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Irony and Symbolism: A Research to the Skills of Character Making in "The Scarlet Letter

Author: ZhaoXiong
Tutor: NieZhenZuo
School: Central China Normal University
Course: Comparative Literature and World Literature
Keywords: Hawthorne Symbol Irony Prynne Dimmesdale Qilinwosi Pearl
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Type: Master's thesis
Year: 2004
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Abstract

Nasaneini Hawthorne Romantic period of America's most gifted writer of novels and short stories. He pioneered the history of American literature, \Hawthorne by the three ideas: as a romantic writer living in the mid-19th century, Puritanism, transcendentalism and mysticism. This contradiction has formed his skepticism society, his writing style and he became a master of symbolism. His works reflect his thinking reflects his allegory creative approach and a strong tendency to symbolism. Many works of literary studies Hawthorne's \This article intends to analyze the description of the character of The Scarlet Letter from both irony and symbolism. The author of the novel \The hero of \Of subtle use of many symbols, from the visible to the invisible, especially red A symbolic meaning of the word and its transformation, the hero and heroine in a specific historical background, the hero want to love but not the emotional experience, from the silent , can not say the unspeakable happiness, pain, remorse and apprehension, unyielding confrontation later, accurate and vivid expression. Analysis Hawthorne unique symbolism is conducive to a deep understanding of the the hero deep-seated, and analysis of the broader social background and content. As can be seen from Hawthorne's writing style, as well as his expose on prevailing social problems. The works of emotional depression, dim colors. His depiction of the characters are complex, vague and uncertain. This seems full of contradictions wording truly reveals the paranoid hypocrisy of religion and the old ethics, it is destroying people's spirit, the natural requirements of the repressed people, and people's words and deeds do not match the resulting hypocritical contradiction phenomenon. Through the hero's goodness and beauty, criticism of the Puritan ugly and evil, lashing the brutality of the era of the development of capitalism in the 19th century the United States Social Code, the deceit of religious and moral hypocrisy.

Irony and Symbolism: A Research to the Skills of Character Making in "The Scarlet Letter

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