The theme of poverty in Dickens' Novels

مقدم أطروحة جامعية

Abd al-Ghani, Awadiah Ali

مشرف أطروحة جامعية

Babikir, Yusuf Umar

الجامعة

جامعة أم درمان الإسلامية

الكلية

كلية الآداب

القسم الأكاديمي

قسم اللغة الانجليزية و آدابها

دولة الجامعة

السودان

الدرجة العلمية

ماجستير

تاريخ الدرجة العلمية

2007

الملخص الإنجليزي

This study discusses the theme of poverty in two of Dickens’ works : Great Expectations and Oliver Twist.

Since the economical and social factors had their impact on people's life, in Victorian England, a brief historical account is given to highlight the question of poverty and relate it to the topic of this research. The biographical aspect of Dickens’ life is exposed to show how Dickens’ own childhood came to be reflected throughout his works. Chapter four provides a general introduction to Dickens’ works and is accompanied by summaries of his two novels Great Expectations and Oliver Twist with emphasis on the theme of poverty.

This is followed by a thorough description and discussion of the theme of poverty in chapter five. In chapter six a comparison between the two novels is held.

The research concludes that Dickens, in these two novels, has achieved credibility in his portrayal of poverty which was prevalent in England during the Victorian Age, through realistic and accurate descriptions of the social life of the poor and the reflection of his own childhood. Dickens` all novels especially these two around which the research revolves, help in changing the society in general and in law acts and improving the educational environment in particular.

They also drew the attention to the deficiency of legal procedures especially in prisons during the nineteenth century.

التخصصات الرئيسية

الآداب

الموضوعات

• الفقر
• القرن التاسع عشر
• الأدب

عدد الصفحات

77

قائمة المحتويات

• APA
• MLA
• AMA

لغة النص

الإنجليزية

نوع البيانات

رسائل جامعية

رقم السجل

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