Works appreciation(作品赏析)

Worksappreciation(作品赏析)•Characterization•ArtisticStyle•Theme(ideas)Olivertwist(hero)Fagin(badman)Nancy(kindness)Mr.brownlow(nice)happylifeadoptedsavedtaughthimtostealworksBillsikes(badman)partnersMainCharactersOliverTwist:anorphan,whowasthrownintoaworldfullofpovertyandcrime.Hesufferedalot.Atlast,heledahappylifetheevilFagin:Hewasapowerfulcrimeleaderwhohadanaffectionforonlymoneyandwouldkillanyonewhostoodinhisway,thesymbolofevil,corruptionandmanipulationbackNancyAwomanwhoworkedforFaginandtriedtohelpOliverwhicheventuallyledtoherdeath.Shewaspassionate,caring,andlovedSikes,whoeventuallykilledher,aspartiallyrighteous,partiallyvillain（邪恶）NancywaskilledbyBillsinceshehelpedOliverbackMrBrownlow:akindmanhelpedOliverTwist.HeisabestfriendofOliverTwist’sfather,too,representingpurity,integrityandgoodness,backthebrutalBillSikes:afiercerobber,Nancy’slover,forceOliverTwisttohelpthemrob.backArtisticstyle•Verboserhetoric•Creatingcoincidence•ThePowerofExposure•Mixtureofrealityandimagination•Exaggeration•Humorandsatire•Verboserhetorictheplotofthenovelisdevelopedwithabundantverbositywhichquitecaterstothetastesofhiscontemporaryreaders.•Creatingcoincidencetomakethestorycomplicated,unexpectedandexcitinganddrawthenumerouspersonsintothecurrentofevents.Eg.InLondon,Oliverhappenstomeethislatefather’sgoodfriendMr.Brownlowandhismother’seldersisterMrs.Maylie,•ThePowerofExposureexposetheBritainalldepressedclasses,poverty-strickenandtheupperorganizationandtheabsurdsocialreality,reflectingtheterriblelifeofLondonunderworld.•MixtureofrealityandimaginationInOliverTwist,Dickensshowusthemiserablerealitythroughtheimaginationofarrangingmanycoincidencesanddescribingtheinnerworldofcharacters.So,it’salsoacombinationofrealismandromanticism(theRomanticRealism)•ExaggerationInthisnovel,Dickensexaggeratedsomepeculiaritiesofcertaincharacters,ingivingthemexactlytheactions&wordsthatfitthem:thatis,rightwords&rightactionsfortherightperson.Eg.BillSikes,Oliver•Humorandsatire1.employshumortoenlivenasceneorlightenacharacterbymakingit(himorher)eccentric.2.usessatiretoridiculehumanfolliesorvices.Eg.FaginThemes7mainaspects•GoodnessVSEvil•Institutionalcruelty•VirtueVSEnvironment•Theinhumanityundercapitalism•Theindividualism•crimeandmisery--theby-productofpoverty•positiveandoptimistic1.GoodnessVSEvilGoodisrewardedwithgood,andevilwithevil.Goodnesssurvivingthrougheveryadverse(不利的)circumstanceandtriumphingoverevilatlast.2.InstitutionalcrueltyEg.Whenaskingformore,Oliverwasjustbeatenseverelybytheprincipalofworkhousewherethechildrencouldbesoldby5poundsrespectively.Thetypicalreflectofcruelty,hypocrisy,andinhumanness“Pleasesir,Iwantsomemore.”3.VirtueVSEnvironmentEg.AlthoughOliverisraisedincorruptsurroundings,hestillkeepspureandnaïveinmind.DickensusesOliver’scharactertoarguethatacorruptenvironmentisthesourceofvice(恶习).4.TheinhumanityundercapitalismAtthattime,therewasalargegroupofunemployment,thentherateofsocialcrimereachedanewpeak,liketheft,murder.Anddeeplyaffectedbycapitalisticmonetaryvalue,peopletendedtobeselfish,greedyandhypocritical,5.TheindividualismIndividualismisquiteprevailinginCapitalistsociety,whichonlycentersonself-interest,andbelievesthatthegroup’sinterestsarebestmaintainedifeveryindividuallooksoutforthenumberone,orhimself.(Fagin,Monks)6.Crimeandmisery--theby-productofpovertyAllthecrimesandmiseriesheldamongpeopleinthebookwerecausedbypoverty.Eg.Duetothepoverty,Faginwenttoruintheyoungchildren.Thisleadedtoaterribleandpassivespiritinthesociety.7.Positiveandoptimistic•DickenswroteOliverTwistattheageof25,whenhewasburstingwithyouthfulvigor,imbuedwithvitality(活力)andoptimism.Inthenovel,littleOlivertookapositiveattitudetowardslife,brave,kind,cleverandwithastrongresistiblespirit.Sohehadahappyending.