从狄更斯笔下的儿童形象看其人道主义思想

Understanding humanitarianism through young children characters in literary works by Charles Dickens

儿童是狄更斯许多小说中着力刻画的一类人物形象,是十九世纪英国社会底层小人物和弱势群体的代表。本文简要介绍了狄更斯的人生经历对塑造儿童形象及对其人道主义思想形成、发展的影响。在此基础上,侧重分析其笔下的儿童形象体现出的人道主义思想的重要内涵,从而让人们对狄更斯的精神世界有更深入的理解。

Young children characters are a central part of Charles Dickens＇ literary works. They represent the unimportant and the weak in the British society in the 19th century. This essay briefly discusses the influence of Dickens＇ life experience on the creation of young children characters and on the formation and development of his humanitarianism.