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1、AnalysisofLoveinHardTimesI.IntroductionCharlesJohnHuffamDickenswasanEnglishnovelist,generallyconsideredthegreatestoftheVictorianperiod・Dickensenjoyedawiderpopularityandfamethanhadanypreviousauthorduringhislifetime,andheremainspopular,havingbeenresponsibleforsomeofEnglishlitera
2、ture^mosticonicnovelsandcharacters・CharlesDickenshasachievedpopularrecognitiontoadegreerarelyequaledinEnglishmenoflettersincethepublicationofhisfirstnovel.Withregardtohisgreatwork-HardTimes,criticsbothathomeandabroadhavemademuchprogressonthestudyofthemesandcharcters,althoughHa
3、rdTimeshasnotattractedasmuchattentionasGreatExpectationsorBleakHouse.However,theperspectivesinthosestudiesonHardTimesarsomewhatlimitedinthesensethatmostpeoplethinkthatinaworldofindifference,selfishnessanddishonesty,peoplearethrownintoadesperatestate,feelinglonelyandhelpless.Ho
4、wever,weshouldlearntolookatthebrightsideofourlife.ltisnotdifficulttoseethatHardTimesisfulloftruth,beautyandkindness・ItiswiththeintentionofprovidingthereaderswithabetterunderstandingofHardTimesthatIhavedecidedtowritethepresentdissertation.II•LiteraryReview2.1CharlesDickens2.1.1
5、LifeCharlesDickenswasborninalittlebouseinLandport,Portsea,England,onFebruary7lh1812.Attheageofelven,DickenswastakenoutofschoolandsenttoworkinaLondonblackingwarehouse,wherehisjobwastopastelabelsonbottlesforsixshillingsaweek.Whenthefamilyfortunesimproved,Charleswentbacktoschool,
6、afterwhichhebecameanofficeboyafreelancereporter,andfinallyanautho匚HisrealisticwritingstylehadagreatinfluenceonsubsequentwriterslikeHerryJamesjosephConradandBernardShaw,Dickensnovelsgobeyondthesocialinjusticeandhighlightonthedistortionandalienationofhumannature.Asoneofthemostre
7、alisticwriters,Dickensdirectshisfictionstoaquestioningofsocialinjusticesandinequalities.2.1.2WorksWithPickwicpaper(1836-7)Dickensachievedimmediatefame:inafewyearshewasalredythemostpopularandrespectedwriterofhistime.IthasbeenestimatedthatoneoutofeverytenpeopleinVictorianEnaland
8、wasaDickens'sreader.OliverTwist(1837),NicholasNickelby(1838-9