1、浅析双城记中的人道主义精神#【关键词】人道主义;#人类;#爱;#牺牲#I. Introduction#A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel with the background of French Revolution. The author for his outstanding artistic talent expresses his humanitarian ideal, which is humanitarianism. As far as the author is concerned, whether class against
2、or class oppression can not be completely in line with his absolutely correct humanitarian. Conversely quiet and orderly life in London gives him peace of mind. Despite Charles Dickens writes this novel on purpose of reflecting United Kingdoms reality and warning the bourgeoisie to pay attention to
3、their cruelty, but the novel is full of life, hope, longing for love, the perfection of the shape of female. All of these are the reflections of humanitarianism. Dickens knows that he can not rewrite history so that the state of society entirely meets his humanitarian ideals, but he can meet his por
4、traits of the humanitarian ideal to portray characters and praise to express his humanitarianism. In this novel on the one hand Dickens shows deep sympathy to the poor .On the other hand, he strongly condemns the feudal aristocrats behaviors. And he also holds a greatest esteem for the love of the h
5、uman beings. Dickens believes love is always more powerful than resentment. In his opinion, no matter the person is rich or poor, if his behavior agrees with morality, it should be praised. If not, then it should be criticized. Therefore, facing the contradiction between the aristocrats and the poor
6、, Dickens firmly believes the contradiction can be solved by the great love of the human being. In short, the view of Dickens humanitarian could be summarized as this be humanitarian and love others.#II. Humanitarianism#A. The Definition of Humanitarianism#Humanitarianism is an active belief in the
7、value of human life, whereby humans practice benevolent treatment and provide assistance to other humans, in order to better humanity for both moral and logical reasons. It is the philosophical belief in movement toward the improvement of the human race in a variety of areas, used to describe a wide
8、 number of activities relating specifically to human welfare. Humanitarianism is an informal ideology of practice;# it is the doctrine that people#s duty is to promote human welfare. Humanitarianism is based on a view that all human beings deserve respect and dignity and should be treated as such. T
9、herefore, humanitarians work towards advancing the well-being of humanity as a whole. It is the antithesis of the us vs. them mentality that characterizes tribalism and ethnic nationalism. Humanitarians abhor slavery, violation of basic and human rights, and discrimination on the basis of features s
10、uch as skin color, religion, ancestry, or place of birth. Humanitarianism drives people to save lives, alleviate suffering, and promote human dignity in the middle of man-made or natural disasters. Humanitarianism is embraced by movements and people across the political spectrum. 1#Today, humanitari
11、anism is particularly used to describe the thinking and doctrines behind emergency response to humanitarian crises. In such cases it argues for a humanitarian response based on humanitarian principles, particularly the principle of humanity. These fundamental#principles serve two essential purposes.
12、 They embody humanitarian actions single-minded purpose of alleviating suffering, unconditionally and without any ulterior motive. They also serve as operational tools that help in obtaining both the consent of belligerents and the trust of communities for the presence and activities of humanitarian
13、 organizations, particularly in highly volatile contexts.#B. The Origin of Humanitarianism#As a thought or ideology, humanitarian latest suitable bourgeois thinkers, it focus on a personal opinion that each individual is an independent entity to respect for individual freedoms and rights and admit t
14、he humans value and dignity. Its original form is humanism, which plays an enormous role in anti-feudal activity. The first preamble of the Constitution in France, Declaration on Human Rights and Citizenship is a declaration of bourgeois humanitarian book. It belongs to the philosophy catalogue with
15、 developments and changes. Humanity appears when mankind enters the germination period;# however, as a thought and theory, humanitarianism is formed after the 15th century. Initially its reflected in the literary and artistic aspects of performance, and then gradually penetrates into other areas.#Hu
16、manitarian is extended from the Latin word humanistas, as a kind of extended period of time to be able to maximize the talent of a person#s development, with the principle of humane treatment of the education system in ancient Rome. At the 15th century humanitarian refers to spirit of the Renaissance that is, through study and promote the ancient Greek and Roman culture, the people can be fully developed. In the course of the bourgeois revolution, humanit
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