大学英语本科（文化方向）论文题目
这是一篇自己写的论文大纲，指导老师看过认为还可以的。你可以照这个格式写。Charles Dickens’s Attitude to Revolution in “A Tale of Two Cities”Aim: To discuss whether “A Tale of Two Cities ” is a work of revolution intent or it is the author’s own nightmare。 Relevant Studies: 1。 Some Marxist critics treated “A Tale of Two Cities ”as a c...全部
这是一篇自己写的论文大纲，指导老师看过认为还可以的。你可以照这个格式写。Charles Dickens’s Attitude to Revolution in “A Tale of Two Cities”Aim: To discuss whether “A Tale of Two Cities ” is a work of revolution intent or it is the author’s own nightmare。
Relevant Studies: 1。 Some Marxist critics treated “A Tale of Two Cities ”as a complete and wholehearted sympathetic novel of the French Revolution。
2。 The British author George Orwell concluded that Dickens was very sure that revolution was a monster。
3。 Professor Sun Fali believes that Dickens loved Republic system though he depicted many horrible scenes of revolution。
4。 My opinion is that we should see his attitude from different aspects。 His attitude was varied in different situations。
Motivation: Many Marxist critics treated “A Tale of Two Cities” as a revolutionary intent。 Then why the revolutionist Madame Defarge was portrayed like a devil-like person? And why those who were sympathetic with the French Revolution like Dr Manette and Sydney Carton were prosecuted in the novel? Was the author’s attitude contradictory? In this paper I will make preliminary analysis of these questions。
Significance: This paper can help the readers to get a general idea of Dickens’s attitude to revolution。
Thus, they can understand the novel better。Outline:Thesis Statement: Dickens’s attitude to revolution was rather complex。
He believed that the revolution was the inevitable consequence of social oppression continued over centuries。
However, he preferred reform than violent revolution。 He hoped that the ruling class would reform themselves to avoid the revolution。
Audience: People who are interested in “A Tale of Two Cities”。1。 Back ground information of “A Tale of Two Cities”1。
1。 The brief introduction of “A Tale of Two Cities”1。2。 The definition revolution1。3。 The influence of “The French Revolution” to Charles Dickens。
2。 The author was sympathetic with the French Revolution。2。1。 The author was disgusted with the cruelty and ferocity of the ruling class。
2。2。 The author depicted the miserable life and showed great sympathy to the oppressed。2。3。 The author believed that revolution was bound happen。
3。 Charles Dickens was afraid of violent revolution。3。1。 The author used Gothic elements to show the horrifying atmosphere of revolution。
3。2。 The authors depicted many ideal figures to let the ruling classes model themselves on。 Thus, the revolution would be avoided。
3。3。 He tried very hard to show the great destruction of revolution to alarm the ruling class to prevent revolution。
Conclusion: Dickens’s attitude to the French Revolution showed a tendency to alternate in point of time。
However, his fundamental attitude remained the same。 He never condemned the French Revolution。 On the contrary, he believed that it was an inevitable result of cruel oppression。
Thus he was no more a revolutionist than a defender of the depraved social system。
References:Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities Beijing Foreign Language Press 1993Liu Bingshan(刘炳善) A Short History of English Literature Henan Henan People’s Publishing House 1993Wu Weiren(吴伟仁) History and Anthology of English Literature Beijing Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press 1998。收起
