Dickens’ Humanitarianism in A Tale of Two Cities 狄更斯在《双城记》中的人道主义思想.docVIP

Dickens’ Humanitarianism in A Tale of Two Cities Thesis statement: This paper deals with Charles Dickens’ humanitarianism by analyzing the characters in his works through comparison and contrast. Outline: I. Introduction A. Charles Dickens is the outstanding realistic novelist in the 19th century. His main theme is humanitarianism. B. A Tale of Two Cities uses the French Revolution as the background and it reflects the author’s attitude to the revolution and his humanitarianism. II. The embodiment体现 of humanitarianism on the characters人物 in A Tale of Two Cities The novel expresses the author’s sentimental humanitarianism on Dr. Manettes’ family. Lucie, the golden thread of love, shows great love to her family members and other people. Doctor Manette, the typical humanitarian, loves his daughter and shows his sympathy to the ordinary people. Charles Darnay, a rebel aristocrat, shows his sympathy to ordinary people. This novel advocates the Christian love and self-sacrifice自我牺牲. This novel also criticizes the violence and oppression暴力与镇压 in the society. The Marquis of Evremonde and his brother, two cruel aristocrats, oppress people severely. The Mr. and Mrs. Defarges’, two revolutionaries show great hatred to all the aristocrats. III. Conclusion: This novel expresses the author’s capitalistic humanitarianism. He thinks that it is inevitable for the revolution to break out, but he disagrees with the cruelty and violence in the revolution. He is the capitalistic reformist in the 19th century.  Dickens’ Humanitarianism in A Tale of Two Cities Abstract: Charles Dickens is the outstanding realistic novelist in the 19th century. And he is also a humanitarian. The main theme of Dickens’ novels is the humanitarianism and most of his novels reflect this theme. During all these novels, A Tale of Two Cities is the representative work. It uses the French Revolution as the background and it reflects the author’s attitude to the revolution. This paper analyzes his