The Typical Characters in A Tale of Two Cities and the Interpretation of the Brilliance of Humanity in the Theme ----- A Case Study of Dr.Manette 摘要 查尔斯·狄更斯是英国维多利亚时期最伟大的批判现实主义作家之一。他深切地关注和同情广大的贫苦大众,他的作品主要揭露和批判十九世纪英国社会的贫困、不公、虚伪和堕落。《双城记》是狄更斯后期小说创作的代表作品之一,而这一时期也是狄更斯创作的成熟时期,无论是写作技巧还是语言方面都愈加纯熟,充满感染力。同时他最初在创作中体现的人性光芒也更加坚定。狄更斯在《双城记》中塑造了一系列具有代表性的人物形象,而马内特医生作为小说中正义形象的代表,集中反映了作者对黑暗社会的批判以及对社会未来发展的思考和期待。本文主要将通过分析马内特医生的自我牺牲形象来深入探究作品中体现的人性光辉。本文主要由四个部分组成,第一部分回顾有关《双城记》的相关文献资料,第二部分主要分析《双城记》中上层阶级和底层阶级截然不同的生活境况。第三部分主要分析马内特医生形象折射出的人性光芒。第四个部分主要分析《双城记》中人性光芒描写的意义。 关键词:《双城记》;人性光辉;马内特医生 Abstract Charles Dickens was one of the greatest critical realism writers in Victorian England.He deeply cared about and sympathizes with the poor masses.His works mainly exposed and criticized the poverty, injustice,hypocrisy and degeneration of British society in the nineteenth century. A Tale of Two Cities is one of the representative works of Dickens' later novels, and this period is also the mature period of Dickens' creation. Both writing skills and language are full of appeal.At the same time, the light of humanity that he initially embodies in his creation is also firmer.Dickens created a series of representative characters in A Tale of Two Cities, and Dr.Manette, as a representative of the justice image in the novel,reflects the author's criticism of the dark society and his thinking and expectations for the future development of society. This thesis will mainly analyze the self-sacrifice image of Dr.Manette to explore the brilliance of humanity in his works.This thesis is mainly composed of four parts.The first part reviews the relevant literature on A Tale of Two Cities, and the second part mainly analyzes the very different living conditions of the upper class and the bottom class in A Tale of Two Cities. The third part mainly analyzes the humanity reflected by the image of Dr.Manette.The fourth part mainly analyzes the meaning of humanity's light description in A Tale of Two Cities. Key words: A Tale of Two Cities; Brilliance of Humanity; Dr.Manette Contents Contents III Introduction 1 1 An Overview of A Tale of Two Cities 2 1.1 Brief Introduction to A Tale of Two Cities 2 1.2 Humanity Embodied in A Tale of Two Cities 4 1.3 The Typical Characters in A Tale of Two Cities 5 2 Absurd and Agonized Life of the Typical Characters 6 2.1 Absurd Life of the Upper Class 6 2.2 Agonized Life of the Poor 7 2.2.1 Poverty in Material Life 7 2.2.2 Sin and Evil in Slums 8 3 The Interpretation of the Humanity by the Typical Character---Dr.Manette 10 3.1 Dr.Manette’s Exposure of the Evremonde’s Crime 10 3.2 Dr.Manette’s Consent to Miss Manette’s Marriage 12 3.3 Dr.Manette’s Relentless Rescue of Charles Darney 13 4 Significance of the Humanity Demonstrated in A Tale of Two Cities 14 4.1 Proving the Existence of the Goodness in Humanity 14 4.2 Recording the Miserable Life of Poor People 15 4.3 Promoting Social Reform for British 16 Conclusion 17 Bibliography 18 Acknowledgement 20 |
The Typical Characters in A Tale of Two Cities and the Interpretation of the Brilliance of Humanity in the Theme
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