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英文读后感-ToRegaintheNatureofGoodness鉴赏

2023-08-16 06:01:52 高考在线

英文读后感-ToRegaintheNatureofGoodness鉴赏

ToRegaintheNatureofGoodness——Reviewof‘OliverTwist’OliverTwist，oneofthemostfamousworksofCharlesDickens’，isanovelreflectingthetragicfactofthelifeinBritainin18thcentury。TheauthorwhohimselfwasborninapoorfamilywrotethisnovelinhistwentieswithaviewtorevealtheuglymasksofthosecruelcriminalsandtoexposethehorrorandviolencehiddenunderneaththenarrowanddirtystreetsinLondon。TheheroofthisnovelwasOliverTwist，anorphan，whowasthrownintoaworldfullofpovertyandcrime。Hesufferedenormouspain，suchashunger，thirst，beatingandabuse。WhilereadingthetragicexperiencesofthelittleOliver，Iwasshockedbyhissufferings。Ifeltforthepoorboy，butatthesametimeIdetestedtheevilFaginandthebrutalBill。Tomyrelief，aswaswritteninallthebeststories，thegoodnesseventuallyconquereddevilandOliverlivedahappylifeintheend。Oneoftheplotsthatattractedmemostisthatafterthetheft，littleOliverwasallowedtorecoverinthekindcareofMrs。MaylieandRoseandbegananewlife。Hewentforwalkswiththem，orRosereadtohim，andheworkedhardathislessons。Hefeltasifhehadleftbehindforevertheworldofcrimeandhardshipandpoverty。Howcansuchalittleboywhohadalreadysufferedoppressiveafflictionremainpureinbodyandmind?Thereasonisthenatureofgoodness。IthinkitisthemostimportantinformationimpliedinthenovelbyDickens—hebelievedthatgoodnesscouldconquereverydifficulty。AlthoughIdon’tthinkgoodnessisomnipotent，yetIdobelievethatthosewhoarekind-heartedlivemorehappilythanthosewhoareevil-minded。Forme，thenatureofgoodnessisoneofthemostnecessarycharacterforaperson。Goodnessistohumanswhatwateristofish。Hewhoiswithoutgoodnessisanutterlyworthlessperson。Onthecontrary，asthefamoussayinggoes，‘Thefragrancealwaysstaysinthehandthatgivestherose’，hewhoiswithgoodnessundoubtedlyisahappyandusefulperson。Peoplereceivinghishelparegratefultohimandhealsogetsgratifiedfromwhathehasdone，andthushecandogoodtoboththepeoplehehashelpedandhimself。Tomydisappointment，nowadayssomepeopleseemtodoubttheexistenceofthegoodnessinhumanity。Theylookdownonpeople’shonestyandkindness，thinkingitfoolishofpeopletobewarm-hearted。Asaresult，theyshownosympathytothosewhoareintroubleandseldomoffertohelpothers。Ontheotherhand，theyattachimportancetomoneyandbenefit。Intheiropinion，moneyistheonlyrealobjectwhileemotionsandmoralityarenihility。Iftheycannotgetprofitfromshowingtheir‘kindness’，theydrawbackwhenothersarefacedwithtroubleandevenhitamanwhenheisdown。TheyareoneofthesortsthatIreallydetest。FrancisBaconsaidinhisessay，‘Goodness，ofallvirtuesanddignitiesofthemind，isthegreatest，beingthecharacteroftheDeity，andwithoutit，manisabusy，mischievous，wretchedthing，nobetterthanakindofvermin。’Thatistosayapersonwithoutgoodnessisdestinedtoloseeverything。Therefore，I，akindperson，wanttotellthose‘vermin-to-be’tolearnfromthekindOliverandregainthenatureofgoodness。