《红字》英文读后感

第一篇：《红字》英文读后感

《红字》英文读后感

The Scarlet Letter offers an extraordinary insight into the norms and behavior of the 17th century if American Puritan society.The basic conflicts and problems of its main characters, however, are familiar to readers in the present.The female protagonist, has borne a child out of wedlock and has been jailed for over three months and sentenced to wear a symbol of her adultery, a scarlet “A” on her dress at all times.It concerns about the moral, emotional and

psychological effect of the sin on people in

general.It’s not simply a love story or a story of sin.The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne uses the scarlet letters to symbolize the harshness of Puritan society, showing how they brand sinners for life.The story happened in Boston about 200 years

ago.It narrates love affairs between three persons.The punished woman.Hester Prynne and his husband.Who called himself Roger Chillingworth.He is an old misshapen man and a doctor.Hester does not love him at all.Another man is a young minister, Dimmesdale, who has a high position among ministers and is highly respected among his people in town.Hester and Dimmesdale love each other.But their love is forbidden in that time.It is sinful.Due to this,Hester is punished by society with a letter

A on her chest, which considered an evil, a shame.In this novel, the mainline seems to be around the letter A.Hester is brave enough to face the

cruel reality.She is always with a mind of courage.She has been alone with her child for so long , with litter communication.Shame!Hopelessness!Loneliness!Hester has to wear the letter A day after day, seven years as for punishment and ill fame.When a woman has lived through a difficult

experience, her character changes a great deal.If she be all tenderness, she will die.If she survive, the tenderness will leave her.Hester’s charitable deeds and quiet humility have earned her a reprieve from the scorn of the community.The letter on her chest represents her work on earth , always helping others, without expecting any thanks.Never afterwards, does that scarlet letter leave her

chest.The townspeople no longer view the letter as a punishment , but rather as representing her great strength and bravery and thy say it means “Able”.But Arthur Dimmesdale, his sin against Hester and Pearl is that he will not acknowledge them as his wife and daughter in the daylight.He keeps his dreadful secret from all those under his care in the church for seven years for fear that he will lose their love and will not be forgiven.He is too weak to admit his sins.He suffers from mysterious heart trouble, seemingly caused by psychological distress.What’s worse, he is an advisor to the townspeople about their sins.After Mr.Dimmesdale’s death , no one changes more in appearance than Roger Chilling worth.All his strength and energy has been used to harm his

patient.This unhappy man has made his aim in life to add to the suffering of the young minister.When the evil old man no longer has such a purpose, the devil takes him back to the hell.It is a curious subject of observation, however, whether hatred or love are not of the same place.Each takes a great deal of emotion from one person.The two feelings seem basically the same, expect that one is smiled upon by God, while the other is worshipped by the devil.The two lovers has ever decided to flee to Europe, where they can live with their dauthter Pearl as a family.They feel a sense of release there.However, their plan fails„„ When Hester dies, she is buried next to Dimmesdale.The two share a single tombstone, with a deep colored letter A shining brightly.0920031637

