The 12-year-old boy, in order to subsidize his family, was sent by his family to work as a child laborer in a black shoe polish workshop early. Shortly thereafter, the father was arrested for debt, and a few weeks later, the mother was imprisoned with her other children, and the teenager became a link between the parents and the outside world. However, his younger siblings were then sent to school, but he was completely forgotten by his parents.
This incident left him with deep psychological trauma.
Even later the teenager, who became a sought-after literary figure, felt aggrieved when he mentioned it, saying that for me, a child of special talent, agility, zeal, slenderness, physical and mental vulnerability— no one had suggested to my parents whether to try to send me to an ordinary school, and this was still possible for them.
He is not afraid to reveal his inner pain to the reader,
The history of grief and humiliation that I have endured throughout my body and mind is so great that even now, I am famous, loved by others, and have a happy life, and in my sleep I still forget that I have a beloved wife and a spoiled daughter, and even forget that I am an adult, as if I have returned to those years alone.
For many years, whenever I came to this area, I took a detour so as not to smell the smell of glue on the cork of black shoe polish, which reminded me of my old experience------ that after my eldest children could speak, I would still cry when I walked home from the old road next to the district government.
It is precisely because of this sensitive and fragile heart and the tragic experience of childhood that he has achieved a vivid life in his pen. And he is the British literary giant who has a profound influence on the world after Shakespeare - Dickens.
I am ashamed to say that at present, I have only read the novel work "Orphans of the Mist", although it is not Dickens's most proud work, but when I repaid it twice and still loved it, I decided to take it seriously and write down my thoughts and feelings to record my reading journey.
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"Orphans of fog", it can be said that it is the adventures of orphans of fog.
Orphan Oliver fell into foster care from birth, and the baby [with the unimaginable loud cries of a baby boy who had just had the useful instinct of vocalization for only three minutes and fifteen seconds, declared to his colleagues in the institute that the diocese had since added a new burden to the diocese].
Later, at the instigation of his companions, he asked the head chef of the poor people's art institute, "I want to add a little more", was threatened to be hanged in the future, and locked up for a week, and then was pushed by the parish members in the form of a leather ball, and finally paid to the owner of the coffin shop.
However, it's not over yet.
Because of his poor and handsome face, Oliver gradually won the trust of the coffin shop owner, who led the funeral procession and completed the funeral work in the district. This annoyed his two other young workers, who one day took advantage of the boss's outing, and they joined forces to bully Oliver, insult his mother, provoke Oliver, add fuel to his evil deeds, and sue the parish administrator, Mr. Bambeau.
Thinking of the dark days at the studio, the lonely and miserable Oliver decided to run away and flee to London.
Before escaping, Oliver ran to see his only friend, Little Dick, "Goodbye, dear! God bless you! ”
It is written, "This blessing came from the mouth of a young child, but it was the first blessing Oliver heard of him; and therefore he never forgot the struggles and sufferings, bumps and troubles he experienced afterwards." ”
Yes, just like the recent boiling Wu Signing incident, there are big vs dissecting his behavior and blaming his behavior on his family, his mother's education style, and the connivance of the team. According to this way of thinking, it is not surprising that the mistakes made by adults are blamed on the original family, and the tragic life of little Oliver is transformed into a demon, but he is a little boy who is full of kindness and is not tainted by the outside world.
It's like ringing a bell for me, instead of spending 5 minutes remembering someone or something, it's better to spend an hour recording the goodness that happened today.
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London, in the eyes of the old man of the Institute of Fine Arts, is the most ideal place for a homeless child who will starve to death on the streets without help; a young man who has a career in London will never worry about food and clothing, and at any time have all kinds of ways to make a living that he cannot think of.
With a beautiful fantasy, Oliver jumped into a deeper desert island and strayed into the den of thieves. And the owner of this den of thieves, Fagin, was an old, skinny Jew, with a lot of sticky red hair covering his very disgusting evil face.
Fagin, who lives in a dirty house, is the head of the pickpockets. He was responsible for domesticating the children, raising them to be evil thieves, and maintaining his daily life by stealing handkerchiefs, watches, silver pots, and everything else that could be exchanged for money.
