1、（20_届）本科毕业设计英语狄更斯作品中儿童形象的分析THEANALYSISOFCHILDRENSIMAGESINDICKENSWORKS内容摘要查尔斯狄更斯（18121870）是十九世纪英国最杰出的小说家之一。在世界文学史上，他是第一位倾注了极大精力创造儿童形象的大作家。狄更斯终其一生都在同情并关注着这些孩子，他关心他们的痛苦与他们小小的欢乐。他同时呼吁社会关心孩子的成长与孩子的需要。因为狄更斯始终对孩子抱有深厚的怜爱之情，对儿童心理和儿童生活又体验得较为深刻，所以他所写的小说一般都引人入胜而且是描写儿童生活中最为杰出的。如狄更斯的小说大卫科波菲尔，是其主要作品，被其视为“最宠爱的孩子”。本
2、文对在人类世界遭遇了这么多不幸与起伏的孩子们展开研究分析，意在引起社会对孩子更多的同情与关注，并揭露孩子的教育问题。时至今日，这些还是极富有现实意义的。关键词狄更斯；儿童形象；教育ABSTRACTCHARLESDICKENS18121870ISONEOFTHEMOSTOUTSTANDINGENGLISHWRITERSINTHENINETEENTHCENTURYINTHEHISTORYOFWORLDLITERATURE,DICKENSISTHEFIRSTONEWHOTHREWTREMENDOUSENERGYINTOHISCREATIONSDICKENSSYMPATHIZEDWITHCHILDRE
3、NANDCONCERNEDABOUTTHEMINALLHISLIFEHECAREDABOUTTHEIRSUFFERINGSANDWEAKHAPPINESSHEALSOCALLEDONTHESOCIETYTOCAREABOUTTHECHILDRENSGROWTH,TOCAREABOUTTHECHILDRENSNEEDSBECAUSEDICKENSALWAYSHASGREATSYMPATHYONCHILDREN,ANDHEHADAHARDCHILDHOODEXPERIENCEHETOOKMOSTOFHISENERGYTODESCRIBETHECHILDRENTHATISTHEREASONWHYDI
4、CKENSWORKSOFCHILDRENALWAYSATTRACTIVEANDMOSTWONDERFULINREPRESENTINGTHECHILDRENSLIFE”THEARTISTICCHARMOFDAVIDCOPPERFIELD,WHICHWASDICKENSMASTERPIECEAND“HISFAVORITECHILD”ANANALYSISISCARRIEDONMANYCHILDRENWHOHAVEVARIOUSENCOUNTERSANDEXPERIENCEDUPSANDDOWNSINHUMANWORLD,BYWHICHANALYSESTHECHILDRENSTRAGEDYBASEDO
5、NTHEANALYSIS,THEPAPERTRIESTOSHOWTHEVIEWTHATASOCIETYSHOULDHAVEMORESYMPATHYANDCONCERNONCHILDREN,ANDREVEALTHEPROBLEMOFCHILDRENSEDUCATIONNOWADAYS,THETHEMESTILLHASSOMEPRACTICALSIGNIFICANCEKEYWORDSCHARLESDICKENSCHILDRENIMAGESEDUCATIONCONTENTS1INTRODUCTION12THECLASSFICATIONOFCHILDRENIMAGES121CHILDRENIMAGES
6、FEATURES122IMAGESCLASSFICATION2221THEORPHAN2222THELONELYCHILD,ANOTHER“ORPHAN“23THECREATIONOFIMAGESOFCHILDREN331SOCIALBACKGROUNDANDTHECHILDRENSCONDITION332THEAUTHORSSYMPATHYFORCHILDREN54THESIGNIFICANCEOFCHILDRENSIMAGES641EDUCATIONALDIRECTION642THENOVELSSOCIALEFFECT75CONCLUSION8BIBLIOGRAPHY9ACKNOWLEDG
7、EMENTS101INTRODUCTIONCHARLESDICKENS18121870ISONEOFTHEMOSTOUTSTANDINGENGLISHWRITERSINTHENINETEENTHCENTURYCHILDRENSIMAGESHAVETHEEXTREMELYPOSITIONINDICKENSCREATIONSINTHEHISTORYOFWORLDLITERATURE,DICKENSISTHEFIRSTONEWHOTHREWTREMENDOUSENERGYINTOHISCREATIONSQUOTEDINZHUTINGLIU,20034HISCHILDRENIMAGESCANBEDIV
