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1、第12页TheSocialSignificanceofOliverTwistI.IntroductionCharlesDickensisconsideredasoneofthemostfamousnovelistsin19thcentury,andthegreatestEnglishcriticalrealistsduringtheVictorianage.Dickensalsoachievedaveryhighprestigeinhisworks.OliverTwistisCharlesDickens’ssecond
2、novel,anditisoneofCharlesDickens’masterpieces,reflectingtheterriblelivesofthepeoplewhowereinthebottomoftheworldinLondon.ThisnoveltakesLondonasthebackground,narratinganorphan'spitifullifeexperienceandthebitterexperienceencountered.ThemaincharacterOliverTwistgrewu
3、pintheorphanage,experiencingthecareerofapprentice,fleeingfromcalamitydifficulty,enteringthenestofthievesbymistake,experiencingnumeroushardships.Finally,withthehelpofgoodpeople,hefoundouthisownbackgroundandgainedhappiness.Atthattime,theBritishsocietywasreforming.
4、Andtheeconomyrequiredhigh-speeddevelopment.Theupperclasswascollectingthewealth,whilethelowerclass’sliveswerebecomingmoreandmoredifficult.Besides,thesocialcontradictionaggravated,thesocietythrewalltheun-adaptablepeopletothegloomycorner.Theauthorprotestedagainstth
5、eunfairnessofthesociety,andarousedthepublicopinion,implementedeconomicalandpoliticalreforming,bydescribingallsortsofdarknessatthattime,andthehardlivesofthelowerclass,andbyuncoveringtheoppressiveessenceoftheCapitalism.Theauthorhopedthepoorpeoplewhowereinthebottom
6、ofthesocietytoberescued.Thispaperwilldigoutthesignificanceofthesocietyreflectedbythebooks,byanalyzingthemaincharacters’characteristics.II.CharlesDickensandtheBackgroundofOliverTwist2.1ABriefIntroductionofCharlesDickensCharlesDickens(1812-1870)isconsideredasarepr
7、esentativeofthegreatestEnglishnovelistsoftheVictorianperiod.Hewasbornon7thFebruary,1812,at13milesEndTerrace,Landport,Portsmouth.Hewasrememberedasthemostpopularnovelistwhohadeverlivedin19thcentury.HestillstayedhisplaceasthegreatestEnglishwriters,anoriginalgeniusw
8、hosenovelsareanessentiallinkinthecanonof第12页Englishliterature.Theearlymemoriesandinfluencesonhimareveryimportant.HisfatherJohnDickensisaclerkintheNavyPayOffice,andhis
