An Analysis of Nancys Character in Oliver Twist雾都孤儿中南希双重性格的分析三稿电子版.docx

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AnAnalysisofNancysCharacterinOliverTwist雾都孤儿中南希双重性格的分析三稿电子版

ForeignLanguageDepartment

DeqiangBusinessCollegeHarbinUniversityofCommerce

GraduationThesis

AnAnalysisofNancy’sCharacterinOliverTwist

Name:

MaYan

Class:

09-1

Major:

English

Advisor:

ChenTanglong

Time:

May15,2013

毕业论文（设计）

任务书

系别外语系

专业英语

班级09级英本1

学生姓名马艳

2012年11月8日

毕业论文（设计）任务书

姓名

马艳

系别

外语系

专业

英语

班级

09级英本一

毕业论文（设计）题目：

AnAnalysisofNancy’sCharacterinOliverTwist

《雾都孤儿》中南希的人物性格分析

毕业论文（设计）目的意义：

《雾都孤儿》是19世纪英国的杰出小说家狄更斯的第二部长篇小说。

作者通过现实主义的叙事手法，精彩的个性化语言和出人意料的故事结局表达对当时社会的黑暗、不公平充满了愤慨，而本论文通过分析南希的双重性格，揭示无论环境多么恶劣，都无法泯灭人类本性中的善良成分，并由此引出作者对人类善良本性的呼唤及对未来的美好憧憬，又真实地表现了资本主义社会穷苦儿童的悲惨生活，从而达到唤起大众良知，让大众认识到资本主义的黑暗和批判资本主义的目的。

