霧都孤兒英文

Olivertwist邱軼斐21109215TheauthorMainCharactersOthercharactersSummaryCharlesJohnHuffamDickens,(1812.7.2–1870.6.9),wasthemostpopularEnglishnovelistoftheVictorianera,Hecreatedsomeofliterature'smosticoniccharacters,withthethemeofsocialreformrunningthroughouthiswork.Hisworksareintendedtoexposeandcriticizeallthepoverty,injustice,hypocrisy虛偽andcorruptionofthe19th-centuryEngland,particularlyLondon.1)SketchesbyBoz

?博茲特寫集?,thefirstbook2)ThePickwickPapers

?匹克威克外傳?3.OliverTwist

?奧克佛·特維斯特?，《霧都孤兒》4.NicholsNickleby

?尼古拉斯·尼克爾貝?5.TheOldCuriosityShop

?老古玩店?6.BarnabyRudge巴納比·拉奇OliverTwistThenovel’sprotagonist.Heisanorphanborninaworkhouse,andDickensuseshissituationtocriticizepublicpolicytowardthepoorin1830sinEngland.Thoughheistreatedwithcrueltyandsurroundedbycoarsenessformostofhislife,heisapious虔誠旳,innocentchild,andhischarmsdrawtheattentionofseveralwealthybenefactors.Histrueidentityisthecentralmysteryofthenovel.FaginAconnivingcareercriminal.Fagintakesinhomelesschildrenandtrainsthemtopickpocketsforhim.Heisalsoabuyerofotherpeople’sstolengoods.Herarelycommitscrimeshimself,preferringtoemployotherstodosuchthing.NancyAyoungprostituteandoneofFagin’sformerchildpickpockets.NancyisalsoBillSikes’slover.HerloveforSikesandhersenseofmoraldecencycomeintoconflictwhenSikesabusesOliver.Despitehercriminallifestyle,sheisamongthenoblestcharactersinthenovel.Intheend,shegivesherlifeforOliverwhenSikesmurdersherforrevealingMonks’splots.Mr.BrownlowAwell-off,erudite博學旳gentlemanwhoservesasOliver’sfirstbenefactor.Mr.BrownlowownsaportraitofAgnesFlemingandwasengagedtoMr.Leeford’ssisterwhenshedied.Throughoutthenovel,hebehaveswithcompassionandcommonsenseandemergesasanaturalleader.Agnes-Oliver’smotherwhodiedaftergivingbirthtoOliver.Theonlythingsheleftwasalocketwithhernameinscribed.Mr.Sowerberry-AcoffinmakerJackDawkins-“ArtfulDodger”isayoungaccomplishedthiefwhofindsOliverontheroadtoLondonandintroduceshimtoFagin.Monks-Oliver’selderbrother,don’tsplithisinheritance.

Mr.Sikes–AnotherevilcharacterwhoisamemberofFagin’sgang.WhokillNancy.RoseMaylie-TheadoptednieceofMrs.MayliewhoturnsouttobeOliver’sAunt.Sheiskind,loving,andagreatjoyinOliver’slife.Oliver’smotherhasbeenfoundverysickinthestreet,andshegivesbirthtoOliverjustbeforeshedies.Oliverhimselfisborninaworkhouseandtreatedcruelly.ThestoryfollowsOliverasheescapestheworkhouseandrunsawaytoLondon.There,heispickedupby“ArtfulDodger”,who’soneoftheJewFagin’sgangofboysandtakentoFagin’sdenintheLondonslums.Sincethen,hewastrainedtobeapickpocket.AfterOliveriscaughtbyanoldman,thevictimofthethieves,Mr.BrownlowrescueshimfromarrestandbringshimtohishousewhereforthefirsttimeinOliver’slifehefeelshappy.Unfortunately,OliveriskidnappedbyFagintodothesame‘job’again.FaginispromptedtodothisbytheMr.Monks,Oliver’shalf-brother.WhenOliverisshotandwoundedinthehouseofMrs.MaylieandRose.Theylethimsettlewiththem.OliverisadoptedbyMr.Brownlow.Finally,