分析《双城记》中西得里卡登的人物性格特点毕业论.docx

1、分析双城记中西得里卡登的人物性格特点毕业论【标题】分析双城记中西得里?卡登的人物性格特点【作者】曹 利 【关键词】自我牺牲精神；无私的爱；细心；责任 【指导老师】张海霞 曾琳玲 【专业】英语 【正文】. Introduction Charles Dickens was one of the greatest critical realistic writers of England. He is now considered to be ranked second only to Shakespeare in the canon of English authors.Charles Dicke

2、ns was born in 1812 in Portsmouth, England. He was the second son of a lower middle-class family. His father, John, was a man of easy-going but frequently in debt. He was a minor clerk in the Navy Pay Office. Dickens was greatly interested in the books of literature. He was sent to school at Chatham

3、, but stayed there only for two years. Because of his fathers trouble, the family moved to London. His father was sent into debtors prison soon after. Dickens himself went to work at the age of 12 to pay off the familys debt. The bitter experience inflicted upon Charles Dickens character as well as

4、his later works greatly. The contrast between his happy school days and the misery of his life in the factory gnawed at him, and he later wrote:“No words can express the secret agony of my soul.even now, famous and happy, I. wander desolately back to that time of my life.”1 Dickenss childhood experi

5、ences made him all the more determined to succeed and they also created in him a strong sympathy for the poor, which he never lost. After his fathers released from prison, his re-entered school briefly but left at age 15. In 1827, he found work as a law clerk, a job he hated. In his spare time he st

6、udied on his own and taught himself to write shorthand. After acting on the London stage and seriously considering a career in the theater, Dickens became a parliamentary reporter for the Mirror of Parliament and the True Sun. His experiences as a reporter left him with a life-long affection for jou

7、rnalism and a suspicion of law and parliament. From then on, he began to publish his novels.A Tale of Two Cities had the French Revolution of 1789-1794 as its background. The action of the novel was the two cities, London and Paris, where the revolution took place. Doctor Manette, a French physician

8、, was imprisoned for 18 years in the Bastille by two aristocrats, the Marquis of Evremond and his brother. It was because Dr. Manette, in his indignation, had written a letter to the minister of the state of France to expose the fact that the two cruel aristocrats had wounded and killed their serfs

9、on an extremely way. During the 18 years imprisonment, the doctor gradually lost his reason and memory. He did nothing except making shoes all day and all year round. After 18 years, Dr. Manette was released from the Bastille. His wife was dead and his daughter Lucie has grown up into a beautiful yo

10、ung lady. Manette came back to life gradually in the care of Lucie. But it happened that Lucies husband, Charles Darnay, was the son of the very aristocrat, the Marquis of Evremond. Though it was hard for him accept the fact, he bore it when he realized that Darnay was a nice young man of noble char

11、acter. During the French Revolution, the Bastille was stormed and a lot of aristocrats were tried, imprisoned or killed. Charles Darnay was accused and sentenced to death by the revolutionaries for what his evil father had done. Dr. Manettes old servant, Defarge and his wife Madame Defarge were radi

12、cal revolutionaries and took an active part in the action. At the critical moment, it was Sidney Carton, and the admirer of Lucie, that came to the rescue. He looked quite like Darnay in appearance. In order to save Darnay, he was willing to sacrifice himself. At the end o the novel, Darnay,Dr. Mane

13、tte and Lucie escaped from Paris to London while Cardon went to the guillotine instead of Darnay.Sydney Carton is not the leading character of A Tale of Two Cities. However, Dickens chooses Sydney Carton as the hero instead of any other in the two sides of the conflict. He chooses Sydney Carton as t

14、he embodiment of ideal personality, and the development of Cartons character symbolizes the writers view, especially shows us his deep consideration of human power. The Author appreciates Cartons sacrificial spirit and fraternity. To have a full analysis of him, we shall know that Sydney Carton is n

15、ot the man he initially appears to be. His personality totally changes throughout the novel to become a very selfless, caring person. Sydney Carton is the most successful character in A Tale of Two Cities which is created by Charles Dickens. The Character of Sydney CartonA. His Self-sacrificeCartons

16、 appearance is idlest and unpromising. But his heart is manful and noble.He always helped Mr Stryver to handle cases. Mr Stryver never had a case in hand, anywhere, but Carton was there, with his hand in his pockets, staring at the ceiling of the count. When Mr Stryver was in the middle of cross-exa

