《拉帕西尼之女》是纳撒尼尔.霍桑的短篇小说代表作,故事围绕着女主人公贝雅特丽丝的毒性展开。虽然贝雅特丽丝的身体充满毒素,但是她却拥有一颗天使般的灵魂。在霍桑看来,身体的毒性只不过是一种凡人的幻觉,灵魂的毒性才是真正的邪恶。灵与肉是可以分离的。 “The Lady of La Pascini” is Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story masterpiece, the story revolves around the virulence of the heroine Beatrice. Although Bejatrice’s body is full of toxins, she possesses an angelic soul. According to Hawthorne, the toxicity of the body is merely an illusion of mortal, the poison of the soul is the real evil. Spirit and flesh can be separated.