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1、The greatest Representative of English critical realismCharles DickensLife Experience Major WorksDistinct Features of His NovelsHis Life ExperienceDickens was born on February 7,1812, in Portsmouth and spent most of his childhood in London and Kent, both of which appear frequently in his novels.His
2、father, a poor clerk in the Navy Pay office, was put into prison for debt when young Charles was only 12 years old. He had to give up schooling to work in a underground cellar. His bitter experience was reflected in many of Dickens novels. In 1827,Charles entered in a laywers office, and two years l
3、ater, he become a Parliamentary reporter for newspapers.From1833,Dickens began to write occasional sketches of London life, which were later collected and published under the title Sketches by Boz.The First PeriodIn 1836-1841,period of youthful optimist; fun, high spirit, nave optimism. At this stag
4、e, Dickens believed that all the evils of the capitalist world would be remedied if only men treated each other with kindliness, justice, and sympathetic understanding. Dickens thought that the whole social question would be solved if only every employer reformed himself according to the model set b
5、y the benevolent gentlemen in his novels. This native optimism is characteristic of the pretty-bourgeois humanitarians of the time.Major WorksSketches by Boz (The first book)The Pickwick Papers Oliver Twist Nichois NicklebyThe Old Curiosity ShopBarnaby RudgePlot of Oliver Twist Olivers birth ：of unk
6、nown parentage Maltreated by Bumble ,the parish people In London ,he falls into the hands of a gang thieves. Rescued by Mr. Brownlow Kidnapped by the thieves Wounded in a burgling expedition，rescued by Mrs. Maylie and Rose. Adopted by Mr. Brownlow。A happy ending。Characteristics of the novel The nove
7、l exposes the inhumanity of city life under capitalism. It shows the extreme brutality and corruption of the oppressors and their agents and the helpless suffernings of the poor and oppressed。 Oliver is the only one who emerges happy and successful in the end. The happy ending comes as a result of D
8、ickenss optimistic belief in the inevitable triumph of good over evil.His achievement was in fact in presenting the underworld and problems of poverty to the well-off in a way rarely attempted previously.The Second Period1842-1850,Period of excitement, irritation and frustration: exposing the corrup
9、ting influence of wealth and power, optimism turned into dissatisfaction and irritation.Dickens second period began from 1842, the year after his first visit to America. Before the visit, Dickens thought of the United States as a world in which there were no class divisions and human relations were
10、humanitarian. But what impressed him most during his visit there was the rule of the dollar and the enormously corruptive influence of wealth and power. Dickenss nave optimism toward the capitalist society was profoundly shaken.Major WorksAmerican Notes Martin ChuzzlewitA Christmas CarolThe ChimesTh
11、e Cricket on the HearthDombey and SonDavid CopperfieldSomeone who is kind to others will be paid with kindness and evil willnot. The story deals with the life of David Copperfield from childhood to maturity. David is born in England in about 1820. Davids father had died six months before he was born
12、, and seven years later, his mother marries Mr. Edward Murdstone. David dislikes his stepfather and has similar feelings for Mr. Murdstones sister Jane, who moves into the house soon afterwards. Mr. Murdstone thrashes David for failing behind with his studies. Following one of these thrashings, Davi
13、d bites him and is sent away to a boarding school, Salem House, with a ruthless headmaster, Mr.Creakle. Here he befriends James Steerforth. David returns home for the holidays to find out that his mother has had a baby die and David has to return home immediately. Mr. Murdstone sends him to work in
14、a factory in London, of which Murdstone is a joint owner. The grim reality of hand-to-mouth factory existence echoes Dickensown travails in a blacking factory. His landlord, Mr. Wilkins Micawber, is sent to a debtors prison after going bankrupt, and is there for several months before being released
15、and moving to Plymouth. David now has nobody left to care for him in London, and decides to run away .lFirstDavid-the main role of the novel. His father died before he could be give a birth. His mother married Murdstone and became his stepfather. That is the start of his hard life. However after his
16、 endeavor, he married his lover Doraa beautiful and innocent girl. But not long after their marriage, Dora died of disease. At the end of the novel, he lived with Agness.lSecond Betsey Trotwood-Davids aunt. She is the key person who changed Davids life a lot. She is a rich , a little strange but also a kind woman. Her poverty was once conquered by Uriah. But just as the saying goes The evil will not triumph over the virtuous. she finally recapture her money by their efforts.Third Peggotty-Davids
