Stylistic Analysis on Oliver Twist Written by Charles Dickens
My Reflection on Oliver Twist
My Reflection on Oliver Twist学号：081040713姓名：张婷Abstract: Oliver Twist is one of Dickens’masterpieces, which has reflected the real and terrible life of London underworld. It has given expression to the evil that lies in the novel, and exposes the darkest, filthiest phenomenon. This paper will mainly analyze the protagonist’s characteristics and hope to have a better understanding of the critical realist skills in Dickens’ novels.Oliver Twist is written by British writer Charles John Huffman Dickens, who was the greatest critical realism novelist in the 19th century of the Great Britain. Oliver Twist is one of his masterpieces, which has reflected the real and terrible life of London underworld. It has exposed the darkest social phenomenon. Using an orphan’s personal experience this novel well condemned and criticized the hypocrisy and darkness of the capitalist law. And it has exposed the crimes of the society.As a whole, Oliver Twist is a story telling how Oliver Twist survivedthe terrible and dark society and leads a happy and decent life in the end. Oliver was the real representative of people who lived the bottom of the society. Oliver was an abandoned baby struggling in the orphanage for 9 years. At first he followed a parish clerk. Then he was sent to a coffin shop owner as an apprentice. Because he was unbearable hunger, poverty and humiliation, he fled to London, but fell into a gang of thieves. There he was forced to be a pickpocket. Someday, he was mistaken as a thief and was put into the police. he was taken in by a not poor man named Mr. Brownlow. Unfortunately, he was imposed to the den of thieves again. A kind female thief Nancy sympathized with Oliver, despite of the head of the thief's surveillance and threats, and informed Mr. Brownlow that Oliver was his grandson whom had found for a long time. Nancy was killed by the thief leader, and then police rounded up the den of thieves. Oliver was finally able to reunite with their family and led a happy and successful life. Though during his growth, he suffered a lot, he always kept a heart of kindness and thanksgiving.After reading this novel, I was deeply impressed by the little boy. Oliver is a boy of kinds of virtues. Just as Dickens insisted when he created the work, that life is a combat between vice and virtue, and vice is bound to be defeated by virtue. Virtue is one of the most important aspect in the novel. The writer mainly expresses virtue in the innocent and poor persons such as the protagonist Oliver, and, Nancy. Oliver and, Nancy arethe two typical heroes. Here I mainly talk about the virtue in Oliver. Oliver is a kind-hearted, innocent, brave, honest and strong-willed boy. I think these are just what virtue is in this little boy. My analyses of Oliver’s characteristics are as follows.He is kind. His kindness can be showed in many aspects. He seemingly treated everybody kindly. First, although in face of the thieves, he also showed kindness to them. The most obvious one is to Fagin. Fagi n was deceitful, he didn’t believe in anybody. He treated the other thieves fiercely. He was also a money-mad. “He looked at the jewelry with pleasure, then replaced them what a good thing hanging is he murmured.” This is the scene. He not only felt sad for his companions, but also afraid that the other thieves might betray to him. How a bad man he was. If other little thieves did not steal good and precious things, he would treat them coldly and even cruelly. As another scene shows, Fagin got very angry to Dodger and charley Bates, and even knocked them down the stairs and sent them to bed with no dinner. He abused them just because they had returned with nothing stolen. He also treated Oliver badly. When he was counting and enjoying his hidden treasures, he caught that Oliver waked up and carelessly saw this thing. He madly and beastly picked up a long piece of wood and hit Oliver hard on the shoulders with stick. Even though he was so bad, Oliver also keep a kind attitude to him. After Fagin was sent into the prison, Oliver even paid avisit to him and told him that he would prey for him. How kind Oliver was. Secondly, before monks, he also showed an attitude of kindness. Monks was Oliver half brother, but he treated Oliver bad. Monks wanted to hold all the in heritance, therefore Monks tried to kill Oliver. Monks hated his half brother very much. He instigated Fagin to kill Oliver. Even though Monks did like that, Oliver didn’t have a grudge against Monks. Monks finally got forgiveness from Oliver. After all have been proved, all the money should have gone to Oliver alone, Monks shouldn’t get the money from the inheritance by law. But as to Oliver’s kindness, Monks was given the other half of money and what’s more. How kind a boy! Was there anyone who could do like Oliver? Looking at some people in our society, they quarrel with each other and the become enemies with each other. Unluckily, we can’t meet such kind person like Oliver I think. In the dark society where Oliver lived, he also kept a heart which was kinder than ours.He is innocent. This word innocent can be understood in two sides namely “无辜的and天真的”. The two aspects can also be showed in the little boy. First, he was无辜的. His innocence can be seen obviously. From the moment that he was born, he was doomed to be innocent, because his mother was regarded to have done something shameful. When he first came to the world, his mother died. In his after life, he couldn’t get love and care. He was a pitiful boy. In the underworld society,he could not make his livings by himself. Even he done something wrong, there should be no ground for blame. Let alone he did not do hard to others. Second, he was “天真的”. When he arrived in London with no money, there was nobody who he knew. When Dodger “helped” him, and introduced Fagin to him saying “I know a very nice old gentleman there who will let you live in his place and not even ask you for money.” Oliver was deeply grateful for this offer of shelter and talked for a long time with his new “friend”. To the end, there was nobody teaching him how