The Angel Born of the Sin an Analysis of Pearl in Scarlet Letter Abstract The Scarlet Letter is one of the most excellent literary works written by American, Romanticism novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne in the 19th century。 When people talk about this novel, a comment from D。 H。 Lawrence is often quoted, “No other book is so deep, so dual, so complete (Male, 1957)。” But in the discussion of Nathaniel Hawthorne‘s The Scarlet Letter, little attention has been given to the significance of Pearl, the main character in this novel, the illegitimate daughter of Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale。 I don’t agree with the opinion that Pearl is not the main character of this novel, which most scholars and critics hold。 In this paper, I will analyze the symbolic meaning of Pearl in terms of different relationships and illustrate the importance of Pearl from the plot and theme。 Firstly, this paper will explains the symbolic meaning of Pearl based on her relationship with her parents and the author。 In the next part, I will emphasize Pearl’s importance since she is the centre and cause of this story。 Finally, all these discussions above will prove that Pearl is the main and indispensable character in this novel。 In the end, a conclusion will be drawn that Pearl is the main and important character in this novel, which cannot be ignored。 74497

Keywords: Pearl, Hester, Nathaniel Hawthorne, symbolic meaning

诞生在罪恶中的天使——《红字》中珠儿的简要分析

摘  要《红字》是19世纪浪漫zhuyi代表作家霍桑最杰出的代表作。当人们提到这本小说的时候，“No other book is so deep, so dual, so complete (Male, 1957)。”这句话经常被人引用。但是在讨论霍桑的这本小说的时候，很少有人会关注到珠儿的重要性。珠儿是女主人公海斯特和丁梅斯代尔的私生女。我对其他大多数学者认为的珠儿不是这篇小说的主要人物的观点持相反意见。在这篇论文中，我会主要从珠儿与其他主人公之间的关系出发，讨论这个角色的象征意义，然后从结构还有主题上阐述她的重要性。这篇论文首先会基于珠儿与海斯特、丁梅斯代尔以及作者之间的关系，讨论出珠儿的不同象征意义。在第三部分中，这篇论文会点出珠儿的重要性，因为珠儿是这个故事的中心和起因等。最后，所有的讨论都会证明珠儿是这本小说中主要的、不可替代的角色，最后得出珠儿是这本小说中的主要和重要的人物。

毕业论文关键词：珠儿；海斯特；纳撒尼尔。霍桑；象征意义

Contents

1。 Introduction 1

1。1 Nathaniel Hawthorne and His Work 1

1。2 Symbolism and Background 1

2。 The Symbolic Meaning of Pearl 4

2。1 To Hester 4

2。1。1The reminder of Hester’s sin 4

2。2 To Dimmesdale 5

2。2。1 Sin of adultery 5

2。2。2Courage to admit his sin 5

2。3 To Hawthorn 5

    2。3。1 Hawthorn himself 5

2。3。2The epitome of Puritan society 6

3。 The Importance of Pearl 7

3。1 The bond of other characters 7

3。2 The Centre of the novel 7

3。3 The origin and catalyst of this story