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1、TheperformanceofcriticalrealismonHardTimesIntroductionCharlesJohnHuffamDickens(1812--1870),oneofthegreatestrepresentativeofEnglishcriticalrealismwriters.Hewasborninanavyofficeworkerfamily,whenhewas10yearsoldhisfamilywasmoveintotheprisonbecauseofthedebts.So,Dicken
2、sdidmuchhardworktoraisethewholefamilywhenhewasonly11yearsold.Heusedbealeathershoes'trainee,andthenhetobeawritememberwhenhewas16yearsold,andsoonhebecameareporterinanewspaperoffice.InfactCharlesdidnotacceptedmuchhigheducation,butbecauseofhishardlearningbyhimselfsoh
3、ebecamealearnedaftermanyyearslaterandhealsogotthefameatthesametime.InmanyworksofCharlesDickensrevealedtheideaofcriticism,weknowthatCharleslikedtocriticizetherealityduetohisordeal,theordealletherealizedthecruel,unconcernedandnumbreality,hehasthechancetowentintothe
4、proletariatlifeandtheseexperienceswashisinspirationsofhiscreations.Andhardtimesisoneofhiscriticalworksaboutthelabourconflicts.8I.HardTimes(synopsis)ThomasGradgrind,acitizenofCoketown,anorthernindustrialcity,isamisguidedexponentofUtilitarianism,whobelievesinfactsa
5、ndstatisticsandbringsuphischildrenLouisaandTomaccordingly.HemarriesLouisatoJosiaBounderby,amanufactrure30yearsolderthanLuiosa.Luoisaconsentspartlyfromtheindifferenceandcynicismengenderedbyherfather'streatment,partlyfromadesiretohelpherbrother,whoisemployedbyBound
6、erby.JamesHarthouse,ayoungpoliticianwithoutheartorprinciples,takingadvantagesofherunhappylifewithBounderby,attemptstoseduceher.Thebettersideofhernatureisawakenedatthisexperience,andshefleesforprotectiontoherfather,whointurnisawakenedtothefollyofhissystem.Heshelte
7、rsherfromBounderbyandthecoupleispermanentlyseparated.ButTomhasrobbedthebankofhisemployer,andalthoughhecontrivesforatimetothrowsuspiciononablamelessartisan,StephenBlackpool,isfinallydetectedandhustledoutofthecountry.II.TheperformanceofcriticalrealismonHardTimesThe
8、performanceofCharlesDickens'scriticalrealismonHardTimeswasconcentratedexpressioninthecharacters,wecananalysethesepeopletocomprehendtheauthor'sthoughts.Thefirst
