OLIVER TWIST雾都孤儿英文简介

• This is a kind man,he gives Oliver enough trust.And with the help of him,Oliver get out of the bad situation and have a good life.
THANKS!
Lifetimes Works
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The first period (1836-1841) feature：youthful optimism Sketches by Boz The Pickwick Papers Oliver Twist Nicholas Nickleby The Old Curiocity Shop Barnaby Rudge
OLIVER TWIST
Charles Dickens
(7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870), pen-name "Boz", was the most popular English novelist of the Victorian era and one of the most popular of all time. He created some of literature's most memorable characters. His novels and short stories have never gone out of print. A concern with what he saw as the pressing need for social reform is a theme that runs throughout his work.
• Nancy's moral complexity in several of the main characters and very unique.although he is aiso a thief, , but when she sacrifice their lives to protect Oliver who she is not very familiar with .Her behavior is very touching. There is not much description of Nancy but her world we can slightly feel it: helplessness, anger, and contradiction.
Main Characters
• Oliver Twist- The main character of the story. Oliver is an affection-starved little boy who will not commit crimes. He was abused as a young child, and only wants to be loved. His adventures make him the best of friends and the worst of enemies. • Fagin- The main antagonist in the story, “The Jew” takes Oliver under his wing and tries to make a pickpocket out of him. He is a powerful crime leader who has an affection for only money and will kill anyone who stands in his way. • Nancy- A woman who works for Fagin and tries to help Oliver which eventually leads to her death. he is passionate, caring, and loves Sikes, who eventually kills her. • Mr. Brownlow- A man who Oliver’s thief friends rob on the street. He takes Oliver in, and discovers his true parentage.
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Fagin (bad man) partners
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Oliver twist (hero)
Nancy (kindness)
Bill sikes (bad man)
happy life Mr.brownlow (nice)
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the third period（1851-1870）
• • • • • • • • • feature：intensifying pessimism A Child's History of England ） Bleak House Hard Times Little Dorrit A Tale of Two Cities Great Expectations Our Mutual Friend The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Oliver Twist, one of the most famousworks of Charles Dickens’, is a novel reflecting the tragic fact of the life in Britain in 19th century.
Oliver Twist, one of the most famousworks of Charles Dickens’, is a novel reflecting the tragic fact of the life in Britain in 19th century. Oliver Twist is about a boy named Oliver Twist, who escapes from an orphanage and meets a gang of pickpocketers in London. The novel is one of Dickens's most well-known works, and has been the subject of numerous film and television adaptations.
The second period (1842-1851)
• • • • • • • • feature：excitement and irritation American Notes A Christmas Carol Martin Chuzzlewit The Chimes The Cricket on the Hearth Dombey and Son David Copperfield
• The girl shook her head. “ I’m chained to him, bad as they are. I’ve gone too far to change my life now.” she looked nervously over her shoulder. “ I can feel those dreadful terrors again – vision of blood and death. I must go home.”
My Feeling
• About the book, I think, Dickens want to let the readers know the 19thcentury London’s darkness, terror, violence, and deception! And also want us to see a boy named Oliver who had a tragic life but don’t lose his kindness. For example “Give me back!” Oliver cried. “those books belong to the kind old gentleman who took me into his home. Send him back the