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第二篇：红字英文读后感

The Scarlet Letter offers an extraordinary insight into the norms and behavior of the 17th century if American Puritan society.The basic conflicts and problems of its main characters, however, are familiar to readers in the present.The female protagonist, has borne a child out of wedlock and has been jailed for over three months and sentenced to wear a symbol of her adultery, a scarlet “A” on her dress at all times.It concerns about the moral, emotional and psychological effect of the sin on people in general.It’s not simply a love story or a story of sin.The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne uses the scarlet letters to symbolize the harshness of Puritan society, showing how they brand sinners for life.The story happened in Boston about 200 years ago.It narrates love affairs between three persons.The punished woman.Hester Prynne and his husband.Who called himself Roger Chillingworth.He is an old misshapen man and a doctor.Hester does not love him at all.Another man is a young minister, Dimmesdale, who has a high position among ministers and is highly respected among his people in town.Hester and Dimmesdale love each other.But their love is forbidden in that time.It is sinful.Due to this,Hester is punished by society with a letter A on her chest, which considered an evil, a shame.In this novel, the mainline seems to be around the letter A.Hester is brave enough to face the cruel reality.She is always with a mind of courage.She has been alone with her child for so long , with litter communication.Shame!Hopelessness!Loneliness!Hester has to wear the letter A day after day, seven years as for punishment and ill fame.When a woman has lived through a difficult experience, her character changes a great deal.If she be all tenderness, she will die.If she survive, the tenderness will leave her.Hester’s charitable deeds and quiet humility have earned her a reprieve from the scorn of the community.The letter on her chest represents her work on earth , always helping others, without expecting any thanks.Never afterwards, does that scarlet letter leave her chest.The townspeople no longer view the letter as a punishment , but rather as representing her great strength and bravery and thy say it means “Able”.But Arthur Dimmesdale, his sin against Hester and Pearl is that he will not acknowledge them as his wife and daughter in the daylight.He keeps his dreadful secret from all those under his care in the church for seven years for fear that he will lose their love and will not be forgiven.He is too weak to admit his sins.He suffers from mysterious heart trouble, seemingly caused by psychological distress.What’s worse, he is an advisor to the townspeople about their sins.After Mr.Dimmesdale’s death , no one changes more in appearance than Roger Chilling worth.All his strength and energy has been used to harm his patient.This unhappy man has made his aim in life to add to the suffering of the young minister.When the evil old man no longer has such a purpose, the devil takes him back to the hell.It is a curious subject of observation, however, whether hatred or love are not of the same place.Each takes a great deal of emotion from one person.The two feelings seem basically the same, expect that one is smiled upon by God, while the other is worshipped by the devil.The two lovers has ever decided to flee to Europe, where they can live with their dauthter Pearl as a family.They feel a sense of release there.However, their plan fails…… When Hester dies, she is buried next to Dimmesdale.The two share a single tombstone, with a deep colored letter A shining brightly.通知：明天十点至一月四日晚上十二点选课。我们07级的 译文赏析，圣经与英美文学，统计理论与实践，英语惯用法，这几门课因没有老师上课不要选！

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

第三篇：红字读后感英文

Review of The Scarlet Letter(1)

Mengyan Li, Oct 13

The story is based on the colony times of America.It shows the cruelty of the law and the deceit of religion.It happens in Boston about 200 years ago.The author narrates love affairs between a woman and two men.The beautiful and intelligent young woman, named Hester Prynne, has been led from the town prison with her infant baby in her arms, and on her chest is a rag of cloth which has a scarlet letter “A” on it.The scarlet letter “A” represents a symbol of her sin and for all people to see.The husband of the punished woman, who called himself Roger Chilling worth, is an old misshapen man and a doctor.He is elder than Hester and no one knows his real name.Hester doesn’t love him at all.He sends Hester to America but he does not arrive in Boston.While Hester is waiting for her husband, she fall in love with Dimmesdale and she lead a birth to their baby.Dimmesdale is a scholar and has a high position and is highly respected by people in that town.In that age, according the law and religion, their love is sinful and forbidden.Due to this, Hester is punished by the society with a scarlet letter “A” on her chest, which considered a big shame.Facing the terrible punishment, Hester refuses to give her lover’s name away to protect him.Hester is brave enough to face the cruel reality.She is always with a mind of courage.But Arthur Dimmesdale, his sin against Hester and Pearl is that he will not acknowledge them as his wife and daughter in the daylight.He keeps his dreadful secret from all those under his care in the church for seven years for fear that he will lose their love and will not be forgiven.He is too weak to admit his sins.

