霍桑作为美国文学的主要奠基人之一,他始终将目光锁定在宗教的维度上,将笔触深入到人的内心世界,着重刻画人性的阴暗与罪恶,并在此基础上形成了其作品鲜明的宗教特色。在霍桑近四十余年的创作生涯里,描写与剖析人性的罪恶问题、寻找自我救赎的途径是他作品的核心内容。本文以罪恶与救赎作为切入视角,从人性本恶的原罪意识、人性罪恶的艺术呈现、漫长艰辛的救赎之路三个方面展开论述,分析其作品中所蕴含的独具特色的善恶观。 As one of the main founders of American literature, Hawthorne always focused his attention on the religious dimension, deeply penetrated the human inner world and focused on the darkness and sinfulness of human nature. On this basis, Hawthorne formed his works with distinct features Religious features. In Hawthorne’s nearly forty years of creative career, depicting and analyzing the evil of human nature, looking for ways of self-salvation is the core of his work. This article takes sin and redemption as the cut-in point of view, discusses the three aspects of the sinful sin, the artistic manifestation of human sin, the long and arduous path of salvation, and analyzes the unique concept of good and evil contained in his works.