Abstract

Charles Dickens is one of the greatest critical realists in English literature history. Oliver Twist is one of his early masterpieces. As is known to all, Oliver’s miserable experience is based on Charles Dickens’ own experience. Different from William Thackeray who wrote the famous novel Vanity Fair, Dickens is familiar with the life of lower class, which results in his better understanding of virtue and vice of the lower class. Through the portrayal of the various characters, it exposes good and evil aspect of humanity. This paper aims to analyze the various characters and the writing background to express the perception that virtue is rewarded and vice punished .

Keywords: Charles Dickens; virtue; vice

摘要

 查尔斯·狄更斯是英国文学史上最伟大的批判现实主义作家之一。《雾都孤儿》是他的早期的杰作之一。奥利弗悲惨境遇是基于狄更斯的亲身经历。与写作了《名利场》的威廉·萨克雷不同，狄更斯对底层人民生活很熟悉，因此他对于底层人民的善恶有更深的理解。通过塑造不同的人物形象，揭露了19世纪中期英国人性的善恶。本文旨在通过分析书中人物和写作背景来表达出观点：善有善报，恶有恶报。

关键词：查尔斯·狄更斯；善；恶