8、IDEDINTOTWOTYPESTHECHILDRENAREORPHANSORHALFORPHANSWHOAREDESERTED,ORSIMPLYNEGLECTEDTHECHILDRENWHOHADAFAMILY,BUTINREALITYTHEIRCHILDHOODWASALONELY,ISOLATED,UNHAPPYEXISTENCEDICKENSCONCERNEDABOUTTHECHILDRENALLHISLIFEHECAREDABOUTTHEIRSUFFERINGSANDWEAKHAPPINESSHEALSOCALLEDONTHESOCIETYTOCAREABOUTTHECHILDREN
9、SGROWTH,TOCAREABOUTTHECHILDRENSNEEDSQUOTEDINZHUTINGLIU,20034WHYHEFOCUSESONTHECREATIONOFCHILDRENIMAGESANDCAREABOUTTHEMSOMUCH,WHICHHASACLOSERELATIONSHIPWITHTHESOCIALBACKGROUNDANDHISOWNPERSONALEXPERIENCETHISPAPERANALYSESTHECHILDRENCHARACTERSINDICKENSSFICTIONS,THECHILDRENSSOCIALBACKGROUND,THECLASSFICATI
10、ONOFTHECHILDRENIMAGES,THEIREDUCATIONALCONDITIONS,ANDTHEAUTHORSOWNCHILDHOOD,THEAUTHORSSYMPATHYFORTHEMITAIMEDTOMAKEACONCLUSIONOFTHEDICKENSSNOVELSINCHILDRENIMAGES,ITISHOPEDTHATPEOPLEWILLBETTERUNDERSTANDDICKENSSWORKSANDPAYMOREATTENTIONTOTHECHILDRENSFEELINGSANDEMOTIONS2THECLASSFICATIONSOFCHILDRENIMAGES21
11、CHILDRENIMAGESFEATURESDICKENSISTHESPOKESMANFORCHILDRENHESYMPATHIZESWITHTHEIRSUFFERINGSANDSAFEGUARDSTHEIRRIGHTSHECALLSONTHEWHOLESOCIETYTOCAREABOUTTHECHILDRENSGROWTH,ANDCAREABOUTTHEIRNEEDSREFLECTINGLIFETHROUGHCHILDRENSANGLEOFVIEWISAMAINCHARACTERISTICOFDICKENSARTOFNOVELSALMOSTALLHISCHILDHEROESANDHEROIN
12、ESAREINNOCENT,VIRTUOUS,BUTMERCILESSLYPERSECUTEDORMADEHELPLESSTHEYARESPOTLESSINTHEIRTHOUGHT,INTENTIONSANDWISHESINTHEIRVERYHEARTANDSOUL,THEYAREPURE,REFINEDANDGENTLEANDALSOTHEYLACKWARMFAMILYLOVEFROMTHEIRCHILDHOODALLOFTHEMHAVEAMISERABLECHILDHOODANDLONGFORCAREANDLOVEFROMADULTSINONEOFTHELETTERSINHISLATEYE
13、ARS,FORINSTANCE,DICKENSDESCRIBESTHEINTENSITYOFCHILDRENSFEELINGSANDHOWADULTSNEEDTOBESENSITIVETOTHESEFEELINGS”FORCEACHILDATSUCHATIMETOBESPARTANWITH,SENDITINTOTHEDARKAGAINSTITSWILL,LEAVEITALONELYBEDROOMAGAINSTITSWILL,YOUHADBETTERMURDERIT”DICKENSISVERYEMPATHETICTOWARDCHILDREN,ANDPAYSSPECIALATTENTIONTOCR
14、EATINGASERIESOFCHILDCHARACTERSINHISNOVELSQUOTEDINALEXANDER,1991ATTHESAMETIME,DICKENSFICTIONSFORTHEMOSTPARTEMPHASIZETHELIFEOFMIDDLECLASS,ANDTHEMAINREADERSASWELLASTHEAUTHORHIMSELFBELONGTOTHEMIDDLECLASSDICKENSHIMSELFISATYPICALMIDDLECLASSMANHEDRAWSSTRENGTHFROMHISMIDDLECLASSAUDIENCESHEADORETHEM,DELIGHTST
