Analysis of the Narrative Strategies in The Scarlet Letter

Abstract

Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American psychosocial novelist, also known as the Shakespeare of America, who wrote many classic works during his lifetime. Among them, The Scarlet Letter is one of the representatives of romantic novels, and is also his outstanding masterpiece. The Scarlet Letter has been interpreted by many people, but rarely in the field of narratology. This paper will interpret The Scarlet Letter from the perspective of narrative strategy, discuss the text of the novel with the help of narrative strategy, and try to further interpret the narrative strategy of the novel and its far-reaching influence. This paper will explain from the aspects of narrative focus, narrative space and narrative language. In this process, I hope I can learn Hawthorne’s writing skills and provide reference for the vast number of literature lovers.