Orphan of the Mist

Author: Daphne du Maurier
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Free original DVD worth 15 yuan, a collection of 100 famous novels and 100 famous movies, excellent value, classic collection. Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens is considered a masterpiece of language, skilled in using irony, humor, and exaggeration. The characters and language style in his works are deeply imbued with romanticism. Oliver Twist is a great social critique novel by Dickens, holding an important position in the history of world literature. The novel mainly reflects the harsh reality of the lower strata of British society after the Poor Law was passed. The orphaned Oliver, the child of a wealthy man, struggles in an orphanage for nine years and is then sent to learn a trade with a coffin maker. Unable to endure the unbearable hunger, poverty, and humiliation, Oliver escapes to London and is forced into theft. He was taken in by the wealthy Mr. Brownlow but was unfortunately discovered by a young thief and returned to the thieves' den. The kind thief girl, Nancy, to save Oliver, ignores the surveillance and threats of the leader of the thieves' den and informs Mr. Brownlow that Oliver is the grandson he has been searching for for a long time. Nancy is killed by the leader of the thieves' den, and the police then raid the thieves' den. Oliver is finally reunited with his family. Dickens is clear in his love and hate in his writing, fully reflecting his vivid storytelling. The characters in his works are rich in distinct personalities, and the entire work has a strong emotional impact. Dickens is a master of language, skilled in using irony, humor, and exaggeration, and the characters and language style in his works are deeply imbued with romanticism.