15、OPLEASETHEM,ANDACCEPTSTHEVALIDITYOFTHEIRJUDGEMENTHECOULDNOTOVERSTEPTHELIMITSOFHISCLASSHEBELIEVEDINTHEMORALSELFPERFECTIONOFTHEWICKEDPROPERTIEDCLASSESTHATWASWHYMOSTOFHISNOVELSHAVEHAPPYENDINGSHISNOVELSTOLDMUCHOFTHEUNHAPPYEXPERIENCESOFHISOWNCHILDHOODQUOTEDINLIUJINGLI,20071222IMAGECLASSFICATIONS221THEORP
16、HANOLIVER,DICK,NOAHCLAYPOOLDODGER,CHARLEYBATESAREALLDESERTEDCHILDRENINOLIVERTWISTTHEYARENOTONLYILLFED,BUTDEPRIVEDOFFAMILYORSCHOOLEDUCATIONASWELLTHISKINDOFCHILDRENAREORPHANSORHALFORPHANSWHOAREDESERTED,ORSIMPLYNEGLECTEDTHEYLACKWARMFAMILYLOVEFROMTHEIRCHILDHOODINOLIVERTWIST,BEFOREFLEEINGTOLONDON,OLIVERR
17、ETURNEDTOTHEWORKHOUSETOSAYGOODBYETOHISLITTLEFRIENDSTHEREHESAWDICK,A“PALE”BOY,WHOISYOUNGERTHANHIMSELF”THEYHADBEENBEATENANDSTARVE,ANDSHUTUPTOGETHER,MANYANDMANYATIME”DICKHIMSELFKNOWSHEISDYINGANDBLESSESOLIVERTHEBLESSING,WHICHISTHEFIRSTTHATOLIVERHASEVERHEARD,REVERBEATEDUPONHISHEADANDTHROUGHTHESTRUGGLES,S
18、UFFERINGS,TROUBLESANDCHANGES,OFHISAFTERLIFE,HENEVERONCEFORGETSITQUOTEDINANDREWSMALCOLM,1994HOWCANITBESODIFFICULTFORACHILD,WHETHEROLIVERORDICK,TOOWNTHELOVEANDBLESSINGJUSTINHERE,THEREADERSCANIMAGETHEINDIFFERENCEANDCOLDNESSTOTHEORPHANS,ANDTHETRAGEDYOFTHESELITTLECHILDRENINOLIVERTWIST,THEREISANOTHERORPHA
19、N,WHOOWNSONLYPOVERTYANDDESTITUTIONLATER,SHEISHAUNTEDBYHERGUILTANDREGRETSHERPRESENCEINTHECRIMINALWORLDSHEFEELSHELPLESSINTHEMIDSTOFCRIMINALSWHOFAILTOUNDERSTANDHERFEELINGSANDOFFERHERNOSYMPATHYSHEFEELSISOLATEDFROMTHEWORLDAROUNDHERWHOSENAMEISNANCYQUOTEINWANGXIUJUAN,20094DESERTEDCHILDRENAREVERYCOMMONINDIC
20、KENSSNOVELS,SUCHASOLIVER,DICKINOLIVERTWIST,DAVID,HAM,EMILYINDAVIDCOPPERFIELD,ANDPIPINGREATEXPECTATIONSALLTHESECHILDRENHAVEAMISERABLECHILDHOODANDLONGFORCAREANDLOVEFROMADULTSBESIDES,THEYAREDEPRIVEDOFTHEFUNDAMENTALRIGHTSANDDESERTEDBYTHEWHOLESOCIETYALLOFTHEMHADAREALLYHARDTIME,SOMEOFTHEMBECAMEACRIME,SOME
21、OFTHEMHADDIEDINEARLYTIME,SOMEOFTHEMWHOAREHEROESORHEROINESSURVIVEDANDHADAHAPPYTIMELATERSOMETIMESIEVENCOMPLAINTHEAUTHORSINJUSTICE,WHILEALLOFTHEMHAVEAMISERABLECHILDHOOD,ITISTHESAME222THELONELYCHILD,ANOTHER“ORPHAN”THECHILDRENWHOHADAFAMILY,BUTINREALITYTHEIRCHILDHOODWASALONELY,ISOLATED,UNHAPPYEXISTENCETHE
