在善与恶之间游走浅析雾都孤儿中南希的人物形象文档格式.docx

在善与恶之间游走浅析雾都孤儿中南希的人物形象文档格式.docx

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作为一个温和的人道主义者，查尔斯·

狄更斯主张“行善施爱”，他的小说感情充沛，有深厚的博爱精神，极力宣扬人性中善对恶、美对丑的终极胜利。

作为一个伟大的现实主义作家，狄更斯认为“恶者必亡”，他的小说因此又有强烈的批判精神，并充满了“惩恶扬善”、“爱总能战胜恨”的理想主义色彩。

《雾都孤儿》是查尔斯·

狄更斯第一部重要的反映社会问题的小说。

南希，虽为文中的一个次要人物，在小说的发展中却有不可替代的作用。

她徘徊于善恶之间，是整个故事圆满结局的关键人物。

南希这一人物有着无比丰富、复杂的内心世界，具有典型的双重性格，她不像小说中的其他人物一样表现出或者好或者坏的某一面,而是在某些时刻表现出来的好的一面,某些时刻又表现出坏的一面。

正因为这样,这个人物才更贴近于生活,这个人物性格之复杂才值得我们来探究。

本文试对南希的双重性格进行分析，探析其人物形象，得出造就南希的成因。

现实中人性的善恶的界限总是不那么明显，善中有恶，恶中有善。

人性的善恶受多方面因素的影响，但人之初，性本善，无论环境多么恶劣，都无法泯灭人类本性中的善良成分，进一步联系现代社会现状，论述小说给我们现代人的启发，呼吁善良，创建和谐社会。

关键词

《雾都孤儿》；

查尔斯·

狄更斯；

人物形象分析

Abstract

Asamoderatehumanist,CharlesDickensadvocates“dogoodandtolove”.Hisnovelsarefullofemotions,havingaprofoundspiritoffraternity,promotingtheultimatevictoryofthegoodtoevil,thebeautytotheuglinessinthehumannature.Asagreatrealistwriter,CharlesDickensholdsanopinionthat“theevilmustbeperished”sothathisnovelshaveastrongcriticalspirit.Andhisnovelsarefulloftheidealismcolorof“thebadwillbepunishedandthegoodwillbeblessed”aswellas“lovealwayscanovercomehate”.OliverTwistisCharlesDickens’firstimportantnovelthatreflectsthesocialproblems.AlthoughNancyisasecondarycharacter,sheplaysanirreplaceableroleinthenovel’sdevelopment.Sheisstrugglingbetweengoodandevil,andsheisthekeycharacterwhomakesthestoryhaveahappyending.Nancyisacharacterwhohasarichandcomplexinnerworld.Shehasthetypicaldoublecharacter.Sheisnotlikeothercharactersthatjustshowgoodsideorthebad.Butatsomepoints,sheshowsthepositiveside,sometimesshowsthemeanone.Becauseofthis,thisfigureismoreclosetolife.Hercomplexcharacterisworthstudying.

ThispaperwillanalyzethedualcharactersofNancy,andcomestothecauses.Inreality,apersonisaunityofgoodandevil.Theboundaryofthehumannaturebetweengoodandevilisn’tsoclear.Sometimesthegoodhaselementsofevil,sodoesevil.Thegoodandevilinhumannatureisinfluencedbymanyfactors.Whileatthebeginningoflife,manisgoodinnature.Nomatterhowcruelthesurroundingis,goodnesswillneverbeeliminated.Connectingwhatthenovelinspiresuswiththestatusofmodernsociety,thispapercallsforgoodnesstocreateamoreharmonioussociety.

Keywords:

OliverTwist;

CharlesDickens;

ImageAnalysis

Acknowledgements

Iwouldliketoexpressmygratitudetoallthosewhohelpedmeduringthewritingofthisthesis.

