复仇母题在《红字》和《铸剑》的辩证探究_英语论文

A Dialectic Study of the “Revenge” Motif in The Scarlet Letter and “Forging the Swords”

摘要

复仇作为文学创作的重要素材，与之有关的文学作品在中西方文学发展史上扮演着重要角色，记载了人们从古至今的社会进程中复仇动机、方式等方面的变化，是中西方人们复仇心理的缩影。本文将分析中外复仇文学中两部比较有典范价值的作品——纳撒尼尔•霍桑的《红字》和鲁迅的《铸剑》，探究这两个极具中西方特色的复仇故事在“复仇”母题写作背景的相似之处和从复仇动机、复仇模式和复仇的褒贬评价表现出来的不同之处，分析造成这样区别的自然、历史原因。本文着重探讨和分析蕴含在“复仇”母题中的不同民族文化内涵和价值取向,勾勒出中西方复仇母题的发展轨迹，以达到对不同文化的深入认识，求同存异。

关键词：《红字》 “铸剑” 复仇母题

Abstract

As one of the important materials for literary creation, “revenge” behavior and all the literary works related to it, play a significant role in Chinese and western history of literature. They are the epitome of Chinese and western people’s vengeance and have recorded the changes of revenge motivation and specific presentation during the social process since the ancient times. This thesis is to discuss the similarities in writing background and differences between two distinctive representatives in western and Chinese literature on the theme of revenge—The Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and “Forging the Swords” by Lu Xun. It analyzes the differences of these two masterpieces in three aspects: the differences in revenge motivation, the differences in specific presentation and the differences in comments. What is more, it analyzes the natural and historical factors that have caused these differences. This thesis gives emphasis to discuss and analyze the different nation’s cultural connotation and value orientation in the “revenge” motif and draw the outline of the development of Chinese and western revenge motif to learn more deeply about different cultures and insist on the similarities between different cultures while maintaining their respective characteristics.

Key words: The Scarlet Letter  “Forging the Swords”  “Revenge” motif 

Contents

Introduction 1

Chapter One The Conspectus of Chinese and Western Literature on Revenge 2

Chapter Two The Similarities and Differences of Revenge Concept Reflected in The Scarlet Letter and “Forging the Swords” 4

2.1 The Similarities of the Revenge Concept in The Scarlet Letter and “Forging the Swords” 4

2.2 The Differences in Motivation, Specific Presentation and Comments 7

Chapter Three The Causes of the Different Revenge Motive in The Scarlet Letter and “Forging the Swords” 15

3.1 The Natural Factors 15

3.2 The Historical Factors 17

Conclusion 18

Bibliography 19

Acknowledgements 21