ABSTRACT
Charles Dickens(1812-1870)is one of the most outstanding English writers in the nineteenth century. He is also the first writer who devoted himself to the creation of children’ imagines. The images of children created by Charles Dickens play a very important role in the world literature. By comparison, this paper discusses the relationship between the author and these images. Firstly, the creation of these children’s images has a close connection with Dickens’ personal experience and social background; secondly, by the creation of these images he reveals the darkness of society, and shows his growing awareness of the darkness of the capitalism. Through the analysis, this paper draws the common features in Charles’ creation of children’s imagines. And through the research of the representative chapters, the deep emotions between Dickens and his children can be vividly shown.
Keywords：Dickens; Children’s images; Analysis; Common Features
Contents
1. Introduction………………………………………………………………………….....1
The introduction of the author…………………………………………………….........1
The introduction of children’s images ……………..…………………………………..1
2. Analysis of the three main children’s images in Dickens’ novels…………….............3
2.1Oliver Twist: Dickens’ own want in his childhood………………………………...........3
2.2David Copperfield: Dickens’ own sufferings in his childhood………………………….5
2.3Great Expectations: Dickens’ growing awareness of capitalism’s darkness………….....7
3. The comparison of three children’s images in three novels…………………...........10
3.1 The similarities of the three children…….………………………………………….10
3.2 The relationship between Dickens and the three children…………………… …..11
4. Conclusion………………………………………………………………………..........13
Acknowledgements………………………………………………………………………14
References………………………………………………………………………………..15
