Oliver Twist雾都孤儿英文读后感

第一篇：Oliver Twist雾都孤儿英文读后感

Title: Oliver Twist

Author: Charles Dickens

Setting: The historical background of Oliver Twist

written by Charles Dickens happened in the

1830s in London.In those days, the society

was so dark and there was a big gap

between rich and poor.The setting has an

important effect on the story.Dickens uses his

hyperbolic irony and sentimentalism to create

characters currently residing in the underworld

of industrial London.Characters:

1.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.2.Mr.Sowerberry ,A coffin maker that Oliver was apprenticed to.He generally treated the boy well, but chose his wife’s lies over Oliver’s truths.3.Jack Dawkins, “Artful Dodger” is a young accomplished thief who finds Oliver on the road to London and introduces him to Fagin.4.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.5.Nancy,A woman who works for Fagin and tries to help Oliver which eventually leads to her death.She is passionate, caring, and loves Sikes, who eventually kills her.6.Mr.Sikes, Another evil character who is a member of Fagin’s gang.He has a little white dog that follows him everywhere.He threatens Oliver and reluctantly leaves him to die in a field after the boy was shot.He kills Nancy in a rage, and

eventually kills himself.7.Mr.Brownlow, A man who Oliver’s thief friends rob on the street.He takes Oliver in, and discovers his true parentage.Theme:

Dickens exposed and criticized the capitalist society of darkness and hypocritical.The themes that appear within the text are the description between good and evil, the hypocritical attitudes and behaviors of public institutions, and the ultimately flawed theory of individualism.Dickens uses mistaken identities and familial ties to create a story, which closely details the journey of a virtuous orphan through the mean streets of poverty.This is a story about kindness and evil.Every coin has two sides, including our human beings.Nobody can change the natural rule.For example, Nancy in this story is a bad woman at first.She steals things and does so many bad things.Even she pretends to be Oliver’s sister to catch him to the thieves.But finally Nancy realizes the seriousness and wants to help Oliver.If Nancy would not have met Mr.Brownlow, Oliver would not be rescued.So Nancy is a kind woman, kindness is from the bottom of her heart.After I read the story, not only was I moved by the little children Oliver, but also learned to be a kind person.No matter in the old times or not, the society all the time needs people who are very kind.In my opinion, the problem in the story is the thief.The leader thief Fagin wants more children to work for him and make money for him.So when Oliver gets lost he still wants to get him back and wants him to steal expensive things for himself.In the end, Fagin was caught by the police and Oliver was rescued also.If there is no thief Oliver will live a more happy life.Plot:

1.Oliver himself is born in a workhouse and treated cruelly there as was the norm at the time for pauper children.The children in the workhouse cannot have enough food, but the leaders there have a luxury life.One day when Oliver wants to have more food after the dinner, the leaders get angry and decide to “sell” Oliver.Finally, Oliver was sold to Mr.Sowerberry who sells the coffin.But the Sowerberry do not treat Oliver well, so he decides to run away to London.2.In London Oliver met Dodger who gives him the food when he is hungry.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.One day when Dodger and Oliver want to steal a gentleman, they are recognized.Oliver was caught by the police.But the gentleman, Mr.Brownlow finds he is innocent and a poor kid, he wants to adopt him.Then he takes Oliver home and makes new clothes for him and treats him well.3.Even though, the thieves still want to find Oliver.Because they think that Oliver can make a big fortune for them.Then find where Mr.Brownlow lives and want to take Oliver away.So Nancy pretends to be Oliver’s sister, when he gets out off the house alone she grabs him and takes him back to the thieves.Fagin locks Oliver in a dark room and will not let him run away.And Mr.Sikes wants to sell Oliver to other person.4.Nancy realizes the seriousness and wants to tell the truth to Mr.Brownlow, but she does not find Mr.Brownlow in his house.So she tells his steward to meet her at the London Bridge at midnight.Nancy tells the truth to Mr.Brownlow, but Mr.Sikes knows the thing and he killed Nancy.Mr.Brownlow calls for the police, Mr.Sikes and Fagin run away.5.But Sikes is not satisfied, he turns back to Fagin to get some money.When he gets to the place where they hide in, they conflict with each other.Then the police get there.Sikes wants to run away with Oliver.When he tries to use the rope to fly to another flat, he was hung by the rope by himself accidently.And Fagin is caught by the police.6.Before Fagin is sentenced, Oliver goes to the prison to see him.Though Fagin wants Oliver to steal money for him, he still treats him well.When Oliver sees Fagin, he cries and prays for him.Oliver is very tolerant, he forgives Fagin.After this Oliver goes home with Mr.Brownlow and lives with them.Evaluation of the Book