第四篇：《红字》英文读后感

The Scarlet Letter offers an extraordinary insight into the norms and behavior of the 17th century if American puritan society.The basic conflicts and problems of its main characters, however, are familiar to readers in the present.The female protagonist, has borne a child out of wedlock and has been jailed for over three months and sentenced to wear a symbol of her adultery, a scarlet “A” on her dress at all times.It concerns about the moral, emotional and psychological effect of the sin on people in general.It’s not simply a love story or a story of sin.The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne uses the scarlet letters to symbolize the harshness of puritan society, showing how they brand sinners for life.The story happened in Boston about 200 years ago.It narrates love affairs between three persons.The punished woman.Hester prynne and his husband.Who called himself Roger Chillingworth.He is an old misshapen man and a doctor.Hester does not love him at all.Another man is a young minister, Dimmesdale, who has a high position among ministers and is highly respected among his people in town.Hester and Dimmesdale love each other.But their love is forbidden in that time.It is sinful.Due to this,Hester is punished by society with a letter A on her chest, which considered an evil, a shame.In this novel, the mainline seems to be around the letter A.Hester is brave enough to face the cruel reality.She is always with a mind of courage.She has been alone with her child for so long , with litter communication.Shame!Hopelessness!Loneliness!Hester has to wear the letter A day after day, seven years as for punishment and ill fame.When a woman has lived through a difficult experience, her character changes a great deal.If she be all tenderness, she will die.If she survive, the tenderness will leave her.Hester’s charitable deeds and quiet humility have earned her a reprieve from the scorn of the community.The letter on her chest represents her work on earth , always helping others, without expecting any thanks.Never afterwards, does that scarlet letter leave her chest.The townspeople no longer view the letter as a punishment , but rather as representing her great strength and bravery and thy say it means “Able”.But Arthur Dimmesdale, his sin against Hester and pearl is that he will not acknowledge them as his wife and daughter in the daylight.He keeps his dreadful secret from all those under his care in the church for seven years for fear that he will lose their love and will not be forgiven.He is too weak to admit his sins.He suffers from mysterious heart trouble, seemingly caused by psychological distress.What’s worse, he is an advisor to the townspeople about their sins.After Mr.Dimmesdale’s death , no one changes more in appearance than Roger Chilling worth.All his strength and energy has been used to harm his patient.This unhappy man has made his aim in life to add to the suffering of the young minister.When the evil old man no longer has such a purpose, the devil takes him back to the hell.It is a curious subject of observation, however, whether hatred or love are not of the same place.Each takes a great deal of emotion from one person.The two feelings seem basically the same, expect that one is smiled upon by God, while the other is worshipped by the devil.The two lovers has ever decided to flee to Europe, where they can live with their dauthter pearl as a family.They feel a sense of release there.However, their plan fails…… When Hester dies, she is buried next to Dimmesdale.The two share a single tombstone, with a deep colored letter A shining brightly.

第五篇：红字读后感

红字读后感

这是一部比那些大部头小说显得短小的多的长篇小说，但它同样具有大部头小说所具有的震撼人心的效果，以及高超的艺术造诣，堪称经典名著中的典范作品。

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，有的人丢失了灵魂，于是这个世界充满了千姿百态的人生和人的故事。

主人公海斯特·白兰胸前佩戴着烙有灵魂耻辱的红字——大大的一个A。在倍受折磨的道德鞭笞下，进行着灵魂的救赎。但她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。她怀疑这世俗道德的合理性，但同时又矛盾的意识到灵魂的邪-恶，人性的复杂可见一斑。这种宗教的感情纠葛，对于没有宗教信仰的人来说很难理解，我就是这样一个无法理解的人。宗教已经是西方人生活的一部分，离开宗教的生活，一定是很痛苦的。但我没有宗教经验，所以根本无法体会主人公的心理。这也是我理解小说的障碍，但我却是没办法去克服。

小说还表达了人要获得自由和解放就要去斗争的思想，这在海斯特·白兰的身上得到了体现，她一直抗拒着悲惨的命运，心里充满了对美好生活的向往，充满了无私的爱，这是难能可贵的一种精神。因为这样她才成为一个高尚的人，受到了人们的尊敬，从而洗刷了身上的耻辱，而那个红字也成了高尚的象征。在这里作家是和传统道德做着挑战，他把世俗道德拿出来进行了解剖，让读者不得不重新审视我们道德标准的合理性，以及其中最见不得人的阴暗面。这就是这部名著最耀眼的地方和流芳转载自百分网http://转载请注明出处，谢谢！