22、SECHILDRENAREANOTHERKINDOF“ORPHANS”WECANSEEINDICKENSSWORKS,SUCHASFLORENCEANDPAULINDOMBEYANDSONINDOMBEYANDSON,FLORENCEANDPAULARETWOMAINCHARACTERSWHOAREALSODESERTEDCHILDRENINNAME,THEYHADAFAMILY,BUTINREALITYTHEIRCHILDHOODWASALONELY,ISOLATED,UNHAPPYEXISTENCETHEIRMOTHERDIEDSHORTLYAFTERPAULSBIRTHFLORENCEW
23、ASBROUGHTUPENTIRELYBYANURSEANDHOUSEKEEPERSSHEDESIREDHERFATHERSLOVE,BUTONLYTOSEEHERFATHERSCRUELTYTOANDNEGLECTOFHERSHERAN,“ORPHANED”,AWAYFROMHERHOMEFLORENCECOULDNTGETHERFATHERSLOVELETALONEFAMILYEDUCATIONANDHERBROTHER,PAUL,WASSENTTOSCHOOLBYTHEIRFATHER,HEWASNOTVIEWEDASASONORALOVEDONE,BUTASABUSINESSPARTN
24、ER,SO,JUSTLIKEHISSISTER,FLORENCE,LITTLEPAULCOULDNTOBTAINHISFATHERSTRUELOVE,NEITHERQUOTEDINKITTONFREDERIC,1979INTHISNOVEL,DICKENSCRITICIZESTHECOLDNESSANDINDIFFERENCEOFDOMBEY,THEFATHER,ANDEXPRESSESHISWISHTHATTHESOCIETYANDPARENTSSHOULDGIVECHILDRENMORELOVEANDWARMFAMILIESWECANSEETHESESELFISHANDEGOPARENTS
25、INTHEOTHERFICTIONSOFDICKENS,INBLEAKHOUSE,WHICHISFILLEDWITHBADPARENTS,FOREXAMPLEESTHERSAUNT,LADYDEDLOCK,MRSJELLYBY,THEBRICKMAKER,ANDMRTURVEYDROPWHATASTUPIDNAMEIBETDICKENSDISLIKETHEMATTHEFIRSTSIGHT,BECAUSETHEIRNAMETHEYAREGENERALLYUSETHEIRCHILDRENFORSELFISHREASONS,THUSPREVENTINGTHEHAPPINESSANDDEVELOPME
26、NTOFTHOSECHILDRENTHISPOORPARENTING,INTURN,CREATESDISILLUSIONEDCHILDREN,THUSPERPETUATINGTHEORIGINALNEGLECTORABUSEINTHISWAY,BADPARENTINGUNDERMINESALLOFSOCIETYQUOTEDINWANGXIUJUAN,20094HEREISANOTHERUNLUCKYGIRL,WHOISANORPHAN,BUTSHEHASBEENADOPTEDINHERBABYTIME,SHEDOESNTLACKMONEY,ANDSHEOWNSTHEOTHERPEOPLESRE
27、SPECTANDLOVE,HOWEVER,SHEISNOTHAPPY,MAYBESHEFEELSHAPPY,WHOSENAMEISESTELLAINGREATEXPECTATION,IPUTHERINTHE“LONELYCHILD”,BECAUSESHEDOESNTHAVEHARDTIMEINHERCHILDHOOD,ALTHOUGHSHEISANORPHANASATOOLOFMISSHAVISHAM,ESTELLAHELPTHEDESERTEDWIFETOHURTTHEOTHERINNOCENTBOYSHEART,LIKEPIP,ANDMARRYAROUGHANDSELFISHHUSBAND
28、LATER,SOMETIMESITHINKSHEISATRAGEDY,ANDALSOSHECAUSESTHEOTHERTRAGEDY,INSPITEOFMISSHAVISHAMSRESPONSIBILITY,ITHINKSHEDESERVEITTOOTHATISWHYIBELIEVESHEISA“LONELYCHILD”,BECAUSESHEDOESNTLOVEANYONE,SHEALSOCANTFEELTHESWEETNESSOFLOVETHEORPHANSMAYBENOTFEELLONELY,SUCHASHAMINDAVIDCOPPERFIELD,IBELIEVEHEHADAHAPPYCH
