[摘  要]

查尔斯·狄更斯是维多利亚时期最具影响力的小说家之一，他很擅长描写19世纪中期伦敦的社会现状。在早期的作品中，狄更斯强调了人性美这一品质，《雾都孤儿》便是这样的一部作品。狄更斯在这部作品中成功的塑造了不同的儿童形象并将它们的人物性格刻画的栩栩如生，尤其是所刻画的善良的主人公奥利弗，邪恶中透着善良的女贼南茜。本文通过对人物性格仁爱和暴虐的表现和命运进行对比分析，深化读者对小说的理解和作者的创作意图。

[关键词]奥利弗；人性美；邪恶；南茜；反犹主义性格；对比

Abstract:

Charles Dickens, one of the greatest writers in Victorian Age, is good at describing the life and conditions in mid-nineteenth century London. His early works emphasize his belief of goodness; Oliver Twist is one of them. The greatness of Dickens lies in the fact that he creates several vivid and lively characters of different personalities. The most well-known and successful thing is that he created several typical and symbolic characters, such as the good and honest Oliver and the most complex character Nancy. All these characters make a strong impression on the readers. This paper attempts to analyze the different personalities of these characters and deeply research the author’s intentions in creating these characters, which promotes further understanding of the theme and social background of Oliver Twist.

Key words: goodness; Oliver Twist; evil; Nancy; anti-semitism; comparison

1. Introduction
Goodness is one of the most essential characters for a person and it will never be out of date. People who own the quality of goodness are supposed to own happiness in a sense. Goodness can help us overcome every difficulty people may meet or at least remain human being in a positive mind. The person who owns the character of goodness undoubtedly will be happier than the one who is evil-minded, for goodness is such a thing that will benefit others as well as the people who are being kind. People should keep goodness in their mind, regardless of the conditions they are in. However, it is surprisingly that an increasing number of people seem to ignore the significance of goodness. They despise people who are honest and kind-hearted, regarding that they are brainlessness and show little sympathy to those who are in trouble. Moreover, they do harm to those who prevent them from the way to get money and power. In their eyes, nothing is more important than themselves. It is evident that such kind of people will never get real happiness in their whole life as result of the countless desire.