the novel， Hawthorne says tha

34、tHester s beauty makes the world darker ， her child takes the society greater losses. In other words， Hester sbeauty brings brightness and hope to women， and Pearl isprecious for females because she gives a heavy blow to the dark patriarchal society.Therefore ， Pearl is a powerful evidence of Hester s fighting against dark reality and patriarchal society. It is also an appeal for women to seek for their equality、freedom and get rid of the pressure from the society and gain the real liberation.ConclusionWith the description of the heroin Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Lette