29、ILDHOOD,BECAUSEHELOVETHEOTHERPEOPLEANDTHEOTHERPEOPLECAREABOUTHIMTOO,BUTTHELONELYCHILD,LIKEPAULINDOMBEYANDSON,MUSTBEAN“ORPHAN”,THATISMOREPAINFULMAYBEITISRELEVANTTODICKENSSOWNCHILDHOOD,WHOFEELSLONELYWHENHEWORKEDINWORKHOUSE,WHILEHEHADNEVERBEENANORPHAN3THECREATIONOFCHILDRENSIMAGES31SOCIALBACKGROUNDANDTH
30、ECHILDRENSCONDITIONTHEINDUSTRIALIZATIONBEGANINBRITAININTHEMID1800S,ENGLANDWASFORTUNATETOHAVEANABUNDANCEOFPEOPLE,PLENTYOFWEALTH,SUFFICIENTNATURALRESOURCES,ANDNEWINVENTIONS,ENGLANDDURINGTHISTIMEEXPERIENCEDNEWINVENTIONSONEAFTERANOTHER,WHICHSIGNIFICANTLYENHANCEDEFFICIENCY,ANDDECREASEDLABORINTENSITYCHILD
31、REN,HOWEVER,WEREABUSEDEVENMORESEVERELYINFACTORIESMOREOVER,THROUGHOUTTHEINDUSTRIALIZATIONTHEREWASSTILLLIMITEDOPPORTUNITYFOREDUCATION,ANDCHILDRENWEREEXPECTEDTOWORKEMPLOYERSCOULDPAYACHILDLESSTHANANADULTTHEREWASNONEEDFORSTRENGTHTOOPERATEANINDUSTRIALMACHINES,ANDSINCETHEINDUSTRIALSYSTEMWASCOMPLETELYNEWTHE
32、REWERENOEXPERIENCEDADULTLABOURSTHISMADECHILDLABOURTHELABOUROFCHOICEFORMANUFACTURINGINTHEEARLYPHASESOFTHEINDUSTRIALIZATIONBETWEENTHE18THAND19THCENTURIESANDASARESULTOFTHEINDUSTRIALIZATION,HUGENUMBERSOFTHEWORKINGCLASSDIEDDUETODISEASESSPREADINGTHROUGHTHECRAMPEDLIVINGCONDITIONS,WHICHMADEMANYCHILDHOMELESS
33、OLIVER,LITTLEDICK,NOAHCLAYPOLETHEDODGERANDCHARLEYBATESWERETHEPRODUCTSOFTHISTIMEQUOTEDINFREDERIC,1947THECHILDREN,HOWEVER,WEREOFTENVERYYOUNG,THEWORKWASDIFFICULTANDTHEWAGESWERELOW,THISOFTENRESULTEDINPHYSICALANDMENTALDAMAGEANDITWASNOLONGERPOSSIBLEFORTHECHILDRENTODEVELOPFREELYBY1850LONDONALONECONTAINED15
34、,000TO20,000HOMELESSDRIFTERS,ANDIN1839ALMOSTONEHALFOFALLTHEFUNERALSINTHECITYWEREFORCHILDRENUNDERTHEAGEOFTENQUOTEDINFREDERIC,1947DICKENSVERYCLEARLYEXPRESSESHISATTITUDETOWARDSCHILDLABOR,WHENYOUNGDAVIDSAYS”HOWCANIEASILYBETHROWNAWAYATSUCHANAGE”THISISANUNAMBIGUOUSSTATEMENTAGAINSTCHILDLABORANDEXPLAINSHOWU
35、SELESSANDSENSELESSITISTOSENDYOUNGCHILDRENTOWORKAMEREWASTEOFHUMANBEINGSFURTHERMORE,THECONDITIONSUNDERWHICHTHECHILDRENHADTOWORK,WEREMOSTLYVERYBADONESTHISISALSOEXPRESSEDINTHENOVEL,WHENDAVIDDESCRIBESHISPLACEOFEMPLOYMENTASA“CRAZYOLDHOUSEABUTINGWITHWATERANDMUDANDOVERRUNWITHRATS”THECHILDRENOFTENSUFFERNOTON
36、LYFROMPHYSICAL,BUTALSOFROMMENTALDESTRUCTIONANDPSYCHOLOGICALDAMAGE,BECAUSEOFTHEHORRIBLECONDITIONSTHEYWEREEXPOSEDTOTHOUGHDICKENSPROBABLYKNEWTHATHEWOULDNOTBEABLETOCHANGETHEREALITYOFHISTIMESBYMENTIONINGTHEMINHISBOOK,HEPOSSIBLYJUSTWANTEDTODRAWSOMEATTENTIONTOTHEMANDMAKEHISREADERSTHINKABOUTWHATWASGOINGONIN
