美国作家霍桑的长篇小说《七个尖角顶的宅第》中,以一个家族中罪的延续和果报的故事传达了作家对这一问题的思考。作为一个清教信徒以及家族历史上执掌生杀大权的权贵后代,霍桑既有个人的宗教内倾性思考,又深怀家族历史的负罪感。在此背景之下,他在这部小说中提出,罪错是具有历史性的,在家族的血脉间延续,这正如原罪会始终伴随人的历史一样,故人应该始终保持对上帝的谦卑,在自省中实现超越。 In his novel “Seven Crest Houses” by American writer Hawthorne, the writer’s thinking on this issue is conveyed by the story of the continuation and retribution of sin in one family. Hawthorne, as a Puritan believer and as a descendant of the elite and elitist family in the family history, possesses personal religious introspection and deep feelings of family history. In this context, he proposed in this novel that sin is historical and extends between the bloodlines of the family, just as the original sin always accompanies human history. Therefore, one should always keep the humility of God in self-examination To achieve beyond.