@article{ART001531038,
author={민경택},
title={“But the Past Was Not Dead.”: The Meaning of the Past in Hawthorne’s Novels},
journal={신영어영문학},
issn={1226-9670},
year={2011},
number={48},
pages={41-56}
}

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TI - “But the Past Was Not Dead.”: The Meaning of the Past in Hawthorne’s Novels
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JO - 신영어영문학
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SN - 1226-9670
AB - This article aims to analyze The Scarlet Letter and The House of the Seven Gables in order to reveal the meaning of the past in Hawthorne’s novels. In The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne shows how the present life of the individual is dominated by his past sin and wrongdoing, while in The House of the Seven Gables,he describes how the present life of the group, a family, undergoes downfall for the past wrongdoings of its ancestors. Although they try to overcome the bad memory of the past, Hester and Dimmesdale are alienated from the Puritan society because of their past adultery. Their plan and hope to start a new life without consciousness of sin is abandoned because of their past wrongdoings. In The House of the Seven Gables, Hawthorne discloses that Clifford and Hepzibah suffer from frustration and ruin because they can’t escape from the influence of their forefathers past evildoings. In conclusion, Hawthorne emphasizes the necessity of negotiation and compromise between the present and the past for a more harmonious and better life in the society.
KW - the past, Hawthorne, romance, The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables
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민경택. 2011, "“But the Past Was Not Dead.”: The Meaning of the Past in Hawthorne’s Novels", 신영어영문학, no.48, pp.41-56.

민경택 "“But the Past Was Not Dead.”: The Meaning of the Past in Hawthorne’s Novels" 신영어영문학 48 pp.41-56 (2011) : 41.

민경택. “But the Past Was Not Dead.”: The Meaning of the Past in Hawthorne’s Novels. 2011; 48 : 41-56.

민경택. "“But the Past Was Not Dead.”: The Meaning of the Past in Hawthorne’s Novels" 신영어영문학 no.48(2011) : 41-56.

민경택. “But the Past Was Not Dead.”: The Meaning of the Past in Hawthorne’s Novels. 신영어영문학, 48, 41-56.

민경택. “But the Past Was Not Dead.”: The Meaning of the Past in Hawthorne’s Novels. 신영어영문학. 2011; 48 41-56.

민경택. “But the Past Was Not Dead.”: The Meaning of the Past in Hawthorne’s Novels. 2011; 48 : 41-56.

민경택. "“But the Past Was Not Dead.”: The Meaning of the Past in Hawthorne’s Novels" 신영어영문학 no.48(2011) : 41-56.