【正文】 tery but to probe into the moral, emotional and psychological effect of the sin on people. He shapes the image of Hester Prynne very successfully. Hester Prynne is a beautiful and kind woman. She is brave in seeking love and happiness, in confronting the harsh reality, in sticking to doing good things for her fellowmen on a new, honest basis and finally won their love and admiration again. Hester Prynne is one of the few strong female personalities in American literature. When she was young she unfortunately married Roger Chillingworth who is much older than her. Later, she was sent by her husband to Boston to settle down. She soon falls in love with a young priest there because she was lonely. After her pregnancy is revealed，she was sentenced to be in prison for 3 months and is forced to wear the letter “A” on her gown all the time. When she is released, she should have availed herself of the opportunity to escape to have a new life without shame somewhere. However, Hester moves into the cottage bordering the woods. There she and her daughter live a humble life. Nathaniel Hawthorne is Criticism of the decadent moral of New England Puritanism for women. The Scarlet Letter, The author, however, gives deeper and richer meanings to “A”. Furthermore，“A” gives people much food for thought. In the age of the Puritan munity, the letter “A” is a symbol of shame. But Hester is loyal and faithful to her lover. In order to protect her partner, she is willing to bear the shame. She could leave the disgraceful place to live respectably after her prison life instead of staying there. But she does not. Love gives her great courage and strength to endure hardships. Love is her spiritual prop to expect a bright future. Moreover, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Criticism of the decadent moral of New England Puritanism for women is the most important part in the story. Hester’s friendliness and kindheartedness gradually emerged in The Scarlet Letter. We just want to ask why the society could not accept such a good woman. Then, we even show sympathy to Dimmesdale. He is not only a mouthpiece of Puritanism，but also a victim of it. He considers his love as disloyal to God and thinks his only way to atone his crime is to die. When dying，he realizes the importance of being true and he shows his own love to Hester.The problem of women draws much more attention and sympathy of Nathaniel Hawthorne than of his contemporaries. As an honest and thoughtful writer, Nathaniel Hawthorne narrates the story of Hester’s miserable life, reveals us the woman’s status quo of the seventeenthcentury Puritan New England, and meanwhile, exposes mercilessly the cruelty and the prejudice against women in the Puritan society. Through his insight into woman’s life and artistic creation, he successfully creates a rebellious imageHester, a rebel against the social order of the Puritan munity. Austin Warren has said that Hester is the “a feminist in advance of the season”. (陳偉娜, 2007) We can say that the greatness of The Scarlet Letter lies in the characterizing of Hester Prynne. And it is her feminist ideas that give Hester the attractive character. Compared with Nathaniel Hawthorne, Colleen McCullough pays more attention to true love between Meggie and Father Ralph. Colleen McCullough does not focus on the society Meggie faces. The writer takes it as a background and makes the story smoothly going on, instead of digging with how the society changes Meggie’s life. Perhaps, this is the biggest difference between the two novels. The Thorn Birds written by Colleen McCullough was regarded as Gone with the Wind of Australia. Being a recordbreaking international bestseller, it caused a great sensation in the literary field. It has been widely prevailing not only because of its touching love stories but also its exhibition of the importance of positive attitude towards life and the greatness of human nature. This thesis focuses on the three heroines’ pursuit of “home of soul” and analyzes the significance of positive attitude towards life in their experiences. There are three main female heroines in the novel: Fiona, Meggie and Justine.For more than half a century we follow their fates, particularly those of Meggie, the only Cleary daughter, and the one man she truly loves, Ralph stunningly handsome, ambitious, and a priest. In The Thorn Birds, the narration of love is the key element. The love experience of the heroine displays her desire and growth. Specifically, in describing Meggie39。畢業(yè)論文(設(shè)計)Feminism in The Scarlet Letter and The Thorn BirdsFeminism in The Scarlet Letter and The Thorn Birds 11. Introduction 12. Differences between the attitude to women in Prynne39。s time and Meggie39。 her creativity leads her to have a happy childhood. However, she is upset about her banishment and resented the people in the town，whom she views as enemies. On the contrary，Meggie’s daughter Justine also acts differently from what Meggie did. Justine is outstanding by her independent personal