双城记英文读后感

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 common people, especially the peasants, were poor, hungry and 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 dickens's 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 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 broad real background of the french revolution, the author take the fictional character doctor nanette’s 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 complex. the author use insert narrates, 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 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 author 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 revolution. 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 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 catastrophic 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 author’s view. first, he portrays some kind, upright and humane persons, such as dr. 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 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 human’s virtue and integrity. by struggling for, hunting for, and sacrificing for a better life, all of the main characters are forever resurrected in the hearts of those they love forever.

overall, charles dickens is a humanitarian. and according to the analysis of the characters in a tales of two cities, we can see that the author advocates the universal love and equality between human beings. and this is the basic element in a peaceful and harmonious society. everyone should love people and only the humanitarianism can improve this situation. and a tale of two cities is the best work, which embodies his humanitarianism. so that we can see that charles dickens is an outstanding humanitarian of the capitalistic reformism in the 19th century.

《双城记》读后感

文/邹兴东

《双城记》以法国大革命为背景，描绘了十八世纪的一位医生梅尼特从监狱中重获自由，和女儿一起到伦敦生活，五年后，他们在法庭上为名叫代尔纳的法国青年作证，露西和代尔纳因相爱而结婚。1789年，法国大革命爆发，代尔纳因身为贵族后裔而遭逮捕并判死刑。在千钧一发的时刻，一直爱恋露西的英国青年卡尔登代替代尔纳上了断头台。

首先，对于人物，稍微做一点个人见解。

就按人物的出场顺序，第一个就是贾维斯·洛瑞。从后面的描写来看，他是一位兢兢业业的为银行工作的职员，极度忠实于银行以及后文中遇到的朋友亚历山大·马奈特。他起码在银行里待了几十年吧，从作者风趣的描写“在台尔森银行各式各样的幽暗大橱小柜之间，一些年迈老头郑重其事地在办公。每当雇用一个年轻人进伦敦台尔森银行，他们总是把他藏起来一直放到老，像块干酪似的把他藏在一个阴暗的角落里，直到他浑身有了十足的台尔森味，长满斑斑青霉。”中就可以看出。而对于他极其重要的工作都可以置之不理的就是对老朋友的关心与帮助。我记得在文中确实写过一处，为了老友他可以连工作都放在一旁。还有在露西结婚后她父亲的发病，也使洛瑞先生很不安：“洛瑞先生度日如年，希望越来越渺茫，心情也越来越差”、“洛瑞先生由于焦急不安地日夜守护，弄得精疲力竭，竟在值班时睡着了”、“不过这时他突然犯起疑来，怀疑自己是不是仍在梦中。”都到了这种身心疲惫的程度了，可以看出他对朋友一家子的友谊有多深。还有，最后要不是有洛瑞为他们准备行程，较坦然地通过各个验收，光凭后面一个惊恐的女人，一个昏厥的男人，一个弱小的小孩，一个神志不清的老人，再怎么逃也逃不出所谓“人民”的魔爪的。

再一个人物就是露西了。她本人的出场就已经敲定了她是一个富有同情心的弱小而又坚强的女子。对于被囚禁了十八年的老父，她用自己的爱帮助他走过一个个难关。她先找回了自己的父亲，帮他脱离肉体上的束缚，而对于父亲那脑海中的不定期的苦难的回忆，只有她才能最快、最轻柔地安慰住父亲那不定的心，这一点是连老友洛瑞都束手无策的。还有的就是在法庭上的作证，她相当地用情，“面对着这样的同情，这样动人的青春和美貌，被告此时的心情，比面对所有看热闹的人群要难受多了。”等等描写的句子都显得露西极有同情心。最终吻别丈夫的时候，她还是坚持下来了，和所有面对悲剧的人一样，坚强地面对。虽然后来还是有些力不从心，但她还是爱的化身。

说道女儿不免要提到她的父亲。亚历山大·马奈特的身世很值得人去琢磨，到底受到多大的冤屈，多大的经历，多大的思想创伤，都值得我们去思考。他受到女儿的关心后，同样地力所能及地回报他的女儿。他最终展现的，是一位作为父亲，用爱关心自己的女儿的情节。同样的，本人认为他也有他的极大的不幸。这号人物的身世十分坎坷，而最终并实实在在地为女儿带来幸福，旧病复发，满屋子寻他的活计，就是这时，他才显得苍老又无依无靠。一个悲剧导致另一个悲剧的发生。