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.In my opinion, the book tells us how to be brave and brave enough to face the unfair which life brings to us.Touched me most was Oliver encountered bandit groups that experience.I think Oliver is very brave and indomitable.One plot says that: One day, Oliver met a

robber, he was very frightened, he ran and ran.After seven days, a thief , Jack rescued him.Jack wanted Oliver to be a thief too.But Oliver refused him, he said:”I choose roam, but I don’t want to be a thief!” Although he was ten years old, his spirit is very valuable.Oliver beared the largest pain, but he liked wonderful life and brightness future.Compared with Oliver, we live in a happy, but does not meet the evil, often complain about life.In goal pursuit, is also a little difficulties encountered, give up, lack of willpower.Now, there are many children in the world are suffering great pain, and hunger, loneliness, cold war.What they aspire to a better life? We can turn a blind eye to? We must cherish the existing conditions of learning, reading and studying hard, those who let themselves grow up to be a socially useful, so that we can have the ability to help these children, so that they and we have bright sunshine of a beautiful life.I think Oliver Twist is a story that tells courage and brave.The end is also a happy ending.The bad are punished and the good will have a better future.This is quite a good book that all of us should leave your time and read it.Each of us may learn something special from the book.Word Journal

(1)Pale:

(of a person, their face, etc.)having skin that is almost white;having skin that is whiter than usual because of illness, a strong emotion.e.g.She has a pale complexion.(2)Persuasive:

able to make other people believe something or do what you ask.e.g.They believed the child by his persuasive reasons.(3)Workhouse:

(in Britain in the past)a building where very poor people were sent to live and given work to do.e.g.They tramped from workhouse to workhouse.(4)Misery:

great suffering of the mind or body

e.g.War begets misery and ruin.(5)Insult:

speak or act in a way that hurts or is intended to hurt the feelings or dignity of(sb);be extremely rude to(sb)

e.g.I felt most insulted when they made me sit at a little table at the back.(6)Magistrate:

an official who acts as a judge in the lowest courts of law

e.g.The magistrate remanded him in custody for two weeks.(7)Handkerchief:

plural handkerchiefs or handkerchieves)(also informal hanky, hankie)a small piece of material or paper that you use for blowing your nose, etc.e.g.I folded the handkerchief and put it in my pocket.(8)Accuse:

say that sb has done wrong, is guilty(of sth)or has broken the law

e.g.He was accused of incompetence.(9)Illegitimate:

not allowed by the law or by the rules

e.g.The agency made illegitimate use of public funds.(10)Deliberate:

to think very carefully about sth, usually before making a decision e.g.Deliberate in counsel, prompt in action.Stephanie ZhaoClass 1No.24

第二篇：雾都孤儿 英文读后感

As we all known , Oliver Twist is the world's masterpiece by prominent British author Charles Dickens.Thus , I spent a month reading it.When I finished this book, I could not calm the mood for a long time.The hero of this novel was Oliver Twist, an orphan, whose mother was died after giving birth to him.So he 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 and felt for the poor boy.In addition , the charitable figures whom Dickens created in the novel are really what we need in life.They showed love and care to others, just as the gentle rain from the sky fell upon the earth, which was carved into my heart deeply.Mr.Brownlow is one such person.He known Oliver Twist by accident,although there were many things happening between them ,dramatically, they came across each other again a few years later.Without hesitation, he took Oliver home for the second time not caring if he had done something evil.What Mr.Brownlow did taught us a lesson , just as the old saying went , “To error is human;to forgive divine.”, Therefore, we ought to give people a second chance no matter what they might have done.That’s also a substantial part of loving and caring others.Mrs.Maylie ,Miss Rose and Nancy are also these kind of people , who are Oliver’s other

benefactors.In the novel, though the young Oliver again and again fell for conspiracies of those hideous thieves, who tried to torture Oliver’s body and poisoned Oliver’s heart intensely, he always lived on and tried hard to seek for his own life.Then I realized what supported him all through were actually beliefs.In most cases, what you believe is what you’ll become.Believe that you are unlimited, that you can do anything you commit to doing, and when you do, your accomplishments will know no bounds.You control your beliefs and that is how you ultimately control your life.It’s all dictated by your attitude.There is no doubt that we should learn form Oliver , no matter what we meet , we can’t give up.What’s more ,we must believe in that the goodness eventually can conquer devil.All in all , Oliver Twist is well worth reading.

