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TheLoveunderAsceticisminTheScarletLetterandTheThornBirds
从《红字》和《荆棘鸟》看宗教禁欲主义下的爱情
TheLoveunderAsceticisminTheScarletLetterandTheThornBirds
Contents
AbstractI
KeyWordsI
摘要Ⅱ
关键词Ⅱ
Introduction1
ILoveinGuiltyandSelf-accusationTragedyunderAsceticisminTheScarletLetter2
ATheBriefContentsofTheScarletLetter2
BDimmesdalesTragedy3
CHestersTragedy7
DChillingworthsTragedy9
IITheConflictbetweenAsceticismandLovetheTragicEndinTheThornbirds10
ATheChoicebetweenAmbitionandLoveRalphFaced10
BTheHypocriteandTheLoveForbiddenbyGod11
CTheUltimateVictimMeggie12
ⅢAnalysisofLoveUnderAsceticismintheScarletLetterandTheThornbirds13
Conclusion15
Acknowledgements16
Bibliography17
Abstract
LoveistheeternalthemeinhumanlifeHoweverlovechangesmuchbecauseoftheinfluenceofasceticismAlthoughloveisatragedythespiritofmaincharacterslongingforloveandstrugglingwiththedoctrineofreligionsisworthlearningItcanalsobelearnedthattheasceticismrestrainsthehumannatureandresultsinthedestruction
ThisthesiswilldealwiththeinfluenceofasceticismonloveinTheScarletLetterandTheThornBirdsTheinfluencereflectsmainlyintheleadingcharactersDimmesdaleandRalphBothofthemarepriestsandfallinloveTheworseisthateachofthemhasachildHowevertheyhavetoabandontheirbelovedbecauseoftheasceticismandtheybeartoomuchtortureSotragedycannotbeavoided
KeyWords:
Lovedesiretragedyasceticism
摘 要
爱情是人类永恒的话题可是在西方社会中爱情由于宗教禁欲主义的影响发生了一些变化带有了一定的悲剧色彩在西方描写神职人员爱情的文学作品中虽然他们的爱情是悲剧但他们那种为了爱情而努力奋斗甚至和宗教做抗争的精神使我们振奋从中我们也能深刻的感受到宗教对人性的摧残
本篇论文将从《红字》和《荆棘鸟》两部作品中的主要人物丁梅斯代尔和拉尔夫来看宗教禁欲主义对他们内心的摧残和折磨从而导致的悲剧丁梅斯代尔和拉尔夫都是牧师却同样陷入了感情之中但是因为宗教的禁欲主义他们不能接触爱情一旦有了感情就要经受很多折磨和痛苦所以悲剧的产生是必然的
关键词:
爱情欲望悲剧禁欲主义
Introduction
LoveoneofthemostbeautifulandromanticemotioninhumanlifehasbeenstrugglingwithAsceticisminwesternsocietyJustbecauseofthislovethemostbeautifulfeelinginhumansheartisbothadreamandapunishmentintheeyesofclergymenunderAsceticismThereforeloveofclergymeninthewesternliteraryworksendsintragedyThispaperwilldealwiththelovetragedyunderAsceticisminTheScarletLetterandTheThornBirds
TheScarletLetteriswrittenbyNathanielHawthorneThestoryhappenedinthebackgroundofAmericancolonyruledbyPuritaninthesixteenthcenturyTheleadingcharactersinthisnovelDimmesdaleandHesterfallinlovewitheachotherButDimmesdaleisapriestBeforehemeetsHesterhehasdevotedhimselftotheGodInthispaperyoucanlearnDimmesdalesmixedfeelingHelovesHesterbuthemustabidebytheruleofPuritanPearlsbirthnotonlysendsHestertotheprisonandHesterissentencedtowearthescarletletterAallherlifebutalsogivesDimmesdalemorespiritualtorturebecauseDimmesdalehasnocouragetoconfesshissinHeisafraidoflosinghisfamehisstatusandthepunishmentofreligionThetorturehesufferingisnotsomuchcomingfromhisconscienceascomingfromtheforbiddenofasceticismThereforeitisasceticismthatresultsinthetragedylovebetweenDimmesdaleandHester
InTheThornBirdsRalphhasmorethanonechancetochoosehisownlifewhichisnotcontrolledbythedoctrineofreligionInordertogetthepowerfameandhiscareerRalphabandonshisloveHischoiceprovideshimwiththepowerandforbidshimselfatthesametimeButontheotherhandhecannotforgetMeggieandherealizestheimportancethatMeggiemeanstohimgraduallyAtthattimethereligiousdoctrineshavetakenbackhisrightstayingwithMeggieThereforethetragedyhappensinevitably
InawordAsceticismiscruelandinhumantothepriestsinwesternsocietyItstranglestoomuchloveandresultedintoomanytragedies
ILoveinGuiltyandSelf-accusationTragedyunderAsceticisminTheScarletLetter
ATheBriefContentsofTheScarletLetter
TheScarletLetterwrittenbyNathanielHawthornediscussestheoriginalsinofhumanbeingthroughthelovetragedybetweenHesterPrynneandArthurDimmesdalewiththebackgroundofAmericancolonyruledbyPuritaninsixteenthcenturyThestorytellsaboutthelifeoftheresidentunderthesurroundingofpersecutionderivedfromtheineradicablereligioninMassachusettsofBostoninNewEnglandinpublicThesymbolofAsceticisminthisarticleisthescarletletterAThefourleadingactorsareHesterPrynneawomanwithherbelovedbutlivingininjurybecauseofadulteryArthurDimmesdaleahandsomeandeducatedyoungmanatonetimewhosebehaviorsandwordsaregenerallyregardedasdivinesignamongallinhabitantsinthatplaceandgodlypastorofHesterHoweverhefallsinlovewithHesterandbecauseheisaministersotheirloveisforbiddentheymustfacethelovetragedybycontrariesRogerChillingworthhusbandofHesterisanuglyoldmanbeingabothskillfulphysicianandsurgeonUnfortunatelyhepursuestorevengeforthehumiliationbyDimmesdalewithtakingcareatthesametimediggingathimformonstrouscontentmentSeenfromanotherangleheisalsoavictimofAsceticismThelastroleissmallPearlthedaughterofHesterandDimmesdale
