摘 要
查尔斯·狄更斯（1812－1870）是十九世纪英国最杰出的小说家之一，也是第一位倾注了极大精力创造儿童形象的大作家，他塑造的许多儿童形象在世界文坛上有着不可超越的重要意义。本文通过分析他的三部代表作品《雾都孤儿》、《大卫·科波菲尔》、《远大前程》中的儿童形象，探讨这些形象与作者的密切关系。首先这类儿童形象的塑造都与狄更斯的个人经历特别是童年经历或所处的社会背景有关；其次，通过这些儿童形象的塑造，狄更斯在反映其童年经历的同时，也记录了社会的黑暗，并且展示了他对资产阶级黑暗性不断觉醒的过程。本论文试图从比较分析的角度，从三部作品中抽取有代表性的章节进行研究，分析他个人经历与三位主人公的联系，体现出他对笔下儿童的深切情感，并得出狄更斯在塑造儿童形象方面的共性。
关键词：狄更斯；儿童形象；分析；共同特征
ABSTRACT
Charles Dickens(1812-1870)is one of the most outstanding English writers in the nineteenth century. He is also the first writer who devoted himself to the creation of children’ imagines. The images of children created by Charles Dickens play a very important role in the world literature. By comparison, this paper discusses the relationship between the author and these images. Firstly, the creation of these children’s images has a close connection with Dickens’ personal experience and social background; secondly, by the creation of these images he reveals the darkness of society, and shows his growing awareness of the darkness of the capitalism. Through the analysis, this paper draws the common features in Charles’ creation of children’s imagines. And through the research of the representative chapters, the deep emotions between Dickens and his children can be vividly shown.
Keywords：Dickens; Children’s images; Analysis; Common Features
Contents
1. Introduction………………………………………………………………………….1
The introduction of the author…………………………………………………….1
The introduction of children’s images ………………………………………………1
2. Analysis of the three main children’s images in Dickens’ novels…………….3
2.1Oliver Twist: Dickens’ own want in his childhood……………………………….3
2.2David Copperfield: Dickens’ own sufferings in his childhood………………………….5
2.3Great Expectations: Dickens’ growing awareness of capitalism’s darkness………….7
3. The comparison of three children’s images in three novels………………….10
3.1 The similarities of the three children…….………………………………………….10
3.1.1 The circumstances………………………………………………………………….10
3.1.2 The tragedy childhood……………………………………………………………10
3.2 The relationship between Dickens and the three children…………………… …11
3.2.1 The similar childhood experiences……………………………………………….11
3.2.2 The sympathy for the children and the criticism for social evils…………………11
3.2.3 The common styles in children’s images figuring…………………………………12
4. Conclusion………………………………………………………………………13
Acknowledgements………………………………………………………………………14
References………………………………………………………………………………15
