2021/5/91CharlesDickensThe19thcenturyBritishcriticalrealism

novelist，isalsooneofthegreatestnovelistsinthe19thcenturyBritain.Borninanavyclerkfamilies,10yearsoldwhenthefamilywasforcedtomovetodebtors（負債者）prison,11years,andhetookheavyhousework.Inblackshoepolishworkshopaschildlabor,attheageof15asanapprenticeatalawoffice,laterbecameacivillawsuitcaserecordmemberofthecourt,andthenworkedasanewspaperreporterinparliament.Hehadonlyafewyearstoreceivenormaleducation,allbyhardself-studyandhardworktobecomeafamouswriter.（1812～1870）2021/5/92aboutthecharacter:AdotorliveinParis,themostimportantcharacters.LucieManette:ThedaughteroftheDr.Manette,theclueofthenovel.CharlesDarnay:AyoungFrencharistocrat,thehusbandofLucieManette.SydneyCarton:AlawyerassistantwhohavebeensecretlyinlovewithLucy.Dr.Manette2021/5/93MadameDefarge:AsmallinsurgentleaderoftheFrenchrevolution,whoserelativeswasdiedforMarquisSt.Evremonde.MarquisSt.Evremonde:AFrencharistocratwhocruelyexploittagrag(下層人民）.2021/5/94"Twocities"referstoParisandLondon,theauthormaketheFrenchrevolutionasthebackgroud.Novelscanbedividedintothree,plotrevolvesaroundtheDr.Manette'sexperience.2021/5/95OntheeveoftheFrenchrevolution,Dr.Manettefoundthatnobleeritrea,themarquisDEtramplepeasantwomanandkilledherbrother'scrimeswhenhewasoutcall(出診）,heinspiteofthethreateningofthemarquis,tellthecourtthetruth.butfinallyhewasputinthebastillefor18yearsbytheMarquis.2021/5/96After18years,LuciefoundhisfatherandshealsofallinlovewithChares.AlthoughDr.ManettehaddiscoveredthatChareswasthesonoftheMarquis,hestillagreedwiththeirmarrige.2021/5/97Finally,theFrancerevolutionbrokeout.Andthebastillewasattractedandoccupied.MadameDefarge,asmallinsurgentleaderintheintheFrancerevolution,intensepsychologicaldrivenbyrevenge,sheisbecomingaavenger.SheknewCharesandtriedtokilledtheManettes.2021/5/98unfortunately,Charleswasputintoprison.butkindCartonhelpedhim.Hereferedtohimtogotodeathforhislove.AndMadameDefargealsoaccidentlydiedwhenshefightedforagunwiththeMissPross.2021/5/99Thisnovelwasfamousfortworearons.1:It'sbackgroundistheFrancerevolution.2:It'splotwasupanddowns,it'sdescribetionwasexquisite（細膩的），it'skingheartedness（仁愛）spirit.2021/5/910SomegoodsentencesItwasthebestoftimes,itwastheworstoftimes,itwastheageofwisdom,itwastheageoffoolishness,itwastheepochofbelief,itwastheepochofincredulity,itwastheseasonofLight,itwastheseasonofDarkness,itwasthespringofhope,itwasthewinterofdespair,wehadeverythingbeforeus,wehadnothingbeforeus,wewereallgoingdirecttoHeaven,wewereallgoingdirecttheotherway--inshort,theperiodwassofarlikethepresentperiod,thatsomeofitsnoisiestauthoritiesinsistedonitsbeingreceived,forgoodorforevil,inthesuperlativedegreeofcomparisononly.這是最好的時代,這是最壞的時代;這是智慧的年代,這是愚蠢的年代;這是信仰的時期,這是懷疑的時期;這是光明的季節,這是黑暗的季節;這是希望之春,這是絕望之冬;我們的前途擁有一切,我們的前途一無所有;我們正走向天堂,我們也正直下地獄;總之,那時和現代是這樣相像,以至那時聲名最遠的某些作家對于他的批評,說好說壞都固執地只用最高級的對比之詞。2021/5/911It