Author(s)

Li Mingming

Corresponding Author

Li Mingming

Abstract

Through the analysis of the four main characters in the Scarlet Letter, this paper studies the rich moral connotation of the characters and then interprets the problems of human morality. At the same time, the text also permeates the religious culture, and the contradictory complex religious thoughts influence the moral connotation and the interpretation of human morality. From the text of the four heroes of the moral step by step from the "fall" to "repentance" in the development of the author exposed the cruelty of religion and the lack of human morality, so as to celebrate the pursuit of good moral goals of mankind.

Keywords

"Scarlet Letter", Religious View, Ethics, Moral Interpretation.