An Analysis of Nancy’s Character in Oliver Twist霧都孤兒中南希雙重性格的分析三稿電子版

1、 哈爾濱商業(yè)大學(xué)德強(qiáng)商務(wù)學(xué)院畢業(yè)論文 foreign language departmentgraduation thesisan analysis of nancys character in oliver twistname: ma yanclass:09-1major: englishadvisor:chen tanglongtime:may 15, 20132畢業(yè)論文（設(shè)計(jì)）任務(wù)書系別 外 語 系 專業(yè) 英 語 班級(jí) 09級(jí)英本1 學(xué)生姓名 馬 艷 2012年11月8日畢業(yè)論文（設(shè)計(jì)）任務(wù)書姓名馬艷系別外語系專業(yè)英語班級(jí)09級(jí)英本一畢業(yè)論文（設(shè)計(jì)）題目：an analysis of n

2、ancys character in oliver twist霧都孤兒中南希的人物性格分析畢業(yè)論文（設(shè)計(jì)）目的意義：霧都孤兒是19世紀(jì)英國(guó)的杰出小說家狄更斯的第二部長(zhǎng)篇小說。作者通過現(xiàn)實(shí)主義的敘事手法，精彩的個(gè)性化語言和出人意料的故事結(jié)局表達(dá)對(duì)當(dāng)時(shí)社會(huì)的黑暗、不公平充滿了憤慨，而本論文通過分析南希的雙重性格，揭示無論環(huán)境多么惡劣，都無法泯滅人類本性中的善良成分，并由此引出作者對(duì)人類善良本性的呼喚及對(duì)未來的美好憧憬，又真實(shí)地表現(xiàn)了資本主義社會(huì)窮苦兒童的悲慘生活，從而達(dá)到喚起大眾良知，讓大眾認(rèn)識(shí)到資本主義的黑暗和批判資本主義的目的。畢業(yè)論文（設(shè)計(jì)）要求與計(jì)劃：撰寫論文時(shí)要嚴(yán)格按開題報(bào)告的程序進(jìn)行，

3、根據(jù)所撰寫的提綱收集材料。選取有利于文章的材料組成文章，要有邏輯性，論點(diǎn)明確，論據(jù)充分，文章脈絡(luò)要清晰，應(yīng)有個(gè)人觀點(diǎn)。理論、觀點(diǎn)、概念要準(zhǔn)確、清晰；論文要有一定新意。按系里要求提交初稿、二稿和最后成稿。計(jì)劃：首先，選定論文題目以后，根據(jù)題目閱讀了原版小說，觀看了電影。同時(shí)查閱了各種文學(xué)和期刊等資料，把不清楚的地方向老師咨詢。其次，按照收集來的資料整理成論文大綱，開始著手準(zhǔn)備論文。最后，經(jīng)過與老師溝通和反復(fù)的修改，對(duì)論文進(jìn)行了排版出稿。時(shí)間安排：2012年11月8日 下達(dá)任務(wù)書2012年12月1-8日 收集資料，提交論文詳細(xì)提綱2012年12月9-20日 收集資料，完善初稿（一稿） 2013年4

4、月15日- 5月 與指導(dǎo)教師討論修改論文（二稿）2013年5月上旬 定稿、打印、裝訂、論文答辯指導(dǎo)教師意見（簽字）： 應(yīng)按學(xué)院規(guī)定的格式及時(shí)間安排保證質(zhì)量按期完成。 2012年 11月 17 日專業(yè)指導(dǎo)委員會(huì)意見（簽字）：2012 年 11月 20日系主任意見（簽字）： 2012 年11 月 24日 畢業(yè)論文（設(shè)計(jì)）評(píng)語及成績(jī)一、指導(dǎo)教師評(píng)語 指導(dǎo)教師簽字： 201 年 月 日二、評(píng)閱人評(píng)語 評(píng)閱人簽字： 201 年 月 日三、答辯委員會(huì)評(píng)語四、畢業(yè)論文（設(shè)計(jì)）成績(jī) 學(xué)生所在系蓋章： 201 年 月 日五、答辯委員會(huì)主任單位 答辯委員會(huì)主任職稱 答辯委員會(huì)主任簽字 201 年 月 日 哈爾濱德

