双城记英文读后感(8篇)

1、双城记英文读后感(8篇) 双城记英文读后感 第1篇：a tale of two cities is one of dickenss most important representative works。the novel profoundly exposed the society contradiction before the french revolution，intensely attacks the aristocratic social class is dissolute and cruel，and sincerely sympathizes with the depresse

2、d classes。the novel also described many magnificent scenes like the revolt people attacked bastille and so on，which displayed peoples great strength。 the novel has portrayed many different people。 doctor manette is honest and kind but suffers the persecution actually ， lucie is beautiful and gentle

3、，charles is graceful and noble，lorry is upright and honest ，sydney is semblance of indifferent， innermost feelings of warm，unconventional but also selfless and lofty，miss pross is straightforward and loyal，evremonde brothers are cruel and sinister。the plex hatred is hard to solve， the cruel revenge

4、has made more hatreds， loves rebirth in the hell edge，but take the life as the price。 as an outstanding writer，in dickenss work，the language skill is essential。each kind of rhetoric technique，like the analogy，the exaggeration，the contrast，the humorous，and the taunt are handled skillfully，and the art

5、istry of the work is also delivered the peak。a tale of two cities has its difference with the general historical novel， its character and the main plot are all fictionalizes。with the broad real background of the french revolution，the author take the fictional character doctor manettes experience as

6、the main clue，interweaves the unjust charge， love and revenge three independences but also incident cross-correlation stories together，the plot is criss-crossed，and the clue is plex。the author use narrates，foreshadowing，upholstery and so many techniques，causes the structure integrity and strictness，

7、the plot winding anxious and rich of theatrical nature，it displayed the remarkable artistic skill。the style a tale of two cities is solemnity and melancholy，fills indignantion，but lacks thehumor of the early works。双城记英文读后感 第2篇：a love and hate in a tale of two cities many have grown fond of the tale

8、involving the noble， former fr ench aristocrat， who had virtually unmatched (except maybe in boo ks) good fortune。 first， his life was saved by the pitiful testimony of a beautiful young woman。 anyone would gladly have married th is beautiful too-good-to-be-true-woman he wedded。 it is later seen， ho

9、wever， that this man should have married her even if she were u gly as sin。 this was not the case though， and he married a beautif ul woman， who had an admirer who was a dead ringer for her hus band， was a loser， and would give his life to keep her from pain， all of which really es in handy when her

10、 hubby is on his way to the guillotine。 this is not the story of a man with multiple gua rdian angels， but rather that of a character in charles dickens nove l a tale of two cities。 a skeptic could easily see this as an unbe lievable， idealistic and overrated novel that is too far-fetched。 an u nbia

11、sed reader， however， can seethat this is a story of love and ha te， each making up the bare-bones of the novel so that one must l ook closely to see dickens biases， attempts at persuasion， and unbe lievable plot-lines， some of which are spawned from dickens love and hate， and some of which love and

12、hate are used to develop。the more lifeless of the characters we are supposed to like-the ma nettes， darnay， lorry- play their parts in the idyllic fashion dicken s and like-minded readers want， a fashion made inflexible by circu mstances and purposes。 circumstances and purposes refers in larg e part

13、 to dickens state of mind and objective。 dickens intrusive， u nusually editorial point of view， with references to i and deviatio ns from narration for monologue， reveals the novels slavery to the teachings of his morals-or perhaps his own slavery to the morals o f his time and protestantism。 theref

14、ore， can lucie be any different from the supportive， wholly feminine wife and mother she is? not if dickens is to stick to his obligation， or perhaps obstinate purpos e， of moral teachings。 with that aside， what is to be said of dickens teaching， his presen tation of love and hate? they both have on

15、e thing in mon: the characters representing each are unmistakable at a mile away。 the moment lucie manette is put beforethe readers eyes， her tumblin g blond locks， her bright blue eyes， her seventeen-year-old， slight， p retty (but not sexy!) figure and all， he knows that， not only will sh e not be

16、a villainous， unlikable character， but she will be the epito me of the good， beautiful woman (and later housewife)， the one di ckens thought every women should be。 at this young womans intr oduction with mr。 lorry， she curtseys to him， and dickens wastesno time in pointing out that young ladies made

17、 curtseys in those days。 the introductory scene climaxes at fair lucies fainting， one that， to some， puts her unflawed position into question， although to dickens， it reinforces it。 at the other side of this moral lecture are the defarges。 call dicke ns a master for embodying qualities， but here are

18、 another flawless pair-flawlessly evil， and sentenced to evil from the moment we see madame defarges watchful eye that seldom seemed to look at a nything， a large hand heavily ringed， a steady face， strong features， and great posure of manner， a stark contrast to the slight， fai nting figure of mada

19、- or rather， miss manette。 to further turn us agat good old madame defarge， dickens has her using a toothpi ck publicly in her opening scene， an activity dainty miss manette wouldnt dream of。 finally， we mustnt forget the setting。 lucie ma y have been born in france， but she defected to england， and

