蓓基形象的正面剖析(英文)

Abstract: This paper attempts to discuss the character of Becky. First the author summarizes the previous researches in which Becky is regarded as selfish, keen to fame and fortune, good at pleasing everyone, hypocrite, irresponsible and indifferent. After analyzing the reasons by taking the social condition and Thackeray’ life experience into consideration, the author gets a new concept on Becky: on one hand, she is a character of tragedy and deserving pity. She has a miserable life and bears social condemnation and does not enjoy family love. On the other hand, she is a character of an admirable hero. She has definite goals in her mind, takes good use of her talent and other condition and makes success in the end. This paper gives a new evaluation on Becky in a more objective and all-round way, which will be helpful for reader to read the book and get a new view on Becky.

Key words: Vanity Fair; Becky Sharp;Character; Reason; Positive; Analysis

摘  要：本文通过总结前人对蓓基的研究成果，分析蓓基的形象形成的原因，对她有了新的认识。以往对蓓基的认识多是负面的消极的，作者分析了造成这些印象的原因。然后提出了自己新的见解：一方面蓓基是一个令人同情的悲剧人物，她有悲惨的经历，受到社会的谴责，得不到亲人的爱；另一方面她也是一个令人钦佩的勇士，她确定了自己的奋斗目标，充分利用个人才能，最后通过不懈的努力取得了成功。本文更加全面客观的评价了蓓基这个人物形象，对她做出了新的评价，有助于读者在阅读中更加完整透彻的理解蓓基这个形象。

关键词：名利场；蓓基; 行为特征；原因；积极的；评价 

Introduction
Since the Industrial Revolution in the second half of the 18th century, the class structure in English society had undergone radical changes. The industrial capitalists began to play a more important role and vied for political power with the old aristocracy. Due to the support of the people, this struggle for power ended in the victory of the bourgeoisie over the aristocracy. With the development of capitalism there rose a powerful working class, though the conflict between labor and capita was for some time the background of the struggle between the feudal and the bourgeois classes. But from the thirties of the 19th century, the struggle between the workers and capitalists became the fundamental contradiction in English social life.  As for ethics, the upper middle class tried to create an impression that women should be a good wife, a good mother and angel of family. They should create a modest parent-child relationship. But in fact the gender inequalities were reflected in every corner of life. Some educated women were not willing to yield to the reality and tried to struggle for the freedom of women. Under this social condition, there appeared a literary trend of critical realism. English critical realism flourished in the forties and early fifties. The critical realists described the English society vividly. They criticized the life of the bourgeoisie and showed the misery and suffering of the common people. They gave a satirical portrayal of the former and expressed profound sympathy for the latter. William Makepeace Thackeray was one of the representatives.