《红字》以17世纪美国东海岸马萨诸塞州波士顿镇上早期移民的生活为题材,描述了一个背叛了加尔文教规所严禁的通奸罪的女性海斯特一生的爱情悲剧。在《红字》中,霍桑运用了多种艺术手法来表现关于“人性本恶”的主题。如“寓言”“意向”“比喻”“反衬”等。而作者对于“象征 The Scarlet Letter, based on the life of early immigrants in Boston, Mass., On the east coast of the United States in the 17th century, describes the love tragedy of a lifetime by Hester, who has betrayed the adultery that was prohibited by Calvinism. In The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne uses a variety of artistic techniques to express the theme of “evil human nature.” Such as “allegory” “intention” “metaphor” “contrast” and so on. The author of "symbol