My Reading Journal 7 Group F 朱慶元

This is the final work , Oliver has enjoyed his best time ever than before , he stays with family member he once tried to thieving in the country , he becomes stronger and more wise , he has being taught reading and writing , everything seems fine , but things always go wrong , Oliver is being found accidentally , those thieves will never leave him , they can do anything to "convince" him back to their side , and perhaps if he were being caught again , he may try to escape again , being caught and then escape , like circle walking , you don't know where the start and end are , it's endless , so this time I rather focus an incident , between Harry and Rose . Harry proposes to Rose , but Rose doesn't think she deserves his love because her background , if she accepted his proposal , she may ruin his future . Why I noticed this because why the marriage must establish based to each other's profits rather than just love ? Why one should left their own desire just because some nature born problems , I think if you really love someone , this won't be a hard barrier to break , face your own fear and wide it out , at least give a try , without regretting , that's the really way to life .

My Reading Journal 5 Group F 朱慶元

This time , Oliver's life is completely change again as before , from Hell to Heaven , before being "salivated" , he was being commanded to help thieving , but Oliver didn't want to follow their order which made him being shot , bleed , left by those thieves , and finally saved by those who once a target of thieving . Through this , we find that Oliver is a brave child , he doesn't bend to those thieves even under a death threat , and it leads a path to make himself free once again . But we still can't neglect one determinant – destiny . Who can guarantee that Oliver will be treat well instead of being torture or what else ? I think no , even Sociology always tries to tell us that your life is full of choices , and you have the freedom to chose what you like , it sounds good , but history already witness that no one can behave base on free will without outward limitation , like culture , ecnomic etc . Oliver was the best proof , sometimes we really can't deny that something could only answer by God , you know what I mean .

My Reading Journal 5 Group F 朱慶元

After Oliver was caught to the stronghold of thieves for several weeks , not knowing where Oliver is , making Mr. Brownlow feels so sad that lead him to put a notice which inform someone will get reward if the information about Oliver was given , this could be a chance to free Oliver from the hell . Unfortunately , "The Savior" doesn't appear , instead , "The Demon" comes , whose name is Mr. Bumble , his "honest description" about who Oliver is , what background he has , and , most important , what he has done before , shatter Mr. Brownlow's confidence toward Oliver . More worse , a man named Monks who was recently known by the old thief Fagin , says that he will pay a lot if someone who can train a child to be a thief or criminal and lead he to be banished from the country , what a horrible thinking. Not to mention again , the best choice is the major role of this book , Oliver , once again , he was sent to help thieving , and was taken to where the Bill Sikes is by Nancy , Nancy seems to be the only one who is friendly to Oliver , but this time , she won't do anything because life threat by others , the situation of Oliver is more and more harder , could he escapes from this disaster , we'll see .

RJ4 GroupF 朱慶元

Continue to the last section , we might think that Oliver could be well treated for a long while , but things always go wrong , a good friend of Mr. Brownlow , whom being called Mr. Grimwig , comes to his house , with the habit that always says to eat his own head , doubts Oliver's honsety , leads Mr. Brownlow to have Oliver to send the books and money back the bookstore , taken it as a test , wants to prove his view toward Oliver is correct that he is a good child . Unfortunately , Oliver fails. The reason is not concern about his nature but his miserable destiny , he is being found by these thieves , taken back to their beachhead , and "well treated" . Just at the moment , Nancy , a lover of Bill sike , defends Oliver , tries to protect him from the "heaven" where he is , and finally from his friend . I am wondering that why author make Nancy become Oliver's protector though she couldn't help much , through chapters before , author has a clear distinction between these who are good and bad , but now Nancy's behavior blurs that boundary . Could we say , in fact , author still believes that the humanity is good , even "now" they're bad . I see the hope from Nancy , I wish she 's not the only one in the time that we think the world is brutal and dark , I really hope so .

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My Reading Journal 3 F組 朱慶元

To continue the previous chapter , this time , Oliver is being taught to , without knowing anything , steal stuffs from other children by the way he thinks is just the game . After few days , he is being sent to "work" with his partners and then they steal a silk handkerchief from a elder which make Oliver astonished , scared him run away and mislead that elder think he is a thief (I have a question: Since Oliver knows what thieving is , why couldn't him identify the purpose about that "funny game" is , is so weird , isn't it? ) . Then he is being arrested and sent to police station , meets the one who is bad temper , doesn't want to get trouble and willing to make Oliver guilty without clear evidence . Fortunately the book store owner make the correct witness , lead Oliver being freed , taken to the elder's house and treated well . Till here , through these chapters , the world which author describe is really brutal to those who don't have significant background like Oliver , those who surround them , in fact , don't care them whether the are suffering or what else , even more dead . They are just tools , being used until broken , and that's their only value in the world . Can this being changed ?Only the author knows .

My Reading Journal 2 F組 朱慶元

This time , at the beginning , Oliver is being sent to be a apprentice(actually I think it's better use "forced" ) , but the consequence is the same as before , he still being treated as a slave , without free will and freedom , even worse , he can only eat meat which left by the dog , that's something what we can't imagine today . Do they know what human rights are ? Do they understand the value as a human being ? No , I don't think so. In that time , your life is being decided by a world we called "ascribe status" , it means everything depends on where you were born to , like Oliver , if he were not a orphan or were born in a rich family , he won't be what he like in this book , and he is not the only sufferer that time , those miserable than he are ever where . Through this , we could know the treasury of what we have , like human rights and free will , in modern society today and will always remember those who made efforts to pursuit what make us as a human being . I really appreciate that I am lucky enough to be a modern citizen and have better life today and won't forget it anymore .

My Reading Journal 1F組 朱慶元

Book title: Oliver Twist

Author: Charles Dickens

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After viewed chapter 1 to chapter 3 , I make the conclusion that the situation of the main character , Oliver Twist , is an epitome before written law of human rights of children was established . In that time , the basic rights of children were not being emphasized as today , the work time was long , unlimited and always out of their capability ; the payment was little , some of them even not knew they could being paid or not . I guess their physical status , without saying , were poor , they couldn't even being full hunger satisfied like Oliver and those orphan as same as him in the workhouse , and most important is , they were being treated violently all the time when disobedience was presented . In chapter 3 , Oliver was being elected as a reprehensive to express their need for food and the consequence was he became a scapegoat for a trespass which the authorities thank it's a trespass and being beaten to confirm their power . They didn't have freedom and free will , living like a slave that we can't image today . That's the reason why I think is an epitome before written law of human rights of children was established .