第三篇：雾都孤儿英文读后感

Book Report

Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist.The People’s Literature Publishing House,1999.Oliver Twist is a story by Charles Dickens that takes place in the middle of the 19th century.It the story of a young orphan named Oliver Twist.His mother died while giving birth in an old workhouse.He has moved around through different orphanages and finally runs away to the streets of London.On the way to London he meets a nice boy named Jack Dawkins, also known as the Dodger.The Dodger gave the poor orphan a place to stay and something to eat and drink.Oliver found out that his new “friends” were thieves and they forced Oliver to help them with a robbery.They were supposed to use Oliver to sneak into a house through a small opening and unlock the front door.The owners were awakened and Oliver got shot.Oliver's partners in crime fled the scene.Oliver told the owners of the house his story and they took him as their own.Oliver grew attached.The family educated him and put him to work a little.At the end of the story an old friend named Mr.Brownlow adopted him.One theme in Oliver Twist is to know your friends better.In this book Oliver met a boy named Jack Dawkins.He seemed like a nice boy and offered Oliver some food and a place to stay.Oliver got to be friends with Jack Dawkins and his friend named Charlie Bates.One day they were “going to work” when all of the sudden Jack and Charlie stole a handkerchief from an old man.The two boys were thieves!They ran away and left Oliver in the alley.When the old man realized that his handkerchief was missing he though Oliver did it.The old man started to chase Oliver and yelled out “Stop thief!Stop thief!” Jack Dawkins and Charlie Bates joined in the chase so that they did not look suspicious.They no sooner heard the cry, and saw Oliver running, than, guessing exactly how the matter stood, they issued forth with great promptitude;and, shouting 'Stop thief!' too, joined in the pursuit like good citizens.If Oliver noticed that the young boys were thieves he would not have been arrested and he would not have eventually been shot in the arm.But, because he was in need of a friend he seemed to over look the fact that the kids were thieves.Later in the story Nancy, a prostitute, betrayed her friends and her lover.She tried to warn Oliver's friends of Mr.Monks

plans.Bill Sikes her lover and colleague trusted her not to tell what went on inside the house.If he could only tell that she had a change in heart he would not have had to kill her and she wouldn't have been able to tell Oliver's friends Mr.Monks plans and where Bill Sikes.If she didn't tell Oliver's friends where Bill Sikes lived he would not have had the police after him and he would not have accidentally killed himself.So if people just knew their friends better it would have saved many people's lives and the story would have turned out different.Another theme in Oliver Twist is the friendliness of strangers.Throughout the story pure strangers were treating Oliver nicely.When Oliver was walking to London a nice boy offered Oliver a place to stay and some foodto eat.“I've got to be in London tonight;and I know a 'spectable old gentleman as loves there, wot'll give you lodging for nothink, and never ask for the change-” Even though the nice young man turned out to be a thief and was recruiting Oliver as a pickpocket, he was still being very nice.Later in the story Oliver was forced to rob a house and the owners of the house were woken up during the robbery and Oliver was shot in the arm.The owners of the house listened to Oliver and he told them that he was forced to rob their house and they took him in and cared for him.They nursed him to optimum health and they also educated him and he helped them out by doing errands in return.They also drove Oliver a full days ride to the town where Mr.Brownlow lived just to visit him.Nancy also helped out Oliver and died while in the helping process.She warned Oliver's friends about Mr.Monks plans and Bill Sikes found out and killed her.“It was a ghastly figure to look upon.The murderer staggering backward to the wall, and shutting out the sight with his hand, seized a heavy club and struck her down.” Oliver was a very lucky boy to have so many strangers that were willing to help him out.How can such a little boy who had already suffered oppressive affliction remain pure in body and mild? The reason is the nature of goodness.I think it is the most important information imlied in the novel by Dickens.He believed that goodness could conquer every difficulty.I do believe that those who are kind-hearted live more happily than those who are evil-minded.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.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.Oliver was unlucky in the beginning of the book.Everyone he met was treating him unfairly.People were getting paid to take him away from the orphanage.He also got in trouble for something he didn't even do.But some of the times it all turns out well just like it did for Oliver.Everyone that was mean to him either died or got in trouble.And maybe that is why we say good people always get the best.

