jingfeng1905
04-27-2008, 05:12 AM
I have just finished reading the fiction or, to some extent, the autobiography of Dickens, which makes me soundly lose myself in it.
As we all know, many different themes can be found in a classic novel, which depends on the way one comprehends it. Here I just explain two of the themes revealed by David Copperfield: how greed destroys humanity ,and what real love is.
As for the former one, the destruction is obvious and horrible, as evidenced by the fall of Uriah Heep. With the hope to improve his quality of life, and the greed for power and fortune, he, who had been pretending to be a loyal assistant of Mr. Wickfield until Mr. Micawber exposed his wickedness, took advantage of Mr. Wickfield’s weakness for beer to harm his state, and, what was worse, he ruined his reputation. However, wicked as Uriah was, he must have been as innocent as David when he was a baby. It was the thirst for power, fortune and status that twisted his mind and eventually sent him to prison. Actually, greed and selfishness are the inherent weaknesses of humanity, but they are exaggerated in such a dim society.
And there are three characters serving to explain the latter point. Apparently, they are Emily, Dora and Agnes: Emily was fascinated with Steerforth’s handsome appearance, gentle word and large fortune, so that she left honest Ham; Dora was too young to bear any duties attached to love, and had no courage to face reality; Agnes, who was mature and angelic, reasonable and romantic, was the only perfect girl in David’s mind in the end. Therefore, we can conclude that real love is a compound of trust, encouragement, support, responsibility and romance, as Dickens told us in the novel.
I believe, if we manage to get rid of greed, we will choose a correct way to go through the forest of life; and if we understand real love and fortunately get it, brilliant sunshine will then be cast over the path and the air will be full of the pleasant smell of the sunlight.
P.S. i'm very glad to accept anyone's opinion on the book, and have a discuss with him or her.:thumbs_up
As we all know, many different themes can be found in a classic novel, which depends on the way one comprehends it. Here I just explain two of the themes revealed by David Copperfield: how greed destroys humanity ,and what real love is.
As for the former one, the destruction is obvious and horrible, as evidenced by the fall of Uriah Heep. With the hope to improve his quality of life, and the greed for power and fortune, he, who had been pretending to be a loyal assistant of Mr. Wickfield until Mr. Micawber exposed his wickedness, took advantage of Mr. Wickfield’s weakness for beer to harm his state, and, what was worse, he ruined his reputation. However, wicked as Uriah was, he must have been as innocent as David when he was a baby. It was the thirst for power, fortune and status that twisted his mind and eventually sent him to prison. Actually, greed and selfishness are the inherent weaknesses of humanity, but they are exaggerated in such a dim society.
And there are three characters serving to explain the latter point. Apparently, they are Emily, Dora and Agnes: Emily was fascinated with Steerforth’s handsome appearance, gentle word and large fortune, so that she left honest Ham; Dora was too young to bear any duties attached to love, and had no courage to face reality; Agnes, who was mature and angelic, reasonable and romantic, was the only perfect girl in David’s mind in the end. Therefore, we can conclude that real love is a compound of trust, encouragement, support, responsibility and romance, as Dickens told us in the novel.
I believe, if we manage to get rid of greed, we will choose a correct way to go through the forest of life; and if we understand real love and fortunately get it, brilliant sunshine will then be cast over the path and the air will be full of the pleasant smell of the sunlight.
P.S. i'm very glad to accept anyone's opinion on the book, and have a discuss with him or her.:thumbs_up