HAWTHORNE lecture for stu.docx
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HAWTHORNElectureforstu
•TheScarletLetter
•WhatHawthornewasconcernedwithwasthemoral,emotionalandpsychologicaleffectofsinonpeople.
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HesterPrynne:
•sheisoutlawedbysociety/community.
•Shemanagestoreconstructherlifeandwinsamoralvictory->
•thechangewhichthescarletletterAundergoesinmeaningissymbolicofhermoraldevelopment.
Atfirstitisatokenofshame,“Adultery”,thenitchangesinto“Able”aftershewinsthegenuinesympathyofherfellowvillagersandaftersheoffershelptothem.Lateritchangesinto“Angel”.
•
ArthurDimmesdale
sinner.Revealit?
confessit?
Chapter10“Whynotrevealthem(secrets)?
”
“Theymostlydo,”saidtheclergyman,grippinghardathisbreastasifafflictedwithanimportunatethrobofpain.“…manymanyapoorsoul…afteranoutpouring,oh,whatareliefhaveIwitnessedinthosesinfulbrethren!
evenasinonewhoatlastdrawsfreeair,afterlongstiflingwithhisownpollutedbreath.”
“IsHesterPrynnethelessmiserableforthescarletletteronherbreast?
”
Hawthorne’sidea:
thebestpolicyformanistobetrue,honest,andeverreadytoshowone’sworsttotheoutsideworld.
•
•Amongmanymoralswhichpressuponusfromthepoorminister’smiserableexperience,weputonlythisintoasentence:
“Betrue!
Betrue!
Betrue!
Showfreelytotheworld,ifnotyourworst,yetsometraitwherebytheworstmaybeinferred!
”(Chap.24)
•
•RogerChillingworth
•villain,ascholar,theembodimentofintellect
•(chapter9TheLeech)
•Chapter8(threeyearslater)Hester…wasstartledtoperceivewhatachangehadcomeoverhisfeatures,howmuchugliertheywere,--howhisdarkcomplexionseemedtohavegrownduskier,andhisfiguremoremisshapen
Chapter9:
itgrewtobeawidelydiffusedopinionthattheReverendArthurDimmedalewashauntedeitherbSatanhimself,orSatan’semissary,intheguiseofoldRogerChillingworth.Thisdiabolicalagenthadthedivinepermissionforaseasontoburrowintotheclergyman’sintimacy,andplotagainsthissoul.…thepeoplelookedtoseetheministercomeforthoutoftheconflicttransfiguredwiththeglorywhichhewouldunquestionablywin.Meanwhilenevertheless,itwassadtothinkoftheperchancemortalagonythroughwhichhemuststruggletowardshistriumph.
Alas!
tojudgefromthegloomandterrorinthedepthofthepoorminister’seyes,thebattlewasasoreone,andthevictoryanythinggbutsecure.
Hissolepurposeinlifeistoavenge.
•Hemakes“theveryprincipleofhislifetoconsistinthepursuitandsystematicexerciseofrevenge”.
•Chaper10henowdugintothepoorclergyman’sheart,likeaminersearchingforgold;…sometimesalightglimmeredoutofthephysician’seyes.…showindicationsthatencouragedhim.
“MayGodforgivethee!
Thou,too,hastdeeplysinned!
”(chap.23)
•Probeintoother’sheartchapter10:
“ifitbethesoul’sdisease,thendoIcommitmyselftotheonePhysicianoftheSoul!
He,ifitstandwithHisgoodpleasure,cancure,;orHecankill!
LetHimdowithmeas,inHisjusticeandwisdom,Heshallseegood.Butwhoartthou,thatmeddlestinthismatter?
–thatdaresthrusthimselfbetweenthesuffererandhisGod?
”
Pearl:
•Natural;SymbolofHester’ssin
•Sheismoreasymbolthanahumanchild.
•Innocence,purity.ThechildisbeautyandfreedomandimaginationandalltheothernaturalqualitiesthatthePuritansystemdenies.“Beautiful,intelligent,perfectlyshaped,vigorous,graceful,passionate,imaginative,impulsive,capricious,creative,visionary”
Elf-child(chapter8whomadethee?
”)
•Sheismoreasymbolthanahumanchild.
“Godgavemethischild.Sheismyhappiness!
sheismytorture.Perlkeepsmehereinlife!
Pearlpunishesmetoo!
Seeyenot,sheisthescarletletter,onlycapableofbeingloved,andsoendowedwithamillion-foldthepowerofretributionformysin?
”
“Toremindherofherfall”
Sheisthescarletletterinanotherform,thescarletletterendowedwithlife.
“Aspellwasbroken.Thegreatsceneofgrief,inwhichthewildinfantboreapart,haddevelopedallhersympathies;andashertearsfelluponherfather’scheek,theywerethepledgethatshewouldgrowupamidhumanjoyandsorrow,notforeverdobattlewiththeworld,butbeawomaninit.Towardshermother,too,Pearl’serrandasamessengerofanguishwasallfulfilled.”
(TheCharacterofPearlbyNinaBaym)
Style
•i.psychology->influence
•thereisnotmuchaction,orphysicalmovementgoingoninhisworks.therearepsychologicaldescriptions,whichrevealcharacters’statesofmind.(->HenryJames)
•ii.Ambiguity
•MrHooper’sveil:
•Dyingbed:
“whydoyoutrembleatmealone?
