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The author Nathaniel Hawthorne is a famous American writer known for its symbolic writing skills and he had a deep bond with his Puritan ancestors. For that, he writes The Scarlet Letter that both highlighted their weaknesses and strengths. By this novel, Hawthorne shows his romantic ideas about the rights of pursuing love and freedom as well as moral regulations of Puritanism. From background, we can know the reason of the writings lie in his democratic ideas, his family history and democratic ideas. Besides, m ost of his novels are based on American’s colony and reveal the social life. The Scarlet Letter is one of them and it’ s surely a masterpiece. As one of the American masterpieces, the novel The Scarlet Letter enjoys the great prestige. Not only the author portraits a wonderful heroine, but also he arranges the plots of the story in patriarchy point of view. Now let me tell you something about it!

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This story begins in 17th century when Puritanism is prevails and the author use the scarlet letter to symbolize the severities of Puritan Society. The main role is Hester who is punished by wearing a big “A” on her chest for adultery . Obviously, it’s shameful. After torture, she begins to save herself and struggle with all difficulties. All her life is full of

hardship and she defies her pitiful destiny. Her daughter— Pearl was also experiences a complex life and lives a happy life eventually. Other roles include a clergyman who is subjected to persecution of religion and Hester’s legal husband. Their relationships between themselves are intricate and the plots of this novel are complicated but easy to understand.

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Personally, this novel is worth of a reading and I strongly recommend it to you. It’ s absolutely a fascinating story for we can many things from it whatever about life or moral standard. You can also learn more about the history of Puritan through this novel. Different from other English novels, the plots of this story are easy to understand and very exciting. It also shows excellent writing techniques of author to grasp the whole structure. The author arranges the symbolic scaffold as a place of beginning, climax, and end of the story. This sort of arrangement draws the outline of three stages of story clearly. It’ s useful for us to write in this way. I also find the symbolism in this novel is quite skillful and the technique he uses makes his novel more vivid. What’ s more, Hester’ s attitudes towards her life also need us to learn. At first, she may be an innocent person. But, she always looking forwards a better life and being an unselfish people to other humans. Later, she becomes a respectable people. Meantime, the

Scarlet Letter becomes a stand for noble. Life isn ’ t always full of sunshine. The seas of life are rough and stormy and we should have a positive attitude towards life. If we always have hopes just like Hester, we will not let those life changing events get the best of us and succumb to helplessness. One more thing I find in this novel is worth of thinking. The ending criticizes Puritanism a lot. A couple can not get together when they are alive, but they are buried together after both of them die. How ironic it is! In a word, this novel is surely a masterpiece and I ’ m sure you will fond of it!

红字英语读后感900词

Recently, I read a book by introduction of my teacher, which named The Scarlet Letter, a love

but not simple story of sin between one woman and two men. After a great work of this book, all

sorts of feeling well up in my mind. Include rage, delight, sadness and unworthiness. But, anyway, I am glad to see the happy endings in my eyes though there were enough dark and pain. The story is tells about a woman who without friends and who has sinned. It happened in New England in the 1600s, the puritans have crossed the sea to the shores of American, building their new towns, bringing their religion and their customs with them from the old country. And in the early years of Boston, in the state of Massachusetts, the church is strong and unforgiving. Anyone who breaks the laws of the church, and of god, must be punished.

Due to the background, the female character called Hester Prynne, whose husband is not her baby’s father, has broken the laws for adultery. However, she is young and good-looking, and her husband is probably at the bottom of the sea. In magistrates’ mercy, she was sentenced for adultery

not execute but stand on the scaffold for three hours, and to wear the scarlet “A” on her bosom for

the rest of her life. What a shame scarlet “A” on her dress! It means she has sinned, and shame

would follow in her footsteps, night and day. Not only fingers point at her and respectable people turn their faces away from her but also her daughter called Pearl had no right to play with the children of godly families and, like her mother ,she was outsider. When stand on the scaffold, to her surprise, her husband Roger Chillingworth, an old misshapen man and a doctor, and Hester does not love him at all, was come back and angrily to see her betray. So he is determine to find out the father of the child and let them live in fear and guilty.

