Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, 2020, 3(7); doi: 10.25236/AJHSS.2020.030717.
Siyu Yuan
China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100083, China
As critical realism writers, Mark Twain and Dickens have many similarities in writing style and language style. To verify this point of view by comparing their works and analyzing the reasons for it in combination with their historical background and life experience will help deepen the understanding of critical realism literature and promote the study of comparative literature.
Comparative analysis, Critical realism, Charles dickens, Mark twain
Siyu Yuan. A Comparative Analysis of Charles Dickens and Mark Twain. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2020) Vol. 3, Issue 7: 154-159. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2020.030717.
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