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1、Analysis of the Hesters Spirit of Resistance in The Scarlet LetterThe Scarlet Letter is regarded as the representative work of Nathaniel Hawthorne. As the first symbolism novel in America, It plays a very important role in American literary history. In this outstanding novel, Hawthorne presented us
2、a beautiful and sad love story in the 17th century of puritan England. The author successfully created a rebellious image - the heroine Hester Prynne. There are various analyses of Hesters character after the population of the great novel around the world. The Scarlet Letter is about a rebellious fe
3、male-heist novel. It revealed the heroine Hesters spirit of resistance to the cruel society and the unfair fate by the description of tragic life of the heroine and the reproduction of the situation of women in Puritan society (Li yexia, 198 ). The heroines behavior infuriated the whole society, but
4、 the punishment which was given to Hester brought positive effect. Our brave heroine firmly believed that she was innocent and her love with the hero-Arthur was holy and pure. Nothing can prevent they from falling in love and nobody had right to punish them. During the time she was isolated by the c
5、itizens, she never changed his mind. That was a kind of rebelling which was expressed by silence (Xie lanwei, 3). In my point of view, the Hesters rebellious spirit mainly embodied in three respects. Firstly, she has the courage to pursue true love in the conservative society. This is a kind of rebe
6、lling to loveless marriage. Even her husband who was regarded killed by Indian came back. Hester was still insisted on her love. She believed that woman has the right to seek her love and happiness. The people who fell in love with their faithful hearts were innocent. When the fate arranged her a ki
7、nd of loveless marriage, she could shoutedNoand rebel to the unfair destiny. When she was brought to trail even was threatened by death, Hester insisted in her mind. She refused to speak out the mans name, the childs father. She used her own way to protect her lover at all cost. Because she knew tha
8、t if she spoke out the name of that man, their love would be completely destroyed by the terrible society, his lovers reputation status and dignity would collapse. So she made the choice of bearing all the pain and taking all the responsibility by herself. Thats her way to seek freedom and happiness
9、 and defend this priceless true love.Secondly, Hesters bold behavior was a declaration of war to the puritan society. As we know, the Puritan authoritarian applied by the New England comes from the authoritarianism of the old European mainland. The Puritans moved all the harsh measures which were us
10、ed to sanction guilty people to the new continent. They created so many creeds to bind their believers. Puritanism advocated the whole world including human were entirely dominated in Gods supreme authority, although the chance of rescue is uncertain, but the God was still the home to return to. The
11、 puritan society not only insisted that people should live plain lives but also suppressed the desire of the citizens. When Hester was accused of adultery, at the beginning of the trial, the church gaoler brought her to the cross, she pushed away him, and this behavior displayed her natural modesty
12、and stubborn personality. She never thought she was the person who was guilty in her deepest heart. On the other hand, Hesters clothes were far beyond the simple standards of the Puritanism, especially she ornamented the letter A which was represented adultery before her chest with gold lace, this b
13、ehavior undoubtedly led to the anger of other puritans. When the people of the town saw The Scarlet Letter A which was embellished by Hester in the first time, they were extremely surprised and angry. They couldnt imagine how the woman can do such a shameful thing. In fact, Hester just wanted to pro
14、ve her innocence by this way. At the same time, she expressed a great contempt for the obsolete rules which has suppressed large numbers of people for hundreds of years. Thirdly, Hester was a brave fighter who struggled against male-dominated society. At that time, the Puritan rulers developed harsh
15、 laws and religious principles in order to anaesthetize, deceive and imprisoned women. They followed the male-dominated system in ancient Greek mythology which was used to make sure the social and economic status of male. They preached the status of men and women were decided by their physical chara
16、cteristics and functions. The most ridiculous opinion was: womans body was just like the land which needed the reclaiming and planting by man, so female can breed the next generation. They regarded female as the appendage of male and in that condition, women couldnt make choice for themselves no mat
17、ter how unfair the fate was. But Hester was the rebel to the patriarchy even though she has become a heathen in other peoples eyes. Hester considered that female could be independent in the male-dominated society. As a matter of fact, Hester, through their own efforts, prove that women were not weak
18、. She was an independent person not only in economy but also in spirit. She spared no efforts to win over the custody of Pearl and brought her up by her needlework. She neither asked her husband nor the priest for help, although she has enough reason to do it. Her independent personality and charact
19、er would never make her become mens puppet and slave.When the end of the novel, we find she is a hopeful and happy woman, so people (especially women) loves to tell her their sorrow and suffering, and ask her for some advice. She tried her best to comfort them, counsel them. Her resistance told all
20、women, there would be a kind of new truth in the new world which needs efforts of ones own.In the long process of history, everything would be vanish, including the character Hester in the famous novel in The Scarlet Letter, but her spirit of resistance will no doubt inspire one generation to anothe
21、r.英语成语大全A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 恶其始者必恶其终。 A bad bush is better than the open field. 有胜于无。 A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. 吃亏的和解也比胜诉强。 A bad conscience is a snake in ones heart. 做贼心虚。 A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept. 坏习惯像鲜馅饼，分食要比保存好。 A bad padlock
22、 invites a picklock. 开门揖盗。 A bad penny always turns up.烂钱总是会再回笼A bad thing never dies. 坏事传千年。 A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀钝)。 A bargain is a bargain. 达成的协议不可撕毁。 A beggars purse is bottomless. 乞丐的钱袋是无底洞。 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。 A bird is known b
23、y its note, and a man by his talk. 闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人。 A bird may be known by its song. 什么鸟唱什么歌。 A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day. 略有胜于全无。 A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that its the boundary of the world. 坐井观天。 A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. 秋波送盲，白费
24、痴情。 A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change. 一本好书今天如此，将来也如此，永不改变。 A book that remains shut is but a block. 有书闭卷不阅读，无异是一块木头。 A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm. 借来的斗篷不暖身。 Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. 相聚爱益切，离别情更深。 A burden of ones choice is not felt.
