The Scarlet Letter

《红字》

读者心声：

u      这是一部有关心灵罪恶的忏悔录，而非简单的隐忍的爱情史。尽管霍桑曾经极力想要摆脱父辈遗留（参与了1692年的驱巫案）的罪恶，而其世界观中的清教徒意识依然存在并因此影响着他的创作，书中苦于挣扎的主人公并没有表现出过多超越于历史的自省意识，几乎所有人都沦陷在犯罪与对罪恶的救赎之中而无法挣脱命运的枷锁。

u      没有太多的情节，却有深沉却暗流汹涌的情感，与作者一起走过的旅程惊心动魄却极其享受。A固然错误，爱却从来没错，Hawthorne给了每个人最好的归宿，给我们许多的思考。

About the author:

Nathaniel Hawthorne（纳撒尼尔·霍桑,1804—1864）is an American novelist and short story writer in 19^th century. His fiction works are considered part of the Romantic Movement and, more specifically, dark romanticism. （美国心理分析小说的开创者，也是美国文学史上首位写作短篇小说的作家，被称为美国19世纪最伟大的浪漫主义小说家。）

His themes often center on the inherent evil （原罪）and sin of humanity（人性的罪恶）. His works often have moral messages and deep psychological complexity.

Introduction:

The Scarlet Letter tells a story of a puritan woman Hester Prynne who is punished to wear a scarlet A which stood for the crime of adultery.

When it was published at first，The Scarlet Letter was defined as nothing but a coarse and vulgar book with ideas that would pervert the minds of readers. However, people have come to realize that it is a thoughtful book with great value and worthy of studying again and again. It reminds that, we women also have the right to pursue our love and happiness, and can be brave enough to live through any difficulties with strong wills.

编辑：外国语学院 13英3班 陈雅文