AbstractThe novel Oliver Twist of Charles Dickens is an enduring classic masterpiece. The story happenedat London, in the nineteenth Century, which told the story of Oliver and some other children's tragiclife experience. Oliver is an orphan who is born in a workhouse and is then sold into anapprenticeship with an undertaker. He escapes from there and travels to London where he meets theArtful Dodger, a member of a gang of juvenile pickpockets, which is led by the elderly criminalFagin. In Oliver Twist, Oliver experiences various misfortunes. Oliver encountered all kinds ofsufferings and experienced countless poignancy. Finally, with the help of kind people, he found hisfamily and got a happy ending. Charles Dickens’ description to characters appeared was penetratingwith extremely love and hate. This novel revealed the dark reality of the society and used thetragedy of children to reflect the persecution which British bourgeois brought to the general public.Author also expressed the sympathy and concern for the innocent children.This paper mainly studies a core theme of the novel, that is, there is no place for children. It is ofpractical significance to analyze the deep reasons of the phenomenon on the basis of understandingthe tragic experiences of children and to integrate it into the present society and to give us an alertfor future generations.57162
KeyWords: children, capitalism, Social institution
摘 要查尔斯·狄更斯的小说《雾都孤儿》是一部长盛不衰的经典名著。故事以 19世纪的英国伦敦为故事背景，讲述了奥利弗和其他一些孩子们悲惨的身世及遭遇。主人公奥利弗在济贫院长大，经历学徒生涯，艰苦逃难，误入贼窝，又被迫与狠毒的凶徒为伍，历尽无数辛酸，最后在善良人的帮助下，查明身世并获得了幸福。查尔斯•狄更斯对其中人物的描写入木三分，爱憎分明，小说通过对孩子们的悲惨遭遇来反映当时英国资产阶级对普通大众的迫害，不仅揭示了黑暗的社会现实，更表达了作者对于这些无辜受害的孩子们的同情与关注。本论文主要研究探讨了小说的一个核心主题，即无处可归的孩子们。在了解孩子们悲惨遭遇的基础上分析导致这种现象的深层次原因，并将其原因融入当今社会，给我们后人以警醒，具有现实意义。
毕业论文关键词：孩子，资本主义，社会制度

CONTENTS

Acknowledgements.. i

Abstract ii

摘 要iii

1 Introduction 1

2 The Miserable Life of Children... 6

2.1 Oliver Twist... 6

2.2 Nancy. 7

2.3 The Artful Dodger and Noah Claypole... 8

3 DistortedWorlds of Children.10

3.1 Born with No Innocence.10

3.2 Lack ofWarm Family. 11

3.3 Growth with Hostile Environment.11

4 The Causes of the Children’s Misery13

4.1 Industrialization.. 13

4.2 Urbanization 14

4.3 Capitalism15

5 Conclusions... 17

Bibliography.19
1 IntroductionOliver Twist (1837) is one of the greatest novels of all times by Charles Dickens (1812—1870).Oliver Twist is set in London and tells the story of some miserable children. There is a maincharacter, Oliver Twist. Oliver is an orphan who is born in a workhouse and is then sold into anapprenticeship with an undertaker. He escapes from there and travels to London where he meets theArtful Dodger, a member of a gang of juvenile pickpockets, which is led by the elderly criminalFagin. In Oliver Twist, Oliver experiences various misfortunes. Oliver encountered all kinds ofsufferings and experienced countless poignancy. He almost fell into a wrong path. Finally, with thehelp of kind people, he found his family and got a happy ending.Besides Oliver, there are also many other children in Oliver Twister. Nancy is a brave girl who is amember of Fagin’s group. She gives her life for what she believes is right. Dodger, an intelligentjuvenile who is very good at stealing, Dick Charley and Rose, they all have their own charactersvividly reflecting the social background of that time in London.源Y自Z751W.论~文'网·www.751com.cn 论《雾都孤儿》的主题思想:http://www.751com.cn/yingyu/lunwen_61749.html