《小杜丽》中两种监狱下的人性分析.docx

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《小杜丽》中两种监狱下的人性分析

Acknowledgments

Firstofall,Iwouldliketothankmythesisinstructor,teacherLv.Myteacherisafriendlyandapproachableperson,andshealwaystakesherworkseriouslyandresponsibly.AlthoughIhavealotofproblemsintheprocessofwritingthepaper,myteacherstilldoesnotabandonmeandsheisnottogiveuponme.Myteacherisalwaysverycarefultocorrectmymistakes,givesmetimelyfeedbackandtherightguidance.I'mafraidIcan'tfinishthispaperwellwithoutmyteacher'steaching.Itisbeyondwordsformetoexpressmygratitudetomyteacher.

Secondly,Iwouldliketothankalltheteacherswhohavetaughtmeinthepastfouryears.Inthesefouryears,theygivemenotonlyawealthofknowledge,butalsothecorrectdirectionoflife.Inphilosophythereisasayingthattheaccumulationofquantitycausesqualitativechange,itistheirdailyteachingthatmakesmeformaperfectpersonality.Iamverygratefultothemforteachingmeatacrucialpointinmylife.

Thirdly,Ireallyappreciatemyfamilyandfriends.Thelastyearofcollegeisanotherimportantturningpointinmylife.Idecidedtotakethepostgraduateexamination,sothatIcouldgoonfurtherstudyinmystudy.Inthisyear,myfamilyandfriendsgavemealotofencouragementandcare.Itiswhattheydoformethatmakememoredeterminedtopursuemygoalsinthedaysofpreparation.Atthesametime,Ithankmyselfforholdingontotheend.

Finally,I'dliketothankmyadviseragain.Becauseofvariousreasons,Idonotdowellintheprocessofthesiswriting,andmayevenmakemyteacheralittledisappointed.In spite of this,myteacherisstillverypatienttoguideme,whichmakesmeverymoved.Thankherverymuch.

Abstract

CharlesDickensisoneofthegreatestcriticalrealistsintheVictorianAge.HisnovelsofferamostcompleteandrealisticpictureoftheEnglishbourgeoissocietyofhisage.LittleDorritisonethemostfamouslongworkofCharlesDickens.

Thispapercomparesthechangesofcharactersintheirpersonalitiesinthenovel,LittleDorrit,inthefirstandsecondpartofthework.Inthefirstpart,thecharacters,whentheyarepoor,areputaroundtheMarsahlseaprison,thedebtor'sprison.Inthesecondpart,theybecomerich,andthestoryaboutthemisonthebackgroundofthesocialprison,theBritishsociety.Bothofthetwopartsprovethattheycannotbreakawayfromthecageofthecapitalistsociety.Infact,CharlesDickensislookingforwardtogettingridoftheshacklesofsociety.Hehopesthatthedifficultiesinhischildhoodcanbereleased,andthesocietycanmakegreatprogressandachievequickdevelopment.

Alloftheothermembers’misbehaviorinLittleDorrit’sfamilyshowedusapictureofthedarksideofthehuman’sinnerheart.Thisthesisisgoingtotalkaboutpersonalityofthecharactersintwodifferent“prison”inLittleDorrit.Throughanalyzingtheirmindstates,wecanrevealthementalstuporofthepeopleinthatage.Andthepurposeofthispaperismainlytoattractpeople’sattentioninourday.Allofusshouldlearnalessonfromit,andtrybesttogetridofthatkindofinconsistenceofpersonalityinourlives.

KeyWords:

Personality;Change;LittleDorrit;Prison

摘要

查尔斯•狄更斯是英国维多利亚时期伟大的现实主义作家之一。

他的作品提供了他所处时期英国资本主义社会的一个完整现实的画面。

《小杜丽》是狄更斯最出名的长篇小说之一。

这篇论文比较了《小杜丽》中人物角色在作品第一部分和第二部分的性格变化。

在作品第一部分，当他们穷苦潦倒时，他们是以马夏尔西这个债务人监狱为背景。

在作品第二部分，当他们变得富有时他们的故事是以英国社会这个监狱为背景的。

作品的两部分都证明他们不能够摆脱资本主义社会这个禁锢。

实际上，查尔斯﹒狄更斯期盼着摆脱社会的枷锁，他童年遭遇的困难可以被释放，并且他希望社会可以得到更大的进步和更好的发现。

小杜丽家中所有成员的不良行为都展现给了人的内心深处黑暗的一面。

这篇论文将继续探讨《小杜丽》中在两种不同“监狱”下的人物性格。

通过分析他们的心态揭示那个年代人们内心的麻木。

本文的主要目的是引起当今人们的关注。

我们都应该从中有所体会并在生命中尽力去避免那种性格的不一致性。

关键词：

人性；改变；《小杜丽》；监狱

Contents

TOC\o"1-2"\h\z\u1.BackgroundInformation1

1.1IntroductionoftheAuthor1

1.2IntroductionoftheWork1

2.APrisonNamedMarshalsea2

2.1TheFatheroftheMarshalsea3

2.2TheChildrenoftheMarsahlse3

3.APrisonNamedBritishSociety4

3.1LifeofLittleDorrit'sFather6

3.2LifeofLittleDorritandHerSiblings7

4.PersonalityShownbyDifferentCharactersunderDifferentImprisonment8

4.1UnchangedPersonalityShownbyLittleDorrit8

4.2ChangedPersonalityShownbyOtherFamilyMembers10

5.Conclusion12

Bibliography14

TheAnalysisofPersonalityinTwo“Prison”inLittleDorrit

1.BackgroundInformation

CharlesDickenssaysthatLittleDorritisamoreseditiousbookthanDasKapital.Inthisbook,Dickenstalksaboutalittlecharacterofthenovel,AmyDorrit.Shewasnotborntoagloriousfamilybecauseofherfather’sfinancialfallings.AftertheDorritsgotamountofmoneyandlefttheprison,allofthefamily,withtheexceptionofLittleDorrit,changedalotintheirdeepmind.

