《名利场》中两位女主人公的对比分析

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1、AComparativeAnalysisoftheTwoHeroinesinVanityFair《名利场》中两位女主人公的对比分析AbstractVanityFairisafamousnovelandmasterpiecewrittenbyWilliamMakepeaceThackeray,anditisafamousworkofcriticalrealism.Inthenovel,Thackerayhascreatedtwofemaleimages---BeckyandAmelia,whoarefreshandplump.Theyrespectivelystandsfortwo

2、typesoffemaleimages:oneisthe“badwomanimage”representedbyBeckywhobreaksthetraditionones;andtheotheristhetypicaltraditional“familyangelimage”representedbyAmelia.However,boththebadwomanandangelhavethedualnaturesinThackeray’seyes.Inthispaper,itmakesacomparativeanalysisofthetwofemaleimagesshapedby

3、ThackerayinVanityFair,todiscussthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweentwofemalesimages’characters,values,anddestiny,andprobeintothedeepreasonsforsuchdifferences.Throughthisnovel,the19thcenturyEnglishsocietycanbeseenatalllevelsandhowdifferentpeoplesurviveinthecruelsociety.Researchingthistopichasi

4、mportantsignificanceinunderstandingandbecomingfamiliarwiththesocietyandcultureofthe19thcenturyBritishcapitalism.Keywords:characters;Becky;Amelia11中文摘要《名利场》是19世纪英国著名小说家威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷的成名作也是其代表作，是一部著名的批判现实主义作品。小说中塑造了两位女主角——蓓基和爱米丽亚，形象鲜活丰满，栩栩如生。她们分别代表了两种女性形象：一种是蓓基所代表的打破传统女性形象的“坏女人”；一种是爱米莉亚所代表的典型传统家庭天

5、使形象。然而，不管是坏女人还是天使，在萨克雷的眼中都是有其两重性的。本文就萨克雷在《名利场》中所塑造的两位女性形象进行对比分析，分析二人性格、价值观及命运的异同，并探讨导致这种差异的深层原因。透过这篇小说，我们可以看到19世纪英国上流社会的各个层面，以及不同的人怎样在社会中谋得他们的一席之地。研究此课题对了解和熟悉19世纪英国资本主义社会文化具有重要的意义。关键词：性格；蓓基；爱米丽亚11Outline1.Introduction2.ComparisonofBeckyandAmeliainVanityFair2.1DifferentCharacters2.1.1Becky---B

6、reakingtheTraditionalImageofWomen2.1.2Amelia---ATypicalTraditionalFemaleImage2.2DifferentAttitudetowardLoveandMarriage2.2.1Becky---AToolLeadingHertotheUpperSociety2.2.2Amelia---DevotedHerselftoLove2.2DifferentFates2.2.1Becky’sDestiny2.2.2Amelia’sFates3.ReasonsforTheirDifferentFates3.1LivingEn

7、vironment3.2SocialSituationinVictorianEra3.3TraditionalFemaleMorality4.Conclusion111.IntroductionVanityFairisamasterpieceoftheBritishnovelistThackeray.Itmainlydepictstheencountersanddestiniesoftwobeautifulgirls---BeckyandAmeliawholiveintheBri