When Oliver said he didn't understand why he was going to steal things, he explained, "If you don't get those handkerchiefs and pocket watches, other people will take them, and that will only be worse for those who lose things, and it will only be worse for you." No one benefits anything from it, except for the guys who get those things — and you have the same rights to that thing as they do. ”
Fagin is still a miser, reluctant to spend money, but when the children go out to work, they secretly take out their private rings, brooches, bracelets, etc. one by one, and carefully appreciate. He is timid and afraid of things, but he knows how to hypnotize others, using Nancy's fragility, sensitivity, and only remaining kindness to achieve the goal of imprisoning Oliver.
However, when Fagin was finally brought to the trial bench, the judge repeated the question twice because he could not hear clearly, and he bowed his head and shouted, "I am an old man", which made people sigh. "Apart from the vague feeling that I was about to die soon, I didn't seriously think about anything else."
Perhaps, this desperate force became the last straw that overwhelmed him.
Even in his time, there was an insurmountable gulf between the working class and the rich, but until the last moment, he felt that he had a chance to win back a round, to raise Oliver into a proud protégé, to win the London storm, which, as stated in The Nature of Poverty, had another potential reason why the poor would cling to seemingly flawed beliefs: in the absence of their power, hope became crucial.
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Nancy and Oliver's first meeting was full of drama.
In order to successfully abduct Oliver, Nancy grabbed Oliver's neck with her arm and screamed loudly, "Oh, my dear brother! In order to show her true emotion, she let out a loud cry and told the two curious women on the side, Oliver and a gang of thieves, who had broken her mother's heart and would take him home today no matter what.
Unexpectedly, it was such a woman who taught Oliver patience.
The night before arranging for Oliver to participate in the robbery, Nancy was ordered to take Oliver to the house where she and Bill lived, during which Oliver had thought of impressing her and arousing her sympathy for his lonely situation. All this seemed to be unable to escape Nancy's eyes.
She told Oliver,
You can't jump out of this fire pit yourself. I've been trying to help you, but there's always no way. You are tightly wrapped in layers, and even if you can escape from here one day, now is not the time.
Later, during the failed robbery and Oliver's disappearance, she eavesdrops on Fagin's conversation with Munchs, gets a rough idea of Oliver's origins, and tries to contact the rich people who can help Oliver, even if it will put herself to death.
They told Nancy that whenever she wanted to leave, they could help her settle in places that her former partners had never been able to touch, and live well in the sun.
"No, sir," Nancy rebuffed, saying she was firmly tied to her old life. On the one hand, he hates and hates it very much, and on the other hand, he is inseparable from it and cannot turn back. Embarrassed, Nancy asked Miss Ruth for the handkerchief she had brought with her.
You know, she lives with the brutal Bill, and once Bill knows what she's done, she'll have to get beaten.
When Bill learned the truth, he smashed Nancy alive in anger," and she fell down shakily; the blood from a large opening in her forehead almost completely blindfolded her; but she still struggled to get up and kneel on the ground, and pulled a white handkerchief from her arms—Ruth Mellie's handkerchief—with her interlocking hands, as far as her weak strength could reach, lifted it up to the sky and whispered a prayer to her Creator. ”
Knowing that she was trapped in chaos and unable to extricate herself, Nancy still maintained a reverence for goodwill in her heart, and this move seemed to sacrifice herself to the god she believed in and redeem herself for the original sin she had committed.
In any case, her righteousness, her bravery, her protection of Oliver, in my opinion, how precious it is. Especially in the 21st century, when you are a drunken fan, it is worth cherishing that someone can stand up for you.
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Reading Dickens's works is like entering a world of shadows, making people laugh and crying. When I closed the book "Orphans of the Mist", I actually had a faint sense of loneliness, as if I wanted to say a long goodbye to the protagonists in the book.
In addition, Mr. Mu Xin suggested that if anyone is in distress, they may wish to try: sofa, chocolate, Dickens.
I am @ two dogs and cows, love to read after 90 girl, looking forward to your reply.