Charles-Dickens-and-Great-Expectation

$$ContentsCharlesDickens★LifeBackground★MajorWorks★LiteraryFeatures&AchievementsGreatExpectations★BriefIntroduction★MajorCharacters★Analysis$2020/5/13LifeBackground•CharlesDickens(1812-1870)•animmenselypopularwriter,hailedasoneofthegreatestenglishnovelistsbygenerationsofreadersfrom19thcenturydowntothepresenttime.HewasthegreatestrepresentativeofEnglishCriticalrealists.$2020/5/13LifeBackground•1.Hewasborninanavypayofficefamilyandhadasadandpainfullife.•2.Hehadalittleprimaryeducation.•3.Hewaslefttotakeafterhimselfat12whenhisfatherwasputintoadebtor'sprison;•4.Hefoundajobpastinglabelsonbottlesinablackingwarehouse;•5.At15,hebeganworkingasalawyer'sofficeboy,studyingshorthandandreadingattheBritishMeseuminthesparetime;$2020/5/13LifeBackground•6.Thenhebecameaparliamentaryrepoter,thusgainingthefirst-handknowledgeofEnglishParliamentarysystems;•7.HepublishedhisfirstworkSketchesbyBoz,in1836.Inthisyear,hemarriedCatherine,Hogarth,daughteroftheowneroftheEveningChronicle.•8.ThepopularityofPickwickPapers(1836-1837),tobefollowedbyaseriesofnovels.$2020/5/13LifeBackground•9.In1842and1867-68hemadetwotripstoU.S.andproducedtwoimportantworksexpressinghisviewsonAmerica,AmericanNotes,MartinChuzzlewitt.•10.Inhislateryears,hegavepublicreadingsfromhisworks,aneffortwhichdrewheavilyonhisvitality.•11.Hediedin1870withhislastnovelEdwinDroodunfinished.AndhewasburiedinthePoets’CorneratWestminsterAbbey.$2020/5/13MajorWorksofCharlesDickens•lefttotheworldarichlegacyof15novels•leftanumberofshortstories•offeramostcompleteandrealisticpictureofEnglishsocietyofhisage•remainthehighestachievementinthe19th-centuryEnglishnovel$2020/5/13MajorWorks•Firstperiod(1836—1841):periodofyouthfuloptimist:fun,highspirit,naiveoptimism.•Majorworks:•1)SketchesbyBoz(1836)«博兹特写集»,thefirstbook•2)ThePickwickPapers(1837)«匹克威克外传»•3).OliverTwist(1837-1838)«奥克佛·特维斯特»,《雾都孤儿》•4).NicholsNickleby(1838-1839)«尼古拉斯·尼克尔贝»•5).TheOldCuriosityShop(1840-1841)«老古玩店»•6).BarnabyRudge(1841)«巴纳比·拉奇»$2020/5/13MajorWorksThethirdperiod,aPeriodofsteadilyintensifyingpessimism,showingunderlyingtoneofbitterness,lossofhopeforEnglishbourgeoissociety•Majorworks:•1)BleakHouse(1852-1853)«荒凉山庄»•2)HardTimes(1854)«艰难时世»•3)LittleDorrit(1855-1857)«小杜丽»•4)ATaleofTwoCities(1859)«双城记»•5)GreatExpectations(1860-1861)«远大前程»•6)OurMutualFriend(1864-1865)«我们的共同朋友»•7)EdwinDrood(unfinished)(1869)«艾德温·德鲁德之迷».$2020/5/13MajorWorks•Thesecondperiod(1842-1850),Periodofexcitement,irritationandfrustration:exposingthecorruptinginfluenceofwealthandpower,optimismturnedintodissatisfactionandirritation•Majorworks:•1)AmericanNotes(1842)«美国札记»•2)MartinChuzzlewit(1843-1844)«马丁·朱述尔维特»•3)AChristmasCarol(1843)《圣诞颂歌》•4)TheChimes•《教堂钟声》•5)TheCricketontheHearth《灶上蟋蟀》•6)DombeyandSon(1847-1848)«董贝父子»•7)DavidCopperfield(1849-1850)«大卫·科波菲尔»$2020/5/13LiteraryFeatures&Achievements•CharlesDickensisoneofthegreatestcriticalrealisticwritersoftheVictorianAge.•Itishisseriousintentiontoexpose&criticizeinhisworksallthepoverty,injustice,hypocrisy&corruptnesshesawallaroundhim.•Inhisworks,Dickenssetsafullmap&alarge-scalecriticismofthe19th-centuryEngland,particularlyLondon.•Acombinationofoptimismaboutpeople&realismaboutsocietyisobviousintheseworks.•HisrepresentativeworksintheearlyperiodincludeOliverTwist,DavidCopperfield&soon.$2020/5/13LiteraryFeatures&Achievements•CharlesDickensisamasterstory-teller.Hislanguagecould,inaway,becomparedwithShakespeare's.Hishumor&witseeminexhaustible.•Character-portrayalisthemostoutstandingfeatureofhisworks.Hischaracterizationsofchild(OliverTwist,etc.),somegrotesquepeople(Fagin,etc.)&somecomicalpeople(Mr.Macabre,etc.)aresuperb.•Dickensalsoemploysexaggerationinhisworks.Dickens'sworksarealsocharacterizedbyamixtureofhumor&pathos.$2020/5/13GreatExpectations$2020/5/13BriefIntroduction•GreatExpectationsissetinearlyVictorianEngland,atimewhengreatsocialchangesweresweepingthenation.•ItdescribesthestoryoftheorphanPipwhoattemptstobecomeagentleman.$2020/5/13MajorCharacters•PhilipPirrip：nicknamedPip(皮普）,anorphanandtheprotagonistofGreatExpectations.Throughouthischildhood,Pipthoughtthathewasgoingtobetrainedasablacksmith,butwithMagwich'sanonymouspatronage,PiptravelstoLondonandbecomesagentleman.•Estella（埃斯特拉）：MissHavisham’sbeautifulyoungward,EstellaisPip’sunattainabledreamthroughoutthenovel.Helovesherpassionately,but,thoughshesometimesseemstoconsiderhimafriend,sheisusuallycold,cruel,anduninterestedinhim.Astheygrowuptogether,sherepeatedlywarnshimthatshehasnoheart.$2020/5/13MajorCharacters•MissHavisham：thewealthy,eccentricoldwomanwholivesinamanorcalledSatisHousenearPip’svillage.Sheismanicandoftenseemsinsane,flittinaroundherhouseinafadedweddingdress,keepingadecayingfeastonhertable,andsurroundingherselfwithclocksstoppedattwentyminutestonine.Asayoungwoman,ShedeliberatelyraisesEstellatobethetoolofherrevenge,trainingherbeautifulwardtobreakmen’shearts.•AbelMagwitch(“TheConvict”)：Afearsomecriminal,MagwitchescapesfromprisonatthebeginningofGreatExpectationsandterrorizesPipinthecemetery.$2020/5/13MajorCharacters•JoeGargery：Pip’sbrother-in-law,thevillageblacksmi