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1、Foreign Language DepartmentGraduation ThesisAn Analysis of Nancys Character in Oliver TwistName: Ma YanClass:09-1Major: EnglishAdvisor:Chen TanglongTime:May 15, 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：An Analysis of Nancys Character in O

2、liver Twist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

3、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

4、（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

5、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AbstractCharles Dickens wa

6、s 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 character, Nancys role has a strong practical

7、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 then emphatically dissect Nancys double char

8、acters 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 has a great practical significance for the

9、 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 Nancys Characters63.1 Charles Dickenss Ide

10、alized 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 Philosophy145 Conclusion16References18Acknowledge

11、ments191 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 works enjoyed unprecedented popularity and f

12、ame, 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 and the voices of the upper class and put

13、 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 extreme brutality and corruption of oppose a

14、nd 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 class polemics about criminals, making any

15、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 contradictory issues brought up by that quest

16、ion 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 commits perhaps the noblest act in the novel

17、 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; and characters who are all evil and can bar

18、ely 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 many environmental obstacles it may face.

19、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 Oliver Twist. The third part from Charles D

20、ickenss 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 becomes more vivid and the theme of the

21、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. This chapter shows the life of Charles Dic

22、kens 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 dark sides of people lived out of that t

23、ime.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 upon the literature. The age he lived was t

24、he 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 success was due to the influence of other

25、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 realism, Dickens life and his writing styl

26、es.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 families financial difficulties (his dad was

27、 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 and reading in his spare time. His first pu

28、blished 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 greatest representative of English critical rea

29、lism. 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 Charles Dickens can have the same honor with W

30、illiam 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 workhouse and then is placed with an undert

31、aker. 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 character in Dickens famous novel Oliver Twist,

32、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 Fagin to be a thief since half of Olivers a

33、ge. 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 hysterically partly because she is hopeless towards

34、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 Dickens unromantic portrayal of criminals and

35、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 subtitle, The Parish Boys Progress, alludes

36、 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, including the Poor Law, child labor, th

37、e 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 orphan whose account of hardships as a chil

38、d 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 Charles Dickenss idealized realism, it is th

39、e 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 Oliver out from the thief gang with the awa

40、reness 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 old decided to face the life and reflect th

41、e 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 discrepancies between Dickenss original intentio

42、n 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 punished. And he was a little devil because h

43、e 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 gentleman, though he lives in the bottom of socie

44、ty, 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 with Feign and his apprentices, no matte

45、r 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 care of him, family teacher who teach him k

46、nowledge 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 fiction. The person who has been stolen by the thieves and Oliver at the first time is his fathers best friend, Mr. Brownlow. And then