to escape being taken in.He is brave. When he was asked to sleep in the room with coffins after he was sent to a coffin shop, he behaved not so freighted that he could not sleep. When the little master Noah insulted his mother, he dared to hit him. Here he used all strength to beat Noah. What is the strength that he could make such a decision? Intense feeling of anger has deprived him of his reasons; he does not allow the others to his mother's slightest insult. His bravery can be proved when he asked more to eat. “Oliver went up to the master with his bowl in his hand. He felt very frightened. “Please, sir, I want some more”. The master, a fat, healthy man, turned very pale. He looked at the little boy in front of him with amazement. “What?” he asked at last, in a faint voice. “Please, sir,” replied Oliver, “I want some more.” Not like others succumbed to authority, Oliver was brave enough to challenge authority. He, who only depended on a poorhouse to survive, can have such courage, how commendable! In addition, when he could n’t bear the sufferings in the coffin shops, he decided to flee away to London, and so he did. His bravery was more than most children. Just remember he was a 10 years old boy.He is strong-willed. Though he was a little boy and suffered a lot in this vicious society, he did not give in. Faced with the coldness and cruelty of others, he starved to live on. Though he came from sufferings, he never loss themselves. It is the same with Nancy and Rose. In their heart, goodness and trueness are still alive.He is filial. Oliver was an orphan. Even though he did not see or know his mother, he loved his mother likewise. There would be no one who insults his mother.This can be reflected in the following scene. In the coffin shop, Noah asked him about his mother. Noah asked, “Workhouse, how’s your mother?” “She’s dead.” replied Oliver, his face going red; Noah hoped that Oliver was going to cry, so he continued. “What did she die of, Workhouse?” “Of a broken heart, I was told.” A tear rolled down Oliver’s cheek, “Why are you crying, Workhouse?” Oliver remained silent, and Noah continued said “You know, I feel very sorry for you, Workhouse, but the truth is your mother was a wicked woman.” Oliver seemed suddenly to wake up. “What did you say?” “She was so bad it was lucky she died, or she would have ended up in prison, or hung.” Hi s face bright red with anger, O liver jumped up, seized Noah’sthroat, and shook him so violently that his teeth nearly fell out. (This comes from the original words) From this event, we can see Ol iver’s pure love for his mother. This showed his filial obedience to his mother.These are almost Oliver’s virtues. Dickenson created such a miserable but perfect boy in his work, not only to reflect the real society at that time and criticize the darkness of the capitalist society, but also to tell the readers a common learning, that is, the triumph of good over evil and once going through the rain, you will finally see the beautiful rainbow and welcome a happy life.Bibliography：1.狄更斯.雾都孤儿.牛津大学出版社,外语教学与研究出版社,19922.英语大书虫世界文学名著文库雾都孤儿伊犁人民出版社, 2001。
A review of Oliver Twist
A review of Oliver TwistOliver Twist, one of the most famous works of Charles Dickens’, is a novel reflecting the tragic fact of the life in Britain in 18th century. The book was originally published in Bentley's Miscellany as a serial, in monthly installments that began appearing in the month of February 1837 and continued through April 1839. George Cruikshank provided one steel etching per month to illustrate each installment.Oliver Twist is the first novel in the English language to center throughout on a child protagonist and is also notable for Dickens' unromantic portrayal of criminals and their sordid lives. An early example of the social novel, the book calls the public's attention to various contemporary social evils, including the workhouse, child labor and the recruitment of children as criminals. Dickens mocks the hypocrisies of the time by surrounding the novel's serious themes with sarcasm and dark humor. The novel may have been inspired by the story of Robert Blincoe, an orphan whose account of his hardships as a child laborer in a cotton mill was widely read in the 1830s.Like many of his later novels, its central theme is the hardship faced by the dispossessed and those of the outside of toilet society. Oliver himself is born in a workhouse and treated cruelly there as was the norm at the time for pauper children, in particular by Bumble, a parish council official or beadle The story follows Oliver as he escapes the workhouse and runs away to London. Here he receives an education in villainy from the criminal gang of Fagin that includes the brutal thief Bill Sikes, the famous artful Dodger and Nancy, Bill whore. Oliver is rescued by the intervention of a benefactor - Mr. Brownlow - but the mysterious Monks gets the gang to kidnap the boy again. Nancy intervenes but is murdered viciously by Sikes after she has showed some redeeming qualities and has discovered Monk sinister intention. The story closes happily and with justice for Bumble and the cruel Monks who has hidden the truth of Oliver parentage out of malice. Accusations were made that the book glamorized crime (like the ewgate Group of the period) but Dickens wisely disassociated himself from criminal romances. His achievement was in fact in presenting the underworld and problems of poverty to the well-off in a way rarely attempted previouslyThe hero of Oliver Twist, a poor, innocent orphan boy, stands out in this story as the main character but it is the supporting characters that allow this novel of much content to develop a much more satisfying and believable theme. With "Good V.S. Evil" as one of the major conflicts, in such categories are the secondary characters found as well. Three main auxiliary characters of Oliver Twist aid the elaboration of the story; these significant characters are Mr. Brownlow representing purity, integrity and goodness, Nancy as partially righteous, partially villain and lastly on the other extreme of the scale: Fagin, the symbol of evil, corruption and manipulation. Throughout the