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1、1.1 Brief introduction of Charles Dickens Charles Dickens was born on 7 February 1812, at Mile End Terrace in the especially sign cant, a lucky day for new beginnings. His parents, John and Elizabeth, were a young, lively, easy-going couple who had moved to the area on their marriage in June 1809, t

2、o be near the docks where John was employed as a clerk in the Navy Pay Office. They already had a daughter before Dickens was born.In Dickens early childhood, he lived a rich and happy life. Like many children, five-year-old Dickens received his first lessons from his mother. And then he also receiv

3、ed an education from a private school. However, his parents had never restricted their finance and they often hosted large parties. By the end of 1823 the family finances were in a desperate state. He had to take the responsibility of the heavy house work at his 11.When Dickens was12, he and his fam

4、ily were sent to prison because of the debt. He spent some times in the factory as a laboring child. The horrific conditions in the factory haunted him for the rest of his life, so did the experience of the temporary orphan hood.After inheriting some money, Dickenss father got out of prison and Dick

5、ens returned to school. At his 15, he worked at the Law office as an apprentice, and then a Clerk Assistant and also a Court Recorders. At his beginning of 20, he was staring to be a reporter in newspaper office. In 1836, a collection entitled Sketches by Boz earned him recognition as a writer. And

6、Dickens became more famous because of his first novel The Pickwick Papers published in the same year.In 1836, Dickens and Catherine Hogarth got marry, but after 20 years of marriage and ten children, Dickens fell in love with Ellen Ternan, who was an actress. Soon after, Dickens and his wife separat

7、ed, ending a long series of marital difficulties. Dickens remained a prolific writer to the end of his life, and his novel, among them Oliver Twist, Great Expectation, A Tale of Two City, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, and Bleak House, continued to earn critical and popular acclaim. 1.2 Charl

8、es Dickenss Oliver TwistIn 1837, the first installment of Oliver Twist appeared in the magazine Bentley Miscellany, which Dickens was then editing.The main role was a boy called Oliver Twist. He was born in a workhouse in 1830s England. His mother, whose name no one knew, was found on the street and

9、 dies just after Olivers birth. Oliver spent the first none years of his life in a badly run home for young orphans and then was transferred to a workhouse for adults. Anyone could bully Oliver, including other boys in the workhouse and churchman.After experiencing the apprentice life, and the hard

10、escape, Oliver was still involved in the den of thieves, acting in collusion with the criminal and living a very sorrowful time. With the help of the kind-hearted people, like Nancy, Rose Maylie and her family and so on, Oliver found out his relations and received a happy life finally.The passion be

11、hind Oliver Twist, animated in part by Dickenss own childhood experiences and in the part by his outrage at the living conditions of the poor that he had witnessed as a journalist, touched his contemporary readers.1.3 Social Environment1With great success, Oliver Twist was a thinly veiled protest ag

12、ainst the Poor Law of 1834, which dictated that all public charity must be channeled through workhouse.England in the 1830s was rapidly undergoing a transformation from agriculture, rural economy to an urban, industrial nation. The growing middle class had achieved an economic influence equal to, if

13、 not greater than, that of the British aristocracy. Meanwhile, the middle class asked for the share of political power with the landed gentry. And this claim brought about a restriction of the voting system. The desire gaining social legitimacy of the middle class gave rise to the Evangelical religi

14、ous movement and inspired sweeping economic and political change.In English, the high class was the gentle class, and they did not need to work for his living. Yet the middle class had to work to earn his wealth. So they promoted work as a moral virtue to alleviate the stigma. As a result, the moral

15、 value attached to work, along with the middle classs insecurity about its own social legitimacy, led English society to subject the poor to hatred and cruel. Many members of middle class were eager to separate them from the lower class and one of the ways to do this was to defame the lower class as

16、 lazy and good-for-noting person.In Victorian society, people regarded the success in economic as a sign, that is to say, God favored the honest, moral virtue of the successful individuals efforts, and, thus, interpreted the condition of poverty as a sign of the weakness of the poor individual.2. Th

17、e analysis of the Major roles2.1 Oliver Twist2.1.1 The brief introduction of OliverAs the child hero of a melodramatic novel of social protest, Oliver Twist was meant to appeal more to our sentiments than our literary sensibilities. Born in a workhouse in 1830s England, he seemed to be a tragedy sin

