艰难时世英语读后感
The author of the novel for thorough Britain in the middle of the nineteenth Century Manchester industrial status based on the observation, and the profound reflection on the capitalist society of the human condition, typical characterized by vivid description of the actual life and the character of the moral standard of the bourgeoisie of the powerful attack and bitter irony. A true description of the industrial town of coking coal town life, reflects the sharp contradiction between capitalists and workers, and the corrupt nature of the capitalist educational system by repressive youth, a considerable social value and aesthetic value of art.
After reading this article, you can feel as a humanist Dickens believe that human nature is good and plasticity, in his criticism of capitalism and capitalist utilitarianism and politicians out of life at the same time, they ignored the essence of human goodness for some correction and criticism. At the same time, Dickens was sympathetic to the tragic fate of the oppressed class, praising their diligence and love, he did not approve of the political struggles of workers, reflects his tender sentiments and feelings to education to promote the understanding of the bourgeois reformism thought.
"Tell you what, I ask for the truth.". Don't teach the boys and girls anything but the facts. Only the facts are the most important. In addition, what all don't cultivate, all the uprooted. To exercise the intelligence of a rational animal, one must use the fact; that nothing else is of any use to them. This is the principle that I have when I educate my children, the principles that I use to educate these children. Hold fast to the facts, sir!" This is the "hard times" begins with an abstract description of the image and show superimposed impression on the reader. "These children" refer to the boys and girls of the so-called "model school". Dickens uses his comic style concise outline of the image of Mr. fingers, eyes, mouth, hair, neck, shoulder and dress in action, strengthen the emphasis on the facts. Mr. Gradgrind is both a believer and propagandist of utilitarianism and "fact" philosophy, as well as the executor and defender of feudal paternalism. His family life and family education is in a secluded hut in fact based only facts and function. The principles, contents, and methods of Mr. Gradgrind in school and family education can be summed up in facts, calculations, fantasy, and innocence. The root of his child's misfortunes was the victims of Gradgrind's "philosophy of fact" and "model" education.
The two main characters "hard times" described in two, around two people launched the two clues, the two aspects of ideological performance. One is Gradgrind, and the other is Bounderby. Bounderby stands for industrial capitalists, not interested in education, only interested in practical interests. He told workers improperly people, but only as a "hand" and can drive the work of animal behavior led to his people.
The structure of the whole article in the way of the trilogy, the plot slowly forward, gradually deepen the theme, the author take it leisurely and unoppressively irresistible, the logic of life, "and another," portrait of characters, language skill, and often beyond all expectations reasonable figures in language use are reduced when we read the the sense of alienation and boredom, we are attracted to this article research.