story we are introduced to each of these characters through an omniscient point of view, and are able to categorize them according to their personalities, thoughts and actions. With their differing levels of honesty and social status, each of them play a crucial role in the development of the story's theme.As most of the author's characters, Mr. Brownlow too, is brought out with an indirect presentation but it is not long after introducing him that his wholesome goodness is revealed to us. Though at first he accuses Oliver of thieving, his concern over Oliver's welfare on the street is a direct hint of his innocence which successfully helps him convince Oliver to board at his house. A generous and trusting man he was, perhaps too good a man to be true; but with all the malicious characters in the story, a heroic and pure persona was needed to ensure a happy ending. With honesty and great wealth as his prime qualities, he assists Oliver in his times of need and demonstrates to society with an exemplary touch, the attributes of a perfect citizen. As the positive extreme in both social status and benevolence, Mr. Brownlow is a definite aid in the development of the theme throughout the novel. Nancy, for us, must be the weakest character. Trapped between wanting to help Oliver evade Fagin's exploitation and her dedicated love for Sikes; she fails to survive to the end as she is convicted and ironically murdered by her own husband : Sikes, a brutal and abusive man. But there is a great need for this secondary character in the story, she serves not only as a tie between the scenes at the different house holds but as well she is the only hope of salvation for Oliver. Without her, Oliver may have never had the chance to grow up in a loving home and learn to be proper in his actions and pure in the soul. Even though her ununderstandable love for Sikes is honest most of the time, her own soul held an even greater devotion to Oliver, for she gets her own husband drunk and comes to Oliver's rescue. Nancy sees in Oliver the innocence of her ownchildhood being robbed by Fagin's deceiving malpractice. Nancy provides the story with a second chance for Oliver into a proper, honest world. It costs her, her life, but she prospers in helping Oliver as well as doing a lot of justice for society. Able to save Oliver from evil and putting evil itself in prison, Nancy triumphs above all her devilish acquaintances and is the pivoting point of Oliver's return to safety. Not only as a way to introduce new plots in the tale, but as well as the theme's greatest support, she is a genial character that could have only been created after much planning and thought.Fagin was a Jew described by the author in such a manner that one may think Dickens were racist to some extent. His beliefs of Jew's were that a Jew seldom thieves, but is worse than a thief when he encourages others to thieve. In his opinion, "In every town there is a Jew, resident or tramping;... if a robbery is effected, the property is hid till a Jew is found, and a bargain is then made." Fagin is described in such a style in this tale that one is almost forced to dislike his character. Old, ugly and a "Jew", Fagin is associated with principal atmospheric devices that give the novel unique power. Not only does Fagin seek to capture Oliver forever by making him an accomplice in crime, but it also seems that he has supernatural powers to seek him out of wherever his good friends may hide him. Truly the antagonist, Fagin and his amoral forces are to Oliver as the devil himself is to a sinless human. Even though highly complex and interpretive in its content, "Oliver Twist", like an escape story, where the bad guy gets what he deserves and the good guy lives happily ever after, its main plot follows this same pattern. Fagin, as he deserves, ends up in prison and goes mentally insane, while Oliver, the innocent young boy, gets a great home and a loving family. But Fagin is not all vile, because after going to jail, where he realizes that all his stolen goods will do him no good now, he gives Oliver back what was once his, his mother Agnes' ring; which in turn unleashes Oliver's ancestry and gives the story a more coherent plot. It is the complex secondary characters of this story that permit it to reach out and touch all the levels of society; these being the rich, the poor and the man in the middle. These same three characters are what grant this story with a theme that captures reality in the midst of England's nineteenth century. As revealed throughout the tale, England's nineteenth century was an epoch of much poverty and great social problems which resulted in a society of two opposing classes: the wealthy and the poor. Within these two classes lay two other opposing forces: the good and the bad. In the same way that good and badexist within all classes in the novel, the same thing can be said about real life. What the theme of this story says about reality is that in today’s society, it doesn't matter whether you are rich or poor, educated or not, most competent human beings possess the ability to judge right from wrong and are therefore free to make whatever choices in their lives they wish to make, provided though, that they can live with the consequences of their decisions. In Oliver's case, even just as a very young boy, he too was able to judge right from wrong and ends up choosing not to steal. As a result of his decision, young Oliver is given a happy home and a promising future. On the other hand, Fagin's judgment is not so proficient and concluding, he remains with nothing but insanity and a solemn life in jail 'till his last day comes about.For me, the nature of goodness is one of the most necessary character for a person. Goodness is to humans what water is to fish. He who is without goodness is an utterly worthless person. On the contrary, as the famous saying goes, ‘The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose’, he who is with goodness undoubtedly is a happy and useful person. People receiving his help are grateful to him and he also gets gratified from what he has done, and thus he can do well to both the people he has helped and