【正确答案】：
DICKENS’ EARLY NOVELS ARE RELATIVELY STRAIGHTFORWARD AND THE OBJECTS OF HIS ATTACK ARE EASILY RECOGNIZABLE, AND ONCE THE ABUSE HAS BEEN OVERCOME, THE WAY IS OPEN TO A HAPPY CONCLUSION. THE LATER WORKS SHOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF DICKENS TOWARDS A HIGHLY CONSCIOUS ARTIST OF THE MODERN TYPE. THE PHYSICAL SETTINGS HERE ARE SOMETIMES A MIXTURE OF CONTEMPORARY AND THE RECOLLECTED PAST. THE STORIES, THOUGH USUALLY DOUBLE — OR MULTIPLE-PLOTTED, ARE MUCH BETTER STRUCTURED  AND THE INSTITUTIONS ARE IMPORTANT NOT ONLY IN THEMSELVES BUT AS METAPHORS FOR A REPRESSIVE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY.
【题目解析】：本题考查狄更斯早期作品与后期作品的不同。狄更斯早期的小说比较直截了当，他的辩驳对象也很容易辨认。一旦克服了这种辱骂，往往会有一个愉快的结局。从后来的作品中我们可以看出狄更斯逐渐发展成为一名具有现代风格的高度自觉的艺术家。这些故事，虽然通常是双重或多重情节，但结构要好得多，这些制度不仅在其本身，而且作为一种压抑的社会心理的隐喻，都很重要。