1.1IntroductionoftheAuthor

CharlesDickens（7February1812-9June1870）wasafamousEnglishcriticalrealismnovelistin19thcentury.Theauthorwas,inarealisticwritingstyle,fullofangertoexposetheupperclassandbourgeoishypocrisy,greed,humiliationandbrutality,andheshoweddeepsympathytothelowersociety,especiallytheplightofwomen.Hecreatedsomeoftheworld'smostmemorablefictionalcharactersandwasgenerallyregardedasthegreatestnovelistoftheVictorianperiod.Duringhislife,hisworksenjoyedunprecedentedfame,andbythetwentiethcenturyhisliterarygeniuswasbroadlyacknowledgedbycriticsandscholars.Hedescribedawakeningstrugglinginaseriousandprudentattitude,andhisnovelsandshortstoriescontinuedtobewidelypopularamongmen,childrenandtheelderpeople.

1.2IntroductionoftheWork

LittleDorritwastheeleventhnovelbyCharlesDickens,publishedin1857.Firstlyitwaspublishedinserials,from1855inDecemberto1857inJune,andittookatotalofnineteenmonthstofinishthisstory.InMay,1857,theseparateeditioncameout.Dickenswroteapreface.Inthepreface,herevealedthejoyofhavingsomanyreaders.

ThesalesvolumeofLittleDorritwasunprecedented.ThismasterpiecewastheimportantworkofDickensinhislateperiod,anditwasofgreatvalueforustounderstandthemiddleofthenineteenthCenturyBritishsociety, Britain'spoliticalcorruptionandhypocrisy,andthegreedoftherulingclassandthebourgeoisie.Thefalsehoodofthehigher societyandlowerpeople'spovertyarecompletelyunmaskedintheauthor'spen.

ThestoryofLittleDorritisverycomplicated,andithasbeencalledbycriticsasa"denseforestwithnumerousplots".TheheroineLittleDorrit’sfatherwasputinprisonformorethantwentyyears.LittleDorrit,whowasbornandraisedintheprisonnamedMarshalsea,wascalled"thechildoftheMarshalsea.”Sincethen,aroundthebirthofDorritandherfamily’sinheritanceofalargenumberofhandsomelegacies,theauthorcarriedoutaseriesofperplexingandconfusedplotandtherelationshipbetweenthecharacters.

BecauseofAmyDorrit’sfather’sfailureinbusiness,thefamilyowedahugedebtandforthisreasontheywereputintothedebtor'sprison.Inspiteofherhumbleoriginandhardlife,Amyhadakindheart,andshewasalwaysreadytohelpotherpeoplewhowereintroublearoundher,What’smore,shewasnotashamedofherpoverty.Attheageof21,AmywashidingfromherfatherthatshetookonthejobasaseamstresstoMrs.Clennam’sfamily,whereshemetheronlyson,Arthur.Fromthenon,shereversedherlifefate.ItwastoldindetailthatwhenArthurClennamreturnedtoEnglandaftermanyyearsabroad,hetookakindlyinterestinAmyDorrit,hismother’sseamstress,andintheaffairsofAmy’sfather,WilliamDorrit,amanofshabbygrandeur,longimprisonedfordebtintheMarshalsea.AsArthursoondiscovered,thedarkshadowoftheprisonstretchedfarbeyonditswallstoaffectthelivesofmanypeople.

Asformasterlyevocationofthestateandpsychologyofimprisonment,LittleDorritwasoneofthesupremeworksofDickens’maturity.AndLittleDorritembodiedthecharacteristicsofDickens'slaterworks:

theideologicalcontentwasmoreprofound,andtheabilitytocontrolthecharactersandplotscametobemoremature,itcouldyetberegardedasafinepieceofwriting.ThehappinessandbitternessoftheDorrit’sfamilyinstraitenedcircumstancesandthedistortionofthepeople’spsychologicalstatesaftermakingagreatfortuneovernightwerealwaysthecharacteristicsofthesatiricalnovelsofDickens.

2.APrisonNamedMarshalsea

AprisoncalledMarshalseareferredtoadebtor'sprison,locatedinthemiddleoftheLondonBridgeandtheSouthMainStreetofGeorgechurch.WhenDorrit'sfatherwasindebt,hisfamilywasputinprison.Itwasaprisonintherealsociety.Peoplewerelockedupinahighwallandlosttheirfreedom.People'sbodieswerebeingheldhere.But,despitethefactthatDorritwasstillinprison,hisfathertriedtokeephismanners.

2.1TheFatheroftheMarshalsea

ThewritergaveusthefirstimpressionofLittleDorrit’sfatherinthispart.“Hewasashy,retiringman;well-looking,thoughinaneffeminatestyle;withamildvoice,curlinghair,andirresolutehands—ringsuponthefingersinthosedays—whichnervouslywanderedtohistremblinglipahundredtimes,inthefirsthalf-hourofhisacquaintancewiththejail.Hisprincipalanxietywasabouthiswife.”（Dickens58）Itshowedustheimageofafragileman,suddenlyfromtherichintoapoor,inthefaceofsuchabiggap,hecouldnotacceptthisreality.Fromhisbodymovements,wecouldseehewasveryupset.

Realitygraduallymadethispersonbecomenumb.ThenWilliamDorritwasoneofthelongestservingprisonersinMarshalsea'sprison,andhewasproudtocallhimself"thefatheroftheMarshalsea,"toshowhisrespectablepositioninprison.Althoughheneveradmittedhisfailure,butinthed