himself.To my disappointment, nowadays some people seem to doubt the existence of the goodness in humanity. They look down on people’s honesty and kindness, thinking it foolish of people to be warm-hearted. As a result, they show no sympathy to those who are in trouble and seldom offer to help others. On the other hand, they attach importance to money and benefit. In their opinion, money is the only real object while emotions and morality are nihility. If they cannot get profit from showing their ‘kindness’, they draw back when others are faced with trouble and even hit a man when he is down. They are one of the sorts that I really detest.Francis Bacon said in his essay, ‘Goodness, of all virtues and dignities of the mind, is the greatest, being the character of the Deity, and without it, man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing, no better than a kind of vermin.’That is to say a person without goodness is destined to lose everything. Therefore, I, a kind person, want to tell those ‘vermin-to-be’ to learn from the kind Oliver and regain the nature of goodness.。
雾都孤儿英文评价
雾都孤儿英文评价"雾都孤儿"（Oliver Twist）是查尔斯·狄更斯创作的一部经典小说。
以下是对这部作品的英文评价：1. "Oliver Twist is a timeless masterpiece that explores the dark underbelly of Victorian society. Dickens' vivid descriptions and rich characters bring to life the harsh realities faced by orphans in 19th-century London."2. "Oliver Twist is a compelling tale of survival, resilience, and the pursuit of justice. Dickens' storytelling prowess shines through as he tackles themes of poverty, social injustice, and the power of compassion."3. "This novel is a powerful indictment of the social inequality prevalent during Dickens' time. Oliver's journey exposes the hypocrisy and cruelty of the upper classes, while highlighting the plight of the impoverished and marginalized."4. "Dickens' ability to create memorable characters is on full display in Oliver Twist. From the lovable protagonisthimself to the despicable villains like Fagin and Bill Sikes, each character is intricately developed and adds depth to the story."5. "Oliver Twist is a thought-provoking narrative that remains relevant even today. Its exploration of poverty, crime, and societal injustices serves as a reminder of the importance of empathy and the need for systemic change."总之，"雾都孤儿"被认为是一部具有深度和影响力的文学作品，以其生动的描写、丰富的人物和对社会问题的批判而受到广泛赞誉。
An Analysis of the Characters of Oliver Twist 雾都孤儿人物性格分析
An Analysis of the Characters of Oliver Twist雾都孤儿人物性格分析Thesis statement: In this composition, I will share my views on the analyzing for Oliver Twist and its relationship with the characters in the work.AbstractCharles Dickens is one of the most prominent realists in English literature. Oliver Twist is One of Dickens’ most enduringly popular stories. The novel describes the tragic life of the poor people and reveals the darkness of workhouse in England. Oliver is one of the most successful characters in the novel. He is pure, kind, brave, even in the dark hostile environment; he still remained the perfect character. Dickens has a contradictory opinion about human nature. That is some people’s nature is born with good virtue and will not chan ge with the influence of environment such as Oliver while some people’s character is easily influenced by the environment, such as Nancy.This paper consist of five parts : firstly ,brife introduction to the works , the second part mainly ananlysis the Characters of Oliver Twist. the third part from the persperctive of social view ananlysis the works characters. the fourth part :the author , associated with morden society ,expose people indifferent and cold relationship . Finally, there will be a conclusion .Key words: purity; kindness; brave; nature.摘要查尔斯. 狄更斯是英国文学史上最著名的现实主义作家之一。
论文olivertwist
The Unique Visual Angles of “Oliver Twist”Abstract:“Oliver Twist”vividly describes all kinds of vices of the 19th century’s V ictoria Age and the living conditions of working people from the unique visual angles of workhouses and slums in East London District. The novel looks on life with children’s viewpoint and reflects reality in fairy tales pattern.Key words: unique visual angles; children; fairy tales《雾都孤儿》的独特视角摘要：《雾都孤儿》以济贫院和伦敦东区的贫民窟为独特的视角，生动地反映了十九世纪维多利亚盛世的伦敦的种种罪恶和劳动人民的生活状况；作品以儿童的眼光看待生活，用童话的模式反映现实社会。
关键词：独特视角；儿童；童话1．引言在英国近代文学史上，查尔斯．狄更斯（1812—1870）是继莎士比亚之后英国最伟大的文学家，是批判现实主义的创始人和最杰出的代表。
他生活在完成了“光荣革命”的英国，国家政治结构趋于稳定，社会矛盾主要是资产阶级与劳动人民之间的劳资矛盾。
一方面资本主义的发展为英国带来了开疆拓土、飞速发展的黄金时代；另一方面这种发展的代价是无产阶级的血泪。
狄更斯对资产阶级的贪婪、虚伪及其统治机构的腐败进行了无情的揭露和谴责，对被压迫、被侮辱、被损害的下层人民寄以深切的同情，对十九世纪上半期的英国社会生活作了高度的艺术概括。
他勇敢地抗议社会的不公，并唤起社会舆论，推行社会改革，使处于水深火热的贫民得到救助。
Social Influences in Oliver Twist
Social Influences in Oliver TwistAbstract：Oliver Twist is one of Charles Dickens’most famous novels of critical realism.Through the contrast with the modern social reality, the paper discusses the enlightenment which we get from the novel. The paper also expounds the impact which the novel brings to the social development, including negative and progressive influences. Finally, a conclusion is drawn that Oliver Twist has a far-reaching social influence.Key words:Oliver Twist;Victorian Age; Social Reality;Social InfluenceⅠ.Social Influences in Oliver TwistIntroductionOliver Twist, subtitled The Parish Boy’s Progress, is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens, published by Richard Bentley in 1838. The hero of this novel was Oliver Twist, an orphan, who was thrown into a world full of poverty and crime. He suffered enormous pain, such as hunger, thirst, beating and abuse. Dickens specifically showed the terrible life of the people at the bottom of society in this novel.Oliver Twist was a serious literary which contains many social problems existing in Victorian Age. As Oliver Twist was a social novel, it tried to call the public’s attention to various contemporary evils, including the Poor Law. This novel was set in the time when the Poor Law which stated that poor people should work in workhouse, child labor and the recruitment of children as criminals had just passed.In Oliver Twist, Dickens mixed realism and merciless satire into one way to depict the effects of industrialism on 19th century in England and to criticize the bitter Poor Law. In the novel, Dickens also attacked the hypocrisy and flaws of institutions, including the society’s government, the laws and criminal system and their ways to deal with poor people. Meanwhile, Dickens points out the sorrow inflicted by those systems and their deep injustice.At the same time, Oliver Twist’s social influence was very significant for the people who live in the modern society of 21st century. Therefore, this paper mainly talks about the social problems and social influence of Oliver Twist through the deep analysis of social reality in Victorian and modern society.