18、ce the first day. No one knew who his mother was, and no one knew where he was from. He had to be sent to the workhouse, living a hard time. Even when he escaped from the hell, he was involved in another hell. Meeting with bad evil Fagin made him become a thief, while Nancy, The Maylie and Mr.Brownl

19、o let him know that there were still benign person in the world. At the end, he did not lose himself. He kept purity even though he was in the darkness.2.1.2 The personality of OliverAlthough he was raised in corrupt surrounding, his purity and virtue were absolute. Oliver was shocked and horrified

20、when he saw the Artful Dodger and Charley Bates picked a strangers pocket and again when he was forced to participate in a burglary. Thus, Oliver was not born to be a thief. On the contrary, he was just a common and honest child. Moreover, Oliver was a moral person and he knew how to express his gra

21、titude to people who gave him help before. Also, he was full of the sense of self-respect. When Noah humiliated his mother, he became no longer gentle and weak, taking Noah by the arm and jerked Noah round brutally.2.2. Nancy2.2.1 The brief introduction of NancyA young prostitute and one of Fagins f

22、ormer child pick-pockets, Nancy was also Bill Sikes lover. Her love for Sikes and her sense of moral decency came into conflict when Sikes abused Oliver. Despite her criminal lifestyle, she was among the noblest characters in the novel. In effect, she gave her life for Oliver when Sikes murdered her

23、 for revealing Monks plots.2.2.2 The personality of NancyAs a child of the streets, Nancy had been a thief and drinks to excess. “Free and agreeablemanners ” 2 indicated that she was a prostitute and indulgence. In fact, the personality of Nancy was complicated. She was different from Oliver or Mr.

24、Brownlow, who acted as kind-hearted persons and did not know what was evil. And she was also different from Fagin, and Sikes who were all evil could barely comprehend goodness. Only Nancy comprehended and was capable of both good and evil. 2.3 Rose Maylie2.3.1 The brief introduction of Rose MaylieAg

25、nes Flemings sister, raised by Mrs.Maylie after the death of Roses father. A beautiful, compassionate, and forgiving young woman, Rose was the novels model of female virtue. She established a loving relationship with Oliver even before it was revealed that the two were related.2.3.2 The personality

26、of Rose Maylie.Rose was a young lady of sympathy and perfect chastity. She represents all the purity that comes from good breeding.3. The purity in the darkness of the major roles.3.1 The purity of Oliver.Oliver was the major role in the novel. He was an orphan born in a workhouse, living in a perio

27、d of the first stage of the capitalism, which were impoverished, selfish, and worldly. Although there was full of darkness, Oliver still stood by the brightness, keeping his purity.When the first time he came to that world, Oliver, like other children in the workhouse, had been ridiculed, and no bod

28、y cared about him. While in the parish, Oliver had always been flogged and bullied. At the same time, he often received the opportunity to starve. At the age of 9, he became an apprentice, continuing to suffer. It seemed that Oliver was in the worst surrounding and he was the poor guy in the world.

29、He would be the evil because of being influence by that situation. Even Mr. Bumble and the other workhouse officials insisted on portraying Oliver as an ungrateful, immoral pauper. However, he did not and he was not.“In an instant the whole mystery of the handkerchiefs, and the watches, and the jewe

30、ls, and the Jew, rushed upon the boys mind. He stood, for a moment, with the blood so tingling through all his veins from terror, which he felt as if he were in a burning fire”Oliver watched with horror as Charley and the Dodger sneaked up behind the man and stolen his handkerchief for the first tim

31、e when he was involved in the den of thieves. All of his body was full of fear.For Oliver, he lived in the workhouse since he was a child. He should have known Survival of the Fittest; he should have been a cunning person to protect himself; he should not be frightened. But, as a matter of fact, he

32、was just a naive child and he knew stealing was faulty behavior. And as we all know, Fagin was a conniving career criminal, taking in homeless children and training them to pick pockets for them. Charley and Dodger were the examples of his product. Both of them were skillful thieves. Also, it stated that although they were thieves, they did not need to starve as long as they followed Fagin and were his helpers. Thus, Oliver could be the members of theirs. But, every now and then, Oliver wanted to escape and he was not used to th