20、 trave led from london to meet mr。 lorry。 madame defarge was a frenc hwoman， born and living amongst peasants who drank wine scoope d off of mud。 she probably was not taught dickens (and his prima ry english audiences) protestant morals in her catholic nation， and certainly did not manifest them。in

21、arguably the books first touching scene (some say its the one where carton is on his way to the guillotine)， lucie goes through much trouble to coax her father from his anity， laying her head on his shoulder， and trusting a man she had never met。 when mad ame defarge sought vengeance for the cruel i

22、njustice mitted ag at her kin， she looked to destroy not only the innocent descende nt of the culprit， but his family- an old man， a young woman， an d a little girl。 these two characters love and hate are unconditional and total。 did this have to be so? could not madame defarge ha ve showed one bit

23、of femininity， of human kindness? could lucie not have stolen a contemptuous glance at her persecutors? not with dickens at the helm。 lucie and defarge are created with a convic tion， and once dickens plot was laid， the blinders he put on his c haracters allowed only one route。 perhaps it was a prim

24、itive style， but modern characters are painted more realistically， with human w eaknesses andmore variability。 did it have to be so? could dicken s have captured more readers， especially in the long run， if he had pursued more varying actions in his characters， as well as more h umanness and believa

25、bility? does this point to dickens as a flawed writer， with little imagination and ability? another factor that must be considered is our inability to criticize a n english-or english-living-character， or to find a modicum of respectability in a french one， with two exceptions。 one is the young woma

26、n who is beheaded just before sydney carton。 she is the en emy of an enemy， she is going to be killed， and she allows dicke ns to teach another moral using sydney carton。 why not have her happy to die for the benefit of her countrymen， while not trembling as she ascends to her death， thereby deprivi

27、ng the mon enemy of a small victory? with the modern trend of political correctness and anti-racism， a tale of two cities written today would never le ave the word processor。 jerry cruncher is about the most sinful of the english (aside from a spy but， remember， he defected to franc e)， and he repen

28、ts by the end， which counts for another moral fro m dickens。 in dickens time， racism was not regarded as it is toda y， and so if he wanted to use the french revolution to send a me ssage to the population， it was his right， but he may have taken thi s too far for some。 today， lucie manette would by

29、no means be taken seriously asa believable， even likable character。 she persists in fainting at particul arly stressful moments， but when her husband is before a heartless， bloodthirsty jury， she looks brave and strong just for him。 in cont ext， this was a screaming contradiction， but one that dicke

30、ns requir ed to portray his eve。 it is much easier to believe madame defarg es hate than her oppositions love。 defarges sister was raped andmurdered mercilessly and her brother was killed by a pair heartless noblemen。 it is much easier to understand defarges taste for blo od than the condition of ma

31、nette， who， after practicing as a pet ent doctor and acting normally for years， experiences a recurrence of his mental condition simply because his wonderful daughter has left for two weeks， although he has two dear friends nearby。 charles dickens has built an enduring story enjoyed by millions， w h

32、ich is loved by experts and critics today although it would be im mediately butchered if written by a modern author。 it is a love stor y loved by its creator， but wholly unbelievable。 it is actually doom ed by its own idealism and unrealistic characters。 as a hate story， i t is much more petent， alt

33、hough also using this for its own pur poses。 one can draw ones own conclusions and ideas from such a book， but facts are facts。双城记英文读后感 第3篇：these days i have read the well-known masterpiece a tale of two cities。 there are various roles in the book， and their relationship is amazing， which is unimagi

34、nabe。the two cities mean england and paris。 the background of the novel is the big revolution of france。 the brutal mrs。defarge， innocent charels， very kind mr。sydney carden， and the devoted maiden gave me a deep impression。i have a favorable impression about good persons while i hate the bad guys。

35、mr carden was loyal to friends。 he valued the sentiment among others。 he fell in love with lucy the first time he met her。 although lucy refused him， his love for her was never changed。 he even exchange himself for lucys husband to jail because he hoped lucy would never be sad。 this figure moved me

36、so much。双城记英文读后感 第4篇：the tale of two cities is a historical story， one of dickens long fictions。the background to the novel is the revolution of france 。it portrayed a brutal and bloody story ， but it also contained love and friendship。in the novel， dickens sarcastically described a typical cruel no

37、blemanmarquis of evermonde 。 when he was young he and his brother stole a countrywoman by force and killed her family 。whats worse ， he used his power to imprison dr manette ， a kind and honest man who knew all the things they had done and wanted to disclose their crimes 。 in order to hide their cri

38、mes。 marquis of evermonde and his brother threw doctor manette into prison for 18 years 。 during these 18 years，doctor manette lost his freedom and suffer a great in spirit 。i felt unthinkable that marquis of evermonde and his brother killed people just as easily as they killed chickens。 they depriv

39、ed other peoples freedom as they liked and they thought it was normal and unremarkable。 they had never realized that they had done something wrong or something improper。 because their nature was cruel and evil， like demons。 there is an old saying which means: people who mit too many crimes will kill

