英美文学霍桑介绍课件

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PotLongfellowandFranklinpierceHawthornedidthreething:

first,asasurveyor

second,Grandfather'sChair;

FamousOldPeople;theLibertyTree

third,heinvestedhissavingsatBrookFarmMossesformanoldmanse(secondcollectionofshortstories)Thescarletletter(mostfamousnovel)FirstAmericanromancerSignificanceHawthornewasimbuedwithaninquiringimagination,anintenselymeditative,andanunceasinginterestintheambiguityofman’sbeing.Athisbest,Hawthornewasamasterofpsychologicalinsight.Hawthorne’snovelswereperhapsthedeepestandmostpsychologicalinthe19century.BriefintroductionofTheScarletLetter

alovetragedytakingplaceinNorthAmericancolonialperiod.

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D----Dimmesdale代尔HeroineHmarriedtoC,whowasoldanduglyanddevotedhiswholelifetostudying.Therewasnolovebetweenthecouple.ButHandministerDlovedeachother.AndHgavebirthtoadaughtercalledPearl.AccordingtoPuritanism,theycommittedadultery.Hwaspunishedinpublicandhadtowearthescarletletter----Astandingforadulteryinherlifeasalifelongsignofhersin.Butshehadastrongwillandrefusedtosaywhothechild’sfatherwas.H’slongseparatedhusbandCcamebackfromBritainanddiscoveredherrelationshipwithministerD.Alsoheknewwhathadhappenedwiththescaffold,sohedecidedtofindthechild’sfathertorevenge.Hedisguisedasadoctor.Dsufferedfromhisbeliefsandconscienceinlongtimeandbecamethinandpallid.PeopleaskedDandCtolivetogethertotreathisillness.LivingtogetherprovidedtheopportunityforCtorevenge.SoCtormentedthepoorministerunceasinglyinviciousandclevermethod.Atlast,Dcan’tendureC’shumiliationandinnertormentanylonger,hecommittedhissininpublicanddiedinH’sarms.Hsustainsallhumiliationandprovedtobeastrong---mindedandcapablewoman.Assheisreadytoofferhelpandadvicetootherwomenintrouble,shewaslovedandrespectedbypeopleinthetown.Shecontinuedherlifeofpenanceandbecameamodelofendurance,goodness,courage,andvictoryoversin.Theheroine---HesterPrynnefromherhorrendoustrials,shegainsstrength,courage,andherlostlove.She'stheembodimentofdeepcontradictions:badandbeautiful,holyandsinful,conventionalandradical.She’salsoamirror,revealingtheruefeelingsofthereaderabouttheroleofwomeninsociety.AllthecontradictionsofHester——makeheranenduringheroineofAmericanliterature.Sheisflawed,complex,andaboveallfertile.C.Hewrotestorieswithnarrativeinterest,caseintransition,coherence,andcomplexity.D.Hisstyleissoft,flowing,andalmostfeminine.

(histouchislight,buthisobservationissomber)E.Heusedambiguitytokeepthereaderinawordofuncertainty.(Hawthornerendersthisbeautifulpassagetoremindthereader,seeminglyateveryturn,thatmeaning,ortruth,willbeprofoundlydifficulttouncover)SalemWitchcraftTrialin1692ThemapofSalem(塞勒姆):

Salemwassettledin1629,MassachusettsGoodyGlover

wasarrestedandaccusedofbewitchingthechildren.ReverendCottonMather

GloverwashangedmettwicewithGloverafterherarresttopersuadehertorepentherwitchcraftIn1692January20Abigail

Williams(11)ElizabethParris(9)StrangebehaviorOthergirlsinSalemMid-February,1692:DoctorGriggs,whoattendedtothe“afflicted”girls,suggestedthatwitchcraftwasthecauseoftheirstrangebehavior.trials

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