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Publisher
Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, The Scarlet Letter is a romantic work of fiction about Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an adulterous affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the book, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt.
《红字》以17世纪清教殖民统治下的新英格兰为背景,讲述海丝特·白兰的恋爱悲剧。女主人公嫁给了医生奇灵渥斯,他们之间却没有爱情。在孤独中白兰与牧师丁梅斯代尔相恋并生下女儿珠儿。白兰被当众惩罚,戴上标志"通奸"的红色A字示众。然而白兰坚贞不屈,拒不说出孩子的父亲。作品揭露社会的残酷、宗教的欺骗和道德的虚伪等主题。
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 11.7 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
An "A" for "adultery" marks Hester Prynne as an outcast from the society of colonial Boston. Although forced by the puritanical town fathers to wear a bright red badge of shame, Hester steadfastly resists their efforts to discover the identity of her baby's father. The return of her long-absent spouse brings new pressure on the young mother, as the aggrieved husband undertakes a long-term plot to reveal Hester's partner in...
Author
Language
English
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"Including life of the author, a chronology of Hawthorne's life, introduction to the novel, Hawthorne's preface, list of characters, summaries and critical commentaries, character analyses, Hawthorne's use of symbols, suggested essay topics, selected bibliography."
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