40、 themselves。 after all， there is justice in the world。 the demons cant be rampant forever。 because the world will not forgive them。 they will pay their lives for their crimes。 lets see the consequence of the marquis，he lay there like a stone with a knife pushed into his heart。 i think it was just wh

41、at he ought to gain and it is a real exciting scene。the marquis death was just the beginning of peoples resistance to the nobleman。 gradually more and more people joined in the revolution。 one after another nobleman were sentenced to death and their heads were cut down 。 however， some innocent peopl

42、e were implicated in the revolution。 charles darney was one of them he was the nephew of marquis of evermonde。 to the opposite of his uncle， darney was a kind and independent young man。dickens spoke highly of kindness mercy and love in the novel too。 this is the other thone of the novel when doctor

43、manette was released from prison。 it was his daughter lucie who took care of him and helped him return to normal。 during this time， dr manette and lucie knew charles darney and sydeny carton， the two young man fell in love with lucie at the same time 。 at last， lucie married chares darney 。dr manett

44、e accepted darney as his son-in-law although he knew that darney was the nephew of the man who threw him into prison for18 years。 this is the love between father and daughter。 and sydeny carton ， the very great man ，loved lucie deeply。 he promised lucie that he would do everything for her happiness。

45、 he did it truely ，he sacrificed himself tead of darney who looked the same as him。 this is love for lovers 。 this is the most wonderful thing in the world。 it also reminds us that no matter how no matter when there is true love existing。 at the end ， lucie， dr manette and darney arrived in england

46、safely。the tale of two cities is different from other historical fictions。 its characters and main plots are fictional under the real background of the revolution of france。 the author made the experience of the fictional charactor dr manette as the main clue。the plots are plicated， and they are fle

47、xuous and dramatic。 the structure is plete and rigorous。dickens had dear love and hate。 he praised those who ought to be praised and attacked those who ought to be attacked。 the motivation of the novel maybe just warn the english dominators。 but i think we can learn something meaningful from the tal

48、e of two cities。双城记英文读后感 第5篇：as we all know， charles dickens novel a tale of two cities is a novel based on the french revolution in the late 1800s。 in that terrible time， every moment was full of great fear。 before that great revolution， the mon people， especially the peasants， were poor， hungry an

49、d unhappy。 the king and the noble men maltreated the poor in many ways but they had never felt a little ashamed， on the contrary they thought they could do bad things in the nature of things。as an outstanding writer， in dickenss work， the language skill is essential。 each kind of rhetoric technique，

50、 like the analogy， the exaggeration， the contrast， the humorous， and the taunt are handled skillfully and the artistry of the work is also delivered the peak。 a tale of two cities has its difference with the general historical novel， its character and the main plot are all fictionalizes。 with the br

51、oad real background of the french revolution， the author take the fictional character doctor nanettes experience as the main clue， interweaves the unjust charge， love and revenge three independences but also incident cross-correlation stories together， and the clue is plex。 the author use ert narrat

52、es， foreshadowing， upholstery and so many techniques， causes the structure integrity and strictness， the plot winding anxious and rich of theatrical nature， it displayed the remarkable artistic skill。 the style a tale of two cities is solemnity and melancholy， fills indignation， but lacks the humor

53、of the early works。besides， this novel criticizes the violence and oppression in the society。 in this novel， the author not only expresses his humanitarianism on the love between human beings， but also expresses his view according to his critics to the violence and oppression in that society。 the au

54、thor expresses his opinion on two parts。 first， he criticizes the aristocrats， esp。 the representative marquis of evremonde。 second， he also criticizes the revolutionaries in the french revolution。 however， when we see from the description of the couple， the author does not think high of the revolut

55、ion。 when the revolutionaries begin their revenge， the author describes that everyone is terrible， the man is terrible， the woman crazy， and there is not a human creature at that time。 we can see although the author does not show his agreement to the aristocrats cruelty， he does not like the bloody

56、revolution， either。what is more， this novel advocates the christian love and self-sacrifice。 charles dickens novel a tale of two cities is essentially a tale of love， sacrifice， and， most importantly， resurrection。 dr。 manette， charles darnay， and sydney carton， all desperate men leading catastrophi

57、c lives， make great sacrifices in order to attain true physical， spiritual， and societal resurrection for themselves and the ones they love。 in this novel， the author portrays some typical characters that embody the authors view。 first， he portrays some kind， upright and humane persons， such as dr。

58、manette， lucie manette， mr。 lorry， etc。 but at the same time， he also portrays some cruel and ferocious persons， such as the marquis of evremonde brothers， mr。 and mrs。 defarge。 he uses these characters to make a contrast， which clearly expresses his view。 in short， what he was trying to express is

59、that everyone can love each other and sacrifice for others。 so sydney carton is the supreme embodiment of charles dickens humanitarianism。ultimately， a tale of two cities is essentially a tale of love， sacrifice， and most importantly， resurrection。 through personal sacrifices or sacrifices for those who they loved， it shows the humans virtue and integrity。 by struggling for， hunting for， and sacrificing for a better life， all of the main characters are forever re