1、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The Progressive Social Significance of O
2、liver TwistAbstractOliver Twist is one of Dickenss most famous novels of critical realism. The novel is set in Victorian Age, which mainly reflects the life of citizens at the bottom of society in England where the Poor Law had just been passed. With the exposure of social shortcomings and problems,
3、 the novel is written in strong irony.This paper mainly looks into the progressive significance of the Oliver Twist. At the beginning, the paper deeply analyzes the social background of the Victorian Age and uncovers the social reality. Then through the comparison with the current situation of moder
4、n society, the paper discusses the enlightenment which we get from the novel and even the impetus function to the development of the whole society. Finally, a conclusion is drawn that Oliver Twist has a far-reaching social significance.Key words: Oliver Twist; Victorian Age; Progressive; Social Sign
5、ificanceAcknowledgementsI would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all the people who have ever helped me in this paper.First and foremost, my sincere thanks and appreciations go to my tutor, Ms. Ou Yulan, for her guidance, support, and encouragement. During the process of writing, she helped
6、 me a lot in every aspect of my paper. It is her profound knowledge and insight, and understanding that help me overcome difficulties, master the writing skills, and form my own ideas. Without her assistance, I would not have finished this paper.In addition, I would like to thank my family who alway
7、s support and encourage me. Their warm love gives me the confidence and the driving force.Finally, I give my thanks to my dear friends and fellow students, who have kindly provided me, help, courage and companionship during I was preparing my paper. They really teach me a lot and I begin to know the
8、 value of the friendship.Contents中文摘要.iAbstract.iiAcknowledgements.iiiIntroduction.1I. A General Introduction to the Author Charles Dickens.2A. Life.2B. Writing Career.3C. Writing Style.4. A Brief Introduction to the Novel Oliver Twist.5A. General Outline of the Novel.5B. Theme of the Novel.7. Socia
9、l Background -Victorian Age.9 A. Domestic social condition.91. New Poor Law (1834) and the Chartist Movement (1836-1848).92. The Development and Social Problems in the Victorian Age.10B. Depiction of Social Reality in Oliver Twist.12. Main Social Significance.16A. Comparison with Current Situation o
10、f Modern Society.16B. Introspection and Inspiration to the People of the Modern Society.17C. Oliver Twists Progressive Significance to the Development of Society18Conclusion.23Notes.24Bibliography.25The Progressive Social Significance of Oliver TwistIntroduction“I had perhaps the best subject I have
11、 ever thought of , I have thrown my whole heart and soul into Oliver. ”, “I wished to show, in little Oliver, the principle of good surviving through every adverse circumstance, and triumphing at last.”. Dickens once wrote.1 Oliver Twist was Dickens second novel, which marked the beginning of Dicken
12、s literary life. In the novel, Dickens specifically described the terrible life of the people at the bottom of society. This novel was a vivid picture of social condition of England. And it also exposed the cruelty of parish workhouse through depicting the little Oliver Twists childhood in it. In th
13、e novel, Dickens pointed out the suffering of those poor people. He called readers attention to the social status of the orphan. Especially the exposure of the cruel treatment of those orphans in London in the novel is very impressive. Oliver Twist was a very serious literary work which was full of
14、social problems. As a social novel, the novel calls the publics attention to various contemporary evils, including the Poor Law that stated that poor people should work in workhouses, child labor and the recruitment of children as criminals. In Oliver Twist, Dickens mixes grim realism, and merciless
15、 satire as a way to describe the effects of industrialism on 19th-century England and to criticize the harsh New Poor Laws. Dickens also makes a social commentary in the novel, attacking the hypocrisy and flaws of institutions, including the societys government, the laws and criminal system, and its
16、 methods of dealing with poor people. At the same time, Dickens points out the suffering inflicted by these systems and their deep injustice.Even, in the modern society, such kind of unequal phenomenon can also be found. The social reality and the realistic pictures of the horrible life of the poor
17、people inspire most of the readers to deeply think about the social reform which can eliminate the inequality and discrimination.And especially its social significance was very important for the citizens who live in the modern society of 21st century. So, this paper, through the deep analysis of soc
18、ial reality in Victorian Age and the modern society, mainly talks about the progressive social significance of Oliver Twist.I. A General Introduction to the Author Charles DickensA. LifeCharles John Huffam Dickens was born on February7th 1812 at 13 Mile End Terrace, Portsmouth, England. He was the s
19、econd child and first son of John Dickens, who was an assistant clerk in the Navy Pay Office. But his fatherhad spenttoo much money in entertaining, and at the same time the household expenses were rising. So in 1824 he was imprisoned for debt when Dickens was very young. And his family joined him i
20、n the Marshal Sea Prison, except Dickens, who was put to work at a blacking warehouse when he was just twelve. He worked at the scanty wage of 6 shillings a week. He lived in a boarding house in Camden Town and walked to work everyday and visited his father on Sundays. Thus, he had a sense of having
21、 been abandoned by his family. And this was the unhappy time of all his life. After his father was released, he was further wounded by his mothers insistence that he continue to work at the factory. His unhappy experience at the Blacking Factory haunted him all his life and he spoke of it only to hi
22、s wife and to his closest friend.B. Writing CareerBetween 1824 and 1827, Dickens was a day pupil at a school in London. At fifteen, he found a job as an office boy at an attorneys, while he studied shorthand at night. And this qualified him to begin working as a Parliamentary reporter for a newspape
23、r. This job was the beginning of his career of becoming a writer. During that time, he published several sketches in magazines including the two-volume edition of Sketches by Boz which were very popular. But it was not until he wrote The Pickwick Papers in 1836-1837 that he achieved the true success
24、. The Pickwick Papers was published in monthly installments and sold over forty thousand copies for each issue.From 1838 to1841 appeared Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, The Old Curiosity Shop and Barnaby Rudge. These were Dickens early work. In 1842 Dickens made a trip to America and his unfavorabl
25、e impressions of the life in the U.S.A. were reflected in American Notes and Martin Chuzzleuit. In 1843, Dickens published one of his most famous works, A Christmas Carol. Since 1844 he had spent much time in the European Continent, especially in France and Italy. The great social movements in the m
26、iddle of the 19th century inspired Dickens famous novels of social criticism, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Hard Times and Little Dorrit. At the same time, he was editing Household Words (1852-1859), the Entire Year Round(1859-1870), two weekly magazines. Dickens was widely read in Europe and in 1
27、858 he set off on a tour of public readings. In 1859, he published his historical novel of the French Revolution, A Tale of Two Cities which were followed by some novels on contemporary themes, Great Expectations and Our Mutual Friend. During his lifetime Dickens was known all over the world for his remarkable characters, his mastery of prose in the telling of the common peopl
