综观国内，针对这两部作品，学术界在对其主题、人物形象及艺术特色等方面已取得了较丰富的研究成果，而从“成长小说”的角度来研究它们则是近年来出现的一个热点。例如， 徐玉...

The core of Dickens’s works is humanitarianism of equality, liberty and universal love. Compared with his early works, his post-stage works have more embedded themes and mature narrative techniques....