As the same time, the father of child called Arthur Dimmesdale, a young and kind priest, who has a high position among ministers and is highly respected among his people in town. Like Hester Prynne, he feels sore on his heart, thus he looked week and pale. But he is no courage to stand out to protect Hester with their daughter until he pulled open his shirt for people to see the same letter “A” on his chest on the scaffold, in order to escape the Dr.Chillingworth before he die.

Finally, Mr.Dimmesdale died and Dr.Chillingworth became unhappy and grew weaker every day, he lost his meaning life and left all his possession to litter Pearl when he is dying. With the money, Pearl has gone to the New England and lives a happy life. And her mother Hester Prynne chose to stay the town with the scarlet letter on her bosom and her daughter’s care.

In this novel, the mainline seems to be around the letter A. Hester is brave enough to face the cruel reality. The rage I thought is the shame of Hester suffers, even loneliness, hopelessness. It exposed the cruel reality and puritan society; the delight I thought is litter Pearl with a nice ending and happy life; the sadness I thought is the three people all live in unhappy; and the unworthiness I thought is the priest is not bravely like Hester. What’s more, this novel shows us a picture how

important the social position in England in the seventeenth century.

In modern people’s opinion, love, is holy on our heart. We send best wish to the people who fall in love with. However, in that generation, their love was forbidden. I like the young priest and Hester’s love and enjoy it, but I don’t like Mr. Dimmesdale’s character. Maybe he is guilty and

punishes himself with the same way, but why doesn’t he can’t stand out to protect his lover. He is

not brave enough than Hester. It’s pity that Hester did not meet with Arthur in right time, if they have met with each other before she had married, it would be better than now.

As far as I am concerned, everyone may made sins, that’s absolutely right. But we should be

admit our sins and ask others forgiven and do something that we can offset what we have done. After that we will be alright. But if you don’t ask for forgiven, and keep it to be secreted, you will

be suffered psychological distress and never be out of your sins.

Both Arthur and Roger were unhappy, Arthur can’t forgive himself, but Roger hate people

that hurt him, he looks like a mirror that reflect human’s ugly heart and repulsive emotion. I can

understand his angry with Arthur. If I were him, I would be grief either. His revenge was too abnormal. Why would he always kept the hatred in his heart and it had been destroyed himself. This poor man has made his aim in life to add to the suffering of the young minister.

From the story, I know that learn to ask for others forgiven and learn to forgive others both important and necessary. Don’t trap in the marsh of hatred and you will happier than now.

Remember the saying goes: when one door shuts, another opens.

红字读后感

兰只有交代奸夫的姓名才能获得赦免,否则将受惩罚.然而执行审讯任哩务的却正是他的情人.白兰宁愿独自忍受任何惩罚,为了於把她和丁梅斯代尔之间的爱情深深地埋在心中,她坚强的挺住了瞵.

海丝特*白兰受到了惩罚,她必须终身穿着一件绣着红色柳A字的外衣.字母A代表"通奸"一词.白兰奥带着小珠儿离群独居,在郊外偏僻的茅舍中过者孤寂的生孱活.而用心险恶的前夫罗杰发现了丁梅斯代尔的反常表现 ,利用牧师痛苦和矛盾的心情,不断地折磨他,终于丁梅瓢斯代尔在他即将升为主教的前夕,当众宣布了自己的秘密,瘙丁梅斯代尔向周围的人们展露了这首爱情的颂歌.当他把自己的胸衣扯开时嬷,一个猩红的A字烙在他的胸前.他倚在自己的爱人身边离开了人世.

海丝特*白兰,他坚强,钹有毅力,对爱情忠贞不渝.虽然被统治者认为有罪,但埂她是清白的,纯洁的.她的精神不断上升,成为真,善, 美的化身.她的举动是对封建政权与教权压迫下的爱情,人权和自由的充分肯定埘.