第四篇：雾都孤儿 英文 读后感

Oliver Twist byCharles Dickens-1-

The Incorruptibility of Natural Goodness

——On The Characters of Oliver and Nancy in Oliver Twist

Charles Dickens provides insight into the experience of the poor in 1830s England.Beneath the novel’s raucous humor and flights of fancy runs an undertone of bitter criticism of the Victorian middle class's attitudes toward the poor.Oliver Twist is the leading character who is the victim of the hypocrisy and venality of capitalism and fallen Charitable Institution of 1830s England.There are different opinions among people as to whether human beings are born with goodness or the opposite, sin.According to Charles Dickens, man is born an angel and what's more, natural goodness is incorruptible.The Characters of Oliver and Nancy in Oliver Twist are typical examples.First of all, Oliver Twist is incorruptible although trapped in the terrible circumstances.On the one hand, what he did could account for this tip.Oliver is an orphan living in a hypocritical workhouse from his birth.Because he can’t stand the terrible conditions in the workhouse, he escapes to London where he is trapped by Fagin who tries and teaches him to be a thief.Though treated with cruelty and surrounded by filthiness, he is still innocent and gentle.On the other hand, unlike those juvenile delinquents who talk with broken English, Oliver speaks Standard English without being polluted by the coarse surroundings.The character Nancy is another typical example.“Remarkably free and agreeable”, she is quite contradictory.Nancy is a fallen woman, to be specific, she is a prostitute.At first, when she helps Fagin and recaptures Oliver, I hold the opinion that she and those thieves are birds of a feather.But later I found I was too hasty about rushing to such a conclusion.After Nancy overhears Monks' telling Fagin his plans to destroy Oliver, she gives the secret away to Rose at the cost of her own life.In this novel, her final decision to protect Oliver reminds me of an old saying in ancient China by Mencius: human nature is good, so everyone has compassion and everyone can be emperor Yao and Shun.But how to explain that there are someone “evil”, such as Fagin and Monks who tries to kill Oliver and get a large sum of heritage compared with Oliver and Nancy who are born with incorruptible goodness? To this point, the author Charles Dickens has been criticized by many readers.I have researched many materials of Dickens's opinion about man is born with incorruptible goodness or not.To my surprise, he claimed that a corrupt environment is the source of vice.But in this novel, I find that although surrounded by evil circumstances, Oliver is compassionate and innocent all the time.So obviously, Oliver's incorruptibility undermines some of Dickens's argumentation.Oliver Twist byCharles Dickens-2-

From my point of view, goodness is a relative concept.A person who is kind and good to his relatives may seem evil from others' prospects.Because until now we have not enough stuff to support all of the people in the world.The law of survival of the fittest in natural selection and the unfairness in social system account for the “wickedness”.This also can explain the reason why some crimes seem understandable.Who is supposed to be responsible for the strange phenomenon? In Oliver Twist, the hypocritical capitalism and fallen Charitable Institution are the answers.Apart from the controversy, still I have learned much from the two characters, the main two points can be listed as follows:

For one thing, we should believe in the goodness of human beings and depression can be conquered by love and hope.The same idea can date back to the forefathers at home and abroad: the Three Character Primer begins with the classic sentence :People are born good（人之初，性本善).Greek Philosopher Socrates also claimed the same.At this point, I find myself in complete agreement with the author.I believe this is the very reason why there are so many people who would like to help others disregarding repayment.For instance, the moment people of Yushu was in trouble for the earthquake, thousands of kind people all over the world would like to lend a helping hand voluntarily.For another, the effect of the environment is not that irresistible.We should think twice before arriving at the conclusion: he that lies down with dogs must rise up with flea.To be specific, it is not sensible to turn someone away just because he was born in coarse environment.Just like the Song Zhou's the article praises the Lotus as the gentlemen's flowers, which share the same feature with both Oliver and Nancy, and that is growing up from the filthy mud without being polluted(出淤泥而不染).

第五篇：雾都孤儿 英文读后感

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 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.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 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 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.From

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