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雾都孤儿英文读后感

雾都孤儿,英文读后感

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雾都孤儿读后感英文版

ThefeelingsafterreadingOliverTwistOliverTwistisbasedontheexperienceofitsauthorCharlesDickens,whowrotemanypopularnovelssuchasGreatExpectations,ATaleofTwoCities,AChristmasCarol,DavidCopperfield,BleakHouseandsoon.AndthebookismainlyabouttheexperienceofanorphannamedOliver.

Oliver’smotherdiesjustafterhisbirth,sohehastospendhisfirstnineyearsinabadlyrunhomeforyoungorphansandthenistransferredtoaworkhouseforadults.Aftertheotherboysbullyhimintoaskingformoregruelattheendofameal,theparishbeadle,Mr.Bumble,offersfivepoundstoanyonewhowilltaketheboyawayfromtheworkhouse.OlivernarrowlyescapesbeingapprenticedtoabrutishchimneysweepandiseventuallyapprenticedtoMr.Sowerberrywhoisaundertaker.Oliverattackshisotherapprenticebecausetheguymakesdisparagingcommentsabouthismom,andheincurstheSowerberrys’wrath.Desperate,OliverrunsawayandtravelstowardsLondon.

OliverisstarvedandexhaustedwhenhemeetsJackDawkins,whotalksanddresseslikeagrownmanthough

heisn’tolderthanOliver.JackoffersOlivershelterintheLondonhouseofhisbenefactor,Fagin.ItturnsoutthatFaginisacareercriminalwhotrainsorphanchildrentopickpocketsforhim.Afterafewdaysoftraining,Oliverissentonapickpocketingmissionwithtwootherboys.Whenheseesthemswipeahandkerchieffromanelderlygentleman,Oliverfeelshorrifiedandrunsoff.Heiscaughtbutnarrowlyescapesbeingconvictedofthetheft.Mr.Brownlow,whosehandkerchiefwasstolen,takesthefeverishOlivertohishomeandnurseshimbacktohealth.Mr.BrownlowisstruckbyOliver’sresemblancetoaportraitofayoungwomanthathangsinhishouse.Oliverblossomshimselfthere,buttwoadultsinFagin’sgang,BillSikesandhisloverNancy,captureOliverandreturnhimtoFagin.

FaginsendsOlivertoassistSikesinaburglary.Oliverisshotbyaservantofthehouseandistakeninbytwowomen,Mrs.MaylieandheradoptednieceRose.TheygrowfondofOliverandspendanidyllicsummerwithhiminthecountryside.ButFaginandamysteriousmannamedMonksaresettorecapturehim.Meanwhile,itisrevealedthatOliver’smotherleftbehindagoldlocket

whenshedied.Monksobtainsanddestroysit.WhentheMayliescometoLondon,NancymeetssecretlywithRoseandinformsherofFagin’sdesigns,butamemberofFagin’sgangoverhearstheconversation.WhenwordofNancy’sdisclosurereachesSikes,hebrutallymurdersNancyandfleesLondon.Pursuedbyhisguiltyconscienceandanangrymob,heinadvertentlyhangshimself.

WiththeMaylies’help,Mr.BrownlowconfrontsMonksandwringsthetruthaboutOliver’sparentagefromhim.ItisrevealedthatMonksisOliver’shalfbrother.Theirfather,Mr.Leeford,wasunhappilymarriedtoawealthywomanandhadanaffairwithOliver’smotherAgnesFleming.Mr.BrownlowforceshimtosignoverOliver’ssharetoOliver.Moreover,itisdiscoveredthatRoseisAgnes’youngersister,henceOliver’saunt.Faginishungforhiscrimes.Finally,Mr.BrownlowadoptsOliver,andtheyretiretoablissfulexistenceinthecountrysidewiththeMaylies.

AfterreadingthebookOliverTwist,Idon’tthinkOliverisabelievablecharacter.Althoughheisraisedincorruptsurroundings,hispurityandvirtueareabsolute.Ontheotherhand,OliverspeaksinproperKing’sEnglishwhile

otherpauperchildrenuseroughCockneyslang.

ComparedwithOliver,IappreciatethecharacterNancymore.Sheisimmersedinthevicescondemnedbyhersociety,butshealsocommitsperhapsthemostnobleactwhenshesacrificesherownlifeinordertoprotectOliver.Nancy’smoralcomplexityisuniqueamongthemajorcharactersinOliverTwist.Thenovelisfullofcharacterswhoareallgoodandcanbarelycomprehendevil,suchasOliver,RoseandMr.Brownlow,andcharacterswhoareallevilandcanbarelycomprehendgood,suchasFagin,SikesandMonks.OnlyNancycomprehendsandiscapableofbothgoodandevil.Herultimatechoicetodogoodatagreatpersonalcostisastrongargumentinfavorofincorruptibilityofbasicgoodness,nomatterhowmanyenvironmentalobstaclesitmayface.Nancy’sloveforSikesexemplifiesthemoralambiguityofhercharacter.AssheherselfpointsouttoRose,devotiontoamancanbe“acomfortandapride”undertherightcircumstances.ButforNancy,suchdevotionis“anewmeansofviolenceandsuffering”—indeed,herrelationshipwithSikesleadshertocriminalactsforhissakeandeventuallytoherowndemise.The

samebehavior,indifferentcircumstances,canhaveverydifferentconsequencesandmoralsignificance.InmuchofOliverTwist,moralityandnobilityareblack-and-whiteissues,butNancy’scharactersuggeststhattheboundarybetweenvirtueandviceis