丁梅斯代尔最初与白兰产生了尢炽热的的爱情,虽然他一度退却了,为自己能够隐蔽的安倜慰,但内心的痛苦并没有因他的安全而平息,相反,越来剃越强烈.他与白兰的约会,他在枷刑台上的自我忏悔,他吩们的逃跑计划,以及最后的公开演说,都成为了丁梅斯代缏尔向着爱情的祭坛一步步走近的脚印.最后他扯开上衣, 人们见到了烙在他胸口的红色A字.这个A字实际

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上是烙在他的心上的 ,这是爱情的升华.

作者用蔷薇花象征美,与善,用监狱象征死亡,用一道光,一只鸟……象征丁梅拣斯代尔与白兰之间的爱情的结晶——小珠儿,使作品充满疝着一股迷人的魄力.

在作品的最后,在白兰和丁梅斯代嘧尔合用的墓碑上刻着这样一句话:"一片墓地上,刻着血红的惬A字."这句话不可谓不意味深长.

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红字读后感

红字是美国小说家霍桑最杰出的代表作，也是整个美国浪漫主义小说中最有声望的权威作品之一，小说的故事发生在十七世纪中期加尔文者派统治下的波士顿，作者从当时的现状入手，通过一个感人的爱情故事来揭露当局对人们的精神，心灵和道德的摧残，这是一部关于灵魂的小说，每个人都有自己的灵魂，但有的人维护着灵魂，有的人损害着灵魂。读红字，站我感受到了压抑后的平静，痛苦后的快乐。

小说叙述一位名叫海丝特*白兰的女人在婚姻上遭到不幸的故事, 年轻美貌的她却嫁给了身体畸形多病的术士罗杰*齐灵沃斯先生,夫妻间没有爱情,后来罗杰在海上失踪,杳无音讯,白兰孤独的过着日子.这时一个英俊有气魄的青年牧师,亚瑟*丁梅斯代尔闯入了她的生活,他们真诚的相爱了,度过了一段隐私但热烈的爱情生活.不久, 白兰由于怀孕的隐情暴露,以通奸罪被抓,在狱中生下了女儿小珠儿. 按照当时的教规,白兰只有交代奸夫的姓名才能获得赦免,否则将受惩罚.然而执行审讯任务的却正是他的情人.白兰宁愿独自忍受任何惩罚,为了把她和丁梅斯代尔之间的爱情深深地埋在心中,她坚强的挺住了. 海丝特受到了惩罚，终生穿着一件带有红色A（ adultery）的外衣，她在倍受折磨的道德鞭苔下进行着灵魂的救赎. 狱中出来后，她带着小珠儿离群独居,在郊外偏僻的茅舍中过者孤寂的生活.

小说中另一个主人公丁梅斯代尔牧师，也是受宗教迫害最苦的人，成为人类社会虚伪道德的牺牲品。用心险恶的前夫罗杰发现了丁梅斯代尔的反常表现,利用牧师痛苦和矛盾的心情,不断地在精神上折磨他,终于丁梅斯代尔在他即将升为主教的前夕,当众宣布了自己的秘密。丁梅斯代尔向周围的人们展露了这首爱情的颂歌，当他把自己的胸衣扯开时,一个猩红的A字烙在他的胸前.他在自己的爱人身边离开了人世. 但他还是有罪的。他不敢面对自己的错误。通奸不是海斯特一个人能做的事，可是她却承受了所有的惩罚，他却在她的荫庇下继续做高高在上人人景仰的牧师。他在人前冠冕堂皇地说教，声情并茂地做着关于神关于道德的演讲。多么虚伪的人，他既然如此虔诚于上帝，怎么能忍受自己对上帝虚伪，怎么能忍受自己在人们面前道貌岸然了那么久。作为一个神职人员，他应该是爱人的，可是他却可以忍受自己的情妇和孩子受尽屈辱！七年，情人和孩子和他呼吸着同一片空气，可是，他却不敢承认她们。他没有尽到保护女人和抚养孩子的责任。他不敢和她们接触也不敢让公众知道他的另外一个面目。