毕业论文（设计）要求与计划：

撰写论文时要严格按开题报告的程序进行，根据所撰写的提纲收集材料。

选取有利于文章的材料组成文章，要有逻辑性，论点明确，论据充分，文章脉络要清晰，应有个人观点。

理论、观点、概念要准确、清晰；论文要有一定新意。

按系里要求提交初稿、二稿和最后成稿。

计划：

首先，选定论文题目以后，根据题目阅读了原版小说，观看了电影。

同时查阅了各种文学和期刊等资料，把不清楚的地方向老师咨询。

其次，按照收集来的资料整理成论文大纲，开始着手准备论文。

最后，经过与老师沟通和反复的修改，对论文进行了排版出稿。

时间安排：

2012年11月8日下达任务书

2012年12月1-8日收集资料，提交论文详细提纲

2012年12月9-20日收集资料，完善初稿（一稿）

2013年4月15日-5月与指导教师讨论修改论文（二稿）

2013年5月上旬定稿、打印、装订、论文答辩

指导教师意见（签字）：

应按学院规定的格式及时间安排保证质量按期完成。

2012年11月17日

专业指导委员会意见（签字）：

2012年11月20日

系主任意见（签字）：

2012年11月24日

毕业论文（设计）评语及成绩

一、指导教师评语

指导教师签字：

201年月日

二、评阅人评语

评阅人签字：

201年月日

三、答辩委员会评语

四、毕业论文（设计）成绩

学生所在系盖章：

201年月日

五、答辩委员会主任单位

答辩委员会主任职称

答辩委员会主任签字

201年月日

摘要

查尔斯·狄更斯是19世纪批判现实主义小说家，是英国批判现实主义作家中的杰出代表。

《雾都孤儿》中虽然奥利弗是主角，但刻画得最具特色的人物却是南希，一个四岁后就被迫成为小偷的女性，她的角色有较强的现实意义。

作者通过用大量的语言、对话来塑造这一人物的矛盾性格，真实地表现了资本主义社会穷苦儿童的悲惨生活。

本文首先从作者的理想化的现实主义入手，着重从南希的一系列行为分析她的双重性格，以及形成这个性格的原因。

通过对南希的双重性格的分析来呼唤人类的善良本性及憧憬美好的未来，南希的死亡不仅是对黑暗资本主义社会的批判，对现代社会的发展和建设也有巨大的现实意义。

关键词：

《雾都孤儿》；南希；双重性格；理想化的现实主义

Abstract

CharlesDickenswasacriticalrealistinthe19thcentury;hewasthemostoutstandingrepresentativeofEnglishcriticalrealismwriters.AlthoughOliveristheleadingroleofOliverTwist,butNancywhowasbeingathiefafterfourisdepictedasthemostdistinctivecharacter,Nancy’srolehasastrongpracticalsignificance.TheauthorusesalargenumberofwordsanddialoguestoshapethecontradictivepersonalityofNancyandtruthfullyreflectsthepoorchildren’smiserablelifeinthecapitalistsociety.Thisthesisdissecttheauthor’sidealizedrealism,andthenemphaticallydissectNancy’sdoublecharactersbyseriesofbehaviorsfromanalysisandthereasonofbecomingsuchacharacter.ItlooksforwardtothehumankindandbrightfuturebyanalyzingNancy’sdoublecharacters.AndNancy’sdeathnotonlycriticizesthedarkcapitalistofsocietybutalsohasagreatpracticalsignificanceforthedevelopingandtheconstructionofthemodernsociety.

Keywords:

 OliverTwist;Nancy;doublecharacters;idealizedrealism

Contents

1Introduction

CharlesDickenswasanEnglishwriterandsocialcriticwhoisgenerallyregardedasthegreatestnovelistoftheVictorianperiodandthecreatorofsomeoftheworld’smostmemorablefictionalcharacters.DuringhislifetimeDickens’sworksenjoyedunprecedentedpopularityandfame,andbythetwentiethcenturyhisliterarygeniuswasfullyrecognizedbycriticsandscholars.Hisnovelsandshortstoriescontinuetoenjoyanenduringpopularityamongthegeneralreadingpublic.Duetohisexperience,heexposesthesocialinjusticeandthevoicesoftheupperclassandputhisheartintodescribingthemiseroftheordinarypeople.OliverTwist,reflectingthetragicfactofthelifein19thcentury,markstheverybeginningofDickens’sliterarylife.Thisnovelisapowerfulexposureofthebourgeoissociety.ItshowstheextremebrutalityandcorruptionofopposeandrevealstheuglymasksofthosecruelcriminalsandtoexposethehorrorandviolencehiddenunderneaththenarrowanddirtystreetsinLondon.

OliverTwist,Dickens’ssecondnovel,shockedreaderswithitsimagesofpovertyandcrime.Itdestroyedmiddleclasspolemicsaboutcriminals,makinganypretensetoignoranceaboutwhatpovertyentailedimpossible.AmajorconcernofOliverTwististhequestionofwhetherabadenvironmentcanirrevocablypoisonsomeone’scharacterandsoul.Asthenovelprogresses,thecharacterwhobestillustratesthecontradictoryissuesbroughtupbythatquestionisNancy.Asachildofthestreets,Nancyhasbeenathiefanddrinkstoexcess.Thenarrator’sreferencetoher“freeandagreeable...manners”indicatesthatsheisaprostitute.Sheisimmersedinthevicescondemnedbyhersociety,butshealsocommitsperhapsthenoblestactinthenovelwhenshesacrificesherownlifeinordertoprotectOliver.Nancy’smoralcomplexityisuniqueamongthemajorcharactersinOliverTwist.Thenovelisfullofcharacterswhoareallgoodandcanbarelycomprehendevil,suchasOliver,Rose,andBrownlow;andcharacterswhoareallevilandcanbarelycomprehendgood,suchasFagin,Sikes,andMonks.OnlyNancycomprehendsandiscapableofbothgoodandevil.Herultimatechoicetodogoodatagreatpersonalcostisastrongargumentinfavoroftheincorruptibilityofbasicgoodness,nomatterhowmanyenvironmentalobstaclesitmayface.Inthisnovel,NancyisatypicalcharacterwhohadthesamesufferingwithOliverTwistbutthedifferentendingfromhim.

Thispaperconsistsoffivechapters.Firstly,briefintroductiontotheworks,thesecondpartmainlyintroduceCharlesDickensandOliverTwist.ThethirdpartfromCharlesDickens’sidealizedrealismandNancy’sdoublecharacterstoanalysesNancy’sCharacters.Thefourthpartisaboutthereasonsfor.Finally,therewillbeaconclusion.DuetothedescriptionofNancy’sdoublecharactersinthenovel,theimageofthedarksocietybecomesmorevividandthethemeofthenovelismoreprofoundandthebookwinsmorereaders.

