摘要

《雾都孤儿》是英国批判现实主义大师查尔斯·狄更斯的长篇小说，故事以雾都伦敦为背景，讲述了从小在孤儿院长大的奥利弗历经磨难，最终解开身世之谜而获得幸福的故事。本文旨在分析书中三类典型人物的不同性格特征，结合社会背景和成长环境对比分析人物的性格成因，并在此基础上指出狄更斯在人物塑造的过程中注入了深厚的人道主义思想，即对底层人民的同情、对伪善贵族阶层的批判和对人类道德的宣扬。对《雾都孤儿》中典型人物的分析有助于读者更好地理解狄更斯贯穿作品始终的批判主义主题和作者对于人性的强烈呼吁。

关键词：《雾都孤儿》；查尔斯·狄更斯；典型人物

Contents

1.Introduction 1

1.1 A Brief Introduction to Charles Dickens

1.2 A Brief Introduction to Oliver Twist

2. A Literature Review of Oliver Twist 2

3.The Personalities of the Representative Characters in Oliver Twist 4

3.1 Different Personalities of the Representative Characters in Oliver Twist

3.1.1 Mrs.Maylie,Rose and Mr.Brownlow: Characterized by Compassion and kindness

3.1.2 Fagin and Bill Sikes: Characterized by Cruelty and Greed 

3.1.3 Nancy: Characterized by Dual Personality

3.2 The Causes of the Representative Characters’Different Personalities

3.2.1 Different Influences of the Social Environment on People

3.2.2 Different Family Backgrounds

4. Charles Dickens’Humanitarian Thoughts Reflected in His Characterization 11

4.1 Dickens’ Sympathy for the Hardworking Underclass  

4.2 Dickens’ Criticism of the Hypocritical Patriciate

4.3 Dickens’ Promotion of Human Morality

5.Conclusion 12

Bibliography 14

Acknowledgements 15