The Scarlet Letter from an American Initiation Story Perspective

Authors

  • Huijuan Liu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/ijeh.v5i1.1946

Keywords:

Initiation story, Characteristics, Structure, Redemption of the soul.

Abstract

American initiation story plays an important role in the history of American literature. This paper briefly reviews the origin and general characteristics of American initiation story, and on this basis analyzes Hawthorne's classic work " The Scarlet Letter", which is a relatively early and relatively typical initiation story.

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References

David Lodge Twentieth century Literary Criticism[M] translated by GeLin Shanghai Translation Publishing House 1993.

DongHeng ZhuHong A brief history of American literature[M] Peking: The People's Literature Publishing House.

Leslie A Fielder. Love and Death in the American Novel [M]. Harmondswort: Penguin Books,1984.

RuiYuPing Research on American Initiation Story [M] Peking: China Social Sciences Press 2004.

Nathaniel Hawthorne The Scarlet Letter[M] Harper Press 2010.

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Published

11 October 2022

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2022)

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How to Cite

Liu, H. (2022). The Scarlet Letter from an American Initiation Story Perspective. International Journal of Education and Humanities, 5(1), 97-98. https://doi.org/10.54097/ijeh.v5i1.1946
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