How does Hawthorne prove himself to be one of the best symbolists?
【正确答案】：HAWTHORNE IS A MASTER OF SYMBOLISM, WHICH HE TOOK FROM THE PURITAN TRADITION AND BEQUEATHED TO AMERICAN LITERATURE IN A REVIVIFIED FORM. THE SYMBOL SERVES AS A WEAPON TO ATTACK AND PENETRATE REALITY. THE SYMBOL CAN BE FOUND EVERYWHERE IN HIS WRITING, AND HIS MASTERPIECE PROVIDES THE MOST CONCLUSIVE PROOF. WITH THE SCARLET LETTER A AS THE BIGGEST SYMBOL OF ALL, HAWTHORNE PROVES HIMSELF TO BE ONE OF THE BEST SYMBOLISTS.
【题目解析】：教材434页第一段。霍桑是象征大师，将象征使用得非常巧妙，非常普遍。通过《红字》中字母A，霍桑随着书中情节的发展揭示了A字的各种层面的不同象征含义,因此霍桑是最好的象征大师之一。
