David Copperfield

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 3
CHAPTER I. Charles Dickens and “David Copperfield” 5
1.1. The Representation of Charles Dickens’ Life 5
1.2.Relation between Autobiography and Literature 8
CHAPTER II. Analysis of the novel David Copperfield 18
2.1. Charles Dickens’ Critical Realism in David Copperfield 18
2.2.David Copperfield and its characters 22
CONCLUSION 31
GLOSSARY 32
REFERENCE 34

INTRODUCTION

The demand to learn a foreign language has been increasing day by day and the study of foreign languages is of great importance in strengthening international relations and diplomatic relations. The role of literature in the process of language learning is unique. Through literary texts it is possible to study not only the language, but also the culture of other countries. The development of realism in England in the 19th century is very specific in comparison with the same phenomenon in other European countries. The intense formation of capitalism defined the strong correlation of personality and society which lead to early shaping of critical realism in England. One of the most prolific representatives of this movement was Charles Dickens, the realist-writer.
The actuality of the course work. Charles Dickens, a great English writer after Shakespeare, is the most achieved representative of the English critical realism literature of the 19th century. Dickens is immortal, and his works vividly reproduce the social conditions of Victorian England. By making an analysis of the historical settings, especially the concrete personage images, and identifying the critical realism in the novel, this thesis aims to reveal and criticize the social issues in the early Victorian era in the middle of the 19th century. The hero David’s grief at separation and joy in union in David Copperfield reveals the true nature of the society from multi-level aspects. This typically shows the corrosion of money on marriage, family and society and exposes the evils of money. To expose and criticize the social problems in the mid of nineteenth century Queen Victoria era, we reveal the hidden Victoria beauty of the curtain Society to find out the real social appearance in the works. So the study of the details of the critical realism in David Copperfield has the special significance on the research of Dickens's emotional creation and understanding of the society at that time.