英语论文《雾都孤儿》积极的社会意义.docx

英语论文《雾都孤儿》积极的社会意义.docx

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英语论文《雾都孤儿》积极的社会意义

《雾都孤儿》积极的社会意义

摘要：

《雾都孤儿》是查尔斯·狄更斯的一部伟大的批判现实主义的小说。

它以维多利亚为时代背景，主要反映了刚刚通过济贫法的英国社会最底层人民的生活，揭露了社会弊端与社会问题，带有很强的讽刺意义。

本文主要分析《雾都孤儿》的积极的社会意义。

首先通过深入分析当时维多利亚的社会背景，揭露社会现实；随后与现代社会的现状作比较，论述小说给我们现代人的启发，以至对整个社会发展带来的推动作用；从而得出结论，《雾都孤儿》这部作品具有深远的社会意义。

关键词：

《雾都孤儿》;维多利亚时代;积极的;社会意义

TheProgressiveSocialSignificanceofOliverTwist

Abstract

OliverTwistisoneofDickens’smostfamousnovelsofcriticalrealism.ThenovelissetinVictorianAge,whichmainlyreflectsthelifeofcitizensatthebottomofsocietyinEnglandwherethePoorLawhadjustbeenpassed.Withtheexposureofsocialshortcomingsandproblems,thenoveliswritteninstrongirony.

ThispapermainlylooksintotheprogressivesignificanceoftheOliverTwist.Atthebeginning,thepaperdeeplyanalyzesthesocialbackgroundoftheVictorianAgeanduncoversthesocialreality.Thenthroughthecomparisonwiththecurrentsituationofmodernsociety,thepaperdiscussestheenlightenmentwhichwegetfromthenovelandeventheimpetusfunctiontothedevelopmentofthewholesociety.Finally,aconclusionisdrawnthatOliverTwisthasafar-reachingsocialsignificance.

Keywords:

OliverTwist;VictorianAge;Progressive;SocialSignificance

Acknowledgements

Iwouldliketoexpressmyheartfeltgratitudetoallthepeoplewhohaveeverhelpedmeinthispaper.

Firstandforemost,mysincerethanksandappreciationsgotomytutor,Ms.OuYulan,forherguidance,support,andencouragement.Duringtheprocessofwriting,shehelpedmealotineveryaspectofmypaper.Itisherprofoundknowledgeandinsight,andunderstandingthathelpmeovercomedifficulties,masterthewritingskills,andformmyownideas.Withoutherassistance,Iwouldnothavefinishedthispaper.

Inaddition,Iwouldliketothankmyfamilywhoalwayssupportandencourageme.Theirwarmlovegivesmetheconfidenceandthedrivingforce.

Finally,Igivemythankstomydearfriendsandfellowstudents,whohavekindlyprovidedme,help,courageandcompanionshipduringIwaspreparingmypaper.TheyreallyteachmealotandIbegintoknowthevalueofthefriendship.

Contents

中文摘要.......................................................................................................................i

Abstract.........................................................................................................................ii

Acknowledgements......................................................................................................iii

Introduction...................................................................................................................1

I.AGeneralIntroductiontotheAuthorCharlesDickens............................................2

A.Life...................................................................................................................2

B.WritingCareer..................................................................................................3

C.WritingStyle.....................................................................................................4

.ABriefIntroductiontotheNovelOliverTwist........................................................5

A.GeneralOutlineoftheNovel............................................................................5

B.ThemeoftheNovel...........................................................................................7

.SocialBackground-VictorianAge..........................................................................9

A.Domesticsocialcondition…….........................................................................9

1.NewPoorLaw（1834）andtheChartistMovement（1836-1848）..................9

2.TheDevelopmentandSocialProblemsintheVictorianAge......................10

B.DepictionofSocialRealityinOliverTwist.....................................................12

Ⅳ.MainSocialSignificance.......................................................................................16

A.ComparisonwithCurrentSituationofModernSociety.................................16

B.IntrospectionandInspirationtothePeopleoftheModernSociety................17

C.OliverTwist’sProgressiveSignificancetotheDevelopmentofSociety……18

Conclusion………………………………………………………………………........23

Notes.............................................................................................................................24

Bibliography.................................................................................................................25

TheProgressiveSocialSignificanceofOliverTwist

Introduction

“IhadperhapsthebestsubjectIhaveeverthoughtof,IhavethrownmywholeheartandsoulintoOliver.”,“Iwishedtoshow,inlittleOliver,theprincipleofgoodsurvivingthrougheveryadversecircumstance,andtriumphingatlast.”.Dickensoncewrote.1

OliverTwistwasDickens’secondnovel,whichmarkedthebeginningofDickens’literarylife.Inthenovel,Dickensspecificallydescribedtheterriblelifeofthepeopleatthebottomofsociety.ThisnovelwasavividpictureofsocialconditionofEngland.AnditalsoexposedthecrueltyofparishworkhousethroughdepictingthelittleOliverTwist’schildhoodinit.Inthenovel,Dickenspointedoutthesufferingofthosepoorpeople.Hecalledreaders’attentiontothesocialstatusoftheorphan.EspeciallytheexposureofthecrueltreatmentofthoseorphansinLondoninthenovelisveryimpressive.

