A. the corruption of the society B. the consequence of sin and guilt C. the wrong doing of one generation that lives into the successive ones D. "overreaching intellect" 参考答案:B 答案解析:[详细解答] 伟大的浪漫主义作家霍桑被加尔文教的“原罪”所紧紧缠绕,使得他无论观察哪方面的现象都会发现腐败和毁灭的萌芽。小说《红字》便明显地表现出了他的这一思想,故事看似简单,却是一个关于罪、理智和自