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Abstract：GrahamSwiftisregardedasoneofthemosthighlyrenownednovelistswritingincontemporaryBritain.Writtenin1996，LastOrdershasbeenawardedacoupleofrenownedprizesandoftenconsideredasSwift’sbest.AccordingtoBakhtin，dualityistheessenceofallofthecarnivalimages，presentingacontradictoryanddouble-facedfullnessoflifewithinthemselves.Asthecentercharacterofthisnovel，abundantdualityispowerfullymanifestedinJack.
Keywords：Last；Orders；carnival；dual；image；Jack
1.Introduction
ThebutcherJackArthurDodds，tallandwell-built，isthecenterandmotiveofthejourneyfromLondontoMargate.Itisexactlyhisdeaththatinitiatesthisjourney，duringwhichtheothercharactersreflectivelyponderovertheirrelationshipsandpersonalissuesonlifeanddeath.Consideringnarrativestyleandhisphysicalbody，Jackisbothdeadandalive.Inthemeantime，hispresenceislimitedbytheregulationsofhisprofessionasabutchery，contrastingwithhishinderedaspirationsforphysicians.
2.AmbivalentNarrationandJack’sPhysicalBody
Intermsofthenarrationofthestory，Jack’swifeandhisclosestconfidants’recollectionsofhimoccupynearlyhiswholelifestoryexceptahalf-pagenarrationbyhimself.“Jack’ssubstantialityindeathcontrastsdramaticallywiththewraithlikesubjectivitydiscerniblefromhisonenarrativeintervention”（Lea174）.Fromthesolehalf-pageofhisownaccount，welearnvirtuallynothingaboutJack’mentalrealmdirectlyfromhiswordsbutthethemeofiniquityofwastage，whichispasseddownfromhisfather.EventhoughJackisdeadatthebeginningofthestory，heisnotdeadatall，butpowerfullyexistsinthememoriesofothercharacters，thusrevealinghisactivities.
Intermsofhisphysicalbody，heismissingaswellaschangingintopartoftheirexistence.Jack’sashespenetratedeepintothewholestoryfromthefirstchaptertothelast，bearingthesymbolofJack’spresenceandattainingasensethathistinyparticlesalwaysaccompanyingtheothercharactersduringthejourney.Jackisonthebrinkofdeathandreborn，justasRaysaysattheMargatepierwhentheyarescatteringhisasheswiththebeatingofthespray.“...theashthatIcarriedinmyhands，...，iswhirledawaybythewindtilltheashbecomeswindandthewindbecomesJackwhatwe’remadeof”（Swift324）.Everythingmeltsintoawholewiththeboundariesbeingblurred.ThoughJackisdeadinbody，hisashesassimilateintonatureandtransformintoanythingregenerative.
3.RegulatedButcheryvs.DesiredProfession
Withaparttoplay，Jackisdeterminedandlimitedbyhisprofessionandthentrappedincharacterforlife，owingtotheinfrangiblecontinuityoffamilybusiness.OnthestreetwhereSmithfieldsituates，thespotwhereJackworkseveryday，thereareahospitalandacentralcriminalcourt，allofwhichconcernstheflesh.However，hisextinguishedhopeisfarcicallyreturnedtoitsaffiliationwithbutchery.Jackcannotestrangehisrole-playingfromhisdesiredprofession，hisdisguisefromhistrueinnerbeing. Jackhasbeenhidinghiscravingforthemedicalprofession.“Asaparticipantandwitnessofthestrugglebetweenlifeanddeathintheinvalid’sbody，thephysician...playedanimportantpartinancientmedicine”（Bakhtin180）.AccordingtoBakhtin，thephysicianisessentiallyconnectedwiththestruggleoflifeanddeathinthehumanbodyandhasaspecialrelationtochildbirthandthethroesofdeath.Participatingindeathandprocreation，thephysicianisnotconcernedwithacompletedandclosedbodybutwiththeonethatisborn，whichisinthestageofbecoming.
AnotherreasonlyingbehindhisdesireofbeingadoctorsignifiesJune.UnderJack，thereisarayofhoperemainingtohimthatthedoctorscouldonedayhaveanycurefordudbabies，withtheresultthatJunewouldbecuredsomedayandcometorecognizeherparentsifhechoosestobeadoctor，whichisJack’slong-timehope.Butironically，thereexistsnodreamlandornewlifeaheadofhim.Jackcouldnotshakeofftheimprisonmentoflifeandfixedpatternofthought--followinghisfather’sorderstotakeupbutcheryashislifelongprofession.
4.Summary
TheexistenceofJackisfullofambiguityandregeneration，partlyaliveandpartlydead.Jackismissingverballyandphysically，butpowerfullyexistinginthememoriesofothercharactersandchangingintopartsofotherpeople’sexistence.Beingabsentinthisworld，Jackisintheperformanceofaroledisguisinghistruefeelingsandambitionasaphysician，amanhandlingthemeatsimilarly.
References＼WorksCited
[1]Bakhtin，Mikhail.RabelaisandHisWorld.Trans.HeleneIswolsky.Bloomington：Indiana
UniversityPress，1984.Print.
