《红字》中主人公的精神生态分析

《红字》中的3个主人公在精神上都饱受折磨：女主人公海斯特·白兰坚强勇敢，坦然面对自己所犯下的罪行，终于获得了内在心灵与外界环境的平衡，成为对他人有用的人；牧师丁梅斯代尔胆小懦弱，生活在恐惧和自责中，健康急剧恶化，临终之际，他将自己的罪行公之于世，当众作了忏悔，终于释放了心灵的重负。得以平静地离去；齐灵渥斯冷酷凶残，仇恨攫取了他的心灵，他非人性的复仇不仅毁灭了敌人，也毁灭了自己。心灵的平静即使在他闭目的那一刻仍然未能达到。

Spiritual Ecological Analysis of the Main Characters in The Scarlet Letter

All of the three main characters in The Scarlet Letter are tortured greatly in spirit.The heroine Hester is brave and strong.By facing directly her sin,she finds the balance between her inner feelings and the outside world and eventually gets the peace of mind and becomes helpful to others.Dimmesdale is weak and coward.Under the pressure of fear and remorse,his physical health is greatly devastated.He doesn’t get back his mental peace until he makes a public confession at the end of his life.Overwhelmed by hatred,Chillionworth is cruel and evil.His dehumanized revenge not only destroys his enemy,but also destroys himself.He can’t get the peace of mind even at the end of his life.