Limitations of Dickens’ Thought in Oliver twist.doc

Limitations of Dickens’ Thought in Oliver twist A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of Foreign Language Department Xingtai College in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Bachelor of Arts By Zheng Guibin April，2011 Acknowledgements My deepest gratitude goes first and foremost to Professor Li Shuxue, my supervisor, for his constant encouragement and guidance. He has walked me through all the stages of the writing of this thesis. Without his consistent and illuminating instruction, this thesis could not have reached its present form. Second, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Professor Zhang Shaojuan, who led me into the world of literature. I am also greatly indebted to the professors and teachers at the Department of English: Professor Zhang Yashu, Professor Shen Yuge, who have instructed and helped me a lot in the past four years. Last my thanks would go to my beloved family for their loving considerations and great confidence in me all through these years. I also owe my sincere gratitude to my friends and my fellow classmates who gave me their help and time in listening to me and helping me work out my problems during the difficult course of the thesis. Contents Abstract (in Chinese) ………………………………………………….……………………….i Abstract (in English) ...……………………………..…………………….……….…………..ii Introduction...……………………………………….…………….……….…………...………..1 I. Dickens Limitations in Oliver Twist ..…………........……………………….....………...2 A. The Idealized Realism .……………………………....…...…………….……...…...……2 1. Oliver’s Character ...…………..………………..……..........…..……….…...………....2 2. Unreal Coincidence...…………..………………..………...…...……….............……...2 3. So Many Kind People .…………... .…………………………...............………….…..3 B. The Contempt for the Jews………………..……….....………………….………………3 1. Fagin’s Bad Character………………………….........……………….…...……………3 2. Nancy’s Tragic Fate………………….…................………………..……….……4 C. Compromise to the Bourgeoisie…………..........