每个阶段读它都会有不同的感觉，年少懵懂的读，以及现在似有感悟的读。心中的红字，其实是一种精神上的暗示与压力。我想，或多或少每个人心里都有各自的红字吧。当我们做了一些不该做的，就一定会有一个正义的声音提醒我们——这是不对的。然后就不断会有良心的煎熬，于是有一些罪犯就会自首，甚至为自己所做的感到羞愧甚至自尽。那难道就不是心中的红字在起作用吗?

《红字》是纳撒尼尔(1804~1864年)于19世纪中所创作的一部长篇小说。在这部小说中，霍桑除了对人性的脆弱与悲伤进行深入的探讨，并且融入了影响他个人极为深远的清教徒遗传，深刻剖析罪的意识对身心灵的影响、尖锐地批判已经沦为形式主义的清教精神、探讨个人在自由与权威中的矛盾挣扎。故事表面上看来只是在叙述一个简单的浪漫爱情故事(这不难理解，因为《红字在山的那边读后感》的副标题叫做“A Romance”)，但它的主题却是学者们一直以来争议的对象。当我在研究这本历经那么多批评或赞赏的书，绝对领悟到一点就是不能仅仅停留于对《红字》文本的阐释上，要将霍桑的创作置于西方历史性问题的大视域中来加以分析它的主题。这样才能证明霍桑是19世纪美国文学界最杰出的文学家。

《红字》一开始，作者就写下这样一段话: “新殖民地的缔造者们，不论他们原先可能会规划出什么人类美德和幸福的一个乌托邦，都一定会认识到，他们最初的实际需要之一，就是划出一部分处女地作为墓地，再划出另一部分作为监狱的地基。”作者以宏观的视角透露出17世纪美国殖民统治时期的社会背景。我们从《红字》里看到的却是另一个景象。普林和罗杰才是得到社会道德法律规范的认可的。与自然相爱的人一起生活会被社会感恩老师读后感所摈弃，而为一个名义上是丈夫的人守节，生活在孤独中却被社会承认，这正是不合理的社会规条所造成的不文明现象。普林无法挣脱命运的摆布，她根本就不可能靠自己的力量逃脱宗教精神牢笼的禁锢。如果说普林能自己选择的话，她一定会追随丁梅斯代尔，而不是罗杰。可惜没有人会尊重这样子的选择，不管她是一开始就说出真相也好，生完了小珠儿才说也好，都不会得到肯定，甚至还要加以惩罚。可见当时的清教教规是多么的虚伪啊!假如神是充满慈爱的，身为跟随他的教徒也应该是以爱和宽容来拯救普林的灵魂，而不是将她推到千里之外，更不应该将她的罪行公告天下。作者在表达他对赫丝特& #8226;普林的同情时，给那象征耻辱的红色的A字(Adultery:通奸女 犯)赋予了新的象征意义。红色正是代表着赫丝特爱国的书,普林和丁梅斯代尔抑制不住青春的冲动和爱慕对方的心，红色也象征了生命、力量和热情。无情的教徒却把青春的热情之火给扑灭了。

虽然在世人的眼中普林是因为触犯了清教法规的第七戒，被制定为通奸罪而须在胸前显眼的位置缝上一个红色大写字母“A”。她的敢于承担责任的形象跟牧师丁梅斯代尔懦弱、忧郁、整天神经兮兮的形象成了一个极大的对比。波士顿的人们为她胸前的“A”字起了另一个解释---Able，说“红字是她职业的象征”，“意味着‘能干’。作为一位女性，而且她背负着那么沉重”的负担，她仍能靠着自己的力量得到别人的认同，这实在是一件了不起的事情。我认为珠儿是该小说的最高主题，珠儿的象征意义就是霍桑的整个爱情观，亦即:爱情是神圣，宝贵，美好的，它遵循的只是自然法则，而不应用虚伪的社会法则来只有一个地球读后感禁锢或扼杀爱情。

