TheSocialSignificanceDickens’sOliverTwistThesisstatement:ThisthesisisanalyzethesocialsignificanceDickens’sOliverTwist.1．1.1BiographyofCharlesDickens1.2SummaryOliverTwist2．ofnovel2.1DefinitionoffirstIndustrialRevolution2.2Theoffirst．ofCharles．ConclusionAbstract:InthenovelofOlivertakestheofinVictorianHeshowsrottenabsurdupperstrataorganizationUnitedKingdom#.hewasfilledwithofhopethatwilllivelife.Key；；lowclasspeople；firstRevolutionTheSocialSignificanceofDickens’sOliverTwist1.OliverTwist,oneofthemostfamousworksofCharlesDickensisanovelreflectingtragicoflifeinBritainincentury.TheauthorhimselfwasborninpoorfamilywrotenovelintwentieswithaviewtorevealtheuglyofthoseexposehorrorthedirtystreetsinLondon.1.1BiographyofCharlesDickensCharlesDickens,sonofJohnElizabethDickens,wasborninLandporton7,1812.JohnDickensworkedpayofficeinHefoundinCharles,thesecondofsevenwenttoJohnDickensfounditdifficultforhisgrowingfamilyonhismeagerIn1822thefamilymovedtoCamdeninLondonJohn.Dickens'becomesosevereallthehouseholdgoodsweresold.Stillsatisfyhiscreditors,DickenswasarrestedtoCharles,agedfoundworkatWarren'sBlackingFactory,paidsixaweekwrappingbottles.beingtoofJohnDickens'sdied.wasleftenoughinwillpayprison.SomeoftheinheritanceCharlesprivateschool,HouseAcademy.wasonlyamoderatetheoffifteenleftschoolfoundworkasanofficeboyinafirmofsolicitors.CharlesdislikedhedidenjoywalkingineveningobservingtheofLondon.CharleshewantedbecomeaacopyofBrachgraphytaughtshorthand.InagedashethattheofParliament.consideredmostpoliticianstotospendofthewithinthem".wasbysomeoftheMPsappearedtobeinterestedmaking#BritaininthesubjectofsocialreformstartedcontributingtotheSon.In1833DickensfirstpublishedintheMonthlyalsocontributingshorttoMorningChronicletheChronicle.ThesestoriesweresothattheywerepublishedbookentitledSketchesThepublisher,Hall,nowwritePickwickPapersintwentymonthlyinstallments.ThisfollowedbyOliverTwist,publishedinMiscellanyNicholas(1838-39),publishedmonthly.DickenswasthemostwriterinBritainandovernextfewyearshewroteaseriesofpopularnovelsincludingTheShop(1840-1),BarnabyMartinAChristmasCarol(1843).Dickensnowahecontinuedtoinsocialreform.WhileinAmericain1842hostsbycondemninginvestofhisinanewspaper,DailyNews.DickenseditorinfirsteditionpublishedheinDailywillbeprinciplesofprogressimprovement;ofeducation,civilreligiousequallegislation."TheDailynotcommercialsuccessandDickenseditor.hewastomeanscouldcommunicatehisonsocialreformandin1850beganeditingWords.Theweeklyhistory.increasetheofpeoplewillingtoHouseholdWords,italsoshortpieces.usedjournaltoserializethatwerewithsocialsuchashisHardTimes(1854)NorthandSouth(1855).By1851thetwenty-fourpageHouseholdWordswassoonsellingaweek.HouseholdWordsbetween18501859duringthattimecampaignedinofreformimprovementsintheeducationofthewasto1834PoorAmendmentwroteseveralontheworkhousesystem.DickenswasalsoconcernedwiththereformofWhenwithofHouseholdinheclosedreplaceditAlltheYearstillcoveredmainlyliterarymatters.SeveralimportantnovelswereinAllYearDickens'sownAofTwoCitiesExpectations(1860-61).journalpublishedofCollins'sWomaninWhiteThe(1868).DickenstopublishtheYearuntildeathJune8,1.2SummaryOliverTwistOliverTwist#isinaworkhouseinaprovincialHismotherbeenfoundsickinthestreet,sheOliverOlivercareofMr.BumbleinWhenittoOliver’slottoaskformoreonbehalfofallthestarvingchildreninheisthenapprenticedtoanSowerberry.AnotherapprenticeMr.Rowanberry’s,NoahClaypoleinsultsOliver’sdeadfrailOliverattackshim.However,runstoLondon.HereDawkinstheArtfulpickshimupasheiscalled.TheArtfulDodgerisamembertheJew’sgangofboys.FaginhastrainedtoArtfulDodgertakesOlivertoFagin’sdenintheLondonslums,andOliver,whoinnocentlydoesnotunderstandheisamongcriminals,becomesoneofFagin’sboys.withArtfulandanotherboyonOliversoherealizeswhatisgoingonthathe,twootherboysiscaught.victimofthethieves,oldbenevolentMr.Oliverfromarrestbringshimtowherehousekeeper,Mrs.Bedwinhimbacktolifehehadfallenforfirsttimeinlifeheishappy.withofthebrutalmurdererBillSikesFaginkidnapsOliver.todobyMr.OliveristakenburglaryexpeditioninthearediscoveredinthehouseofMaylieniece,OliverisSikesRoseMrs.MayliethewoundedWhentellsthemstorytheyhim,andwithWhilewithMrs.MaylieOliverdayMonkslookinghimthroughwindow.NancythatplottingagainstOliversomebribingcorrupthislearnssomekindofconnectionbetweenRoseandOliver;butafterhavingRose’sadviserandDr.itonstepsLondonBridge,sheisdiscoveredbyNoahClaypole,whointhemeantimehasbecomeamemberofFagin’sgang,andSikesmurdersher.OnhisfranticflightfromthecrimeSikesdramaticallyhangshimself.ofgangarearrested.FaginisexecutedOliverhasvisitedhimincellPrison.ArtfuliscourtsceneinheeloquentlydefendshimselfandMr.BrownlowdisclosesplotagainstOliver.MonksisOliverhalf

