双城记英文读后感8篇.docx

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双城记英文读后感8篇

双城记英文读后感（8篇）

双城记英文读后感第1篇：

“Ataleoftwocities”isoneofDickens’smostimportantrepresentativeworks。

ThenovelprofoundlyexposedthesocietycontradictionbeforetheFrenchRevolution，intenselyattacksthearistocraticsocialclassisdissoluteandcruel，andsincerelysympathizeswiththedepressedclasses。

ThenovelalsodescribedmanymagnificentscenesliketherevoltpeopleattackedBastilleandsoon，whichdisplayedpeople’sgreatstrength。

Thenovelhasportrayedmanydifferentpeople。

DoctorManetteishonestandkindbutsuffersthepersecutionactually，Lucieisbeautifulandgentle，Charlesisgracefulandnoble，Lorryisuprightandhonest，Sydneyissemblanceofindifferent，innermostfeelingsofwarm，unconventionalbutalsoselflessandlofty，MissProssisstraightforwardandloyal，Evremondebrothersarecruelandsinister。

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Theplexhatredishardtosolve，thecruelrevengehasmademorehatreds，lovesrebirthinthehelledge，buttakethelifeastheprice。

Asanoutstandingwriter，inDickens’swork，thelanguageskillisessential。

Eachkindofrhetorictechnique，liketheanalogy，theexaggeration，thecontrast，thehumorous，andthetauntarehandledskillfully，andtheartistryoftheworkisalsodeliveredthepeak。

”Ataleoftwocities”hasitsdifferencewiththegeneralhistoricalnovel，itscharacterandthemainplotareallfictionalizes。

WiththebroadrealbackgroundoftheFrenchRevolution，theauthortakethefictionalcharacterDoctorManette’sexperienceasthemainclue，interweavestheunjustcharge，loveandrevengethreeindependencesbutalsoincidentcross-correlationstoriestogether，theplotiscriss-crossed，andtheclueisplex。

Theauthorusenarrates，foreshadowing，upholsteryandsomanytechniques，causesthestructureintegrityandstrictness，theplotwindinganxiousandrichoftheatricalnature，itdisplayedtheremarkableartisticskill。

thestyle“Ataleoftwocities”issolemnityandmelancholy，fillsindignantion，butlacksthehumoroftheearlyworks。

双城记英文读后感第2篇：

ALoveandHateinATaleofTwoCitiesManyhavegrownfondofthetaleinvolvingthenoble，formerFrencharistocrat，whohadvirtuallyunmatched（exceptmaybeinbooks）goodfortune。

First，hislifewassavedbythepitifultestimonyofabeautifulyoungwoman。

Anyonewouldgladlyhavemarriedthisbeautifultoo-good-to-be-true-womanhewedded。

Itislaterseen，however，thatthismanshouldhavemarriedherevenifshewereuglyassin。

Thiswasnotthecasethough，andhemarriedabeautifulwoman，whohadanadmirerwhowasadeadringerforherhusband，wasaloser，andwouldgivehislifetokeepherfrompain，allofwhichreallyesinhandywhenherhubbyisonhiswaytotheguillotine。

Thisisnotthestoryofamanwithmultipleguardianangels，butratherthatofacharacterinCharlesDickens’novelATaleofTwoCities。

Askepticcouldeasilyseethisasanunbelievable，idealisticandoverratednovelthatistoofar-fetched。

Anunbiasedreader，however，canseethatthisisastoryofloveandhate，eachmakingupthebare-bonesofthenovelsothatonemustlookcloselytoseeDickens’biases，attemptsatpersuasion，andunbelievableplot-lines，someofwhicharespawnedfromDickens’loveandhate，andsomeofwhichloveandhateareusedtodevelop。

Themorelifelessofthecharacterswearesupposedtolike--theManettes，Darnay，Lorry--playtheirpartsintheidyllicfashionDickensandlike-mindedreaderswant，afashionmadeinflexiblebycircumstancesandpurposes。

“Circumstancesandpurposes”refersinlargeparttoDickens’stateofmindandobjective。

Dickens’intrusive，unusuallyeditorialpointofview，withreferencesto“I”anddeviationsfromnarrationformonologue，revealsthenovel’sslaverytotheteachingsofhismorals--orperhapshisownslaverytothemoralsofhistimeandProtestantism。

Therefore，canLuciebeanydifferentfromthesupportive，whollyfemininewifeandmothersheis?

NotifDickens’istosticktohisobligation，orperhapsobstinatepurpose，ofmoralteachings。

Withthataside，whatistobesaidofDickens’teaching，hispresentationofloveandhate?

Theybothhaveonethinginmon:

thecharactersrepresentingeachareunmistakableatamileaway。

ThemomentLucieManetteisputbeforethereader’seyes，hertumblingblondlocks，herbrightblueeyes，herseventeen-year-old，slight，pretty（butnotsexy!

