红字英文书评

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红字英文书评 第一篇

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a classical novel in American literature in the 19th century. Since the first Chinese translation of The Scarlet Letter appeared in the 1950's scholars and readers in this country have shown an ever-increasing interest in his works. Its immortal enchantment lies in not only its condemnation of the negative impact of Puritan society on people's spirit, but also its affirmation of goodness. The novel aims at criticizing severely Puritanical asceticism, suggesting Hawthorne's further thinking over the "original sin" "good and evil" "soul salvation" "total depravity" by analyzing the four main characters in the novel. The novel concerns the consequence caused by the sin and people's attitude towards sin rather than the sin itself. He believes man can do good deeds to get rid of evil in his heart.

The introduction of the author:

Hawthorne was born in 1804, the town of Salem, Massachusetts, a decline of family. His Puritan ancestors had participated in the persecution of heretics was an event. Hawthorne's father was a captain, in his death at age 4. 1821, because of Hawthorne relatives is funding into the Institute of Hakata. He graduated from the school in 1825. Back to the Salem Town he works in writing. Hawthorne's short stories are mostly drawn from the New England history or real life, focusing on the fate of humanity and human problems. "The Scarlet Letter" was written in 1851.

A reasonable description of marriage by the young woman bound for the

Calvinists are guilty of adultery was prohibited public display, exposed the system was under the rule of colonial politics and religion in some of the darkness. 19th-century novel reveals the era of capitalist development, the United States Code, the law of social cruelty, religious deception and moral hypocrisy.

The story is followed like this:

The protagonist of the novel was a young woman named Hester who was punished to wear the scarlet letter “A” to signify that she was an adulterer.Her husband,Chillingworth,was a scholar much older than her.He sent her to America but he himself failed to arrive.While waiting for her husband,Hester fell in love with a local young minister named Dimmesdale.She had an affair with him and later gave birth to Pearl.Although she was shamed publicly on the town scaffold,she still refused to reveal her lover’s identity.In order to punish her,people forced her to wear the scarlet letter.Since then,she and her daughter Pearl lived in a cottage at the edge of the forest and was alienated by the rest of the community.However,this put her in a special position to observe and think about the society.Her lover,the young minister,lacked courage to confess his sin publicly,felt guilty and tormented himself both mentally and physically.And this gradually ruined his health.At the same time,Chillingworth disguised himself as a doctor and stayed in Dimmesdale’s home.For the sake of revenge,he tried very hard to find out

the connection between the minister’s anguish and Hester’s secret.Later,Hester revealed Chillingworth’s true identity to Dimmesdale and asked him to escape to Europe together.While the plain was destroyed by wicked Chillingworth.In the end,Dimmesdale confessed his adultery with Hester in his last sermon.He tore away his ministerial garments and revealed his breast,on which there was a same mark as the scarlet letter.People were totally shocked and the minister fell onto the scaffold and died.After his death,Chillingworth was left with no object for his revenge,he wasted away and soon died.Later,Hester and Pearl disappeared.This made the story of scarlet letter grow into a legend.Many years later,Hester suddenly returned to the town and resumed her charity work.Until the time of her death,she still wore the scarlet letter on her breast.Whereas,it was no longer the symbol of shame but the symbol of able and angle.

The analysis of the novel:

The Scarlet Letter also has literial and symbolic meanings,and its meaning shifts as time goes by.Originally,it intends to mark Hester as an adulterer,it’s a symbol of shame.But at the end of the story,it becomes a powerful social identity of Hester.She changed the meaning of the scarlet letter in people’s mind through her own effort: accepting the assigned identity and reconfrigurating it with quiet perseverance and inner strength.The main characters of the novel that the author figures

elaborately all have special functions.Hester,the heroine of the novel,is an intelligent,strong-willed and kind-hearted young woman who accepts her sin bravely and finally changes her unfair fate.Dimmesdale,an admirable and respectful minister of the town people,functions mainly as a contrast to Hester. Toward their sin,Hester chooses to accept it and reconfigurate herself.While Dimmesdale doesn’t dare to confess it publicly,it makes him feel guilty and suffer endless physical and spiritual torment,death is the only thing that can relieve him.Through the different fates of Hester and Dimmesdale,we can see the central idea that the author wants to present to us,namely ,the relationship between sin and humanity.Sin stands for the social-defined identity of people,while humanity is our self-defined identity.The way in which the society defines a person is often at odds with the way that individuals define themselves.In fact,sin itself is both guilty act and an act of affaction,it's a problematic combination of love and evil. Through the connection and conflict of sin and humanity,we understand the moral strength of human beings. Understanding of the novel:

From the story, we can see that the heroes live a "rather-die-than-live" life, and understand the meaning of living and death in Hawthorne' mind that is to living is to suffering and to atone for crimes while to die is to get relief from sins and rebirth in other world. In our society, the term “evil” has been replaced by terms such as

“madness” or “insanity”.People seem to feel the need to understand the minds of perpetrator of evil acts. In a society without a single and solid morality system , we human beings are endowed with exceptional freedom in conscious and behaviour, but we should also take more responsibility for ourselves and the others in the society.