5、強(qiáng)商務(wù)學(xué)院畢業(yè)論文(設(shè)計(jì)) 摘 要查爾斯狄更斯是19世紀(jì)批判現(xiàn)實(shí)主義小說家，是英國(guó)批判現(xiàn)實(shí)主義作家中的杰出代表。霧都孤兒中雖然奧利弗是主角，但刻畫得最具特色的人物卻是南希，一個(gè)四歲后就被迫成為小偷的女性，她的角色有較強(qiáng)的現(xiàn)實(shí)意義。作者通過用大量的語言、對(duì)話來塑造這一人物的矛盾性格，真實(shí)地表現(xiàn)了資本主義社會(huì)窮苦兒童的悲慘生活。本文首先從作者的理想化的現(xiàn)實(shí)主義入手，著重從南希的一系列行為分析她的雙重性格，以及形成這個(gè)性格的原因。通過對(duì)南希的雙重性格的分析來呼喚人類的善良本性及憧憬美好的未來，南希的死亡不僅是對(duì)黑暗資本主義社會(huì)的批判，對(duì)現(xiàn)代社會(huì)的發(fā)展和建設(shè)也有巨大的現(xiàn)實(shí)意義。關(guān)鍵詞：霧都孤兒；南希；

6、雙重性格；理想化的現(xiàn)實(shí)主義19abstractcharles dickens was a critical realist in the 19th century; he was the most outstanding representative of english critical realism writers. although oliver is the leading role of oliver twist, but nancy who was being a thief after four is depicted as the most distinctive chara

7、cter, nancys role has a strong practical significance. the author uses a large number of words and dialogues to shape the contradictive personality of nancy and truthfully reflects the poor childrens miserable life in the capitalist society. this thesis dissect the authors idealized realism, and the

8、n emphatically dissect nancys double characters by series of behaviors from analysis and the reason of becoming such a character. it looks forward to the human kind and bright future by analyzing nancys double characters. and nancys death not only criticizes the dark capitalist of society but also h

9、as a great practical significance for the developing and the construction of the modern society.key words: oliver twist; nancy; double characters; idealized realismcontents摘要iabstractiicontentsiii1 introduction12 charles dickens and oliver twist32.1 charles dickens32.2 oliver twist43an analysis of n

10、ancys characters63.1 charles dickenss idealized realism63.2 nancys double characters73.2.1 nancys demon part83.2.2 nancys angel part94 the reasons for nancys double characters124.1 social background at that time124.2 the double characters of charles dickens134.3 nancys paradoxical value and philosop

11、hy145 conclusion16references18acknowledgements191 introductioncharles dickens was an english writer and social critic who is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the victorian period and the creator of some of the worlds most memorable fictional characters. during his lifetime dickenss wor

12、ks enjoyed unprecedented popularity and fame, and by the twentieth century his literary genius was fully recognized by critics and scholars. his novels and short stories continue to enjoy an enduring popularity among the general reading public. due to his experience, he exposes the social injustice

13、and the voices of the upper class and put his heart into describing the miser of the ordinary people. oliver twist, reflecting the tragic fact of the life in 19th century, marks the very beginning of dickenss literary life. this novel is a powerful exposure of the bourgeois society. it shows the ext

14、reme brutality and corruption of oppose and reveals the ugly masks of those cruel criminals and to expose the horror and violence hidden underneath the narrow and dirty streets in london.oliver twist, dickenss second novel, shocked readers with its images of poverty and crime. it destroyed middle cl

15、ass polemics about criminals, making any pretense to ignorance about what poverty entailed impossible. a major concern of oliver twist is the question of whether a bad environment can irrevocably poison someones character and soul. as the novel progresses, the character who best illustrates the cont

16、radictory issues brought up by that question is nancy. as a child of the streets, nancy has been a thief and drinks to excess. the narrators reference to her “free and agreeable . . . manners” indicates that she is a prostitute. she is immersed in the vices condemned by her society, but she also com

17、mits perhaps the noblest act in the novel when she sacrifices her own life in order to protect oliver. nancys moral complexity is unique among the major characters in oliver twist. the novel is full of characters who are all good and can barely comprehend evil, such as oliver, rose, and brownlow; an

18、d characters who are all evil and can barely comprehend good, such as fagin, sikes, and monks. only nancy comprehends and is capable of both good and evil. her ultimate choice to do good at a great personal cost is a strong argument in favor of the incorruptibility of basic goodness, no matter how m

19、any environmental obstacles it may face. in this novel, nancy is a typical character who had the same suffering with oliver twist but the different ending from him. this paper consists of five chapters. firstly, brief introduction to the works, the second part mainly introduce charles dickens and ol

