小说以两百多年前的殖民地时代的美洲为题材,但揭露的却是19世纪资本主义发展时代美利坚合众国社会典法的残酷、宗教的欺骗和道德的虚伪。主人公海丝特被写成了崇高道德的化身。她不但感化了表里不一的丁梅斯代尔,同时也在感化着充满罪恶的社会。至于她的丈夫奇林渥斯,小说则把他写成了一个一心只想窥秘复仇的影子式的人物。他在小说中只起情节铺垫的作用。
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Novel 200 years ago in the colonial era in the Americas as a theme, but expose was the era of the development of capitalism in the 19th century the United States of America Social Code Act cruel deception of religion and moral hypocrisy.The protagonist Hester is written as the incarnation of a high moral. She not only probation duplicity Dimmesdale, but also in probation sinful society.As for her husband, Qilin Chillingworth, novels put his written a glimpse of secret revenge preoccupied shadow-figures. He only played in the novel plot foreshadowing the role.
Novel in over 200 years ago, colonial America as a theme, but to expose the capitalist development of the United States is the nineteenth Century era social code of cruelty, deception of religious and moral hypocrisy.The protagonist Hester is written as the incarnation of holy morality.She will not only affect the quite different to Dinmes Dyer, but also affect the evil society.As for her husband Chillingworth novels have, put him into a wanted to peep secret revenge shadow figure.In his novels, only plot foreshadowing role.