Romeo and Juliet: An Anthem of Life By XuXiaolu in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the B.A. degree Department of Foreign Languages Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology June 2005 ÄϾ©ÐÅÏ¢¹¤³Ì´óѧ ±Ï Òµ ÂÛ ÎÄ Ïµ±ð£º ÍâÓïϵ רҵ£ºÓ¢ Óï ÐÕÃû£º ÐíÏþ¶ ѧºÅ£º 2001410048 ÂÛÎÄÌâÄ¿£º¡¶ÂÞÃÜÅ·ÓëÖìÀöÒ¶¡·£ºÒ»Ê×ÉúÃüµÄÔÞ¸è Ö¸µ¼ÀÏʦ£º ÐÜ°²Ô´ãä ¶þÁãÁãÎåÄêÁùÔ Romeo and Juliet: An Anthem(È«ÎÄÓôÊҪͳһ)
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Social/Cultural Psychology Throughout the textbook‚ we have learned and discussed the four different perspectives of psychological science: Biological Psychology‚ Behavioral Psychology‚ Cognitive Psychology‚ and Social/Cultural Psychology. Carole Wade‚ Carol Tarvis‚ and Maryanne Garry explain in our textbook‚ Psychology (2014)‚ that through these four perspectives‚ one can see the different methods and theories of learning about how and why individuals act and think the way they do and how they
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Between 1825 and 1850‚ he developed his talent by writing short fiction‚ and he gained international fame for his fictional novel The Scarlet Letter in 1850 (Clendenning 118). Rufus Wilmot Griswold stated‚<br><br>The frivolous costume and brisk action of the story of fashionable life are easily depicted by the practised sketcher‚ but a work like "The Scarlet Letter" comes slowly upon the canvas‚ where passions are commingled and overlaid with the masterly elaboration with which the grandest effects
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novel The Scarlet Letter that some dogmatic attempts by society to label a person by his or her actions in the past will fail. Subjectivity across the community and throughout time changes the meaning of a symbol society implements to control an idea. The scarlet letter “A” Hester Prynne wears exemplifies this. The town wants the object to arouse feelings of ignominy towards Hester; however‚ not everyone who meets Hester interprets it the same way. The town originally regards the letters as a signification
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was a dream come true. Thier society was obsessed with the idea of being pure. Any sin that was committed had an over exaggerated punishment. Many of the puritans were hypocritical. This idea is expressed greatly in The Scarlet Letter. Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote The Scarlet Letter as a story of revenge‚ sin and hypocrisy because the narration does not really show love between people‚ but shows all the sinful acts people would do to one another. A great example of sin is Hester cheating on Chillingworth
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Major Themes Individual vs. Society The Scarlet Letter is a novel that describes the psychological anguish of two principle characters‚ Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimondale. They are both suffering under‚ while attempting to come to terms with‚ their mutual sin of adultery in a strict Puritan society. As critics immediately recognized upon publication of the novel in 1850‚ one of its principal themes involved conflict between the individual and society. Hawthorne represents the stern and threatening
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The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ in his novel The Scarlet Letter‚ argues that the role of shame in society is not what keeps the citizens of that society pure and is possibly the worst type of punishment. Hawthorne supports his argument by demonstrating his perspective on shame through the rhetorical strategy of enthymeme given the major premise‚ minor premise‚ and conclusion. The author’s purpose is to persuade his audience that salvation can only be earned by being open about and true
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Discussing The Scarlet Letter with my classmates helped deepen my understanding of the novel because I was able to obtain a new perspective on several issues that the novel addressed. Never would I have questioned the treatment of women in today’s society versus the treatment of women in Puritan society if it weren’t for collaborating with classmates on edmodo and during socratic seminars. Not only did discussing The Scarlet Letter open my eyes to new viewpoints‚ but it also provided me with a greater
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to establish the whole relation between man and woman on a surer ground of mutual happiness” (ch.24).The definition of feminism would be women are inherently equal to men and deserve equal rights and opportunities. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ Hester Prynne is the key example for feminism in the novel. In Puritan times‚ women were thought of as lesser than men. Women’s purposes were to raise children and give them good morals and values. Women did not have jobs; they wore the plainest
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individuals are prone to sin and self-destruction‚ affected psychologically from sin and guilt. In “The Scarlet Letter”‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne employs elements of romanticism and symbolism to communicate the idea that sin and guilt has a great impact in the manifestations of humans. Hawthorne utilizes symbolism to demonstrate what effects sin and guilt has on humans. Hester Prynne has to wear a scarlet letter on her chest‚ walking in her own shame. This has
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