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1、AStudyofHumanisminOliverTwistbyCharlesDickensAcknowledgementsUponthecompletionofthisthesis,Iwouldliketoexpressmygreatandheartfeltgratitudetoallthosewhohavecontributedtothisthesiseitherdirectlyorindirectly.Firstofall,mygreatestdebtofgratitudeisowedtomysupervisor,Dr.Tongforhis
2、insightfuladviceandguidanceinthecompositionofmythesis,forthetroublehehastakentoreadandreviseittimeandtimeagain,forhisutmostpatiencethroughouttheaccomplishmentofthisthesis,andforhisconstantencouragementwhenIwasfrustratedinmyworkandlife.Withouthissincereguidance,Icouldnothavec
3、ompletedmythesis.MythanksalsogotothelibrariansinQujingNormalUniversity.ItisduetotheirhelpthatIcansearchfortherightsourcesinacorrectwayandatthecorrecttime.Inthepasttwoyears,Ihavelearntalotandexpandedmyhorizonofthinkingbyborrowingbooksandlearningonlineinthelibrary.Itturnsoutth
4、atmyEnglishcompetencehasbeensignificantlyimproved.Inaddition,Ideeplyappreciatethecontributiontothisthesismadeinvariouswaysbymyfamilymembers,friendsandmyroommates,whoseencouragementhelpedmegothoughmanygloomydays.10AbstractCharlesDickenswassprominentcriticalthecharactershecrea
5、tedwererealistinEnglishliterature,vividevennow,OliverTwistwasoneofhismasterpiecesinreflectingtherealandterriblelifeofLondonunderworld.Dickensexposesthedarknessandcorruptionofsocietyatthattime,andatthesametimehetookmoralassymbolofhumanity,allthesemadehisworksatypicalrepresent
6、ativeofthehumanitarianspirit.InOliverTwist,fromtheviewpointofbourgeoishumanism,CharlesDickenscriticizestheVictorianEnglishsocietyandexposesitssordidnessbehindthemagnificentcurtainoftheso-calledVictorianGoldenAge.ThispaperwillfocusontheOliverTwisttoshowDickens'shumanitythathe
7、wantedtoexpressthroughhisworkswiththeanalyzeofseverimagesthathecreatedintheOliverTwist.Bymeansofthenarrationofhoworphansinaworkhousewerebullied,starved,Dickenschampionstheimportanceofeducation.WiththecreationoftheimageofhowOliverTwistwasstarved,heattractsreaderssympathyforhi
8、mandleadreadersthinkofthehumanity.Inthispaper,theauthortriedtouseadocumenta