著者
野呂 浩 Hiroshi NORO 東京工芸大学工学部基礎教育研究センター
出版者
東京工芸大学工学部
雑誌
東京工芸大学工学部紀要 (ISSN:03876055)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.24, no.2, pp.30-38, 2001

Scholars of American literature have produced innumerable interpretations on Nathaniel Hawthorne's masterpiece The Scarlet Letter. Notably, each different approach to the work has revealed a different viewpoint hidden within the story. Here, the story is to be analyzed in relation to the lifelong inner angst of author Nathaniel Hawthorne. This new approach shows the main characters to be individuals into whom the depth of Nathaniel Hawthorne's psychological mindset has been projected. Arthur Dimmesdale, a young minister, reflects the author's internal struggle over his ancestor's past involvement in the judgement of witches, including at the Salem witch trial in 1692. Chillingworth, a diabolical man, represents Nathaniel Hawthorne's sense of guilt, and shows his commitment as an artist to observing people's inner souls. Hester's freethinking manner and way of life can be seen as Nathaniel Hawthorne's strong determination to become an independent artist, and one who is never to fall victim to the stains of the past and society. Nathaniel Hawthorne's longing for British culture is reflected in Pearl. The particular end that each character meets can also be interpreted as carrying its own unique message. Nathaniel Hawthorne is very negative about Chillingworth; the author shows no sympathy for his own inevitably sinful fate of peeping into people's inner souls. The implications of Dimmesdale's death after his final confession on the scaffold are somewhat ambiguous. It is uncertain whether he was saved or severely judged. More likely, there is a mixture of both elements, and his death clearly shows us that the sinful lifestyle of Nathaniel Hawthorne's ancestors must end. Hester ultimately returns of her own free will to the puritan society of Boston, after having lived for a while in the Old World with her daughter Pearl. Hester's return tells us that Nathaniel Hawthorne's desire for freedom includes the possibility of serving the puritan society. Pearl is the only character alive at the end of the novel, happily married, and possibly in England. Nathaniel Hawthorne's decision to live as an artist includes aspirations of British heritage. Dimmesdale's inherited strong animal nature is the root of the persecuting spirit in the history of the author's' ancestors. Therefore, the scarlet letter A in the story can be interpreted as the initial letter of the word 'animal.'
著者
大西 昇
出版者
東京工芸大学
雑誌
東京工芸大学工学部紀要. 人文・社会編 (ISSN:03876055)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.20, no.2, pp.40-48, 1998-01-31
著者
松田 勲 相原 勝美 佐々木 信治
出版者
東京工芸大学
雑誌
東京工芸大学工学部紀要 (ISSN:03876055)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.8, no.1, pp.83-87, 1986-01-15

The estimating system for the frequency stability was manufactured. The measurement, the data aquisition and the estimation of the stability, etc. are all controlled by a microcomputer PC 8001 mkII. Allan-variance and power spectral density was calculated as the measure of the frequency stability in the time-domain and the frequency-domain respectively. It was found that the tested quartz crystal oscillator had the stability of 1×10^<-11> at 1 sec averaging time and its power spectral density was designated by the sum of the terms of 6×10^<-25> f^<-2> (random walk noise) and 1.5×10^<-22> f^0 (white noise).
著者
畑田 豊彦 高梨 隆雄 石川 和夫 吉田 広行 大場 正昭 木下 照弘 近藤 邦雄 鈴木 英佐
出版者
東京工芸大学
雑誌
東京工芸大学工学部紀要 (ISSN:03876055)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.14, no.1, pp.63-73, 1992-01-31

The great development of computers and their rconnected terminals is producing the development of image technology and also the easy operation by networks for users. Given assistance of the special fiscal 1988 and 1989 budgets in the Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Polytechnics, this project started in cooperation with the laboratories interested in the application of the image information. In order to fulfill graphic functions and image processor simultaneously by one system, which will be the most powerful research tool in the near future, IRIS 4D/50GT graphic computer and NEXUS image processor were purchased and connected with VME BUS so that a part of the multi-functional system was completed. As several analysis about the information of the three-dimensional image were conducted using the system, the abstract is reported.
著者
加藤 典子
出版者
東京工芸大学
雑誌
東京工芸大学工学部紀要. 人文・社会編 (ISSN:03876055)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.23, no.2, pp.48-57, 2000

The purpose of this paper is to focus the concept of "face" regarded as an important concept that controls our daily communication and to clarify the difference of "face" in English. Chinese and Japanese. The reason why I take up this theme is that I am convinced that making the difference clear is indispensable for preventing, from happening, intercultural miscommunication. As a result of collecting each feature of "face" in English, Chinese and Japanese, in accordance with Brown and Levinson (1978, 1987) concerning English face, Mao (1994) . Chinese face, and Matsumoto (1988) and Ide (1989) . Japanese face, the following difference is clarified: ・ English face refers to two basic individual v,'ants composed of "positive face" (one's desire to be appreciated by others) and "negative face"(one's desire to be unimpeded by others). ・ Chinese face is closely Concerned with social or communal norms, that is, Chinese face is satisfied by acting and speaking in accordance with one's social norms and conventions. ・Japanese face is also characterized by community-oriented society, and satisfied by discerning the situation, one's status in their community and the relationship between interlocutors. As seen in this difference, English face is characterized by indlvidual wants while Chinese and Japanese face, the compliance with the community one belongs to. This difference between English face and Chinese and Japanese ones reflect on the diversity between western individual-oriented society and non-western community-oriented society. I hope this kind of study contributes to devising more elaborate and comprehensive linguistic theory and promoting smooth intercultural communication.