[2]Lea，Daniel.GrahamSwift.Manchester：ManchesterUniversityPress，2005.Print.
[3]Swift，Graham.LastOrders.London：Picador，2012.Print.
Keywords：Last；Orders；carnival；dual；image；Jack
1.Introduction
ThebutcherJackArthurDodds，tallandwell-built，isthecenterandmotiveofthejourneyfromLondontoMargate.Itisexactlyhisdeaththatinitiatesthisjourney，duringwhichtheothercharactersreflectivelyponderovertheirrelationshipsandpersonalissuesonlifeanddeath.Consideringnarrativestyleandhisphysicalbody，Jackisbothdeadandalive.Inthemeantime，hispresenceislimitedbytheregulationsofhisprofessionasabutchery，contrastingwithhishinderedaspirationsforphysicians.
2.AmbivalentNarrationandJack’sPhysicalBody
Intermsofthenarrationofthestory，Jack’swifeandhisclosestconfidants’recollectionsofhimoccupynearlyhiswholelifestoryexceptahalf-pagenarrationbyhimself.“Jack’ssubstantialityindeathcontrastsdramaticallywiththewraithlikesubjectivitydiscerniblefromhisonenarrativeintervention”（Lea174）.Fromthesolehalf-pageofhisownaccount，welearnvirtuallynothingaboutJack’mentalrealmdirectlyfromhiswordsbutthethemeofiniquityofwastage，whichispasseddownfromhisfather.EventhoughJackisdeadatthebeginningofthestory，heisnotdeadatall，butpowerfullyexistsinthememoriesofothercharacters，thusrevealinghisactivities.
Intermsofhisphysicalbody，heismissingaswellaschangingintopartoftheirexistence.Jack’sashespenetratedeepintothewholestoryfromthefirstchaptertothelast，bearingthesymbolofJack’spresenceandattainingasensethathistinyparticlesalwaysaccompanyingtheothercharactersduringthejourney.Jackisonthebrinkofdeathandreborn，justasRaysaysattheMargatepierwhentheyarescatteringhisasheswiththebeatingofthespray.“...theashthatIcarriedinmyhands，...，iswhirledawaybythewindtilltheashbecomeswindandthewindbecomesJackwhatwe’remadeof”（Swift324）.Everythingmeltsintoawholewiththeboundariesbeingblurred.ThoughJackisdeadinbody，hisashesassimilateintonatureandtransformintoanythingregenerative.
3.RegulatedButcheryvs.DesiredProfession
Withaparttoplay，Jackisdeterminedandlimitedbyhisprofessionandthentrappedincharacterforlife，owingtotheinfrangiblecontinuityoffamilybusiness.OnthestreetwhereSmithfieldsituates，thespotwhereJackworkseveryday，thereareahospitalandacentralcriminalcourt，allofwhichconcernstheflesh.However，hisextinguishedhopeisfarcicallyreturnedtoitsaffiliationwithbutchery.Jackcannotestrangehisrole-playingfromhisdesiredprofession，hisdisguisefromhistrueinnerbeing. Jackhasbeenhidinghiscravingforthemedicalprofession.“Asaparticipantandwitnessofthestrugglebetweenlifeanddeathintheinvalid’sbody，thephysician...playedanimportantpartinancientmedicine”（Bakhtin180）.AccordingtoBakhtin，thephysicianisessentiallyconnectedwiththestruggleoflifeanddeathinthehumanbodyandhasaspecialrelationtochildbirthandthethroesofdeath.Participatingindeathandprocreation，thephysicianisnotconcernedwithacompletedandclosedbodybutwiththeonethatisborn，whichisinthestageofbecoming.
AnotherreasonlyingbehindhisdesireofbeingadoctorsignifiesJune.UnderJack，thereisarayofhoperemainingtohimthatthedoctorscouldonedayhaveanycurefordudbabies，withtheresultthatJunewouldbecuredsomedayandcometorecognizeherparentsifhechoosestobeadoctor，whichisJack’slong-timehope.Butironically，thereexistsnodreamlandornewlifeaheadofhim.Jackcouldnotshakeofftheimprisonmentoflifeandfixedpatternofthought--followinghisfather’sorderstotakeupbutcheryashislifelongprofession.
4.Summary
TheexistenceofJackisfullofambiguityandregeneration，partlyaliveandpartlydead.Jackismissingverballyandphysically，butpowerfullyexistinginthememoriesofothercharactersandchangingintopartsofotherpeople’sexistence.Beingabsentinthisworld，Jackisintheperformanceofaroledisguisinghistruefeelingsandambitionasaphysician，amanhandlingthemeatsimilarly.
References＼WorksCited
[1]Bakhtin，Mikhail.RabelaisandHisWorld.Trans.HeleneIswolsky.Bloomington：Indiana
UniversityPress，1984.Print.
[2]Lea，Daniel.GrahamSwift.Manchester：ManchesterUniversityPress，2005.Print.
[3]Swift，Graham.LastOrders.London：Picador，2012.Print.