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关于作家霍桑(1804-1864)是美国19世纪杰出的小说家。他的作品几乎都以新英格兰殖民时期的生活为背景。这是美国东部沿海的几个州,英国早期移民在这一带定居,他们大部分是信奉加尔文教的清教徒。浓厚的宗教气氛,阴郁灰暗的情调,是当时当地风俗人情的特点。但霍桑的作品主要不是表现社会的风俗习惯,而是刻画人们的思想冲突和心理活动,同时表现宗教对人的精神的摧残,对人性、人权的压抑,也揭
About the writer Hawthorne (1804-1864) is an outstanding novelist in the United States in the 19th century. Almost all of his works are based on the New England colonial life. This is a state on the eastern coast of the United States. Early British immigrants settled in this area. Most of them are Puritans who believe in Calvinism. The strong religious atmosphere, dark and gloomy sentiment, was the characteristic of local customs at that time. However, Hawthorne’s works are not primarily about the social customs and habits, but depict the people’s ideological conflicts and psychological activities. At the same time, Hawthorne’s manifestations of religion’s destruction of human spirits and the suppression of human nature and human rights are also revealed.