外国名著欣赏,“Oliver Twist”,Our Contents, About the author Main character Plot overview 0ur appreciation,Charles Dickens, a world-famous writer . When Dickens was 12 years old, his families was too poor to support themselves, for this reason, Dickens had to quit school and work in a blacking factory. Unfortunately, his father was put into prison for debating. Whats worst, the rest of his families eventually joined his father .From then on, Dickens lived on his own and continued to work at factory .The horrific conditions in the factory haunted(难以忘怀的) for the rest of his life, as did the experience of temporary orphan hood, which had been the great material to his world-famous masterpieces.,back,Olive Twist - An orphan born in workhouse.,Fagin -A conniving career criminal,Nancy - A young prostitute and the lover of Sikes,Bill Sikes -A brutal professional burglar,Mr. Brownlow -A well-off , erudite gentleman who serves as the first benefactor of Oliver.,Monks -A sickly ,vicious young man,back,Oliver Twist was born in a workhouse in 1830s England. His mother died just after Olivers birth . Apparently, Oliver will be a orphan and force to live in a workhouse . After the other boys bully Oliver into asking for more food at the end of meal , Mr. Bumble , the parish （教区）beadle（小吏）, offer 5 pounds to anyone who take the boy away from here. Eventually , Oliver apprenticed to a local undertaker (殡仪承办人) . But eventually Oliver run away at dawn and travel toward London. Unfortunately , in London , he is cheated to be a thief and suffers a lot .,Plot overview,Once, Oliver was sent to assist Bill in burglary and shot by a servant of the house ,but he was lucky to be saved by Mrs.Maylie and her niece Rose. In this case, Monks appears ,he is Olivers half-brother, who is set on recapturing (抓获)Oliver in the hopes of ensuring that Oliver is deprived of his share of the family inheritance(遗产).In the end, Mr. Brownlow finds out the truth and forces Monks to sign over Olivers share. Whats more, he adopts Oliver. Then Maylies and them retire to a blissful (幸福的)existence in the countryside.,appreciation This novel touches my heart deeply. I hold human sympathy on Oliver, who had traveled on foot, without a friend to help him or a roof to shelter his head .When Mr. Brownlow and Rose helped him escape from Monks maltreatment（虐待） and get the possession, he was grateful to them and seek ways to return their kindness. In the novel, what Oliver have done gives us deep impression. When Charley Bates and Sikes stole Mr. Brownlows things ,Oliver fell upon his knees at the Jews feet and beat his hands together in perfect desperation（绝望）.There is no denying that Oliver is a kind ,pious boy.,Also, another character drew my attention. That is Nancy. As a child of the streets ,Nancy has been a thief and drank to excess .At last she sacrificed her own life in order to protect Oliver ,because she revealed Monks plots. So Nancys moral complexity is unique among the major characters . After I read the “Oliver Twist”, I am regretful to Olivers fate. Besides, I am sinking into a question, whether a bad environment can irrevocably (不可避免地) poison someones character and soul. I like this book ,for one thing I learn that Dickens used his situation to criticize public policy toward the poor, for another the characters teach us what is good and what is evil.,That all !,If you are interested in this novel, you can watch the movie or borrow the book from the library. I hope you can enjoy it !,