Discussion on Charles Dickens’ Humanity in Oliver Twist

从《雾都孤儿》看查尔斯狄更斯的仁慈

摘要

儿童是狄更斯小说中的一类主要人物形象，他们是维多利亚时期社会底层人民生活的代表，本文从狄更斯的小说《雾都孤儿》中分析了他的仁慈思想，首先文章介绍了选题研究的背景，接着分析了小说的内容梗概和《雾都孤儿》的主题思想，在此基础上文章重点研究了狄更斯的仁爱思想在小说中的反应，最后笔者剖析了狄更斯产生仁爱思想的原因。希望通过本文的研究能够帮助读者更好的欣赏这部小说。

关键词：仁慈，原因，背景

Abstract

Children were a kind of main characters appearing in Charles Dickens’ novels, and they were the representatives of people living in the bottom of society in the Victorian Period. This paper analyzes Dickens’ humanity in his novel Oliver Twist. It firstly introduces the research background, then analyzes the main content and the theme of Oliver Twist, and on this basis, it focuses on studying the reflection of Dickens’ humanity in the novel. Finally, it analyzes the causes for Dickens’ humanity. I hope the study in this paper can help readers better appreciate the novel. Keywords: Humanity; Cause; Background

Discussion on Charles Dickens’ Humanity in Oliver Twist

从《雾都孤儿》看查尔斯狄更斯的仁慈

Contents

I. Introduction

1.1. Research Background 1.2. Writing motivation II. Oliver Twist

2.1. Introduction of the Novel 2.1.1. Historical Background 2.1.2. The Main Content of the Novel 2.2. The Theme of the Novel III. Charles Dickens’ Humanity 3.1. Reflection from Positive Characters 3.1.1. Oliver Twist 3.1.2. Brownlow 3.1.3. Nancy

3.2. Reflection from Counter-Examples 3.2.1. Fagin 3.2.2. Sikes

IV. Causes of Dickens’ Humanity

4.1. The Backgrounds in Britain in Mid 19th Century

4.1.1. Social Background 4.1.2. English Critical Realism

4.2. Charles Dickens

4.2.1. Introduction 4.2.2. Family

4.2.3. Experiences in Childhood

V. Conclusion