ABSTRACT

As one of the most famous writers in the world, Hawthorne has made a great impact on people with his masterpiece The Scarlet Letter, especially the vivid figure Hester. Many scholars do many research studies about her characters. Many scholars analyze Hester’s characters from different aspects, such as religious background, religion ethnic, Hawthorne’s thoughts and Hester herself. However, in this paper, it will focus on Hester’s three emotional experiences (Hester and Pearl, Hester and Dimmesdale and Hester and Chillingworth) to analyze her characters. Through the overview of the plot of The Scarlet Letter and the description of the Hester’s words and deeds, the main characters of Hester in The Scarlet Letter were shown as independence and bravery, creation and inconsistency, fragility, timidity and so on. Hester’s characters are tightly connected with her three emotional experiences. Further more, Hester’s various characters make a great impacts on women, which boost women to release their thoughts and action. Therefore, the results of the research about this paper have contained significance for the liberation of women thoughts. Hester sets a good example for modern women. She encourages them to pursue freedom and happiness.

Key words: Hester  Characters  Three emotional experiences

摘要

霍桑作为世界最著名的作家之一，他的作品《红字》深刻的影响着人们。特别是海斯特这个个性鲜明、活灵活现、栩栩如生的人物，引起了许多的学者对她的性格进行了大量的研究。学者们从不同的角度来对她的性格进行分析，比如以宗教背景为角度，以宗教伦理为角度，以作者霍桑的思想为角度，以海斯特自身为角度，以及其他角度来分析。然而，论文主要是注重于从她的三段情感经历（海斯特和珠儿，海斯特和丁梅斯戴尔，海斯特和齐林沃斯）来分析她的性格特点。通过对《红字》相关章节和海斯特言行描述的分析，总结出海斯特的性格特征。海斯特的主要性格特征有：独立的和勇敢的，富有创造力的和矛盾的，脆弱的和胆怯的以及其他特征。此外，海斯特的性格对女性的行为有很大的影响，它也推动了女性思想的解放。因此，本论文的研究结果对女性思想的解放有巨大的现实意义。海斯特为当代女性树立了一个好的榜样。鼓励她们去追求自由和幸福。

关键词： 海斯特  性格  三段情感经历