Ⅱ. Social Influence in the NovelA.Negative Influence reflected in the NovelAlthough the Great Britain became the most stronger nation after the Industrial Revolution on the surface, but there were many social problems at the same time. In the Oliver Twist, Dickens showed two major social problems: money-worship and hypocrisy.At that time, poor children lived a tragic life and suffered from hunger and abuse. Among them Oliver Twist was the luckiest one as he was finally adopted by a kind person. In Oliver Twist, Dicke-ns exposed the social problems which concealed in the society and told us that money-worship and hypocrisy always existed. By desc-ription of the lower class in Britain, Dickens tried to arouse people’s sympathy for the poor people of the lower class.B. Progressive Influence to the development of societyOliver Twist was like a mirror lit up every corner of the British, revealed the social darkness and inequality in capitalism. Thus it had a great progressive significance to the development ofsociety. Because of the social reform, social problems had been im-proved to some extend. In modern society, Britain has become a nation of social welfare with the rapid development of economy. It is one of the earliest countries that established social security system in the form of legislative and it is also a typical high welfare state. After WWⅡ, Britain has issued a series of social security acts, such as the social insurance, social relief, social benefits. All these acts have ensured people’s basic rights. Besides, there are all kinds of charity and church organizations to those in needing support. As to the labors, their rights can get well protection and respect due to the overall development of the economy and society. And for the working class, their working and living condition all have improved and they have much more rights than before.While many great changes have happened in Britain, the gulf between the rich and the poor still exist. The orphans still suffer from hunger and thirst and have no education. Therefore, Oliver Twist still have very deep reference influence in today’s social problems.First, to recover the nature of goodness which Dickens praised in Oliver Twist. Francis Bacon said in his essay, “ Goodness, of all virt ues and dignities of the mind, is the greatest, being the character of the Deity, and without it , man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing, no better than a kind of vermin.”Nowadays, young children often lack persistence and confidence to overcome difficulties. They are always protected by their parents and couldn’t bear failure. But if young people wantto overcome problems in the future, they need a brave heart. Just like the old saying says, “Failure is the mother of success.” Everyone should learn fr om Oliver’s kindness, persist-ence and confidence.Nowadays, as people have experienced many cheating, people barely trust each other. If things go on like this, our society will lead to a doom day. So education is the most important weapon for changing these things and it is the most important factor on the dev-elopment of one country. Political stability and economic prosperity both seems to have connect with education. So the government should improve the education policies to ensure that every child has an equal right to go to school and a serious of laws should be issue-d to protect their educational rights.Children attend school at an early age and are taught to learn many kinds of things. Among them moral education should be the most important. As the society is full of enticement of money, peo-ple don’t believe the existence of the goodness in humanity. People are turning greedy, hypocrisy, selfishness and darkness in their heart. What is worse, the distance between people is becoming more and more far away.Oliver Twist also call our attention that man is created equal. In the novel, the lower class were looking upon by the upper class, they barely had right in economy and politics. While nowadays, this condition has changed a lot through the government’s efforts. Tod-ay’s China is a little bit like the Britain at that time: fast growth in economy and sharp contradiction between the rich and the poor. Here a large number of lessons can be drawn for the novel and our government should take measures to improve the rights of people, especially working people.In general, Oliver Twist is a signal novel in all the literary works. It not only guides people, who live in the modern society, to keep away from crime and to be a good man at any time. Oliver Twist indeed educates people and has a great social influence to so-ciety both in and abroad.。
The review of Oliver Twist
