红字 中hester和pearl人物分析(英文)
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红字 中hester和pearl人物分析(英文)
红字 中hester和pearl人物分析(英文)
红字 中hester和pearl人物分析(英文)
Hester Prynne: Boston settler who commits adultery and bears a child while awaiting the arrival of her husband from Europe. Authorities require her to wear a piece of red cloth in the shape of an A (standing for adulteress) on the bodice of her dress to identify her as a sinner. She refuses to identify her partner in sin. Hester is named after the title character of an Old Testament book. In that book, Esther–a Jew who marries the King of Persia, Ahasuerus (Xerxes I)–and her cousin Mordecai persuade the king to spare the lives of Jews previously singled out for annihilation. The Jewish festival of Purim, also called the Feast of Lots, celebrates their deliverance from the Persian sword.
Pearl: Hester’s child. As her name suggests, she is something good that came from sin. She is also a constant reminder–to Hester and to the townspeople–of Hester's sinfulness. At times, she is an unruly child, a burden to her mother. But Hester loves her just the same