17、ming another witness with no result, Carton passed him a note and finally Mr Stryner won this case. Every day Carton went to Stryvers house to help him to collect the information about the case. And it would not be finished until three oclock in the morning. He always serviced Stryver. Dickens descr

18、ibed that Mr Stryver was a lion, and Carton was a jackal. He was accomplice in the commission of menial or disreputable acts. This is satirical. If Carton does not help Stryver, Stryver could not have the status as it is now. Just like at school Carton does exercises for the other boys instead of do

19、ing his own.During the French Revolution when Darnay went to France and was put into prison in secret, Lucies whole family came to Paris to save Darnay. But they just like sheep in a pack of wolves. Carton appeared in the Paris street; he knew Barsad(an English man and now serviced to France) and fo

20、rced him to offer conveniences. Carton also realized that the only solution to save Darnay was to sacrifice him. He thought that a man who had not seared the love of another was wasting his life. He determined to try his best to save his friends even if he would lose his own life. He comforted the o

21、ld Mr. Lorry and arranged every steps of the way to escape from Paris. Carton talked with Mr. Lorry about Darnays fate was just the ending of him. That night, as he wanders at the street of Paris, Carton thought of Lucie and the word spoken by the priest at his fathers funeral echo through his mind:

22、“I am the resurrection and the life, saith the lord; he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.” 1His words confirm that he has made a conscious decision to sacrifice himself for Lucies sake and for his friends Darnay. A

23、t the end of the novel, Carton goes to the guillotine. Dickens recounted that those who saw Carton die witnessed a peaceful and even prophetic look on his face. Dickens extended Cartons life beyond the moment of his death. Until his death, instead of showing regret for his choice, Carton affirmative

24、ly believed that what he had done was the best and the place where he would go was the most wonderful. In his mind, theres no horrible feeling to the gallows; theres no imagination to the coming death and no reluctance to leave. He left his last bless and dream to Lucie, her husband and her child. H

25、e wished that the couple respected each other in their spirit, and the child used his name. In his vision, he foresees long and happy lives for Mr. Lorry, Doctor Manette, and the Darnay family, all of whom remember him lovingly. He also pictured Lucie and Darnay have a son, whom they name after him

26、and who will become the man Carton always wanted to be. With this vision in mind, Carton goes to his death and think,It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.2All these which Carton had done show his selfless lov

27、e and high confidence and noble significance to his choice. He takes on a mythical aspect in sacrificing himself to save his friends. He represents the sacrificial hero who is ritually slaughtered of his own free will, so that society might renew itself, a prospect he envisions before he dies.B. His

28、 Carefulness and His Sense of Responsibility for CareerCarton proves the most dynamic character in a Tale of Two Cities. He first appears as a lazy, alcoholic attorney man. He cannot must even the smallest amount of interest in his own life. He describes his existence as supreme waste of life and ta

29、kes every opportunity to declare that he cares for nothing and no one. But we can senses that Carton in fact feels something that he cannot articulate. He has his intelligence and responsibility for career through his ability to analyze cases for Mr Stryver-his companion.Dickens creates a contrast b

30、etween Carton and Mr. Stryver. Mr. Stryver is“a favorite at the old Buily, and alee at the sessions”.3He is a glib man and an unscrupulous, and a ready and a bold man, while Carton was opposite to Mr. Stryver. Though Cartons appearance was a lazy alcoholic attorney, He is an amazingly good jackal th

31、at would never be a lion, and he is a disagreeable fellow in Doctor Manettes house. When he was a student, he always does exercises for other boys and seldom does his own. He does not apply his intelligence properly. So peoples around him are not aware of his outstanding abilities, even Carton himse

32、lf is thinking that he is a futile man. He took in more of the detail of scene than he appears to take in. Darnay, a French aristocrat by birth, first was accused of treason against the English Crown. Mr. Stryver pleaded this case. When Stryver was in the middle of cross-examining another witness with no result, Carton, who had all the time looking at the ceiling in court, passed him a note. Stryver began arguing the content of the note, which drew the courts attention to Cartons own uncanny resemblance to the prisoner. The undeniable likeness foiled the courts ability to identify Darn