-brotherseekingalloftheinheritanceforhim.Oliver’sfatherwillstatethathewillleavemoneytoOliverontheconditionthathisreputationisclean.Oliver’sdeadmotherweresisters.receiveshisofinheritanceandawaytoHeinthere,andMr.BrownlowOliver2.ofnovel2.1DefinitionoffirstIndustrialRevolution#ThenoveltakesLondonasbackground,anorphan'sexperiencemainlineallofpeopleevents.AndittrulyreflectedofLondon,evenwholesociety.Itnotreflectedanorphan'spainedalsoreflectedofthelowerclasspeopleofitupperorganization'srottennessandAttimeofwritingOliverTwist,UnitedKingdomwasinfirstRevolutionperiod.Industrialwasatimeoffromhandproducts.Workersbecameproductive,itemsmanufactured,makingitemstheHolman,1986:125).2.2offirstIndustrialRevolutionThefirstIndustrialproducedoppositeclasses,industryLifegenerallyimproved,butthealsoharmful.Pollutionincreased,workingwerewomenmakingthemworklonghardhours.TheIndustrialwasatimefor，forbetter,fortheworse(ChenthatIndustrialRevolutionofthemostimportanteventsinTheIndustrialwithinaworkingpeopleworseoff.Itwasadisasterfortheworkingclasses.developedsorapidlythatalargeofrich,andsufferedfromandbecomeverythissituation,inoftoobservelife.ItissoimportanttochooseLondonwheretheinOliverTwist,Londonhasallofrepresentativecharacteristics,upperclasslivingaluxurylife,thelowerhavingnoright.Londonlikeamirrorreflectsvarietyofcontradictionsmaladiesinlife(Engels,1956:153).ChoosingpoorhousetheofthetestifiedaltitudesocietyOliverwasastheoutthatitwasOliverlivealifeofagonyDickensnotwherethepoorhouseis,histoemphasizethatthestoryissocommon.Oliver’sexperiencerevealedthehypocriticalofthebourgeoisie.Infact,nobodywaswillingtoofthechildren.Theyindirtychillysituation,theforever.Theoftheembezzlesfundsthatareusedchildren’sliving.Children'sdestinyisentrustedtoruthlessparasites,suchasMrs.Mann,townbeadlethedirectorsofboardofAllthemsohypocritical;theyareconcernedwiththeirbenefit.alsoconcentratingofofthehavingmoney.CharlesDickens,thewholeBourgeoisieworldbig(GaoJihai,3.ofCharles3.1descriptionofheroembodygoodnessofhumanInnovel,Charlesthefilthysmellpoorhouseintrulymiserablelifethatthepoorlived.theofupperstrataintheUnitedKingdom.hewasfilledwithakindofthatpeoplewouldlivealife.WefindsomeprovewerekindheartedsuchBrownlow,Mrs.Maylieon,wouldofOliverandOliverregardlessofthemostevilFaginandSikes,stilllightatlast.InCharlesDickens’sopinion,NancyandBateswhohavehealthyandonestnaturalinstinctsarejustpreysoftheUnitedKingdom’sdeformitysocialsystem.ofOliverTwistiscanpoisonsomeone’scharacterandsoul.Asthenovelprogresses,thecharacterwhobestcontradictorybroughtupbythatisscenethatRosemeetforfirsttime.pitifulthatshewouldmeetapurekindheartedgirlRose,shefeltsenseofinferiorityorinadequacy.WedeeptoNancy.Theisfullofthatareallcomprehendevil,asOliver,Brownlow;thatevilcanbarelycomprehendsuchFagin,Sikes,andMonks.OnlyNancycomprehendscapablebothandHerultimatetogoodacostisastronginoftheincorruptibilityofgoodness,noenvironmentalobstaclesitmayface.Baconinhisessay,‘Goodness,ofallvirtuesanddignitiesofthemind,thebeingtheoftheDeity,withoutit,ismischievous,wretchedthing,nobetterthanakindofvermin.TheofofforapersonJoyce,1977:219).istowhatwateristoHeiswithoutisanthecontrary,asthegoes,‘Thefragrancealwaysstaysinthehandthatgivestherosehewhoiswithgoodnessishappyhisaregratefulhimhealsogetsfromhedone,hedoboththepeoplehimself.theheroofmelodramaticnovelofOlivermeantappealoursentimentstoourOliverisnotheisraisedinsurroundings,hispurityandareabsolute.DickensusesOliver’scharactertochallengetheVictorianideathatarealreadyevilatbirth,arguinginsteadthatenvironmentofvice.Howsuchaboyoppressiveafflictionremainpureinbodyandmind?Intheauthor’sopinion,theistheofhumannature.#3.2ofsuchthievesasFaginandinthetosuggestkindheartednesswoulddefeatevilWhenFagininprison,CharlesletOliverthissinfulpeople.Sikeskilledonway,hefireandfeltthatwasanewlife.InCharlesDickensopinion,thelowclasspeoplewerepoor,andalthoughtheysuffered,theyloftys