호손의 모호성의 서술 전략 - 『주홍글자』를 중심으로

• 영문명: An Ambiguous Narrative Strategy in Hawthorne"s The Scarlet Letter
• 발행기관: 한국영미어문학회
• 저자명: 최대해(Dae Hae Choi)
• 간행물 정보: 『영미어문학』영미어문학 제83호, 41~56쪽, 전체 16쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2007.06.30

영문 초록

  In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne"s purpose as a writer is to tell the truths of the human heart; yet, he tells truths most ambiguously. Hawthorne, as narrator, allows us the freedom to choose from among possible meanings. He often makes us see how differently the same reality may be read. This ambiguity in the novel is the important aspect of Hawthorne′s method and cannot be other than intentional. Hawthorne′s ambiguity in The Scarlet Letter is more than a matter of theme. In fact the settings of his works are unique what we call neutral ground which is neither an actual nor an imaginative world. In The Scarlet Letter, the actual world mainly means the history of New England used in his works.
  Narrator"s ambiguous narration is a result not only of his choice the words and narrative structure but also of his narrative"s consistently telling series of contrasting alternatives. Sometimes, all of the various explanations may be taken as true, or none may be true. Thus, ambiguity is more than a matter of content; It is a part of the core of The Scarlet Letter.

키워드

나사니엘 호손 모호성 상징 주홍글자 서술전략 Nathaniel Hawthorne ambiguity symbolism The Scarlet Letter narrative strategy