声明
Acknowledgements
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Abstract in Chinese
Abstract in English
前言
ChapterⅠThe American Dream in Hawthorne's Novel
1.1The American Dream——Errand into the Wilderness
1.1.1The American Mission
1.1.2A Precarious Errand——The Peril of Running upon a Fool's Errand
1.2Dark Necessity——Sinners Glorify God Through Their Sinning
1.2.1A Is ForApple——Hester's Errand into the Wilderness Was a Journey into the Darkness
1.2.2Dimmesdale's Egomania and Chillingworth's Frozen Heart
1.2.3A Is for Acknowledgement——Pearl's Story
ChapterⅡHistory Is What Hurts
2.1The Myth of the South——The Southern Version of the American Dream
2.2It Is Hard to Understand the Past
2.2.1Sutpen's Design——An Errand on Its Own Purpose Turned Out to Be Its Mockery
2.2.2Who Am I——Charles Bon's Problem
2.2.3The Past Is Not Dead——The South's Tragedy
Conclusion
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