The Review of Oliver Twist08外语系教学一班20081601310 李腾梅Oliver Twist, one of the most famous works of Charles Dickens’, is a novel reflecting the tragic fact of the life in Britain in 18th century.The author who himself was born in a poor family wrote this novel in his twenties with a view to reveal the ugly masks of those cruel criminals and to expose the horror and violence hidden underneath the narrow and dirty streets in London.The hero of this novel was Oliver Twist, an orphan, who was thrown into a world full of poverty and crime. He suffered enormous pain, such as hunger, thirst, beating and abuse. While reading the tragic experiences of the little Oliver, I was shocked by his sufferings. I felt for the poor boy, but at the same time I detested the evil Fagin and the brutal Bill. To my relief, as was written in all the best stories, the goodness eventually conquered devil and Oliver lived a happy life in the end. One of the plots that attracted me most is that after the theft, little Oliver was allowed to recover in the kind care of Mrs. Maylie and Rose and began a new life. He went for walks with them, or Rose read to him, and he worked hard at his lessons. He felt as if he had left behind forever the world of crime and hardship and poverty. How can such a little boy who had already suffered oppressive affliction remain pure in body and mind? The reason is the nature of goodness. I think it is the most important information implied in the novel by Dickens-he believed that goodness could c onquer every difficulty. Although I don’t think goodness is omnipotent, yet I do believe that those who are kind-hearted live more happily than those who are evil-minded.The story described in Oliver Twist illustrates the evils of the Poor House's of the time and the corruption of the people who work there. It also shows the depths of London's crime with an emphasis on petty robbery and picks pocketing.The main evil character of the novel, Fagin, also referred to as "The Jew", is characterized as a money pincher with no true affections. His main goals are to exploit the people around him so he can better his station and strengthen his power. Fagin himself represents the evils of greed. Oliver, on the other hand, is the complete opposite. Innocent, and loving, Oliver represents all that is good in society. He abhors the thought of stealing, violence, or mistreatment of any sort, and though he is eager to please will not go against the morals instilled in him. He genuinely cares for others around him, and will do anything to make someone want to keep him.Oliver Twist is a story about the battles of good versus evil, with the evil continually trying to corrupt and exploit the good. It portrays the power of Love, Hate, Greed, and Revenge and how each can affect the people involved. The love between Rose and Harry in the end conquers all the obstacles between them. The hate that Monks feels for Oliver and the greed he feels towards his inheritance eventually destroys him. The revenge that Sikes inflicts on Nancy drives him almost insane and eventually to accidental suicide. Dickens' wide array of touching characters emphasizes the virtues of sacrifice, compromise, charity, and loyalty. Most importantly, though the systemfor the poor is not changed, the good in Dickens' novel outweighs the evil, and the main characters that are part of this good live happily ever after.For me, the nature of goodness is one of the most necessary character for a person. Goodness is to humans what water is to fish. He who is without goodness is an utterly worthless person. On the contrary, as the famous saying goes, ‘The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose’, he who is with goodness undoubtedly is a happy and useful person. People receiving h is help are grateful to him and he also gets gratified from what he has done, and thus he can do good to both the people he has helped and himself.To my disappointment, nowadays some people seem to doubt the existence of the goodness in humanity. They look down on people’s honesty and kindness, thinking it foolish of people to be warm-hearted. As a result, they show no sympathy to those who are in trouble and seldom offer to help others. On the other hand, they attach importance to money and benefit. In their opinion, money is the only real object while emotions and morality are nihility. If they cannot get profit from showing their ‘kindness’, they draw back when others are faced with trouble and even hit a man when he is down. They are one of the sorts that I really detest.Francis Bacon said in his essay, ‘Goodness, of all virtues and dignities of the mind, is the greatest, being the character of the Deity, and without it, man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing, no better than a kind of v ermin.’That is to say a person without goodness is destined to lose everything. Therefore, I, a kind person, want to tell those ‘vermin-to-be’ to learn from the kind Oliver and regain the nature of goodness. As a college student, I believe that everyone is born with good and honest. Goodness is to humans what water is to fish. People without goodness are an utterly worthless person. On the contrary, as the famous saying goes, ‘The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose’. I think it is the most important information implied in the novel by Dickens. He believed that goodness could conquer every difficulty. Although I don’t think goodness is omnipotent, yet I do believe that those who are kind-hearted live more happily than those who are evil-minded. Even though there still many people in our society who are both cruel and evil, the majority of us tend to be warm-hearted. The book Oliver Twist has made me aware of many tings. To sum up, being kind and not giving up is the secret of surviving.In all, I think we should relearn to love and care. A person who is with goodness undoubtedly is a happy and useful person. People receiving his help are grateful to him and he also gets return from what he has done, and thus he can do well to both the people he has helped and himself.。
经典文学欣赏--Oliver Twist
