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Page 1: Charles Dickens. “He was a sympathizer with the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed, and by his death, one of England’s greatest writers is lost to

Charles Dickens

Page 2: Charles Dickens. “He was a sympathizer with the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed, and by his death, one of England’s greatest writers is lost to

“He was a sympathizer with the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed, and by his death,

one of England’s greatest writers is lost to the world.”

Page 3: Charles Dickens. “He was a sympathizer with the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed, and by his death, one of England’s greatest writers is lost to

Charles Dickens

· Brief introduction

· Analyze the writing style Oliver Twist; A Christmas Carol

· Influence

Page 4: Charles Dickens. “He was a sympathizer with the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed, and by his death, one of England’s greatest writers is lost to

Brief introduction

Born: Charles John Huffam Dickens 7 February 1812 Landport, Hampshire, EnglandDied: 9 June 1870 (aged 58) Higham, Kent, England

Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's most well-known fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. During his life, his works enjoyed unprecedented popularity, and by the twentieth century he was widely seen as a literary genius by critics and scholars. His novels and short stories continue to be widely popular.

Page 5: Charles Dickens. “He was a sympathizer with the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed, and by his death, one of England’s greatest writers is lost to

Oliver Twist

Combination

Criticize the reality · Experience by himself · Repeating description of London · The design of the story

Romantic writing style · Coincidental plots and happy ending · Typical characters · Humor Exaggeration

Page 6: Charles Dickens. “He was a sympathizer with the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed, and by his death, one of England’s greatest writers is lost to

Oliver Twist

Criticize the reality · Experience by himself the pain of being a child labor creating art is creating life · Repeating description of London muddy, shabby, dead bodies black, grey, white · The design of the story show the serious problems in social system

Page 7: Charles Dickens. “He was a sympathizer with the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed, and by his death, one of England’s greatest writers is lost to

Oliver Twist

Romantic writing style · Coincidental plots and happy ending conflict between good and evil good will be rewarded and evil will be punished distillation of the pain · Typical characters action, words, appearance children and adults · Humor Exaggeration “Now, if during this brief period Oliver had been surrounded by careful grandmothers, anxious aunts, experienced nurses, and doctors of profound wisdom, he would most inevitably and indubitably have been killed in no time.”

Page 8: Charles Dickens. “He was a sympathizer with the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed, and by his death, one of England’s greatest writers is lost to

· Background

· Influence

A Christmas Carol

Page 9: Charles Dickens. “He was a sympathizer with the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed, and by his death, one of England’s greatest writers is lost to

A Christmas Carol

Financial Dilemma

Bright and hopeful Christmas

Christmas activities

Regular traditions

Merry Christmas

Page 10: Charles Dickens. “He was a sympathizer with the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed, and by his death, one of England’s greatest writers is lost to

Influence

老舍 VS Charles Dickens

“ 我刚读了 Nicholas Nickleby 和 Pick-wick Papers 等杂乱无章的作品,更足以使我大胆放野;写就好,管他什么。” 《老张的哲学》“ 我极喜读英国大小说家狄更斯的作品,爱不释手。我初习写作,也有些效仿他。我只学来些耍字眼儿,故意逗笑等等‘窍门’,洋洋得意。”

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