双城记读书报告(英文版).doc

双城记读书报告(英文版)
A tale of two cities is one of Dickens’ most important representive works. Charles Dickens is an outstanding English writer. He created some of literature's most iconic characters, with the theme of social reform running throughout his work. The continuing popularity of his novels and short stories is such that they have never gone out of print. His writing style is florid and poetic, with a strong comic touch. Dickens's novels were, among other things, works of social commentary. He was a fierce critic of the poverty and social stratification of Victorian society. His literary style is also a mixture of fantasy and realism.
All the story in this book, which is fictional French Revolution, happened around the Manette family. Doctor Manettte had been in prison for 18 years just because he wanted to disclose Evermondes’ crimes. Marquis of Evermonde, a noble man in France, stole a countrywoman with his brother by force and killed her family. Doctor Manette came to know all their crimes by accident. In order to hide their crimes, they threw Manette into Bastille(a prison’s name in Paris).During these 18 years, Doctor Manette lost is freedom completely and suffered a lot in spirit. He was taken care of by Monsieur Defarge, his maid, before his daughter found her. Then she took him to London. It was Manette’s daughter who took good care of him and helped him return to