Oliver TwistOliver Twist is written by British writer Charles John Huffam Dickens in 1838. Dickens was born in Portsmouth in 1812. When he was a child, he had received education in a private school for a period of time. But he had not taken much formal ed ucation, essentially studying by himself. By the age of 12, Dickens’s father was jailed because of the debt problem. Then he was sent to London as an apprentice in a shoeshine field, where he had to work for 10 hours a day. Maybe because of this experience, Dickens’s work focused more on the life of social labor people. His work is still popular now and has a great influence in English literature.The hero of the novel is Oliver Twist who was an orphan. Everyday, he suffered from starvation and bully. At la st, he can’t ignore the abuse of the boss, he escaped to London along. Then the story began. As soon as he reached London, he was noticed by a thief gang. The head of the gang tried to make Oliver work for him. One day, when Oliver and a member of this gang called Bates were walking in the street, Oliver was arrested by the police because of a misunderstanding that a gentleman named Brownlow thought he had stolen his handkerchief. Infect Brownlow is one of his father’s friends. At last, he was set free unti l the owner of the bookshop proved that he was innocent. In the prison, he got badly hurt and Mr. Brownlow felt very guilty after he was set free. So Mr. Brownlow took him to his home to look after him. In Mr. Brownlow’s home, Oliver experienced the warm o f the family. But this was not the end of pain. The head of the thief gang called Fagin. To ensure that Oliver wouldn’t leak their secret, Fagin let Nancy and Sikes to catch Oliver back. While Mr. Brown went out one day, Nancy and Sikes caught Oliver. To make Oliver work for him, Fagin beat him cruelly. One midnight, Fagin asked him to steal a big house. To tell the owner, Oliver went the house though the window. But unluckily, the steward thought he was a thief and shoot at him. The real thief ran away and Oliver was abandoned. With a hurt body, Oliver crawling in the snow, didn’t know the way, he came back to the house again. At last, the owner Merry and her adopted daughter Ross take him in and offer shelter for him. Coincidentally, Merry was his aunt and they don’t know each other. One day, a person called Monks came to Fagin and told him that Oliver is his brother. His father left a large heritage and decided to give it to Oliver because of his unfilial unless Oliver was as unfilial as him that the heritage is given to Monks. To reach the goal, he let Fagin to help him to make Oliver an incurable criminal. While they were talking, Nancy heard it by accident, and he told it to Ross.When Ross was thinking how to deal with it, Oliver came to tell her that he found Mr. Brownlow. Then Ross and Mr. Brownlow began to discuss it. They met Nancy once again and to Mr. Brownlow got a surprising new that Monks is his old friend’s son. So he decided to talk with Monks, but what they talks was heard by Fagin and Fagin killed Nancy cruelly. The death of Nancy made the thief gang came to an end. Fagin was arrested and died soon. Monks was caught by Mr. Brownlow and he told everything. With the truth came out Mr. Brownlow adopted Oliver In the book, Oliver, Nancy and Ross are the represent of goodness. They all came from suffering, but they never loss themselves. In their heart, goodness and trueness are still alive. No matter how hard it is and what a hard life, we should neverlose ourselves.Choices about Oliver Twist1.Oliver Twist is written by____________ writer Charles Dickens in 1838.A. British B American C German2. Dickens was born in Portsmouth in_______.A 1812B 1813C 18113.Oliver was born into a life of __________ a workhouse in an unnamed town.A richness and happinessB health and happinessC poverty and misfortune4. Oliver can’t ignore the abus e of the boss, he escaped to _____.A BirminghamB LiverpoolC London5. Oliver was arrested by the police because of a misunderstanding that a gentleman named Brownlow thought he had stolen his________.A coatB handkerchiefC shoes6. In the prison, Oliver got badly hurt and Mr. Brownlow felt very _________after he was set free.A unhappyB satisfiedC guilty7. _______ paid Fagin to trap Oliver into a life of crime.A MonksB Mr. BrownlowC Merry8. The death of ____made the thief gang came to an end in Oliver Twist. Fagin was arrested and died soon.A NancyB Mr. BrownlowC Merry9. When the truth came out, ________ adopted Oliver.A RossB MonksC Mr. Brownlow10 The most important information implied in the novel Oliver Twist is that___A Goodness could conquer every difficulty and love can make the world go aroundB The society is full of evils and we can’t believe everyone.C The life of upper-class society is corrupt.Answers: BACCB CAACAOliver TwistOliver Twist is written by British writer Charles John Huffam Dickens in 1838. Dickens was born in Portsmouth in 1812. When he was a child, he had received education in a private school for a period of time. But he had not taken much formal education, essentially studying by himself. By the age of 12, Dickens’s father was jailed because of the debt problem. Then he was sent to London as an apprentice in a shoeshine field, where he had to work for 10 hours a day. Maybe because of this experience, Dickens’s work focused more on the life of social labor people. His work is still popular now and has a great influence in English literature.The hero of the novel is Oliver Twist who was an orphan. Everyday, he suffered from starvation and bully. At last, he can’t ignore the abuse of the boss, he escaped to London along. Then the story began. As soon as he reached London, he was noticed by a thief gang. The head of the gang tried to make Oliver work for him. One day, when Oliver and a member of this gang called Bates were walking in the street, Oliver was arrested by the police because of a misunderstanding that a gentleman named Brownlow thought he had stolen his handkerchief. Infect Brownlow is one of his father’s friends. At last, he was set free until the owner of the bookshop proved that he was innocent. In the prison, he got badly hurt and Mr. Brownlow felt very guilty after he was set free. So Mr. Brownl ow took him to his home to look after him. In Mr. Brownlow’s home, Oliver experienced the warm of the family. But this was not the end of pain. The head of the thief gang called Fagin. To ensure that Oliver wouldn’t leak their secret, Fagin let Nancy and Sikes to catch Oliver back. While Mr. Brown went out one day, Nancy and Sikes caught Oliver. To make Oliver work for him, Fagin beat him cruelly. One midnight, Fagin asked him to steal a big house. To tell the owner, Oliver went the house though the window. But unluckily, the steward thought he was a thief and shoot at him. The real thief ran away and Oliver was abandoned. With a hurt body, Oliver crawling in the snow, didn’t know the way, he came back to the house again. At last, the owner Merry and her adopted daughter Ross take him in and offer shelter for him. Coincidentally, Merry