20、iver twist. the third part from charles dickenss idealized realism and nancys double characters to analyses nancys characters. the fourth part is about the reasons for. finally, there will be a conclusion. due to the description of nancys double characters in the novel, the image of the dark society

21、 becomes more vivid and the theme of the novel is more profound and the book wins more readers.2 charles dickens and oliver twistcharles dickens was a prominent critical realist in the mid 19th century. he has a world of sympathy for the misseries and a strong feeling for the poor laboring masses. t

22、his chapter shows the life of charles dickens and his work. he cried flout loud against social injustice but he had never thought of overthrowing the existing social order. oliver twist is one of his masterpieces which marked the beginning of his literary life. this novel was famous for exposing the

23、 dark sides of people lived out of that time.2.1 charles dickenscharles dickens, one of the most famous writers, is the founder of critical realistic literature in the 19th century. most of his works all belong to the literary masterpieces at home and abroad, which have the far-reaching influence up

24、on the literature. the age he lived was the rising period of english capitalism. the transformation and the development of the society provided rich materials for his writing. dickens wrote many works, connecting his miserable experiences with the capitalist society. in addition, a part of dickens s

25、uccess was due to the influence of other critical writers. in that period, dickens was “the classics known by everyone” and “the symbol of the mythic nationalism”, which was described by the modern literature critic, phil collins. this thesis will introduce him from three aspects: what is critical r

26、ealism, dickens life and his writing styles.charles dickens was born on 7 february 1812 in portsea, england and died on 9 june 1870 (aged 58). he spent most of his childhood in kent where he based many of his novels. when he was 9 he went to school, but had to leave when he was 12 because of his fam

27、ilies financial difficulties (his dad was put in prison for being in debt).after that, charles was left to look after himself and with the help of a relative, he found a job pasting labels on bottles in a blacking warehouse. at 15, charles began working as a lawyers office boy, studying shorthand an

28、d reading in his spare time. his first published sketch appeared in the monthly magazine in 1833 when he was 21. then a series of his stories and sketches followed in that magazine.as an english novelist, charles dickens is generally considered as the greatest of the victorian period, and the greate

29、st representative of english critical realism. he enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime, and he remains popular, having been responsible for some of english literatures most iconic novels and characters. in the history of english literatures, only charl

30、es dickens can have the same honor with william shakespeare.2.2 oliver twistoliver twist, also known as the parish boys progress, is the second novel by charles dickens and was published by richard bentley in 1838. the story is about an orphan, oliver twist, who endures a miserable existence in a wo

31、rkhouse and then is placed with an undertaker. he escapes and travels to london where he meets the artful dodger, leader of a gang of juvenile pickpockets. oliver is led to the lair of their elderly criminal trainer fagin, naively unaware of their unlawful activities. though nancy is a minor charact

32、er in dickens famous novel oliver twist, she is the most typical character. unlike other characters throughout oliver twist, she is not entirely good or entirely bad. she has conflicts between her inner conscience and her devotion to sikes. in fact, nancy was a prostitute. she had been trained by fa

33、gin to be a thief since half of olivers age. that means she was only about 5 years old then. and now, 12 years later, being 17 years old, she became a prostitute. all her life, what she had experienced was nothing but loneliness, unhappiness, fear, guiltiness and humiliation. she laughed hystericall

34、y partly because she is hopeless towards her life and felt her life meaningless. she laughed also because she couldnt do anything else to help oliver, who would very likely end his life as a thief and to a certain degree; she was responsible for poor olivers sad fate.oliver twist is famous for dicke

35、ns unromantic portrayal of criminals and their sordid lives. the book exposed the cruel treatment of many a waif-child in london, which increased international concern in what is sometimes known as “the great london waif crisis”: the large number of orphans in london in the dickens era. the books su

36、btitle, the parish boys progress, alludes to bunyans the pilgrims progress and also to a pair of popular 18th-century caricature series by william hogarth, a rakes progress and a harlots progress.an early example of the social novel, the book calls the publics attention to various contemporary evils

37、, including the poor law, child labor, the recruitment of children as criminals, and the presence of street children. dickens mocks the hypocrisies of his time by surrounding the novels serious themes with sarcasm and dark humor. the novel may have been inspired by the story of robert blincoe, an or

38、phan whose account of hardships as a child laborer in a cotton mill was widely read in the 1830s. it is likely that dickenss own early youth as a child laborer contributed to the storys development.3 an analysis of nancys charactersthis paper will make an analysis of nancys characters. stated in cha