OliverTwistwasaveryseriousliteraryworkwhichwasfullofsocialproblems.Asasocialnovel,thenovelcallsthepublic’sattentiontovariouscontemporaryevils,includingthePoorLawthatstatedthatpoorpeopleshouldworkinworkhouses,childlaborandtherecruitmentofchildrenascriminals.

InOliverTwist,Dickensmixesgrimrealism,andmercilesssatireasawaytodescribetheeffectsofindustrialismon19th-centuryEnglandandtocriticizetheharshNewPoorLaws.Dickensalsomakesasocialcommentaryinthenovel,attackingthehypocrisyandflawsofinstitutions,includingthesociety’sgovernment,thelawsandcriminalsystem,anditsmethodsofdealingwithpoorpeople.Atthesametime,Dickenspointsoutthesufferinginflictedbythesesystemsandtheirdeepinjustice.

Even,inthemodernsociety,suchkindofunequalphenomenoncanalsobefound.Thesocialrealityandtherealisticpicturesofthehorriblelifeofthepoorpeopleinspiremostofthereaderstodeeplythinkaboutthesocialreformwhichcaneliminatetheinequalityanddiscrimination.

Andespeciallyitssocialsignificancewasveryimportantforthecitizenswholiveinthemodernsocietyof21stcentury.So,thispaper,throughthedeepanalysisofsocialrealityinVictorianAgeandthemodernsociety,mainlytalksabouttheprogressivesocialsignificanceofOliverTwist.

I.AGeneralIntroductiontotheAuthorCharlesDickens

A.Life

CharlesJohnHuffamDickenswasbornonFebruary7th1812at13MileEndTerrace,Portsmouth,England.HewasthesecondchildandfirstsonofJohnDickens,whowasanassistantclerkintheNavyPayOffice.Buthisfather hadspent toomuchmoneyinentertaining,andatthesametimethehouseholdexpenseswererising.Soin1824hewasimprisonedfordebtwhenDickenswasveryyoung.AndhisfamilyjoinedhimintheMarshalSeaPrison,exceptDickens,whowasputtoworkatablackingwarehousewhenhewasjusttwelve.Heworkedatthescantywageof6shillingsaweek.HelivedinaboardinghouseinCamdenTownandwalkedtoworkeverydayandvisitedhisfatheronSundays.Thus,hehadasenseofhavingbeenabandonedbyhisfamily.Andthiswastheunhappytimeofallhislife.Afterhisfatherwasreleased,hewasfurtherwoundedbyhismother’sinsistencethathecontinuetoworkatthefactory.HisunhappyexperienceattheBlackingFactoryhauntedhimallhislifeandhespokeofitonlytohiswifeandtohisclosestfriend.

B.WritingCareer

Between1824and1827,DickenswasadaypupilataschoolinLondon.Atfifteen,hefoundajobasanofficeboyatanattorney’s,whilehestudiedshorthandatnight.AndthisqualifiedhimtobeginworkingasaParliamentaryreporterforanewspaper.Thisjobwasthebeginningofhiscareerofbecomingawriter.Duringthattime,hepublishedseveralsketchesinmagazinesincludingthetwo-volumeeditionofSketchesbyBozwhichwereverypopular.ButitwasnotuntilhewroteThePickwickPapersin1836-1837thatheachievedthetruesuccess.ThePickwickPaperswaspublishedinmonthlyinstallmentsandsoldoverfortythousandcopiesforeachissue.

From1838to1841appearedOliverTwist,NicholasNickleby,TheOldCuriosityShopandBarnabyRudge.ThesewereDickens’earlywork.In1842DickensmadeatriptoAmericaandhisunfavorableimpressionsofthelifeintheU.S.A.werereflectedinAmericanNotesandMartinChuzzleuit.In1843,Dickenspublishedoneofhismostfamousworks,AChristmasCarol.Since1844hehadspentmuchtimeintheEuropeanContinent,especiallyinFranceandItaly.Thegreatsocialmovementsinthemiddleofthe19thcenturyinspiredDickens’famousnovelsofsocialcriticism,DavidCopperfield,BleakHouse,HardTimesandLittleDorrit.Atthesametime,hewaseditingHouseholdWords（1852-1859）,theEntireYearRound（1859-1870）,twoweeklymagazines.

DickenswaswidelyreadinEuropeandin1858hesetoffonatourofpublicreadings.In1859,hepublishedhishistoricalnoveloftheFrenchRevolution,ATaleofTwoCitieswhichwerefollowedbysomenovelsoncontemporarythemes,GreatExpectationsandOurMutualFriend.

DuringhislifetimeDickenswasknownallovertheworldforhisremarkablecharacters,hismasteryofproseinthetellingofthecommonpeopl