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Abstract
Charles Dickens is a great master of critical realism in nineteenth century. His works
have great influence on world literature. In his works, he depicted the social life of Victorian
Age in nineteenth century, and exposed social phenomenon. His works gave strong smack of
social reality. His favorite work David Copperfield has been recognized as Bildungsroman.
By analyzing David Copperfield from the perspective of Bildungsroman，this thesis
mainly deals with the process of the growth of David Copperfield, which reflects the
realization of individual ideal in the Victorian Age. The thesis is made up of four parts. The
first chapter is introduction of Dickens, the main achievements of David Copperfield at home
and aboard in recent years and the thesis statement. The second part chapter briefly introduces
the concept of Bildungsroman. The third chapter makes a general overview of realization of
David‘s ideal. The fourth chapter draws the conclusion that the growth connection with
knowledge, money, social standing and love and marriage in Victorian Age. This thesis was
significant for us to study the relationship between one‘s growth and social background.
Keywords: Charles Dickens; David Copperfield; Bildungsroman;
摘 要
查尔斯•狄更斯是十九世纪伟大的批判现实主义作家。他的作品对世界的文学产生了巨大而深远的影响。他的作品表现了英国十九世纪维多利亚时期的社会生活，揭露了该时期繁华背后下的黑暗与罪恶，深刻批判了资本主义世界的糜烂与道德沦丧。他的作品《大卫•科波菲尔》是一部成长小说，通过这部小说我们将了解这一时期的个人理想主义。
本文力图通过对成长小说和大卫•科波菲尔个人理想实现过程的研究，讨论维多利亚时期个人理想的实现。本论文共分四部分。论文的第一部分介绍作者狄更斯，近年来国内外学者对《大卫•科波菲尔》研究的文献综述及文章论述。第二部分介绍成长小说。第三个部分写大卫•科波菲尔遭遇的事件及个人理想的实现。第四部分综述维多利亚时期知识、金钱、社会地位、爱情婚姻与个人理想的联系。本论文对研究个人成长与社会背景间的关系具有重要意义。
关键词：查尔斯•狄更斯；《大卫•科波菲尔》；成长小说；
Table of Contents
I. Introduction............................................................................................................................1
1.1 An Introduction to Charles Dickens..............................................................................1
1.2 Thesis Statement ...........................................................................................................5
II. The Concept of Bildungsroman...........................................................................................6
2.1 The Origin of Bildungsroman........................................................................................6
2.2 The Definition of the Bildungsroman............................................................................7
2.3 The Characteristics of the Bildungsroman.....................................................................8
III. The Process of the Realization of David’s Ideal..............................................................10
3.1 Cruel Mr. Murdstone and Clara‘s Death.......................................................................10
3.2 Salem House – A Boarding School...............................................................................10
3.3 Working in the Warehouse............................................................................................11
3.4 David‘s ―Friend‖, James Steerforth..............................................................................11
3.5 Dora‘s Death.................................................................................................................12
3.6 Greedy Heep.................................................................................................................13
3.7 David‘s Autocriticism...................................................................................................13
3.8 Achievement of Money, Social Standing, Love and Marriage.....................................14
IV. Conclusion...........................................................................................................................15
Works Cited...............................................................................................................................16
I. Introduction
Charles Dickens is one of the greatest English writers during the period of the Victorian.
The vivid description of his novels in nineteenth century England in his work is accurate and
profound. He influences many novelists from the late Victorian even to now. This part
includes his life, the literature review of David Copperfield and the thesis statement.
1.1 An Introduction to Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens is generally considered to be the most important English novelist of the
nineteenth century. He completed many novels and short stories in his over 30 years‘ writing
career. Millions of readers, with various origins and ages and tastes, have taken enormous
pleasure in his work. They craved for each new part of his serialized novels, which were
