The Analysis of Image of Good and Evil Children in Oliver Twist英语专业毕业论文.docVIP

PAGE PAGE 3 The Analysis of Image of Good and Evil Children in Oliver Twist Abstract: Charles Dickens, known as critical realist in the sense that he was strongly critical of the social reality of his time, is genius in the history of English literature. Oliver Twist is his second long novel, and he throws tremendous energy into the creation of images of deserted children in this novel. This paper tries to analyze the function of images of deserted children based on three typical children—Artful Dodger, Nancy, and Oliver Twist. Artful Dodger stands for social evil, the victim of the cruel society. The image of Nancy is a mixture of good and evil, struggling between the two forces and eventually good overcoming evil, which shows Dickens’ hope for society. Oliver Twist, the best of friends and the worst of enemies, symbolizes good. This image reflects Dickens’ psychological want in his childhood. His miserable childhood is the motion for him to shape such an image and such a happy end. The analysis of the three images not only promotes further understanding of the theme and social background of Oliver Twist, but the theme still has some practical significance that the influence of living environment is very important to the growth of children. Children can be good and evil, which depends on the living surrounding and social environemnt. People should be called on to care for children; attention should be paid to the deserted children who are in the process of shaping their personality. Key Words: Oliver Twist; images; deserted children; good; evil 摘 要：查尔斯·狄更斯因为强烈批判所处时代而被称为批判现实主义作家，他是英国文学史上的天才。《雾都孤儿》是狄更斯第二部长篇小说, 在这部小说中，他创作了许多生活在社会底层的弃儿形象。本文分析了神偷手，奥利佛和南希这三个弃儿形象及他们形象在这部小说中的作用。神偷手是社会黑暗与邪恶的代表与牺牲品。南希则挣扎在社会的善恶之间，最终正义战胜邪恶，她的最终遭遇反映了狄更斯对社会的希望。奥利佛是善良与正义的体现, 在肮脏的世界中纯洁的心灵。这一形象的产生体现了作者儿童时的心理需求。对这三个人物形象的分析有助于对《雾都孤儿》的主题和社会背景的进一步理解，而且这一主题仍有某种现实意义，即生活环境对儿童成长的重要性。儿童的善与恶取决于他们所处的生活环境和社会环境。因此社会各界应该多关心孤寡留守儿童，在儿童塑造性格的过程中应该多给予他们一些关心和帮助