An Analysis on Goodness in Oliver Twist 对《雾都孤儿》中奥利弗的善良人性分析.doc

An Analysis on Goodness in Oliver Twist -----A Literature Review 学 校 : 云 南 民 族 大 学 学 院 : 外 国 语 学 院 年 级 : 2 0 0 7 姓 名 : 赵 汝 娟 学 号 : 2 0 0 7 0 6 4 1 0 3 An Analysis on Goodness in Oliver Twist -----A Literature Review Abstract: Charles Dickens was the greatest representative of English critical realism in the nineteenth century. Oliver Twist was Dickens’s second novel, which marked the beginning of Dickens’s literary life. Oliver Twist is known for well-portrayed characters--dozes of good and evil characters. Every one who read this novel must believe that goodness exists in our world. Many scholars and expects have done many researches and given a lot of comments on this topic, I will make a summary of it. Keywords: Charles Dickens Oliver Twist Oliver Twist Mr Brownlow Mrs Maylie Miss Rose Nancy Ⅰ. Introduction “Oliver Twist himself is born in a workhouse and treated cruelly there. The story follows Oliver as he escapes the workhouse and runs away to London. Here he receives an education in villainy from the criminal gang of Fagin that includes the brutal thief Bill Sikes, the famous artful Dodger and Nancy, Bill Kites. Oliver is rescued by the intervention of a benefactor - Mr Brownlow, but the mysterious Monks gets the gang to kidnap the boy again. Nancy intervenes but is murdered viciously by Sikes after she has showed some redeeming qualities and has discovered Monk sinister intention. The story closes happily and with justice for Bumble and the cruel Monks who has hidden the truth of Oliver parentage out of malice.” Every one who read this novel must be impressed on the goodness of Oliver and goodness that good guys like Mr Brownlow, Mrs Maylie. Miss Rose, Nancy, shows to Oliver. Ⅱ.Goodness in Oliver Twist 2.1Goodness of Oliver Twist ⅰ.Oliver’s Innocent Face “Instead of the evil-looking robber they (Mrs Maylie and Miss Rose) expected to see, the two ladies find only a pale,