一、引言作者狄更斯身处英国工业革命时代,当时英国刚开始工业革命,经济中心从农村开始向城市转移。因为那个时代为大变革时代,英国的整体经济情况和人们的思想都在发生着改变。在那个时代,资本家的目的就是获得最大的经济利益,所以就有资本家提出这样的说法,假如全英国的人都去追逐利益的话,必然会促进英国的全面发展。基于这个时代背景,在小说第一章中我们就可以得出这样的结论,虽然很多人愿意收养奥列弗,但是他们都有自己的目的所在,那就 I. Introduction The author Dickens was in the era of British industrial revolution, when the United Kingdom began the industrial revolution and its economic center shifted from the countryside to the cities. Because that era was a time of great change, the overall economic situation in Britain and people’s thinking were undergoing changes. In that era, the purpose of the capitalist was to obtain the maximum economic benefit. Therefore, some capitalists put forward such an argument. If all the people in Britain go after their interests, they will surely promote the all-round development of Britain. Based on this background of the times, we can conclude in the first chapter of the novel that although many people are willing to adopt Oliver, they all have their own purposes