对于达内，这个人一般般，追寻着母亲的理念而“引发一系列的事端”。他其实也是内心善良的人，由于这个使他因小小的求救就回去致使自己与一家人都陷入了困境。这也是一系列错综复杂的原因导致的结果。

其中最富有传奇色彩、最令人落泪的要数西得尼·卡顿了。出场时的情况“一直看着天花板”显出他的放荡不羁，而后来我们发现他实在是一个被湮没的才子，有才而无法融入当时的社会。内在的情感也很高尚，最终是成全了别人。在帮助达内越狱的时候，他还是那么一幅什么都不在乎的样子，但只有他在那时心里是最清楚的，应该怎么做，不应该怎么做。昏死的达内和他的妻子，纪念他的死是天经地义的事!最后他和他的妹妹的相遇，上刑场，安慰、鼓励他妹妹，真是一种看尽人生的超脱，小说也写了“那天晚上，巴黎城里人谈起他，说是历年上吉萝亭最平静的一个。不少人还说他表情神圣，像是先知的预言家。”这个人物的设定还是很扣人心弦的，比如在要去监狱帮达内越狱之前和洛瑞先生交代之后，“卡顿走进院子，在那儿独自呆了一会儿，仰望着她屋里的灯光。他轻声地向它祝福，道一声‘永别了’，边消失在茫茫的黑夜里。”我在看这句的时候，心里隐隐地觉得有些不对，但是又因为前文交代了卡顿要洛瑞等他，也想不出有什么会变动的。这句就有些淡淡的伤感，想让人哭但又不让人哭出来的味道。这个就是卡顿内心的描写，轻浮浪荡的表面下藏着一颗对他人的爱而不顾献身的心。

反派人物特别是德发日太太，可以说是以人民的利益为幌子而复仇的一个深谋老算的人物。她最平常的动作就是编织，一句话都不说，但是样样事都记在心里，记在她的毛线上。像这种人都会使人对她有一种惧怕的感觉，冰冷、毫无人情的化身。他们身边的雅克三号，复仇女等等都属于一种瞎起哄的，只觉得能从砍别人的头中得到一种快感。他们根本没有像德发日太太的那种觉悟，只是对生命的亵渎，从他们凌乱的外貌和败坏的礼仪就可以看出。对于德发日，他虽然想推翻国王，但是对于自己以前服侍过的老主人，还是有一定的隐恻之心的。他妻子也说了，要她自己动手，他丈夫“想救那医生一家”，可见德发日还可以算得上中立派，但现实强迫他对主人一家动手，他就是活在矛盾之中的，可能受他复仇心强烈的妻子的影响。

这本小说悬念很多，铺垫很充实，是那种越看越明白的，就像一条条小溪逐一地汇聚，最后成了奔腾的大江，使人越看越激动，越想看下去。举例，最突出的就是第二部第六章《成百的人》和第七章《侯爵老爷在城里》毫无关系，如果把第七章单独拉出来，也可以成为一本小说。直到后面才看出他是关系到达内的身世，再后来看出了关系到露西，再后来看出了他关系到老医生，最后伴随着医生的信件，复杂的人物关系一览无余，对阐述人物关系，有很好的辅助作用。无疑，最后两章是高潮，最令人激动的部分。最后兄妹的相认是超乎我想象的，作者这样安排无疑突出了卡顿，他是一种正义的象征。现在冷静下来，觉得要思考一下为何兄妹会全部关在里面的。我觉得最根本的原因就是这场大革命在作者眼力本身就是混乱的，无人权可言，疯狂的民众只按自己的意愿办事，终究导致悲剧。

这部作品终究还是善与恶的对抗，善的胜利，令人激动地收场了。让我们深思的，复仇到底是否值得人们去做，但是德发日太太的复仇之心不是那么一日造就的，是对死去的哥哥，姐姐，父亲的回应;是阶级斗争的烙印，无可避免地形成复仇的观念，造就她冷冰冰的性格。说到底造成这种结果，各方面都要负一定的责任，社会环境也是一个不可分割的因素。