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红字英文书评 第二篇

The Scarlet Letter

《The Scarlet Letter》written by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a novel concerns souls.Everyone has his own soul.Someone defends his soul,someone does damage to it,even there are people who lose their own souls.In consequence,this world is filled with human stories in thousands of postures.

“A” is the first letter of the alphabetic which means the beginning of one thing.However,inn Christians? tradition, the beginning indicates deprivation and original sin that no one can get rid of.According to the Bible,we are all the seed of Adam.Nevertheless,Adam and Eve were punished by Jehovah for their stealing to eat love forbidden fruit.Owing to this,we,who are the descendants of Adam and Eve,are born guilty.In Puritans? eyes,Hester Prynne is a dissolute and immoral woman.They take Hester into custody just to show the dignity of God. So foolish people they are!An ugly woman cries:“This woman has brought shame upon us all,and ought to die.Is there not law for it? Truly there is,both in the Scripture and the statute book.”(2009:56)From this description,we can easily find that people there are so indifferent that they seem to be captivate by the church. We see,Hester is so common a woman who is dying for love and does not want to be forced to compromise to reality.“She had dark and abundant hair,so glossy that it threw off the sunshine with a gleam,and a face which,besides being beautiful from regularity of

feature and richness of complexion,had the impressiveness belonging to a marked brow and deep black eyes”.(57)Hester is such a good woman that she shows great love to her beloved--Mr Dimmesdale.This religious entanglement of emotions is difficult for people who have no religion belief to understand.I am such a person who can not understand.Religion has been part of the Westerners?s life and it must be very painful to leave the religious life.But I do not have a religious experience, so it is hard for me to understand the hero's psychology. These are the obstacles for me to understand the novel and I find it hard to overcome it.

Hester?s abundant emotions are not only indicated in her enthusiasm for love, but also her devotion to life, her utmost care for her daughter,and indomitable struggle against appress.Apparently,she submits herself to the adjustment and bears a lot to carry on her life.However,she keeps struggling with the puritanism inwardly.Here, in chapter 18,we can see the vivid words:“She and wandered,without rule or guidance,in a moral wilderness;as vast,the gloom of which they were now holding a colloquy that was to decide their fate.Her intellect and heart had their home,as it were,in a decent place,where she roamed as freely as the wild Indian in his woods.”(215)She insists that things she does with Mr Dimmesdale are pure.Hester lives in a small town,swallowing humiliation and bearing a heavy load,not that she wants to atone for her crime,but that she shows her resistance against puritanism.

Then,I would like to give some of my analyses upon the symbolism of the word ?A?.First, the most important one,A indicates the great Affection between Hester and Dimmesdale.She could escape from that place, but she is brave enough to face the reality and bear the sufferings on her own.Luckily,her warm heart wins people?s acceptance.So,here, "A" is a symbol of Able.Finally,Hester with her virtues wins the respect of the people, "A" became the symbol of the Angel. With the development of the plot, Hester gradually moves towards awakening and mature, tenacious against the Puritan rule, and thus the "A" has the meaning of an indomitable woman-- Amazon.The letter A is a symbol of love and it also represents a punishment from the God. The presence of the scarlet letter saves the soul of Hester, regulates her virtues, make people painful but enjoy the regained life, the author gives A multiple meanings.

During this period,Dimmesdale is also in suffering,he can do nothing for Hester but to watch her being teased at ,and no matter how much he loves his daughter Pearl, he cannot let others know their true relationship between each other. He suffers from his conscience.He cried in the forest :“I have laughed, in bitterness and agony of heart, at the contrast between what I seem and what I am! And Satan laughs at it!” (206) So here,A in Dimmesdale,is given another meaning--Agony.【红字英文书评】

Little Pearl brings me happiness when reading the novel.Maybe she

is the only bright character who can bring us cheers. She is the daughter of Hester and Dimmesdale. First of all,the word “pearl”comes from the Bible which means a very precious thing.Recorded in the Bible, God allows a merchant to sell all their possessions to buy a pearl, and tells him that this pearl is his paradise.Hester pays a heavy price for the arrival of the Pearl. Daughter Pearl occupies a very important position in her heart, Pearl is all of her wealth.The “Scarlet Letter”was adapted into a film in 1994.Hester who is acted by Demi Moore in the movie looks just like a Pearl.

