1、,7/2/2019,Oliver twist,Charles Dickens,published 1838,Charles Dickens (1812 1870)British novelist, withdrawn from school, 12. Describe the ugly masks of criminals . Show the “horror areas“ in London.,Oliver Twist provides insight （洞察）into the experience of the poor in 1830s in England.,Oliver was bo
2、rn in a workhouse and treated cruelly （残酷的）there. Unfortunately his mother dead the minute he was born.,he escaped from the workhouse and ran away to London. Here he received an “education” in villainy(犯罪行为) from the criminal gang（一伙） of Fagin that includes the brutal（无情的） thief Bill Sikes, the famo
3、us artful Dodger and Nancy. Oliver was rescued by the intervention（介入） of a benefactor - Mr Brownlow - but the mysterious Monks（神秘的和尚） got the boy kidnapped（绑架） to the gang again. Finally Nancy was murdered viciously by Sikes after she has thrown light upon some related facts. The story closed happi
4、ly and with justice for the cruel Monks who had hidden the truth of Oliver parentage out of malice（恶意）.,Oliver suffered the cruelty of hypocritical（伪善的） workhouse officials, prejudiced （偏见的）judges, and hardened criminals（惯犯）. Throughout the novel, his virtuous（品行端正的） nature survived the unbelievable misery of his situation.,Cheats never prosper（骗人发不了财） .,Goodness is one of the most characters for a person,Dont always complain,Suffering is not what you ask for something.Struggle is the most important.,Thanks,
