海絲特與卡米拉愛情觀的對比分析

英語論文編號:YY019    字?jǐn)?shù):8151,頁數(shù):24

摘　  要

      納撒尼爾·霍桑是19世紀(jì)美國的著名小說家和作家。長篇小說《紅字》是霍桑的代表作。它充分反應(yīng)了清教對人的精神摧殘和人們無法克制的對幸福生活的追求。從女權(quán)主義的角度看，《紅字》是一部有關(guān)反叛女性—海絲特的小說。小說創(chuàng)造性地演繹了當(dāng)時的父系社會對海絲特的壓迫。海絲特崇尚女權(quán)主義、追求浪漫愛情的女性形象在清教社會中表現(xiàn)的尤為突出。她雖然堅強(qiáng)、勇敢、勤勞、善良，并具有崇高的自我獻(xiàn)身精神，但最終卻落得悲慘的結(jié)局。卡米拉是當(dāng)今英國王室一位頗具爭議的王妃，而在這之前，她一直都扮演著查爾斯王子情婦的角色。海絲特與卡米拉是不同時代的兩個女性，但她們之間卻有著本質(zhì)的聯(lián)系。她們都有著只有婚姻而沒有愛情的痛苦經(jīng)歷。“愛情是建立在理想土壤上的，而婚姻是建立在現(xiàn)實基礎(chǔ)上的”（熊文，82）。因此本論文主要從愛情觀的角度對她們進(jìn)行對比分析。海絲特與卡米拉的愛情觀，同中有異，異中有同，都具有反叛和抗?fàn)帲�渴望得到真愛，都在無愛的婚姻中苦苦掙扎。論文將就她們的不同點：時代背景的不同，性格特征的不同，反叛方式，愛情觀以及其結(jié)局的不同等方面對論文主題進(jìn)行闡述。

關(guān)鍵詞

海絲特；卡米拉；愛情；對比；女權(quán)主義意識

Abstract

       Hawthorne was a 19th century  American novelist  and short story  writer. The Scarlet Letter is his masterpiece, which reflects how the Puritanism devastates the human spirits and people’s longing for happiness. From the feminist point of view, The Scarlet Letter is also a novel about a rebellious woman, Hester. It creatively deduces that the heroine is fighting against the patriarchal oppression on her. The woman image that advocates feminism and seeks the romantic love is outstanding especially in Puritan society. Even though she is strong, brave, industrious, kindhearted, and with a lofty devoting spirit, her whole life is very tragic in the end. Camilla is now a “controversial” Princess in the English royal family, since she was Charles’s mistress for a long time before their marriage. Although Hester and Camilla are women in different eras, they have something in common. They have painful experiences of marriages without love. “Love is built on ideal soil, while marriage is on the basis of reality” (Xiong Wen, 82). Therefore, this paper mainly analyzes their attitudes towards love by comparison. There are similarities among their views of love. For example, both of them are rebellious women and eager to gain true love, struggling against the loveless marriages. The paper mostly demonstrates the differences from the aspects of different backgrounds, different characters, rebellious spirits, different views of love and results.

Key Words

Hester; Camilla; love; comparison; feminist consciousness

Contents

Abstract………………………………………………………………………………..I
Key Words…………………………………………………………………………….I
摘要………………………………………………………………………………………………..II
關(guān)鍵詞……………………………………………………………………………………………..II
Introduction…………………………………………………………………………....1
I. The Different Backgrounds of Hester and Camilla…………………………………2
A. The Influence of Puritanism upon Hester’s Poor Fate…………………………..2
  B. Condemn from Royal Family and the Public towards Camilla…………………4
II. Differences in Character between Hester and Camilla…………………………….6
A. Hester’s Guilty Feelings………………………………………………………...6
  B. Camilla’s Confidence……………………………………………………………7
III. Rebellious Spirits………………………………………………………………….8
  A. Hester’s Three Main Rebellions………………………………………………...8
     1. Insistence on the Guardianship over Pearl…………………………………...8
     2. Disclosing of the Hypocrisy of Chillingworth……………………………….8
     3. Encouraging Dimmesdale Fleeing away with her…………………………...9
  B. Camilla’s Rebellion………………………………………………………….......9
IV. Views of Love by Comparison…………………………………………………..10
  A. The Influence of Feminism upon Hester’s Attitude to Love…………………..10
  B. Camilla’s Active Attitude to her Love…………………………………………12
V. Different Results………………………………………………………………….13
  A. Hester’s Tragic Results………………………………………………………...13
  B. Camilla’s Winning of the Respect and Marrying Charles……………………..14
Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………...16
Acknowledgements………………………………………………………………….17
Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………18