英语毕业论文

外国语学院本科生英语二学位毕业论文论文题目:《雾都孤儿》里男主角的遭遇背后所显现的社会背景SocialRealitybehindtheProtagonist’sMisfortuneRevealedinOliverTwist学院：外国语学院专业:英语二学位授课语种:英语学生姓名:王静雨指导老师姓名:春光2015年12月13日本科毕业论文（设计）目录Abstract---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1摘要--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2I.Introduction------------------------------------------------------------------------------3II.AnalysisoftheOliverTwist--------------------------------------------------------31.Thestoryline2.Personalityoftheprotagonist3.SocialbackgroundIII.SocialFactorsbehindthePhenomenonofLife------------------------------81.Theworkhousesystem2.Criminalgangs3.ChildrenlivinginthelowerofsocietyIV.Conclusion---------------------------------------------------------------------------11Bibliography--------------------------------------------------------------------------13SocialRealitybehindTheProtagonist’sMisfortuneRevealedInOliverTwistAbstractOliverTwistisafamousbookwrittenbyCharlesDickens,whoisagreatcriticalrealistinEnglishliterature.ItmainlydescribesthemiserablelifeofOliverTwist,whowasthetitularprotagonistofthenovelandanorphanlivinginaLondonworkhouse.ThispapermainlyanalyzesOliver’scharacterandthesocialbackgroundofthe19th-centuryBritain,whichisalsoknownastheVictorianage.Afteracloseexaminationoftheprotagonistandthesocialpicturedepictedinthebook,thepaperpinsdownthemajorsocialfactorsthatledtotheupsanddownsofOliver’slifeexperiences.Thispaperisdividedintofourparts.Thefirstpartisanintroduction,whichgivesabriefaccountofthenovelOliverTwistanditsauthorCharlesDickens.ThesecondpartanalyzestheplotdevelopmentofOliverTwist,thecharacterofitsprotagonistandthesocialbackgroundreflectedinthenovel.Thethirdpartpointsoutthattheworkhousesystemwasafailure;thecriminalgangwascausedbypovertyandchildlaborwasareflectionofmaltreatmentofchildrenprevalentatthattimeinBritishhistory.Thefinalpartisconclusion,whichgeneralizesthestorylineofthenovelintoafightbetweengoodandevil.OliverTwistrepresentsthegoodsideofsocietywhileFaginandothergangleadersaswellastheworkhousemanagementstandforevilforces.ThehappyendingshowsDickens’wishesforreformandabetterworld.Keywords:OliverTwistsocialrealitycharacter摘要《雾都孤儿》是著名英国作家查尔斯·狄更斯的小说。狄更斯是英国文学界的批判现实主义作家。它主要描述了与该书同名的主人公奥利弗的悲惨遭遇。奥利弗是个孤儿，住在伦敦的一所贫民工棚中。本论文重点分析了奥利弗的性格和十九世纪维多利亚时期英国的社会背景。在详细分析了该书的主人公以及书中所描述的社会背景之后，论文又着重列出了造成奥利弗起伏跌宕的人生经历的社会原因。本论文分为四部分。第一部分是引言，简要介绍了《雾都孤儿》这部作品以及它的作者狄更斯。第二部分重点分析了该书的情节发展、主人公的性格以及书中所展示的社会画面。论文的第三部分指出，贫民工棚并未达到其预期的目的；都市犯罪团伙是由贫困造成的；童工的使用反映了英国历史上某个时期虐待儿童的做法。论文最后是结语部分，指出善与恶的斗争贯穿了奥利弗人生故事的始终。奥利弗代表了社会上向善的力量，而贫民工棚的管理层以及费金和其他的盗窃团伙头目代表了邪恶势力。故事的结局是皆大欢喜，这代表了狄更斯对社会改革和美好生活的向往。【关键词】《雾都孤儿》社会的现实性格I.IntroductionOliverTwistisan1838novelbythefamousEnglishwriterCharlesDickens.Itwasoriginallypublishedasaserialinamagazine.OliverTwist,formerlyknownas“OliverBlogs”,isthesecondnovelofDickens,protestingagainstsocialinjustice.TheauthordescribedthelifeofLondonslumsandthecourageofthepoortofacelife.Theauthorofthisnovelaimedtoarousepublicawarenessofsocialproblemssoastostagesomesocialreform.ThatiswhyDickenswasdefinedas“thefounderofEnglishliterarycriticalrealismandoneofitsgreatestrepresentatives”.Thenoveldescribesthegoodandevil,andpraisedhonestyandthepositivesideofhumannature.Atthesametime,itexposessomeproblemswithcharityinaparticularhistoricalperiodoftheBritishsocialsystem.Readerscanalsofindthebookfullofhumanitarianfeelings.ThestoryissetinthefoggyLondon.ThenoveltellsthestoryofanunfortunateorphannamedOliverTwistandthesufferingsinhislife.TheprotagonistOlivergrewupinanorphanage,experiencedundertakerapprenticeship,andfledthatkindoflifebecauseoftheabuse.Thenhefellintoadenofthieves,andwasforcedtobecomeaculprit.Finallywiththehelpofagoodman,theboy’sidentitywasfoundout,andhegotalegacyfromhisfatherandthusledahappylifefromthenon.ThepurposeofthispaperistoanalyzeDickens’novelOliverTwistandfindoutBritain’smainsocialproblemsinthatperiod.Bydoingthis,wecanbetterunderstandtheBritishhistorysothatwecanlearnfromthepastandbuildabetterfuture.II.AnalysisoftheOliverTwist1.ThestorylineOliverTwistwasbornintoanunfortunateandterriblelife.Hewasanorphanwhenhewasborn,becausehismotherdiedinchildbirthduetoobviouspoorhealthandlackoffood.Nobodyknewwhohisfatherwas.OliverwasaverythinboywhogrewupunderthePoorLaw.Oliverspenthisfirstnineyearssincebirthinabranchoftheworkhousesystem,firstinthenurseryandthentransferredtothemainbranchtoworkandearnhisownbread.Duringthatperiodoftime,hewasgivenverylittletoeatbuthardworktodo.OnedayOliverbreechedoneoftherules,stipulatedbyrequestonbehalfofanotherboy.Hewantedalittlebitmoreofthegruel.Oliver’srequestangeredthemanagementoftheboardofdirectors,whothoughtofhimasungrateful.Sobyaskingformoretogetherwithotheryouthinmatesagainstthemanagementoftheworkhousesystem,OliverwassentbytheboardofdirectorstobeanapprenticetoanundertakernamedMr.Sowerberry,whowasemployedbytheparish.However,intheserviceoftheundertaker,OliverwasabusedbyNoahClaypole,anotherapprentice.Onaspecialoccasion,inordertobaitOliver,Noahinsu