Thestorybeginsinthesixteenth-centuryinBostonAtthattimeitwasapuritansettlementThereforetheethicswaspuritansasceticismTheatmosphereatthattimewasratherdepressingbytheruleofSternPuritanPeopleregardedexploringtheirrealfeelingasashameHesterisawomanwhowasreleasedfromthetownprisonwithherillegalinfantdaughterPearlHesterisfoundadulterousguiltyandsentencedtowearascarletlettertoshowhersinHestershusbandascholarmucholderthanhersendsheraheadtoAmericanbuthedoesnotarrivedinBostonThereforeHesterthinkshehasdeadThefactisthathehaslostatseaWhilewaitingforherhusbandHesterhasloveaffairwithayoungministerArthurDimmesdaleHestershusbandwhoisnowpracticingmedicineandcallinghimselfChillingworthintendsonrevengewhenheescapesandarrivesatBostonForthereasonthathewantstofindthetruecriminalhebecomesanothervictimofasceticism
ReadersofteninterpretTheScarletLetterasataleofsinHoweverthisnovelismuchmorealovestorybetweenHesterandDimmesdalethaneverythingelseThroughthestrongemphasisoflovePearlspresenceandDimmesdalestortureitcanbeidentifiedasataleofromance
BDimmesdalesTragedy
Dimmesdalethehiddenscarletletterdiesaftersufferingthelongtortureandself-punishment
LifeishardbutacceptingthatfactmakesiteasierThiscommonphrasehasbeenproventrueinmanypeopleslivesbutitisalsoaharshfactthatDimmesdalethekeycharacterintheScarletLetterhavetofaceInthistwistedstoryofdeceptionandadulterysetinthePuritaneraHawthorneintroducesDimmesdaleasaweakandcowardlymanwhorefusestotakeresponsibilityforhisactionsYetatlasthefreeshimselfthroughfacinghissinbeforeitistoolateultimatelyfindinghappiness
InTheScarletLetterNathanielHawthorneutilizesimagerytoconveythatDimmesdalecanrepresentPuritansocietyratherthanroundcharacterthatcanbeseenonthesurfacelevelThisisseenthroughtheimageryandsymbolismofhypocrisyDimmesdaleasaChristfigureandthescarletletterLivinginsuchsurroundingasaministerbecauseofthelovehedropsintheabyssofmisery
InthisarticleHawthornedescribesDimmesdaleasavilercompanionofthevilesttheworseofsinnersHawthorne2001eventhoughDimmesdaleisseenasthemostholymaninthePuritancommunityOnereallycannotunderstandDimmesdaleorhisdilemmawithoutatleastacursoryunderstandingofthePuritanswhoinhabitedBostonatthistimeandbecauseheisinthedilemmaofthelovetoHesterandPearlandtheloyaltytotheGodsoitisdestinedthatheisatragiccharacter
DimmesdaleisaministerlovemeanssintohimButhelovesHesterFromthispointheisnotonlyasinnertoGodbutalsoaloverofHesterandafathertoPearlHelivesinthisdilemmaandcannotgetawayfromit
AsaministerDimmesdalehasavoicethatconsolesandanabilitytoswayaudienceHiscongregationadoreshimandhisparishionersseekhisadviceAsaministerDimmesdalemustbeabovereproachandthereisnoquestionthatheexcelsathisprofessionandenjoysareputationamonghisministryaidspeopleinleadinggoodlivesIfhepubliclyconfesseshewilllosehisabilitytobeeffectiveinthisregard
ForDimmesdalehoweverhiseffectivenessbetrayshisdesiretoconfessThemorehesuffersthebetterhissermonsbecomeThemorehewhipshimselfthemoreeloquentheisonSundayandthemorehiscongregationworshipshiswordsNeverthelessHawthornestatesinchapter20NomanforanyconsiderableperiodcanwearonefacetohimselfandanothertothemultitudewithoutfinallygettingbewilderedastowhichmaybetrueHawthorne2001
DimmesdalesstruggleisdarkandhispenanceishorrifyingashetriestounravelhismysteryInchapter11TheInteriorofaHeartHawthorne2001DimmesdalestruggledwithhissinhisinabilitytodiscloseittoPuritansocietyhisdesireforpenanceheknowshisactionshavefallenshortofbothGodsstandardsandhisownandhefearsthisrepresentshislackofsalvationInanattempttoseeksalvationhefastsuntilhefaintsandwhipshimselfontheshouldersuntilhebleedsHoweverthesepunishmentaredoneinprivateratherthaninpublicanddonotprovidethecleansingDimmesdaleseeksandneeds
AsasinnerDimmesdaleisweakenedtotemptationAsdemonstratedlaterhisweakenedconditionmakesiteasierforhimtoassociatehimselfwithBlackManintheforestHiscongregationsexpecthimtobeaboveothermortalsandhislifeandthoughtsmustexistonahigherspiritualpl
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