《雾都孤儿》书籍摘要与经典金句

书籍摘要

主要情节

《雾都孤儿》是英国作家查尔斯·狄更斯于1838年出版的长篇小说，讲述了孤儿奥利弗·特威斯特的悲惨遭遇与最终救赎的故事。奥利弗出生在济贫院，母亲在他出生后便去世。他在济贫院和棺材铺中饱受虐待，后逃往伦敦，却误入贼窝，被费金为首的犯罪团伙控制。尽管被迫参与偷窃，奥利弗始终保持着善良的本性。在一次偷窃行动中，他被冤枉入狱，幸得好心的布朗洛先生救助。然而，犯罪团伙的首领比尔·赛克斯和南希为了控制奥利弗，多次将他抓回。最终，南希因同情奥利弗而被赛克斯杀害，赛克斯也在逃亡中丧生。奥利弗的身世之谜揭开，他实际上是布朗洛先生好友的孙子，最终被收养并过上了幸福生活。

主题与意义

《雾都孤儿》通过奥利弗的遭遇，揭露了19世纪英国社会的黑暗面，尤其是济贫院的残酷、底层人民的苦难以及犯罪团伙的猖獗。小说批判了社会的不公与冷漠，同时也歌颂了人性中的善良与正义。狄更斯通过奥利弗的坚韧与纯洁，表达了对希望与救赎的信仰，展现了即使在最黑暗的环境中，人性之光仍能闪耀。

10条经典金句

1. “Please, sir, I want some more.”
   奥利弗在济贫院请求添粥时的著名台词，展现了底层儿童的悲惨境遇和社会冷漠。

2. “The sun,—the bright sun, that brings back, not light alone, but new life, and hope, and freshness to man—burst upon the crowded city in clear and radiant glory.”
   描写伦敦清晨的景象，象征希望与新生。

3. “Some people are nobody’s enemies but their own.”
   费金对奥利弗说的话，暗示有些人因自身弱点而走向毁灭。

4. “It is because I think so much of warm and sensitive hearts, that I would spare them from being wounded.”
   布朗洛先生的话，体现了他对他人痛苦的深切同情。

5. “There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.”
   狄更斯对虚伪社会的讽刺，暗示某些事物外表华丽却内里空洞。

6. “Dignity, and even holiness too, sometimes, are more questions of coat and waistcoat than some people imagine.”
   讽刺社会以貌取人的现象。

7. “The law is an ass—an idiot.”
   表达对法律不公的愤怒与无奈。

8. “Men who look on nature, and their fellow-men, and cry that all is dark and gloomy, are in the right; but the sombre colours are reflections from their own eyes.”
   强调悲观者眼中的世界往往源于其自身心态。

9. “We need be careful how we deal with those about us, when every death carries to some small circle of survivors, thoughts of so much omitted, and so little done.”
   提醒人们珍惜身边的人，避免遗憾。

10. “The memories which peaceful country scenes call up, are not of this world, nor of its thoughts and hopes.”
    描写乡村景色引发的宁静回忆，与城市的喧嚣形成对比。