was his aunt and they don’t know each other. One day, a person called Monks came to Fagin and told him that Oliver is his brother. His father left a large heritage and decided to give it to Oliver because of his unfilial unless Oliver was as unfilial as him that the heritage is given to Monks. To reach the goal, he let Fagin to help him to make Oliver an incurable criminal. While they were talking, Nancy heard it by accident, and he told it to Ross.When Ross was thinking how to deal with it, Oliver came to tell her that he found Mr. Brownlow. Then Ross and Mr. Brownlow began to discuss it. They met Nancy once again and to Mr. Brownlow got a surprising new that Monks is his old f riend’s son. So he decided to talk with Monks, but what they talks was heard by Fagin and Fagin killed Nancy cruelly. The death of Nancy made thethief gang came to an end. Fagin was arrested and died soon. Monks was caught by Mr. Brownlow and he told everything. With the truth came out Mr. Brownlow adopted Oliver.In the book, Oliver, Nancy and Ross are the represent of goodness. They all came from suffering, but they never loss themselves. In their heart, goodness and trueness are still alive. No matter how hard it is and what a hard life, we should never lose ourselves.。
- 1、下载文档前请自行甄别文档内容的完整性，平台不提供额外的编辑、内容补充、找答案等附加服务。
- 2、"仅部分预览"的文档,不可在线预览部分如存在完整性等问题,可反馈申请退款(可完整预览的文档不适用该条件!)。
- 3、如文档侵犯您的权益，请联系客服反馈,我们会尽快为您处理(人工客服工作时间：9:00-18:30)。
Stylistic Analysis on Oliver Twist Writtenby Charles DickensAbstractOliver Twist belongs torealistic social critical novel. It is one of the very famous novels written by Dickens. Many books and works have been made to study it. However, few of them study it style, andin this novel, many stylistic means are used.Therefore,in this paper, the author chooses chapter ten as an example to analyses the style of the novel from stylistic view.Key words: Oliver Twist, realistic social critical novel, stylistics摘要《雾都孤儿》是一部批判现实主义小说, 是狄更斯主要代表作之一。
研究它的作品有很多，但很少有人文体学角度研究它，然而这部作品用了大量的文体学手法。
在论文中，作者以小说的第十章为例，从文体学角度评析这篇小说。
关键词: 《雾都孤儿》，现实主义批判小说，文体学Chapter 1 Semantic Deviation in Chapter Ten ofOliver Twist1.1 SatireSatire refers to the way of using humor to that someone or something is foolish, weak, bad, etc. It is a popular writing method widely used by Dickens inwriting Oliver Twist. Let see the following instants in the chapter ten of Oliver Twist.“Although Oliver had been brought up by philosophers, he …is the first law of nature.”Here the author uses it to satire the old Jew and his boys and maybe the previous churchwardens and oversees who brought little Oliver up and gave him a “perfect”tender. Those people have their own philosophy in dealing with people, but their philosophy is not the one we mention that in academic. The “Philosophy” used here to criticize the people who are good at stealing and dealing with people and thing in a filthy way.“…when the old gentleman was officiously dragged and pushed into …the pursuers.”“Stopped at last! A clever blow!”The people are so kind that they “dragged” and “pushed” the old gentleman into the circle. This sentence satires the good intention of the people. The phrase “clever blow” was used to satire how rude and callous the lubberly fellow to the little poor boy. The word “clever” should be used to describe the human beings. However it is used here to describe a blow. So the sentence uses personification method to satire the blow on the little poor boy.2.2 MetaphorMetaphor refers to a figure of speech containing an implied comparison, in which a word or phrase ordinarily and primarily used of one thing is implied to another. Here, in chapter ten, there are also some metaphors. Take the following sentences as the instants.“In an instant the whole mystery …rushed upon the boy’s mind.”At this time, Oliver got know the real career of the old Jew and his boys. What they are doing is just like mystery. Here, the author used mystery resembles the water in the river, rushing upon the boy’s mind. The word “rush”vividly and exactly describes the power of the mystery.2.3 SimileSimile refers to a direct comparison of one thing to another. The comparison is usually brought out by using “like”, “as”, “as if”, more than, resemble, suggest, may, what, more than, remind of, compare to. The followings are the examples taken from the chapter ten of Oliver Twist.“He had taken up …as hard as if he were….”This sentence is used to describe how the old gentleman concentrated on his book. As we have explained in the previous, the old man saw nothing and what he cares about is only his book. He was so fascinated with the book that he forgot where he was and as if he were in his elbow-chair in his own study.“He stood for a moment… he felt as if he were …to the ground.”This sentence vividly describes how confused and frightened the little boy was at that time. He at first didn’t know what his companies are doing. So at the time when he got know the truth, he was frightened and doesn’t know what to do. The only reflect is running away, leaving away and never come back.Chapter 2 Unusual Clause Theme in Chapter Tenof Oliver TwistUnusual clause theme belongs to grammatical deviation. Grammatical deviation is departures from normal grammar. The followings are some examples taken out of the chapter ten of Oliver Twist.“…so away he wentlike the wind…behind him.”In this sentence, the word “away” should follows after “went”, but the author put it ahead. This can emphasize how quickly Oliver ran. At the same time, it also indicated the fear of the little poor boy. Because he didn’t know at first what his companies do, and when he recognized the truth, he was frightened and didn’t know what to do.“Away they fly… out run the people … the cry.”In these sentences, the preposition of every sentence was put ahead the sentence. The author wrote them in this way to describe how fast and actively the people of all kind are interested in running after the thief. Through reading these sentences, we can image the scene vividly.Bibliography[1] Dickens, Charles. Olives Twist[M].上海:世界图书出版公司，2008.[3] 狄更斯.雾都孤儿「M].黄雨石译.北京:人民文学出版社，2001.[4] 刘世生，朱瑞青.文体学概论「M].北京:北京大学出版社，2006.[5] 秦秀白.文体学概论「M].长沙:湖南教育出版社，1990.。