2CharlesDickensandOliverTwist

CharlesDickenswasaprominentcriticalrealistinthemid19thcentury.Hehasaworldofsympathyforthemisseriesandastrongfeelingforthepoorlaboringmasses.ThischaptershowsthelifeofCharlesDickensandhiswork.Hecriedfloutloudagainstsocialinjusticebuthehadneverthoughtofoverthrowingtheexistingsocialorder.OliverTwistisoneofhismasterpieceswhichmarkedthebeginningofhisliterarylife.Thisnovelwasfamousforexposingthedarksidesofpeoplelivedoutofthattime.

2.1CharlesDickens

CharlesDickens,oneofthemostfamouswriters,isthefounderofcriticalrealisticliteratureinthe19thcentury.Mostofhisworksallbelongtotheliterarymasterpiecesathomeandabroad,whichhavethefar-reachinginfluenceupontheliterature.TheagehelivedwastherisingperiodofEnglishcapitalism.Thetransformationandthedevelopmentofthesocietyprovidedrichmaterialsforhiswriting.Dickenswrotemanyworks,connectinghismiserableexperienceswiththecapitalistsociety.Inaddition,apartofDickens’successwasduetotheinfluenceofothercriticalwriters.Inthatperiod,Dickenswas“theclassicsknownbyeveryone”and“thesymbolofthemythicnationalism”,whichwasdescribedbythemodernliteraturecritic,PhilCollins.Thisthesiswillintroducehimfromthreeaspects:

whatiscriticalrealism,Dickens’lifeandhiswritingstyles.

CharlesDickenswasBornon7February1812inPortsea,Englandanddiedon9June1870（aged58）.HespentmostofhischildhoodinKentwherehebasedmanyofhisnovels.Whenhewas9hewenttoschool,buthadtoleavewhenhewas12becauseofhisfamilies’financialdifficulties（hisdadwasputinprisonforbeingindebt）.Afterthat,Charleswaslefttolookafterhimselfandwiththehelpofarelative,hefoundajobpastinglabelsonbottlesinablackingwarehouse.At15,Charlesbeganworkingasalawyer’sofficeboy,studyingshorthandandreadinginhissparetime.HisfirstpublishedsketchappearedintheMonthlyMagazinein1833whenhewas21.Thenaseriesofhisstoriesandsketchesfollowedinthatmagazine.

AsanEnglishnovelist,CharlesDickensisgenerallyconsideredasthegreatestoftheVictorianperiod,andthegreatestrepresentativeofEnglishcriticalrealism.Heenjoyedawiderpopularityandfamethanhadanypreviousauthorduringhislifetime,andheremainspopular,havingbeenresponsibleforsomeofEnglishliterature'smosticonicnovelsandcharacters.InthehistoryofEnglishliteratures,onlyCharlesDickenscanhavethesamehonorwithWilliamShakespeare.

2.2OliverTwist

OliverTwist,alsoknownasTheParishBoy’sProgress,isthesecondnovelbyCharlesDickensandwaspublishedbyRichardBentleyin1838.Thestoryisaboutanorphan,OliverTwist,whoenduresamiserableexistenceinaworkhouseandthenisplacedwithanundertaker.HeescapesandtravelstoLondonwherehemeetstheArtfulDodger,leaderofagangofjuvenilepickpockets.OliverisledtothelairoftheirelderlycriminaltrainerFagin,naivelyunawareoftheirunlawfulactivities.ThoughNancyisaminorcharacterinDickens’famousnovelOliverTwist,sheisthemosttypicalcharacter.UnlikeothercharactersthroughoutOliverTwist,sheisnotentirelygoodorentirelybad.ShehasconflictsbetweenherinnerconscienceandherdevotiontoSikes.Infact,Nancywasaprostitute.ShehadbeentrainedbyFagintobeathiefsincehalfofOliver’sage.Thatmeansshewasonlyabout5yearsoldthen.Andnow,12yearslater,being17yearsold,shebecameaprostitute.Allherlife,whatshehadexperiencedwasnothingbutloneliness,unhappiness,fear,guiltinessandhumiliation.Shelaughedhystericallypartlybecausesheishopelesstowardsherlifeandfeltherlifemeaningless.Shelaughedalsobecauseshecouldn’tdoanythingelsetohelpOliver,whowouldverylikelyendhislifeasathiefandtoacertaindegre