）figureandall，heknowsthat，notonlywillshenotbeavillainous，unlikablecharacter，butshewillbetheepitomeofthegood，beautifulwoman（andlaterhousewife），theoneDickensthoughteverywomenshouldbe。

Atthisyoungwoman’sintroductionwithMr。

Lorry，shecurtseystohim，andDickenswastesnotimeinpointingoutthat“youngladiesmadecurtseysinthosedays”。

TheintroductorysceneclimaxesatfairLucie’sfainting，onethat，tosome，putsherunflawedpositionintoquestion，althoughtoDickens，itreinforcesit。

AttheothersideofthismorallecturearetheDefarges。

CallDickensamasterforembodyingqualities，buthereareanotherflawlesspair--flawlesslyevil，andsentencedtoevilfromthemomentweseeMadameDefarge’s“watchfuleyethatseldomseemedtolookatanything，alargehandheavilyringed，asteadyface，strongfeatures，andgreatposureofmanner”，astarkcontrasttotheslight，faintingfigureofMada--orrather，MissManette。

TofurtherturnusagainstgoodoldMadameDefarge，Dickenshasherusingatoothpickpubliclyinheropeningscene，anactivitydaintyMissManettewouldn’tdreamof。

Finally，wemustn’tforgetthesetting。

LuciemayhavebeenborninFrance，butshedefectedtoEngland，andtraveledfromLondontomeetMr。

Lorry。

MadameDefargewasaFrenchwoman，bornandlivingamongstpeasantswhodrankwinescoopedoffofmud。

SheprobablywasnottaughtDickens’（andhisprimaryEnglishaudience’s）ProtestantmoralsinherCatholicnation，andcertainlydidnotmanifestthem。

Inarguablythebook’sfirsttouchingscene（somesayit’stheonewhereCartonisonhiswaytotheguillotine），Luciegoesthroughmuchtroubletocoaxherfatherfromhisinsanity，layingherheadonhisshoulder，andtrustingamanshehadnevermet。

WhenMadameDefargesoughtvengeanceforthecruelinjusticemittedagainstherkin，shelookedtodestroynotonlytheinnocentdescendentoftheculprit，buthisfamily--anoldman，ayoungwoman，andalittlegirl。

Thesetwocharacters’loveandhateareunconditionalandtotal。

Didthishavetobeso?

CouldnotMadameDefargehaveshowedonebitoffemininity，ofhumankindness?

CouldLucienothavestolenacontemptuousglanceatherpersecutors?

NotwithDickensatthehelm。

LucieandDefargearecreatedwithaconviction，andonceDickens’plotwaslaid，theblindersheputonhischaractersallowedonlyoneroute。

Perhapsitwasaprimitivestyle，butmoderncharactersarepaintedmorerealistically，withhumanweaknessesandmorevariability。

Didithavetobeso?

CouldDickenshavecapturedmorereaders，especiallyinthelongrun，ifhehadpursuedmorevaryingactionsinhischaracters，aswellasmorehumannessandbelievability?

DoesthispointtoDickensasaflawedwriter，withlittleimaginationandability?

AnotherfactorthatmustbeconsideredisourinabilitytocriticizeanEnglish--orEnglish-living--character，ortofindamodicumofrespectabilityinaFrenchone，withtwoexceptions。

OneistheyoungwomanwhoisbeheadedjustbeforeSydneyCarton。

Sheistheenemyofanenemy，sheisgoingtobekilled，andsheallowsDickenstoteachanothermoralusingSydneyCarton。

Whynothaveherhappytodieforthebenefitofhercountrymen，whilenottremblingassheascendstoherdeath，therebydeprivingthemonenemyofasmallvictory?

Withthemoderntrendofpoliticalcorrectnessandanti-racism，aTaleofTwoCitieswrittentodaywouldneverleavethewordprocessor。

JerryCruncherisaboutthemostsinfuloftheEnglish（asidefromaspybut，remember，hedefectedtoFrance），andherepentsbytheend，whichcountsforanothermoralfromDickens。

InDickens’time，racismwasnotregardedasitistoday，andsoifhewantedtousetheFrenchRevolutiontosendamessagetothepopulation，itwashisright，buthemayhavetakenthistoofarforsome。

Today，LucieManettewouldbynomeansbetakenseriouslyasabelievable，evenlikablecharacter。

Shepersistsinfaintingatparticularlystressfulmoments，butwhenherhusbandisbeforeaheartless，bloodthirstyjury，shelooksbraveandstrongjustforhim。

Incontext，thiswasascreamingcontradiction，butonethatDickensrequiredtoportrayhisEve。

ItismucheasiertobelieveMadameDefarge’shatethanheropposition’slove。

Defarge’ssisterwasrapedandmurderedmercilesslyandherbrotherwaskilledbyapairheartless“noblemen”。

ItismucheasiertounderstandDefarge’stasteforbloodthantheconditionofManette，who，afterpracticingasapetentdoctorandactingnormallyforyears，experiencesarecurrenceofhismentalconditionsimplybecausehiswonderfuldaughterhasleftfortwoweeks，althoughhehastwodearfriendsnearby。

CharlesDickenshasbuiltanenduringstoryenjoyedbymillions，whichislovedbyexpertsandcriticstodayalthoughitwouldbeimmediatelybutcheredifwrittenbyamodernauthor。

Itisalovestorylovedbyitscreator，butwhollyunbelievable。

Itisactuallydoomedbyitsownidealismandunrealisticcharacters。

Asahatestory，itismuchmorepetent，althoughalsousingthisforitsownpurposes。

Onecandrawone’sownconclusionsandideasfromsuchabook，butfactsarefacts。

双城记英文读后感第3篇：

ThesedaysIhavereadthewell-knownmasterpieceATaleofTwoCities。

Therearevariousrolesinthebook，andtheirrelationshipisamazing，whichisunimagin