总的来说，这是一部很不错的小说。

双城记读后感（一）

《双城记》被誉为描写法国大革命的最杰出的代表作，我想最大的原因可能是因为它的与众不同。和其他的作品，比如卡莱尔的《法国大革命》不同，狄更斯更注重的是底层人民的喜怒哀乐。尽管在那个时代，这些小人物本身并不能引起世界的关注。但是作者敏锐的捕捉到这些小人物和大革命有着千丝万缕的联系，可以说法国大革命本身就是有小人物们的力量所引发的。

在这部作品里，我看到了很多很多不同的人。正直善良却惨遭迫害的马奈特医生，美丽温柔的露西，优雅高尚的查尔斯，忠厚老实的洛瑞，外表冷漠、内心热情，放荡不羁而又无私崇高的西德尼，扭曲了人性的德发奇太太，豪爽忠诚的普洛士小姐，残忍阴险的埃佛瑞蒙兄弟……复杂的仇恨纠缠不清，残忍的复仇制造了更多仇恨，爱在地狱的边缘再生，却是以生命为代价。这错综复杂的一幕幕，活生生的展现在面前，仿佛重现了那个失去理智的时代。有人说，《双城记》是描写了两个男人和一个女人的故事，我却觉得，这样说的人必定没有了解作者真正想表达的意图。如果只是表达了这个，任何一部作品都可以达到露西和查尔斯的水准，那么《双城记》的优势怎么体现出来呢？

在我看来，德发奇一家和法国贵族的仇恨也好，露西、查尔斯和西德尼的感情问题也好，都是为了体现一个共同的主题而设的。这个主题就是剖析这场大革命与民众之间的关系，看到底是什么引发了这场革命，到底这场血雨腥风给人们带来了什么。我想这才是作者想要表达的重心所在。

双城记读后感（二）

前些日子借了一本超厚的世界名著《双城记》，看了几章后，我决定还了它，实在没意思，而且又看不懂，不过它的减肥版，总算看完它了。书中人物其实很多，但人物的各种关系又是那么的令我意想不到，主人公是一个曾在巴士底狱当了18年的囚徒马内特医生，她的女儿露茜，他的女婿查尔斯…我对好人总有一种好感，对坏人总有一种厌恶感，不奇怪啊，每个人都这样，除非他是超级好人，对坏人存有仁慈的心，或者他是超级大坏蛋，对好人总有一种感觉，其实这也不奇怪的，事实就是如此！一群虚伪的家伙。得法热夫妇去找露茜，原以为要帮她的丈夫查尔斯，其实是害了她的丈夫再次入狱，并且最终导致卡登先生的死。我本人觉得卡登先生很讲义气，重感情，他第一次见露茜就爱上她，虽然表白遭到拒绝，但对她的爱仍不改变，最后为了露茜能和她丈夫团聚，为了露茜不再伤心流泪，他去监狱和查尔斯调包了，用自己的命换了露茜的幸福，不能不说他是令我最受感动的一个人物。

双城记读后感（三）

双城记是英国作家狄更斯的著作，是本脍炙人口、家喻户晓的名作。

以法国人民无法长期忍受苛捐杂税---政府抽税、地主抽税、地方税、一般税的压榨剥夺，引发大革命为背景，描述一个爱恨情仇的缠绵故事。贵族艾雷蒙特兄弟抢夺良家妇女，造成家破人亡，名医玛瑞德无端卷入而形成冤狱，他於狱中留下遗书，见证事情的经过，却幸运获得生还。且在其爱女露西的悉心照顾、亲情的抚爱下恢复正常。

贵族的遗族艾雷蒙特，在母亲的遗言，要其尽力为这个残酷不仁的家庭弥补一切的罪过，免受天谴和诅咒。他嘱咐家仆将其家产救济贫苦的人，而改名为达雷，远走英国伦敦自立更生。被残害家庭留下一女孩，长大成人後嫁给狄华奇，从事酒店生意，为报家仇而精心策动革命。

富有正义感的希里柯顿暗恋露西，但露西选择了贵族遗子达雷，柯顿不仅没有恼羞成怒而有所怨恨，反倒宣称：「为你和你所爱的人，我愿意做任何事。」达雷向露西求婚，露西的父亲--医生玛瑞德明知过去的恩怨细节，但为了女儿的幸福，认为只要女儿必须和达雷在一起，才会得到快乐和幸福，就把她托付给他，甚至对自己曾失去的那些岁月的回忆和生平最大的憾事（冤狱）。尊重儿女的抉择与考虑女儿的幸福，所显现的包容、宽宏胸襟的涵养修维，值得称颂和尊敬。