25、自己选的担子不嫌重。 A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。 A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛焚自身，光亮照别人。 A cat may look at a king. 猫也有权晋见国王。 A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命。 Accidents will happen. 天有不测风云。 A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 链条的坚固程度取决于它最薄弱的环节。 A change of work is as good
26、 as a rest. 调换一下工作是很好的休息。 A cheerful wife is the joy of life. 快乐的妻子是生活的乐事。 A clean hand wants no washing. 身正不怕影子斜。 A clear conscience is a soft pillow. 问心无愧，高枕无忧。 A clear conscience is a sure card. 光明磊落，胜券在握。 A clear conscience laughs at false accusations. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。 A clear fast is better tha
27、n a dirty breakfast. 宁为清贫，不为浊富。 A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入，祸从口出。 A cock is valiant on his own dunghill. 夜郎自大。 A common danger causes common action. 同仇敌忾。 A constant guest is never welcome. 久住非佳宾，常来不欢迎。 A contented mind is perpetual feast. 知足常乐。 A covetous man is good to none but worse to h
28、imself. 贪婪的人对别人毫无好处，对自己却坏处更大。 A crafty knave needs no broker. 狡猾的流氓，不需居间人。 A creaking door hangs long on its hinges. 户枢不蠹。 Action is the proper fruit of knowledge. 行动是知识的巧果。 Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 A discontented man knows not where to sit easy. 不满足者坐无宁时。 A disease known is half cur
29、ed. 病情确诊断，治病好一半。 Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public. 在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。 A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone. 骨头打狗狗不叫。 Adversity is a good discipline. 苦难是磨练人的好机会。 Adversity leads to prosperity. 逆境迎向昌盛。 Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 患难使人聪明，但不能致富。 Adversi
30、ty makes strange bedfellows. 身处逆境不择友。 Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory. 成功地克服困难是最大的光荣。 A fair death honours the whole life. 死得光明，终身荣耀。 A fair face may hide a foul heart. 人不可貌相。 A faithful friend is hard to find. 益友难得。 A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。 After dinner
31、 sit a while, after supper walk a while. 午饭后要坐，晚饭后要走。 A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both. 父亲是财富，兄弟是安慰，朋友兼而有之。 A fault confessed is half redressed. 承认错误，等于改正一半。 Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended. 事情要安步就班地做，就会很快地做完。 A flow of words is no proof of wis
32、dom. 口若悬河不能作为才智的证明。 A fool always comes short of his reckoning. 愚人常缺算计。 A fool always rushes to the fore. 傻瓜总爱强出头。 A fool and his money are soon parted. 笨蛋难聚财。 A fool attempting to be witty is an object of profoundest pity. 蠢人装聪明，实在最可怜。 A fool can ask more questions than seven wise men can answer. 一
33、愚发问，七智结舌。 A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years. 愚者所问，智者难答。 A fool may give a wise man counsel. 愚者千虑，必有一得。 A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out. 一愚所失，百智难回。 A fool knows more in his own house than a wise man in anot
34、her. 一个蠢材在他自己家里所知的事比一个聪明人在别人家里所知的事要多。 A fools bolt may sometimes hit the mark. 愚者千虑，必有一得。 A fools heart dances on his lips. 愚人心坦荡，挂在嘴唇上。 A fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸会变，但本性难移。 A friend exaggerates a mans virtue, an enemy his crimes. 朋友宣扬人的美德，敌人夸大人的罪过。 A friend in court is better than a pen
35、ny in purse. 曩中有钱，不如朝中有友。 A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难朋友才是真朋友。 A friend is a second self. 朋友是另一个我。 A friend is best found in adversity. 患难见真友。 A friend is never known till a man have need. 不到患难时，永远不能认识真正的朋友。 A friend is not so soon gotten as lost. 交友慢，失友快。 A friend to everybody is a frien
36、d to nobody. 广交友，无深交。 A friend without faults will never be found. 没有缺点的朋友是永远找不到的。 After a storm comes a calm. 否极泰来。 After black clouds, clear weather. 否极泰来。 After death, the doctor. 放马后炮。 After dinner comes the reckoning. 吃喝玩乐，该付代价。 After dinner sit a while; after supper walk a mile. 午餐之后坐片刻，晚饭之后走一
37、里。 After meat, mustard. 雨后送伞。 A full belly counsels well. 衣食足而后知荣辱。 A full cup must be carried steadily. 杯满盈，须持稳。 A good anvil does not fear the hammer. 好砧不怕锤。 A good appetite is a good sauce. 饥不择食。 A good beginning is half the battle. 首战告捷等于一半胜利。 A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者必善其终。 A goo
38、d book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us. 一本好书，莫逆之交。 A good book is a light to the soul. 好书一本，照亮心灵。 A good conscience is a continual feast. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。 A good conscience is a soft pillow. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。 A good dog deserves a good bone. 有劳得奖。 A good example is the best sermon.