他很虚伪，对神不忠诚，对待百姓没以身作则。或许他爱神虔诚，可是却抵制不住美色的诱惑。他还要标榜自己是个神。他在女人和上帝面前纠结，摇摆不定，真是悲哀。作为一个男人，他应该有所取舍，既然已经选择了女人，他就应该走下去，对她好，保护和爱护她。可是他没有。他连好好活着的勇气都没有。可悲。她鼓励他离开这个伤心地，去另外一个世界。那里没人认识他们，这样他们一家三口就可以在一起了。可是在要离开之际他又动摇了，他选择了忠实于上帝。我的上帝啊，他就不能好好活着吗？他就不想想他死了，她们母女俩该怎么活呀？可是，他没有，他追随他的上帝去了！哎！多么虚伪懦弱的男人啊！

文章的反面人物罗杰是一个没有灵魂的家伙，他以窥视别人为乐，表面上像一个和蔼的老朋友，背地里却像蚯蚓一样不断钻入别人的灵魂，窥探别人的秘密，他把海丝特推向了悲惨命运，将牧师带向死亡，他不懂宽恕，以折磨为乐趣，充满了仇恨，成为一个肮脏卑劣的人，是一个邪恶的魔鬼，从他身上，可以看出一种人性的丑恶。

我很气愤，非常生气！

海丝特为什么会那么死心塌地地爱丁梅斯代尔？海丝特是圣女一般的人物。她优雅美丽性感，做得一手无人能及的针线活。她贤惠，是个真正聪明的女人。她明白事理，这样一个女生无论站在哪里都是一道吸引所有人的风景，可是她却很低调很低调地活着。她对这个世界不索求任何东西，却把自己奉献给世界上的穷人，病人，受苦受难的人们，还有那些虚伪的小姐太太绅士们。这样的女人如神般伟大！可是，她的爱情却是悲剧的，她唯一的错误是在丈夫下落不明的时候和牧师丁梅斯代尔发生关系并且生下孩子，从此被冠以“通奸”的罪名，被置于刑台上，众目睽睽之下，可是不管牧师们和市民如何逼问，为了保全“奸夫”的名声，关于他的任何信息她丝毫都没透露。人们在背后唾骂她们，向她们扔石头，用各种各样的方式侮辱折磨她们。可是，就为了能和他呼吸同一处的空气，她依旧没有离开，远远地看着他。傻女人啊，真是傻女人啊。也正是这种“傻”表现了海特丝是一个不屈于命运的女人，在她的一生中充满了对命运的蔑视，她怀疑这世俗道的合理性，但是又矛盾的意识到灵魂的邪恶，人性的复杂可见一斑，而整篇小说中表达了获得自由和解放就要去斗争的思想，海丝特就是这样，她坚强，对爱情忠贞不渝，虽然被统治着认为有罪，但她是清白的，纯洁的，她的精神不断上升，成为真、善、美的化身，因为这样，她才成了一个高尚的人，受到了人们的尊敬，从而洗刷了身上的耻辱。

整部书中，作者运用了精湛的艺术手法对伦理道德的标准进行了挑战，剖析着人的内心世界，展现了人性的光辉与丑恶道德伦理的正确与否。这或许也是这部小说流传的原因。作者通过用蔷薇花象征美与善，用一道光，一只鸟象征着丁梅斯代尔与白兰的爱情结晶----珠儿。