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红字英文书评 第三篇【红字英文书评】

2013 作者：纳撒尼尔·霍桑 年6月4日 外语系10-2班李雪

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The Scarlet Letter attained(取得) an immediate and lasting success

because it addressed (处理)spiritual and moral issues from a uniquely American standpoint. In 1850, adultery（通奸） was an extremely risqué subject, but because Hawthorne had the support of the New England literary（文学的）establishment（组织）, it passed easily into the realm of appropriate （适当的，合适的）reading. It has been said that this work represents the height of Hawthorne's literary genius; dense with terse（剪短生硬的）descriptions. It remains relevant（有关的，切题的） for its philosophical and psychological depth, and continues to be read as a classic tale on a universal theme.[6] Another consideration to note having to do with the book's popularity is that it wasone of the first mass-produced books in America. Into the mid- nineteenth century, bookbinders（活页夹） of home-grown literature typically hand-made their books and sold them in small quantities. The first mechanized printing of "The Scarlet Letter," 2,500 volumes（册）, sold out immediately, was widely read and discussed to an extent not much experienced in the young country up until that time. Copies of the first edition are often sought by collectors as rare books, and may fetch up to around $6,000 USD.

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Much of the plot of Far from the Madding Crowd depends on

unrequited love — love by one person for another that is not mutual（相互的，彼此的） in that the other person does not feel love in return. The novel is driven, from the first few chapters, by Gabriel Oak's love

for Bathsheba. Once he has lost his farm, he is free to wander anywhere in search of work, but he heads to Weatherbury because it is in the direction that Bathsheba has gone. This move leads to Oak's employment at Bathsheba's farm, where he patiently consoles（安慰） her in her troubles and supports her in tending the farm, with no sign he will ever have his love returned.

This novel focuses on the way that catastrophe （大灾难）can occur

at any time, threatening to change lives. The most obvious example occurs when Oak's flock（一群） of sheep is destroyed by an unlikely confluence of circumstances, including an inexperienced sheep dog, a rotted rail, and a chalk pit that happens to have been dug adjacent临近的 to his land. In one night, Oak's future as an independent farmer is destroyed, and he ends up begging just to secure 固定the diminished position of a shepherd.

This novel offers modern readers a clear picture of how important【红字英文书评】

social position was in England in the nineteenth century and of the opportunities that existed to change class, in either direction. In the

beginning, Oak and Bathsheba are social equals: he is an independent farmer who rents his land, and she lives on her aunt's

farm next door to his, which is presumably大概的 similar in value. The only thing that keeps her from accepting his proposal of marriage is the fact that she just does not want to be married yet. After Oak loses his farm and Bathsheba inherits继承 her uncle's farm, there is little question of whether they can marry —their social positions are too different. She is more socially compatible合得来的 with Boldwood, who owns the farm next to hers and is in a similar social position.

The Scarlet Letter offers an extraordinary insight into the norms and behavior of the 17th century if American Puritan society. The basic conflicts and problems of its main characters, however, are familiar to readers in the present. The female protagonist, has borne a child out of wedlock and has been jailed for over three months and sentenced to wear a symbol of her adultery, a scarlet “A” on her dreat all times. It concerns about the moral, emotional and psychological effect of the sin on people in general. It’s not simply a love story or a story of sin. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne uses the scarlet letters to symbolize the harshneof Puritan society, showing how they brand sinners for life.

The story happened in Boston about 200 years ago. It narrates love affairs between three persons. The punished woman. Hester Prynne and his husband. Who called himself Roger Chillingworth . He is an old misshapen man and a doctor. Hester does not love him at all. Another

man is a young minister, Dimmesdale, who has a high position among ministers and is highly respected among his people in town. Hester and Dimmesdale love each other. But their love is forbidden in that time . It is sinful. Due to this,Hester is punished by society with a letter A on her chest, which considered an evil, a shame.

In this novel, the mainline seems to be around the letter A. Hester is brave enough to face the cruel reality. She is always with a mind of courage. She has been alone with her child for so long , with litter communication. Shame! Hopelessness! Loneliness! Hester has to wear the letter A day after day, seven years as for punishment and ill fame.

When a woman has lived through a difficult experience, her character changes a great deal. If she be all tenderness, she will die. If she survive, the tendernewill leave her .Hester’s charitable deeds and quiet humility have earned her a reprieve from the scorn of the community. The letter on her chest represents her work on earth , always helping others, without expecting any thanks. Never afterwards, does that scarlet letter leave her chest. The townspeople no longer viewthe letter as a punishment , but rather as representing her great strength and bravery and thy say it means “Able”.