霍桑在二百年前写下的作品，在今天看来除了它的争议性，我也看到了它的先进性。直到今天，《红字》主题之深刻和它超强的艺术感染力，丝毫没有退减。它超越了时代，是不朽的作品。另外，我认同Claudia Durst Johnson对《红字》的看法，她说，“每个人都同时拥有罪恶的和天使的，阴沉的和快乐的，自私的和爱别人的真性情。‘成为真实的’的意思就是了解到其实我们每个人都戴着一个红字”是的，红字不只是罪名，它是罪的象征。而有些人的“罪”是表露在外的，有些人的“罪”是隐藏的。总之既然“罪”已存在每个人的心里，认清自己而追求真实的自我，勇于反省和自我检讨，对未来的生活充满憧憬，这些就是我看完《红字》的领悟。

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关于霍桑《红字》的主题，学者们有着不同的理解。在众多评论中，最耐人寻味的，当属美国评论家尼娜贝姆教授的观点：《红字》是一部描绘自然人与社会人分岐的小说。尼娜贝姆提到“（‘市场’）这个场景显示在个人与由个人组成的社会之间原先具有的一致中出现了一个可想而知的分歧，一道裂隙。［１］而事实上，整部小说或多或少反映了自然的个人与社会的”个人之间的矛盾、冲突。这种冲突试着达成某种一致，最后以一种相融状态结束。谁胜？谁负？

《红字》中自然人与社会人的冲突可从两个层次来理解。首先是代表自然人利益的一伙人与代表社会人利益的一伙人之间的冲突；然后是每个人的自然属性与社会属性的冲突。

一、作品中代表自然人利益的主要是女主人公海斯特及其女儿珀尔，而代表社会人利益的是两个情敌丁梅斯德与齐林窝斯

霍桑将海斯特追求自然人利益的思想表现得淋漓尽致。在海斯特看来，追求爱情这是个人的事，与社会、道德、宗教无关。所以她形式上虽然接受了惩罚胸前佩带红色ａ字，而在思想上却“没有接受惩罚她的那些社会道德规范”［２］。而且这一罪之罚的形式标志ａ字也被她绣得光彩夺目，并成为“她进入别的女人不敢涉足的领域的通行证”。为拯救行将失去生活勇气的牧师，海斯特劝牧师离开小镇，到自由美好的地方生活，过一家三口的正常生活这也是自然人最起码的要求。

珀尔的存在本身便是自然人与社会人的矛盾。作为“自然”的产物，爱的结晶，珀尔来到世上，其与生俱来的“自然”品质在作品中得到充分渲染。珀尔与太阳、森林融合为一体，与狼成为朋友，说明珀尔是自然的一部分。正如尼娜贝姆教授所说，“她具有清教徒所竭力否定的一切自然的品质。”而珀尔的存在作为一种惩罚，使海斯特想起自己的罪恶。珀尔在行使“社会”对海斯特的监控权利，只要海斯特做出违背社会约束的事情，珀尔就会提醒她（如海斯特摘掉ａ，珀尔不认她的一幕）。因而福格勒在《霍桑的小说》中将珀尔看成“是将海斯特的通奸始终呈现在她的面前，使她怎么也无法逃脱她自己行为所招致的后果。［３］

”丁梅斯德，这个受过良好的教育，文雅而持重的年轻牧师，在教区中担任至高的社会责任，是教区里德才出众的人物，自认自己是教区中最神圣的人，并笃信自己是“受上帝的招呼”，作为上帝的替身来从事牧师工作的，自然应该被仰慕、被爱戴。他忍受严酷的精神折磨是为了维护加尔文清教教义并奢望通过为教民们超渡、赎罪、布道以达到内心平安，但七年过去了，这种奢望却一天也未得到满足。最终以死亡来向上帝谢罪。从这一点来看，丁梅斯德已失去人的自然属性，成为清教教义的工具。

