摘要：

查尔斯•狄更斯是英国维多利亚时期杰出的的批判现实主义作家，而《大卫•科波菲尔》是其最著名的一部自传体小说。在这部小说中，大卫•科波菲尔以第一人称的口吻讲述了自己的生活经历，从他的描绘中，我们更清楚地了解了当时资本主义的情况。这部小说是狄更斯最钟爱的一部作品，他投入了自己大量的思想和情感，因此他把这部小说称之为“最溺爱的孩子”。本文通过对不同人物对大卫•科波菲尔不同阶段性格形成影响的分析，探究大卫•科波菲尔不同阶段性格的特征。

关键词：大卫•科波菲尔；性格特征；人生阶段

Abstract:

Charles Dickens is a well-known author who is keen on criticizing the realism in the period of Victoria in England. Meanwhile, David Copperfield is an autobiography among other novels. In this novel, David Copperfield adopts the narrative method of first person to tell his own experiences and we clearly recognize the situation of capitalism by his description.The reason why this novel is his favourite one is that he inputs a large amount of thought and emotion into it, thus he calls this novel as the most spoiled child. This paper firstly analyzes the impact of different characters on David’s different characters in different life stages, and finally studying the David;s characters in different life stages.

Key words: David Copperfield ； characters； life stages

1. Introduction
    Dickens, a British writer, lives in an early stage of Victoria. His life and his works keep the pace with the time all the time. As is well-known, Dickens is regarded as one of the most famous writers of the Victoria period. He is considered as the representative of critical realism, so that his works are endowed with these features such as injustice, hypocrisy, corruption and so on. He also praises the good quality of human such as the truth, kindness, and beauty. During his life, he enjoys worldwide fame, gaining the celebration for his unforgettable characters in his fictions. For this reason, Dickens’works become more and more popular and a majority of scholars believe that he is a talent in the literature. From the 1840, Dickens commits himself to traveling and campaigning against the phenomenon of social injustice. What’s more, he also delivers some speeches, writing some books and plays. In the early stage of 1860, he lived at Gadshill Place and died here on June 9, 1870.