论《年轻小伙子古德曼·布朗》中的黑色印象

摘要

《年轻小伙子古德曼·布朗》是纳撒尼尔·霍桑最著名的短篇小说之一，深受无数读者的青睐，也得到了无数批评家的赞美与肯定。利用颇具邪恶色彩的背景，故事探讨了人们内心深处对其信仰的不肯定。通过解析人物与邪恶罪行之间的关联，阐明了什么是黑色力量。通过对故事所用象征手法及其他写作手法的分析，旨在进一步剖析作品及其作者本身给读者所带来的黑色印象。%“Young Goodman Brown”, a famous short story of Nathaniel Hawthorne, uses the background of witchcraft to explore uncertainties of belief that trouble a man’s heart and mind. By discussing the relationship between people and evil deeds, the story explains what “black power”is. This paper aims to explore this“black vision”of the story itself and its author through the analysis of its writing style.