39、rles dickenss idealized realism, it is the essential reason of nancys characters. then it analyses nancys own characters from two parts, demon and angel. on the one hand, she has done numerous crimes under control of fagin as a young female thief. on the other hand, she tries all her best to help ol

40、iver out from the thief gang with the awareness of disgrace in herself and evil in her fellow gang, gradually, she wakes up and regrets, stands up and defenses against evil and oppression.3.1 charles dickenss idealized realismduring the time of creating oliver twist, dickens who was only 25 years ol

41、d decided to face the life and reflect the miserable life of london slum at that time truthfully. he saw the tragic experience of the poor and tried to use his own words to depict the disadvantages of society. but because of the special temperament and personality of dickens, there were many discrep

42、ancies between dickenss original intention and what people thought. it is hard not to sympathy with olivers miserable life. he grew up in workhouse and be taken care by poor law, and cannot feed or warm himself .he should work for 10 hours above, and if he gets any slack at his work, he will be puni

43、shed. and he was a little devil because he begging for some more porridge. he contacted with hypocrite and reprobates and had never received any good education, but he did have a gentle nature, good character and kindness of thought. not only that but he has a beautiful mind and talk like a gentlema

44、n, though he lives in the bottom of society, dont even know what is so called stealing. but he is still kind to the people who bully him for no reason. the most outrageous behavior of oliver is fighting with noah clay pole when noah insulted his mother. before he was sent to steal, he get along well

45、 with feign and his apprentices, no matter what kind of tricks they play on him, he always optimistic about it. by contrast all of this, we can see there is a greatly shortcoming of dickenss ideology. if oliver was born in a middle class family with his parents who love him, maidservants who take ca

46、re of him, family teacher who teach him knowledge and manners. it wont be surprise that he has such a good personality. but it is very strange that oliver lives in a bad environment but has so many virtues. so, the character of oliver is far from real. dickens arranged a lot of coincidence in the fi

47、ction. the person who has been stolen by the thieves and oliver at the first time is his fathers best friend, mr. brownlow. and then he was saved by mr. brownlow. the thieves found his trail when mr. brownlow dumped olivers shabby clothes, and then he was caught back to the den. olivers second pilfe

48、rage was forced by bill sikes，and the person who was stolen by is olivers aunt, rose maylie. and then he met the maylies family, and got a new life. stand to the reason that all this coincidences dont make sense. it is more like a fairy tale which give children a sweet hope ending with happy ever af

49、ter. and dickens makes nancy just like a fairy helps oliver out of all this suffering. this character comes through this entire story and makes every circumstance make sense. without nancy this fairy tale cannot be fulfilled. and dickens is the man makes nancy as a fairy.3.2 nancys double characters

50、there are many different opinions on whether people are born well or bad. chinese confucianism says that all human are born with good nature. while the bible says that people all sinned to adam.in this novel, nancys character is complex and ambiguous, and she is just like a unit of angle and demon.

51、on the one hand, she has done numerous crimes under control of fagin as a young female thief. on the other hand, she tries all her best to help oliver out from the thief gang with the awareness of disgrace in herself and evil in her fellow gang. gradually, she wakes up and regrets, stands up and def

52、enses against evil and oppression. at last, she overcomes evil by making the sublimating of spirit and breakthrough of nature. its just this double nature, demon nature and angel part, that well reflects the reality at that time.3.2.1 nancys demon partthe demon part of nancy is mainly manifested in

53、what she has done for the sake of her master fagin and her lover bill sikes as well as what she had done as a pickpocket when she was as young as oliver. simply put, in order to help fagin and bill sikes improper interest, nancy cheats and hurts the innocent oliver again and again. the following two

54、 parts will show us the demon nancy.the first thing which can prove her evil is her effort in the process of recapturing oliver twist. when oliver twist innocently goes out to “make handkerchiefs”, oliver realizes too late that their real mission is to pick pockets. dodger and charley steal the hand

55、kerchief of mr. brownlow, and promptly flee. to the judges disappointment, a bookstall holder who saw dodger commit the crime and cleared oliver who now is sickness and faints in the courtroom. mr. brownlow takes oliver home. sikes and fagin worried that oliver might inform them. so she decides that

56、 oliver must be brought back to his hideout. they wanted to ask betsy to go out in search of direction in which oliver has gone, but betsy was unexpectedly tactful and cleverly refused it. then they convinced nancy that find oliver and take him back, although she was reluctant to do this, she actually did a good job. she dressed like a