老齐林窝斯本应是位受害者的形象，但他选择了向情敌复仇，这也是在维护１７世纪新英格兰的社会公德及当时的妇道。

海斯特与两个男人的冲突，一个表现在追求幸福的家庭生活与维护教义，牧师形象的矛盾；另一个表现在追求女人真正的幸福与坚守妇道之间的矛盾。

二、人的自然属性与社会属性的冲突集中表现在几个人物身上

海斯特的自然属性是真实的，她的社会属性却是虚伪的、虚假的。因而她不存在两种属性（两个自我）的矛盾，她自始至终都只有一个自我。表面上看，海斯特“诚实”地“招认”了自己的罪行，并“顺从”地接受社会、宗教、法律对她的惩罚。但她内心深入并没有一刻顺从过。在《红字》第十九章中，她将ａ字摘掉仍在林间地上。这表明她憎恨这一切。她始终游离于社会之外，并伺机逃离社会。是社会抛弃了她还是她抛弃了社会？

人的自然属性与社会属性冲突的焦点体现在丁梅斯德身上。“他充当着牧师和情人的双重角色，是宗教与自然，社会与人性之间冲突的一个焦点。［４］这里的宗教、社会正是人的社”会属性的内容，而自然与人性则是人的自然属性的内容。表面上丁梅斯德充当着众人信服的、虔诚的牧师，置所应负的责任于不顾，内心虽也受着煎熬，但却能若无其事地布道，这说明他的社会属性一开始战胜了自然属性，并长达七年之久。然而追求正常人生活的渴望却一刻也未停止过，在《红字》第１９章中丁梅斯德谈到，“你无法想象，我的心里多么害怕这次会面，又多么渴望它！”一语道破其矛盾的自我。

他接受海斯特的怂恿，准备一起逃往英国之事，也说明他追求自然的强烈愿望。《红字》中第２０章“身陷迷宫的牧师”着力描写了经过林间会面后的牧师，其自然属性开始复苏，并且这种力量一经觉醒便占胜了他外强中干的社会属性，以一种令他自己吃惊的不知疲倦的活力克服了路途上的一切困难。一时间，“整个教堂外观显得如此陌生，却又如此熟悉，致使丁梅斯德先生的头脑在两种想法之间摆动不已：要么迄今为止他只是梦中看到它，要么此时他是在做梦”。这表明了他在追求自由、幸福的正常人生活与维护其原有的社会地位，名望之间摇摆不定。自然属性与社会属性在他体内短兵相接。他的自白可以表明此时的主场：“我并不是你们当作是我的那个人！我已经把他留在那边森林里啦……，去吧，去寻找你们的牧师，看看他那消瘦的身躯，憔悴的脸颊，他那白皙、饱满突出、布有痛苦皱纹的额头是否像一件被丢弃的衣服那样被掷在那儿了！”这表明丁梅斯德要与过去的自我社会属性的一面一刀两断。并终于在他作了激动人心的节日宗教宣讲之后撕下“牧师”的面纱，现出“情人”的本色。“经过复杂痛苦的内心斗争，‘人性’终于获取了胜利”。［５］ 至于老齐林窝斯，表面上看他在维护婚姻的社会地位，主张妇女坚守妇道，向情敌复仇以讨回自己做丈夫的权力及尊严俨然一个道德裁判者的形象。这也是其社会属性的外在表现。但内心是在满足其报复的私欲和在心理上，精神上折磨别人的快感。这是他自然属性中最阴险的一面。

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三、启迪

个人组成了社会，个人的愿望形成了社会的规范。但社会利益与个人利益间又存在着差异，于是就产生了矛盾，因而也就有了人的自然属性与社会属性的矛盾。

社会力量是强大的，在现实中自然力量无法战胜社会力量。小说家通过作品来表达对理想、梦想的想往自然占胜社会。笔者以自然人与社会人的矛盾冲突为线索，释读作品，目的是从另一角度赏析作品，如能得到同行的认可，或许会为更全面地分析《红字》拓宽思路。