敢于与上帝争夺爱情的女性——试析《红字》与《荆棘鸟》中女主人公的形象

在西方文学长廊中，有两位女性形象格外地引人注目；一位是《红字》中的海丝特，另一位是《荆棘鸟》q-的梅吉。这是两部不同时代、不同国家的爱情故事小说，却有着相似的爱情悲剧。她们所爱之人都是与上帝长相厮守的神父，她们都为所爱之人育有一个孩子，都揭示了宗教的残酷和禁欲主义的丑恶。她们用女人特有的方式与上帝对抗，在与上帝争夺爱人的较量中，揭示了真正的爱和一切美好的东西都是需要以难以想象的代价去换取的。

Women Who Dare to Compete for Love with God

There are two particularly remarkable women images in the western literature gallery. One is Hester in the Scarlet Letter, and the other is Maggie in the Thorn Birds. The two love stories were written at different times in different countries, but share similar love tragedies. Their lovers are both priests and two of them both have a child for their lover. The two women fight against God in women＇ s specific ways. In the course of competing for the lover with God, it is revealed that the true love and the beauty should be at- tained by with unimaginable cost.