Tremblealsoateachother!
havemenavoidedme,andwomenshownnopity,andchildrenscreamedandfled,onlyformyblackveil?
What,butthemysterywhichitobscurelytypifies,hasmadethispieceofcrapesoawful?
…Ilookedaround,andlo!
oneveryvisageablackveil!
”
•
(chp.24conclusion
Mostofthespectatorstestifiedtohavingseen,onthebreastoftheunhappyminister,aSCARLETLETTER---theverysemblanceofthatwornbyHesterPrynne----imprintedintheflesh.Asregardeditsorigin,therewerevariousexplanations,allofwhichmustnecessarilyhavebeenconjectural.SomeaffirmedthattheReverendMrDimmesdale,ontheverydaywhenHesterPrynnefirstworeherignominiousbadge,hadbegunacourseofpenance,----whichheafterwards,insomanyfutilemethods,followedout,----byinflictingahideoustortureonhimself.Otherscontendedthatthestigmahadnotbeenproduceduntilalongtimesubsequent,whenoldRodgerChillingworth,beingapotentnecromancer,hadcausedittoappear,throughtheagencyofmagicandpoisonousdrugs.Others…whisperedtheirbelief,thattheawfulsymbolwastheeffectoftheever-activetoothofremorse,gnawingfromtheinmostheartoutwardly,andatlastmanifestingHeaven’sdreadfuljudgmentbythevisiblepresenceoftheletter.Thereadermaychooseamongthesetheories.
(chapter10thephysicianlaidhishanduponhisbosom,andthrustasidethevestmentthathithertohadalwayscovereditevenfromtheprofessionaleye.
Afterabriefpausethephysicianturnedaway.Butwithwhatawildlookofwonder,joy,andhorror!
withwhataghastlyrapture,asitwere,toomightytobeexpressedonlybytheeyeandfeatures,andthereforeburstingforththroughthewholeuglinessofhisfigure,andmakingitselfevenriotouslymanifestbytheextravagantgestureswithwhichhethrewuphisarmstowardstheceiling,andstampedhisfootuponthefloor!
Itissingular,neverthless,thatcertainpersons,whowerespectatorsofthewholescene,andprofessedneveroncetohaveremovedtheireyesfromtheReverendMrDimmesdale,deniedthattherewasanymarkwhateveronhisbreast,morethanonanew-borninfant’s.
iii.symbols
•Pearl
•Blackveil
Pointofview
Whotellsthestory
Firstperson
Omniscient
AfterIhadsolacedmymindwiththecomfortablepartofmycondition,IbegantolookaroundmetoseewhatkindofplaceIwasin,andwhatwasnexttobedone,andIsoonfoundmycomfortsabate,andthatinawordIhadadreadfuldeliverance;forIwaswet,hadnoclothestoshiftme,noranythingeithertoeatordrinktocomfortme,neitherdidIseeanyprospectbeforemebutthatofperishingwithhunger,orbeingdevouredbywildbeasts;andthatwhichwasparticularlyafflictingtomewasthatIhadnoweaponeithertohuntandkillanycreatureformysustenance,ortodefendmyselfagainstanyothercreaturethatmightdesiretokillmefortheirs;inaword,Ihadnothingaboutmebutaknife,atobacco-pipe,andalittletobaccoinabox;thiswasallmyprovision,andthisthrewmeintoterribleagoniesofmind,thatforawhileIrunaboutlikeamad-man.Nightcominguponme,Ibeganwithaheavyhearttoconsiderwhatwouldbemylotoftherewereanyravenousbeastsinthatcountry,seeingatnightthayalwayscomeabroadfortheirprey.
Mr.Bennetwassooddamixtureofquickparts,sarcastichumour,reserve,andcaprice,thattheexperienceofthree-and-twentyyearshadbeeninsufficienttomakehiswifeunderstandhischaracter.HERmindwaslessdifficulttodevelop.Shewasawomanofmeanunderstanding,littleinformation,anduncertaintemper.Whenshewasdiscontented,shefanciedherselfnervous.Thebusinessofherlifewastogetherdaughtersmarried;itssolacewasvisitingandnews.
Tobeginmylifewiththebeginningofmylife,IrecordthatIwasborn(asIhavebeeninformedandbelieve)onaFriday,attwelveo'clockatnight.Itwasremarkedthattheclockbegantostrike,andIbegantocry,simultaneously.
Inconsiderationofthedayandhourofmybirth,itwasdeclaredbythenurse,andbysomesagewomenintheneighbourhoodwhohadtakenalivelyinterestinmeseveralmonthsbeforetherewasanypossibilityofourbecomingpersonallyacquainted,first,thatIwasdestinedtobeunluckyinlife;andsecondly,thatIwasprivilegedtoseeghostsandspirits;boththesegiftsinevitablyattaching,astheybelieved,toallunluckyinfantsofeithergender,borntowardsthesmallhoursonaFridaynight.
Ihavenowbeenmarriedtenyears.IknowwhatitistoliveentirelyforandwithwhatIlovebestonearth.Iholdmyselfsupremelyblest-blestbeyondwhatlanguagecanexpress;becauseIammyhusband’slifeasfullyasheismine.NowomanwasevernearertohermatethanIam:
evermoreabsolutelyboneofhisboneandfleshofhisflesh.IknownowearinessofmyEdward’ssociety:
heknowsnoneofmine,anymorethanweeachdoofthepulsationoftheheartthatbeatsinourseparatebosoms;consequently,weareevertogether.Tobetogetherisforusto
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