1.But Arthur Dimmesdale, his sin against Hester and Pearl is that he will not acknowledge them as his wife and daughter in the daylight. He keeps his dreadful secret from all those under his care in the church for

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红字英文书评 第四篇

the scarlet letter offers an extraordinary insight into the norms and behavior of the 17th century if american puritan society。 the basic conflicts and problems of its main characters， however， are familiar to readers in the present。 the female protagonist， has borne a child out of wedlock and has been jailed for over three months and sentenced to wear a symbol of her adultery， a scarlet ?a? on her dress at all times。 it concerns about the moral， emotional and psychological effect of the sin on people in general。红字英文读后感。 it?s not simply a love story or a story of sin。 the scarlet letter by nathaniel hawthorne uses the scarlet letters to symbolize the harshness of puritan society， showing how they brand sinners for life。

the story happened in boston about 200 years ago。 it narrates love affairs between three persons。 the punished woman。 hester prynne and his husband。 who called himself roger chillingworth 。红字英文读后感。 he is an old misshapen man and a doctor。 hester does not love him at all。 another man is a young minister， dimmesdale， who has a high position among ministers and is highly respected among his people in town。 hester and dimmesdale love each other。 but their love is forbidden in that time 。 it is sinful。 due to this，hester is punished by society with a letter a on her chest， which considered an evil， a shame。

in this novel， the mainline seems to be around the letter a。 hester is brave enough to face the cruel reality。 she is always with a mind of courage。 she has been alone with her child for so long ， with litter munication。 shame! hopelessness! loneliness! hester has to wear the letter a day after day， seven years as for punishment and ill fame。

when a woman has lived through a difficult experience，her character changes a great deal。 if she be all tenderness， she will die。 if she survive， the tenderness will leave her 。hester?s charitable deeds and quiet humility have earned her a reprieve from the scorn of the munity。 the letter on her chest represents her work on earth ， always helping others， without expecting any thanks。 never afterwards， does that scarlet letter leave her chest。 the townspeople no longer view the letter as a punishment ， but rather as representing her great strength and bravery and thy say it means ?able?。

but arthur dimmesdale， his sin against hester and pearl is that he will not acknowledge them as his wife and daughter in the daylight。 he keeps his dreadful secret from all those under his care in the church for seven years for fear that he will lose their love and will not be forgiven。 he is too weak to admit his sins。 he suffers from mysterious heart trouble， seemingly caused by psychological distress。 what?s worse， he is an advisor to the townspeople about their sins。

after mr。 dimmesdale?s death ， no one changes more in appearance than roger chilling worth。 all his strength and energy has been used to harm his patient 。 this unhappy man has made his aim in life to add to the suffering of the young minister。 when the evil old man no longer has such a purpose， the devil takes him back to the hell 。 it is a curious subject of observation， however， whether hatred or love are not of the same place。 each takes a great deal of emotion from one person。 the two feelings seem basically the same， expect that one is smiled upon by god， while the other is worshipped by the devil。 the two lovers has ever decided to flee to europe， where they can live with their dauthter pearl as a family 。they feel a sense of release there。 however， their plan fails?? when hester dies， she is buried next to dimmesdale。 the two share a single tombstone， with a deep colored letter a shining brightly。

《鲁滨逊漂流记英文读后感》
红字英文书评 第五篇

robinson was the hero of the book。 in a voyage， robinson traveled on the ship struck a reef near a deserted island， the crew and passengers were all drowned， and only one lucky enough to robinson survived。 he waves to the beach on the volume。 in overing the initial pessimism and despair， he with his indomitable perseverance， and extraordinary nature of the struggle launched a heroic。鲁滨逊漂流记英文读后感。 by his own hands and wisdom， the use of guns and simple tools， self-reliance， self-reliant in the wild over the island from the desolate life。 through unremitting efforts， he not only had their own homes and furniture， as well as pastures， plantations， and even a pet。 in such difficult circumstances， able to live such a life is not easy， this is his by virtue of his perseverance and wisdom to create a miracle。

robinson is good at helping others，he saved from the hands of a gang of cannibals， the next prisoner， the day friday， so give him and named "friday。" since then， the "friday" to bee his partner and faithful servant。 robinson also taught he learned to speak english。 soon， he rescued several cannibals and from prisoners， and they work together， live together。鲁滨逊漂流记英文读后感。 later， a british ship after a desert island， robinson helped the rebel uniform， sailor captain， left the island by boat， return to england， and lived a happy life。 robinson to return to britain from the island in trouble， this time even exceeding twenty years。

after reading this book， i am deeply moved。 a man desperate， can escape such a life full of confidence， the courage to face life， create life， it is mendable。 made me realize that no matter when and where people， no matter what the difficulties， not to be intimidated by the difficulties， is to face difficulties and overe the difficulties， and always maintain a positive， calm and optimistic attitude， to face and challenge fate。 the only way to do like robinson， is always a winner。