1. Charles Dickens

2. “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.”

3. Charles Dickens · Brief introduction · Analyze the writing style Oliver Twist; A Christmas Carol · Influence

4. Brief introduction Born: Charles John Huffam Dickens 7 February 1812 Landport, Hampshire, England Died: 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.

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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.”

8. · Background · Influence A Christmas Carol

9. Financial Dilemma Bright and hopeful Christmas Christmas activities Regular traditions Merry Christmas

10. 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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