39、身教胜似言教。 A good face is a letter of recommendation. 好的相貌就是一封推荐的介绍信。 A good face needs no paint. 美貌无需擦脂抹粉。 A good fame is better than a good face. 好的名望胜于好的相貌。 A good friend is my nearest relation. 良友如近亲。 A good head and an industrious hand are worth gold in any land. 聪明脑袋勤劳手，走遍天下贵如金。 A good healthy bo
40、dy is worth more a crown in gold. 健康的身体贵于黄金铸成的皇冠。 A good heart cants lie. 有仁心者不说谎话。 A good heart conquers ill fortune. 善心克厄运。 A good horse cannot be of a bad colour. 良马的毛色不会差。 A good horse often needs a good spur. 好马常要好靴刺。 A good marksman may miss. 智者千虑，必有一失。 A good maxim is never out of season. 至理名
41、言不会过时。 A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口，忠言逆耳。 A good name is better than riches. 好名誉胜过有财富。 A good name is earlier lost than won. 失去美名易，得到美名难。 A good name is sooner lost than won. 美誉难得而易失。 A good name keeps lustre in the dark. 好的名声在黑暗中也会光芒四射。 A good neighbour is better than a bother in the next vi
42、llage. 远亲不如近邻。 A good surgeon must have an eagles eye, a lions heart, and a ladys hand. 出色的外科医生必须心明眼亮和有一双灵巧的手。 A good tale is none the worse for being twice told. 好故事百听不厌。 A good tongue is a good weapon. 伶俐的口齿是一种锐利的武器。 A good wife makes a good husband. 有好妻子就有好丈夫。 A good winter brings a good summer.
43、瑞雪兆丰年。 A great talker is a great liar. 最会饶舌的人也是最会说谎的人。 A great ship asks deep water. 巨轮寻深水而航行。 A guilty conscience is a self-accuser. 做贼心虚，良心自诛。 A guilty conscience needs no accuser. 贼胆心虚。 A handful of common sense is worth bushel of learning. 一点小常识常胜过很多有价值的学问。 A happy heart makes a blooming visage.
44、 心花怒放，笑逐颜开。 A hasty man is seldom out of trouble. 性急难免出岔子。 A heavy purse makes a light heart. 腰包钱财足，心境自然宽。 A heavy snow promise a good harvest. 瑞雪兆丰年。 A hero is known in the time of misfortune. 时势造英雄。 A horse is neither better nor worse for his trappings. 相马不可凭马的装饰。 A house divided against itself ca
45、nnot stand. 家庭内讧难维系。 A Jack of all trades and master of none. 三脚猫无所长。 A joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend. 开玩笑总不能化敌为友，反而有时会失去朋友。 A journey of a thousand miles begains with a single step. 千里之行，始于足下。 A lamb is as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich. 穷人的一只羔羊比富人的一头牛还要珍贵。 A lazy shee
46、p thinks its wool heavy. 懒羊嫌毛重 A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 Ale will make a cat speak. 酒后吐真言。 A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth. 骗子说真话，也没人相信。 A liar is worse than a thief. 撒谎比偷窃更可恶。 A lie begets a lie till they come to generation. 谎言生谎言，谎言传万代。 A life without a friend is a li
47、fe without a sun. 人生在世无朋友，犹如生活无太阳。 A life without a purpose is a ship without a rudder. 人生无目的，犹如船失去了舵。 A light purse is a heavy curse. 为人无钱处处难。 A light purse makes a heavy heart. 曩中无钱心事重。 A lion at home, a mouse abroad. 在家凶如狮，在外却如鼠。 A little body often harbours a great soul. 莫道身躯小，伟人寓其间。 A little ch
48、ild is the sweetest and purest thing in the world. 幼儿是世界上最可爱和最纯洁的。 A little fire is quickly trodden out. 小洞易补。 A little is better than none. 聊胜于无。 A little labour, much health. 适量劳动健身大有益。 A little leak will sink a great ship. 千丈之堤溃于蚁穴。 A little learning is a dangerous thing. 浅学误人。 A little neglect may breed great mischief. 小不忍则乱大谋。 A little of everything, nothing at all. 每事浅尝辄止，结果将一事无成。 A little pot is soon hot. 壶小水易热。 A little spark kindles a great fire. 星星之火，可以燎原。 A little wind kindles, much puts o