37、THEWORLDOFINDUSTRIALISMANDHOWTHECHILDRENWERETREATEDQUOTEDINJORNFORSTER,1872DICKENSBEGINSOLIVERTWISTWITHTOPICALSATIRE,POORCHILDRENILLFED,RICHADULTSOVERWEIGHT,ATTACKINGTHECONTROVERSIALNEWSPOORLAWANDTHEUNREASONABLEWORKHOUSESYSTEMIN183738INENGLANDTHEREWEREMASSIVEPROTESTSAGAINSTTHELAW,THEPOORLAWWASWIDELY
38、REGARDEDASOPPRESSIVE,ALAWWHICHMADEPOVERTYACRIMEANDWHICHIMPRISONEDTHEPAUPERIN”POORLAWBASTILES”QUOTEDINFREDERIC,1947INOLIVERTWIST,THEREISASCENE,ATSUPPERTHATEVENING,AFTERTHEMORALALLOTMENT,OLIVEADVANCEDTOTHEMASTERANDASKEDFORMOREHISINNOCENTREQUESTOFTHEMASTER,“PLEASE,SIR,IWANTSOMEMORE”“WHAT”SAIDTHEMASTERA
39、TLENGTH,INAFAINTVOICE“PLEASE,SIR,”REPLIEDOLIVER,”IWANTSOMEMORE”“MRLIMBKINS,IBEGYOURPARDON,SIROLIVERTWISTHASASKEDFORMORE”“FORMORE”SAIDMRLIMBKINS”COMPOSEYOURSELFBUMBLE,ANDANSWERMEDISTINCTLYDOIUNDERSTANDTHATHEASKEDFORMORE,AFTERHEHADEATENTHESUPPERALLOTEDBYTHEDIETARY”“HEDID,SIR,”REPLIEDBUMBLE“THATBOYWILL
40、BEHUNG,”SAIDTHEGENTLEMANINTHEWHITWAISTCOAT”IKNOWTHATBOYWILLBEHUNG”QUOTEDINCHARLESDICKENS,1838THESCENEOFOLIVERSASKINGFORMORECLAIMSUNIVERSALADMIRATIONAHUNGRYBOYASKSFORANOTHERBOWLOFTHINGRUELFORMERESURVIVAL,THUSOPPOSINGTHERIGIDWORKHOUSESYSTEMTHATISFIRMLYCONTROLLEDBYTHEUTILITARIANSPIRITTHESITUATIONEVOKES
41、INTHEREADERSASTRONGSENSEOFSYMPATHYTOWARDSTHEBOYANDASTRONGSENSEOFHORRORAGAINSTTHESYSTEMDICKENSAIMSTOEXPOSETHEBRUTALFACTSOFHOWSMALLBOYSINAWORKHOUSEWEREBULLIED,STARVED,ANDDISPOSEDOFUNDERACALLOUSPHILOSOPHYBECAUSEOFTHESOCIALBACKGROUND,THEREARESOMANYDESERTEDCHILDREN,SOMEOFTHEMSHOULDHAVETHEIROWNHAPPINESS,W
42、HILETHEINDUSTRIALIZATIONLIKEANEVILSNAKE,SWIMACROSSTHEBRITAINLAND,ENGULFTHEOLDVILLAGES,ANDLEAVETHEHOMELESSWANDERPEOPLEAROUNDTHEOLDCOUNTRYINDICKENSSNOVELS,WECANSEETHEJUDGMENTOFINDUSTRIALIZATIONANDTHEEVILOFFACTORYBECAUSEINTHEFACTORIES,THEREARETOOMANYUNFAIR,TOOMANYPAIN,TOOMANYHOMELESSCHILDRENBYDESCRIPTI
43、ONOFTHELABOURWORKERSLIFE,WECANBEMUCHEASIERTODISCOVERTHECRIMEOFMID19THINENGLANDANDMUCHBETTERUNDERSTANDTHEFEELINGSOFCHILDREN32THEAUTHORSSYMPATHYFORCHILDRENSOMESCHOLARSHAVEBELIEVEDTHEFACTTHATTHECREATIONOFTHECHILDRENCHARACTERSHASACLOSERELATIONSHIPWITHBOTHDICKENSSPERSONALBACKGROUND,ESPECIALLYHISCHILDHOOD
