内容摘要霍桑的《红字》揭示了人性的虚伪和社会的黑暗。在这部小说里,红色字母“A”有多重涵义和不同的象征意义,是当时黑暗时期的社会产物。本文分为三个部分,第一部分是对《红字》的主要内容进行简单介绍。第二部分是“A”在不同时期的象征意义,以及不同的人对“A”理解。第三部分介绍了使用A作为象征的意义的原因。一、《红字》内容简介:《红字》讲诉了一个发生在17世纪北美殖民地新英 Abstract Hawthorne’s “Scarlet Letter” reveals the hypocrisy of human nature and the darkness of society. In this novel, the red letter “A” has multiple meanings and different symbolic meanings and is the social product of the dark times. This article is divided into three parts, the first part is a brief introduction of the main contents of the “Scarlet Letter”. The second part is the symbolic meaning of “A ” in different periods, and different people understand “A ”. The third section explains the use of A as a symbol of the reasons. First, the “Scarlet Letter” Content brief introduction: “Scarlet Letter” tells a story occurred in the 17th century North American colonies Xinying