作品最后，白兰与牧师的墓碑上刻着：一片墓地上，刻着血红的A字，漆黑的土地，血红的A字，虽然它没有惊心动魄，却让我魂牵梦绕，无法忘怀。

《红字》读后感

《红字》读后感

《红字》是不朽的作品，历史背景虽然和中国没有丝毫联系，但是任何的好的作品都可以跨越种族和历史，而被世人所爱。

很多人认为红字是爱情故事，当然这是个关于爱情的故事，但是我认为霍桑只是把他的追求，他的思想，他的情感溶在那个故事里而已。

海斯特爱丁梅斯代尔，但是真的是一直都爱吗？那是否就是爱？那难道不是一种沧桑的感情吗？因为那些苦难彼此的心紧紧相连，所以他们才能够见面后自然而然的内心平静的交谈，但是那就是爱吗？如果是爱，为什么丁梅斯代尔当初要虚伪的质问？海斯特站在刑台上真的是出于爱要保护牧师，还是只是既然已经站在那里了，就让事情发展下去的无奈和无助？牧师后来总是要拷问自己，折磨自己，难道真的是出于爱，而不是因为自己的逃避和虚伪令自己厌恶吗？海斯特坚强的活着，帮助大家，难道不是出于生命本身的坚韧？那和爱究竟有多大关系？至于他们在树林里的谈话，那么自然而然，那么激情澎湃，是爱情的原因还是对自由的向往？

如果说到爱，我认为那孩子珠儿才是爱的花身，她狂放，她敏感，她被母亲所爱，也爱着母亲，并且善于反抗和自我保护，我认为她才是红字的主角，A字只是个束缚但同时也是个区别于他人的标志。我认为那孩子的一切品性都是霍桑的向往。海斯特胸前的A字，牧师放在胸前的手，都象征着束缚，我想霍桑真心真意的想冲破这种束缚，他内心挣扎，向往自由，可是时代不允许，世俗不允许，他的无奈表现在结尾，牧师说出了心中的积郁，他释放了自己的心灵，但是他死了，他始终无法和海斯特自由的生活。海斯特带着珠儿离开了，那么她自由了吗？她回来了，而且至死连墓碑上都刻着那个A字，并且它和牧师的墓中间还有一段距离，那是霍桑对自己的嘲弄，他对时代和命运的无奈。而那个孩子，自由的化身，珠儿却没有太多结局，我们从只字片语中猜测，她嫁人了，富有了，生育了，但是那不确定的语气是不是反映出作者的不确定呢？是否表现了作者的犹豫呢？是不是象征了作者意识到想要逃离那个时代的希望是多么的渺茫呢？而且珠儿的幸福远在不所知的世界，那是不是又象征了作者想要逃避的心理呢？

另外，那个医生，畸形的医生，化名罗杰·齐灵渥斯，人们把他想象成恶魔，但是他是否也表了一种束缚？一种世俗的束缚？一种法律的束缚？毕竟他才是

海斯特的合法丈夫。海斯特和丁梅斯代尔的通奸行为至今在世界上也是被道德所不接受的，毕竟那是对家庭的背叛，且不说爱情，因为那个时代甚至当今也是存在无爱婚姻的，可是婚姻一经成立，是否该有应有的责任？这种责任是否可以那么轻易的以爱情的名义给摒除？所以我不认为医生是个恶魔，我愿意把他想象成冰冷的法律或是道德所规定的某些责任。他最后将全部财产给了珠儿，是不是也暗示了法律或是道德的无因性，即没有原因，只是应该那样而已。

红字中我还在意那个妖婆，那个地位很高，行动诡异的被人称为妖婆的那个妇人，我把她想象成上帝，她事事洞明，远离人群，是不是和上帝有些相像呢？但是她丑陋，她不受欢迎，那么是不是也侧面表现出作者对上帝的一些质疑呢？毕竟上帝是没有人见过的，他无所不能，但是他是否只是一个丑陋的老妇而已呢？上帝是那个时代的精神，但是这种精神是不是真的就是真理？是不是就是纯洁无瑕，牧师代表了纯洁但是他却虚伪并且懦弱，那么上帝是不是本身也不是什么纯洁无比的无所不能的呢？

我认为红字的中心是挣脱。

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