44、EXPERIENCE,ANDSOCIALBACKGROUNDNOWLETSTALKABOUTTHEAUTHORSOWNCHILDHOOD,FRANKLYNOTONLYDICKENS,LOTSOFWRITERSWRITINGHASACLOSECONNECTIONWITHTHEIROWNCHILDHOODEXPERIENCESBECAUSETHEIRCHILDHOODEXPERIENCESREFLECTTHEIRURGENTDEMANDWHILE,CHARLESDICKENSHASAMUCHMOREPAINFULCHILDHOOD,THISISWHYHEISTHEBESTATCHILDCHARAC
45、TERPORTRAYALCHARLESDICKENS,ONEOFEIGHTCHILDRENINHISFAMILY,WASBORNINPORTSMOUTHENGLAND,ONFEBRUARY7,1812HISEARLYYEARSWERESPENTQUITEHAPPYANDATEASEINSMALLSEASIDETOWNSINSOUTHERNENGLANDHISLIFECHANGEDCOMPLETELY,HOWEVER,WHENTHEFAMILYMOVEDTOLONDON,WHEREHISFATHERWASSOONSENTTODEBTORSPRISONASARESULT,YOUNGCHARLESH
46、ADTOWORKATASHOEBLACKINGFACTORY,AHUMILIATINGEXPERIENCETOTHESENSITIVEBOYTHOSELONELY,HUNGRYDAYSHADLEFTANINERADICABLEBITTERREMEMBRANCEINTHEREMAINDEROFHISLIFESHADESOFHISCHILDHOODAREREPEATEDLYMANIFESTEDTHROUGHOUTGREATEXPECTATIONS,DAVIDCOPPERFIELD,OLIVERTWISTSUCHEXPERIENCESENDEDDICKENSINNOCENTCHILDHOOD,AND
47、ALSOWASEVIDENTLYTRACEDTHEINTENSESYMPATHYWITHTHEOPPRESSEDPOOR,HELPLESSCHILDRENTHEREFORE,THEEXPERIENCESOFCHILDHOODNOTONLYSHAPEDICKENSCHARACTERANDEMOTION,BUTALSOPROVIDETHEMATERIALSANDTHEMEFORHISNOVELSSOMEOFCHARACTERSLIKEOLIVETWIST,DAVIDCOPPERFIELD,ANDLITTLEPIP,BECOMEFAMOUSFIGURESTHROUGHOUTTHEWORLDALLTH
48、ATBECAUSEHEISSINCEREANDPUTALLHISEMOTIONSINTHESECHARACTERSQUOTEDINLIUWEIFENG,20106IAMWITHINTHREEPAGESOFTHESHORE,ANDAMSTRANGELYDIVIDED,IFIWERETOSAYHALFWHAT“COPPERFIELDMAKESMEFEELTONIGHT,HOWSTRANGELY,ISEEMTOBESENDINGSOMEPARTOFMYSELFINTOTHESHADOWYWORLDTHISISTHEFEELINGWHENDICKENSWASWRITINGTHEDAVIDCOPPERF
49、IELDINEVERFORGETTHAT,IWILLNEVERFORGETTHAT,IWILLNEVERFORGETTHATMYMOTHERHADSOEAGERLYWANTTOSENDMEBACKTHISISTHECOMPLAINTTOHISMOTHERWHENHEWASTOLDTHATHEWOULDBESENDBACKTOTHESHOEBLACKINGFACTORYNOWORDSCANEXPRESSTHESECRETAGONYOFMYSOULASISUNKINTOTHISCOMPANIONSHIPCOMPAREDTHESEHENCEFORCEEVERYDAYASSOCIATESFELTMYHOPESOFGROWINGUPTOBEALEARNEDANDDISTINGUISHEDMAN,CRUSHEDINMYBOSOM,THEDEEPREMEMBRANCEOFTHESENSEIHADNEVERTOBEBROUGHTBACKANYMORE,CANNOTBEWRITTENANDTHISISTHEFEELINGWHENTHEAUTHORWORKEDINTHEFACTORYQUOTEDINCHARLESDICKENS1994ALLTHESEWORDSARESINC