达雷和露西结婚後，育有一可爱女儿，生活美满幸福。然法国爆发革命，其家仆因执行他的命令而身陷囹圄，捎来书信求援，他不顾己身的安危，毅然决然赶回巴黎，深入险境而被囚禁在监狱中。露西与父亲闻讯赶赴救援，细节曲折，高潮迭起。最後因医生在狱的一封遗书而判定上断头台，执行前，追求露西不成的柯顿，为践履当年的承诺，善谋入狱营救。由自己取代达雷上断头台，掉包救走了露西的丈夫----达雷。

求仁得仁、慷慨就义的柯顿，上断头台前心情十分的平静，内心的话语，也是故事的结语如后：

「……看见一座美丽的城市在这可怕的地点建立起来，而且看到这些罪恶渐渐消失。在我看不到的英格兰那里，我看到以我自己生命换取的那些生命多麽可贵、有用而且快乐。我看见露西在喂一个男孩子的奶，这孩子的名字是用我的名字取的。我看见露西的父亲老到腰也弯了，但很平安很健康。

我看见露西成了一个老太婆，当她回忆到今天时，为我而哭泣。

我看见她和她的丈夫，到他们死後，并排躺在坟墓里，我知道他们两人在对方的心中所占的地位，都不会比我在他们俩的心灵中所占的地位更荣誉。

我看到那躺在她胸前和我一样名字的男孩长大成人。()他正在我昔日走过的人生旅途上努力前行。我看见他的成绩那麽好，使得我的名字因他而响亮起来。

我看见他带着一个金发的男孩子到这里来---我听到他用温和的声音，告诉他我的故事。

比起我以往所做的事，我现在所做的这件事是好多了；比起我所知到的安息来，我现在所得到的安息是更好多了。」

柯顿高尚而伟大的情操，对生命意义与价值的了悟，和认知态度，令人崇敬、感人肺腑。其实我们都不会活着回去，当我们做完我们来世上的工作，我们将摆脱病痛、恐惧和一切烦恼，宛如一只彩蝶飞回上帝身边……

假如我们一生没有得到别人的敬爱，而且也没有做任何一件让人惦记的有意义的事，我们的生命就只有诅咒和遗憾。怨恨使人变得大胆、丧失理智；而爱却使我们心中充满勇气，无怨无悔，坦然地去接受命定的结局。

双城记读后感英文版（一）

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 nobleman—marquis of evermonde . when he was young he and his brother stole a countrywoman by force and killed her family .what’s 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 crimes. 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 deprived other people’s 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 commit too many crimes will kill themselves. after all, there is justice in the world. the demons can’t be rampant forever. because the world will not forgive them. they will pay their lives for their crimes. let’s see the consequence of the marquis,’’he lay there like a stone with a knife pushed into his heart.” i think it was just what he ought to gain and it is a real exciting scene.

the marquis’ death was just the beginning of people’s 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 people 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 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 manette 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. he did it truely ,he sacrificed himself instead 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 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 complicated, and they are flexuous and dramatic. the structure is complete 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 tale of two cities.

双城记读后感英文版（二）

"a tale of two cities" is one of dickens's 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 depressed classes。the novel also described many magnificent scenes like the revolt people attacked bastille and so on，which displayed people's 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 ，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 has made more hatreds， loves rebirth in the hell edge，but take the life as the price。

as an outstanding writer，in dickens's 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 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 broad real background of the french revolution，the author take the fictional character doctor manette's experience as 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 insert narrates，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 indignantion，but lacks the humor of the early works。

双城记读后感英文版（三）

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 nobleman—marquis of evermonde 。 when he was young he and his brother stole a countrywoman by force and killed her family 。what’s 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 crimes。 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 deprived other people’s 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 themselves。 after all， there is justice in the world。 the demons can’t be rampant forever。 because the world will not forgive them。 they will pay their lives for their crimes。 let’s see the consequence of the marquis，’’he lay there like a stone with a knife pushed into his heart。” i think it was just what he ought to gain and it is a real exciting scene。

the marquis’ death was just the beginning of people’s 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 people 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 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 manette 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。 he did it truely ，he sacrificed himself instead 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 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 flexuous 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 tale of two cities。()