The Spatial Narration And Identity Construction In Hawthorne's Novel

Most of Hawthorne's novels are based on New England.According to the different conditions of New England's social development in different historical periods,he built a series of opposite spaces in the book : small town-forest,old house-town,city-farm,etc.which are not only the stage for carrying stories in the novel,but the space itself can be used for dynamic speech.Although space theory has been applied to the analysis of modern and postmodern works,when we face the classic writers who focus on the influence of space factors on narrative,like Hawthorne,it is inevitable to think whether their works will broaden space theory,the scope of application,and whether space theory can determine a new perspective on the analysis of classic works.The concern about how characters fit into society almost runs through Hawthorne's literary creations in the context of New England.Hawthorne's thinking about how characters fit into society in different historical periods is closely related to specific spatial forms.There is a certain dynamic relationship between the narrative space and the construction of character identity in Hawthorne's works.In view of the important role of Lefebvre's "spatial triad" in the analysis of social ideology,and the important utility of Gaston Bashla's spatial image analysis method in analyzing the psychology of characters.This paper takes Lefebvre's "spatial triad" as the theoretical basis,and with the help of Gaston Bashla's spatial image analysis method,this article attempts to make different spatial representations of Hawthorne's "New England Trilogy",including different living conditions in the world,and how the characters achieve the reconstruction of their identity through "space practice." The Scarlet Letter ?The House of the Seven Gables and The Blithedale Romance are all based on the New England area and these stories take place at a time when they are inherited.This paper is divided into three parts,which ananlyze the influence of specific space on character identity in these three works,and focus on the relationship between space and character identity construction in Hawthorne's novels.The first chapter of this thesis takes "The Scarlet Letter" as the object of analysis.From the narrative space in the novel,it discusses the change of resident identity in the colonial town of New England in the 17 th century,and analyzes the main characters in the works in different "space representations" as well as how individuals can reintegrate into society through good deeds.The second chapter takes "The House of the Seven Gables" as the object of analysis.From the contrast between the narrative space and the characters in the novel,the author discusses the shackles of the old houses in New England in the nineteenth century as historical markers against the main characters in the book,Hepzba and Clifford,and analyzes the identity construction achieved by the two on the train journey.The third chapter takes "The Blithedale Romance" as the object of analysis.In the interaction of different spaces,it discusses the Utopia social experiment conducted by the intellectuals represented by Coverdale on the farm during the period of rapid industrialization in the 19 th century,as well as the power struggles among them,and analyzes the identity seeking in urban and rural areas.