Iwouldliketoexpressmysinceregratitudetomysupervisor,LiLinwhogivesmeconsiderablehelpsuggestionandcomments.Herencouragementandunwaveringsupporthassustainedmethroughfrustrationanddepression.Withoutherpushingmeahead,thecompletionofthisthesiswouldbeimpossible.

IwouldalsowanttoexpressmygratitudetoWangChunxi,ShiYi,LiLing,andotherteacherswhohavebeenmyinstructor,taughtmeduringtheseyearsfortheirbrilliantandenlighteninglecturesinliterature,andtranslation.

Inaddition,Iwouldliketoexpressmygratitudetomyparentsandmyfriendswhohavebeenassisting,supportingmeallofmylife.

Contents

Introduction

CharlesDickens,oneofthemostinfluentialnovelistsinEnglishmodernliterature.Amongtheclassicwritersinwesternliterature,hisachievementissecondtoShakespeare.Heisthefounderofcriticalrealisticliteratureinthe19thcentury.Hecreatedsomefictionalcharactersthatdeeplyimpressedtheworld.AndheisgenerallyregardedasthegreatestnovelistoftheVictorianperiod.Hisworksenjoysunprecedentedfameallthetime,especiallyhisnovelsandshortstories.Hehasalmosttriedallkindsoftheliterarygenre,whilehisfictionishisbestachievement,especiallyhisnovels.Hisnovelsnotonlyrevealthelife,butalsoevaluateandinterferewiththelife.Hestartsfromthehumanitarianismandtheartist’sconscience,exposingthedarknessofthesocietyandcriticizingitstronglysothatcauseahugeimpact.Inhisnovels,CharlesDickensadvocates“dogoodandtolove”.Hetakesanapproachthatgoodwilltriumphoverevilsometimeseveninunexpectedwaysinordertoshowhisoutlook.Thisisclearlyprovedinhisfirstsocialcriticalnovel,OliverTwist.

ItisOliverTwistthatmarkstheverybeginningofDickens’literarylife.Itishisfirstnovelthatreflectsthesocialproblems.Thisnovelisapowerfulexposureofbourgeoissociety,exposingthedarknesssidesofpeoplelivedoutofthattime.ThatitsgeneralpurposeisclearinDickens’mindcanbeseenfromhislatter-writtenpreface:

“IwishedtoshowinlittleOliver,theprincipleofGoodsurvivingthrougheveryadversecircumstance,andtriumphingatlast.”（3）

InOliverTwist,DickensdescribesallkindsofcharactersinLondon,especiallythosewholiveintheunderworld,suchasOliverTwist,Fagin,Sikes,andNancy.Intheprocessofwritingthispaper,manyfamousscholars’masterpieceshavebeenread.Therearemanyresearchesonthispoorlittleboy,OliverTwist.ThispaperisconcernedonNancy.ComparingwithOliverTwist,Nancyistrueanddifferent.Sheisstrugglingbetweengoodandevil.Sheisaunityofgoodandevil,whichreflectsthedarknessofthatsocietyandthecomplexityofhumannature.Theoutcomeisfoundasfollowing:

OliverTwisthasbeentranslatedintomanylanguagesandadaptedintomovies,TVshowsandstageplaysformanytimessinceithasbeenpublishedin1838.Manyscholarsathomeandabroadhavebeenstudyingthenovel.GilbertKeithChestertonpublishedAppreciationsandCriticismsoftheWorksofCharlesDickensin1911,GeorgeGissingcommentDickensinTheImmortalDickens,andAnnySadrinpublishedParentageandInheritanceintheNovelsofCharlesDickens.TheyanalyzeDickensandhisworksfromdifferentperspectives.ClassesinmanyuniversitiesatabroadarealsodeepintoDickens’works,amongwhichthemostfamousistheUniversityofCalifornia.TheyhavespecializedprofessorstoanalyzeDickensandhisworks.Meanwhile,thereareforumstodiscussthelatestresearchesonDickensandhisworkseveryyear.ManyscholarsathomeshowpreferencetoNancy’skindness.Theythinksheislily-whiteandkind,andreflectingthesideofkindnessinhumannature.Forexample,WangYanmentionedinAnalysisofNancy’ssideofkindnessinOliverTwist（2011:

17-18）:

“Sheisonlyanordinarypeoplefromthesocialunderclass,afemalethief,butitisthestatusthatshowsherkindness.ThecharacterNancymakespeopleknowthegreatstrengthoftruenessandconscienceinthedreggysociety.Darknessandevilcan’tchangepeople’ssoul.Nancy’sforgettingherlifetosaveOliverandherunswervingloyaltytolovereflecthertruenessandkindness.”HeShunlisaid:

“It’snotdifficultforustofindhuman’sradiance,femalethiefNancy,isaprominentexample.Themaidenwholosesfamilyandparents’carefromchildhoodgrowscompletelyinthethief’sden,butherconsciencedoesn’tvanish.Shehatesandloves,andshehassympathyandsenseofrighteousness.”inExcavatingHuman’sShiningPointinOliverTwist（2011:

30）.TherearesomescholarstoresearchintoNancy’sdualcharacter.Forexample,ZhangWeiinAnalysisofNancy’sDualCharacterinOliverTwist（2010:

10-11）said:

“Nancyhascontradictoryviewonlifeandvalues,sofromthebeginningtoenditisdifficultforhertoescapeinnerconflictandstruggle.”GuoWeizhenwroteinAnalysisofWritingFeatureofNancy’sCharacter（2011:

29-32）:

“Nancyisacontradictoryperson,thatistosayherkindnessintegrateswithevil,virtuewithugliness,basenesswithnobility.”“SheisdissatisfiedwithSikes’actionbutlacksthecouragetoleavehim.”ZhaoShifenmentionedinTheAnalysisofNancyinOliverTwist（2011:

106-108）:

“ThewriterprofoundlyexposesNancy’sinnerworld.Ononehand,sheisnaturallykind;

ontheotherhand,shemiresdowninmudandcan’textricateherself.Herinnerstrongcontradictionmarksoutforherfinaltragedy.”GuYuanhuasaidinAnalysisofNancy’sFateinOliverTwist（2011:

26-27）:

“Nancy’scharacteristheresultofcapitalism’sexploitation.”Obviously,therearesomanyscholarshavestudiedthedoublecharacterofNancy,whilefewworksisfromtheperspectiveofDickens’viewofhumannatureandtheauthor’sinfluencetothecausesofNancytoanalyze.ThispaperwillanalyzeNancy’sdoublecharactertoexplorethecausesandconnectthemodernsociety,callingforgoodnesstocreateamoreharmonioussociety.

Thispaperinintroductiontellsabouttheauthorandtheliteraturereview.ThefirstpartanalyzesNancy’ssideofdarkness.ThesecondpartanalyzesNancy’sgoodnature.Themostimportantpartisthethirdpart,analyzingthecausesofNancy’stragedy,whichincludesthepersonalreason,thesocialreason,andtheinfluenceoftheauthor.Thenconnectwiththemodernsociety,comestotheconclusion.

1.Nancy’sSideofDarkness

Thesideofkindnessanddarknessinhumannatureisalwaysathemeofliteraryworks.Itisthecoreoftheliterary.AlthoughNancyisasecondarycharacter,sheisasuccessfulonedescribedbyDickens.Hercomplexcharactershowspeople’stwosidesofhumannature.Asamemberofthegangofthieves,sheparticipatesinmanythefts.Eithertheheadofthegang,Fagin,orherlove,Sikesshowsfeartoher.

1.1BuggingandInterceptingOliver

HersidesofdarknessinhumannatureareprovedthefirsttimebyhereffortsintheprocessofrecapturingOliverTwist.WhenOliverTwistinnocentlygoesoutwithDodgerandCharleyBates,Oliverrealizesthattheirrealjobistopickpockets.WhenDodger