Review of Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice

The story makes the readers enjoy the story from beginning to the end. The writer is so clear explaining the attitude of the character and the conflicts inside the story. Jane Austen was god at arranging the words because they are good at explaining the emotion of the characters. The romantic sections can even make some people are melting while they are reading the story. The moment when Darcy expressing his love to Elizabeth was an awkward and lovely moment which can make the curiosity of the readers keep asking that would Elizabeth would accept Darcy proposal. Over all it’s worth to read especially it’s suggested for the girls reader who is expecting a prince charming comes into their life right now.

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Summary of Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice (Full Chapters)

Chapter 1: A new Neighbor

There was a new neighbor who rented a house in Netherfield Park named Mr. Bingley. He was a handsome, single, and rich guy. Mrs. Bennet said to her husband that she wanted to introduce her daughters to Mr. Bingley so they could be married. There was a ball party which people attended. Mr. Bingley brought his sisters with his two sisters, the husband of the eldest sister, and     Darcy. Darcy was a cold and cool guy. Mr. Bingley danced with Jane Bennetand Darcy just stood and did nothing.  Darcy could dance with Elizabeth but he just ignored it. So there was another family with clan name of Lucas joined together with Bennet family and talked about the ball.

Chapter 2:  Netherfield Hall

Elizabeth saw that Mr. Bingley liked her sister Jane more and more. She talked to her another sister Charlotte that Jane was so hard to express her feeling back to Mr. Bingley. One time, Darcy saw Elizabeth at Lucas Lodge family and he would like to dance with her. Elizabeth was shy and refused to dance with Darcy even though Sir William had introduced her to Darcy. They didn’t talked afterwards. Next moment,  Mr. Bingley’s sisters asked Jane having a dinner with them. There was no any carriage to bring her up to Netherfield Hall so she decided to ride a horse by herself. She got sick because it rained that night. Elizabeth felt pity to her sister so she visited her sister who was sick. Catherine and Lydia volunteered to bring her up till Meryton.  After got into the place,she was in mess because of the rain and mud. Everyone was  arguing about Elizabeth that she was a proper person or not. When Mrs. Bennet came to visited Jane too, she embrassed Elizabeth by compared Mr. Darcy to Sir William Lucas.

Chapter 3: A Visitor Arrives

Jane was getting better and people were gathering at the same place. Jane was talking to Bingley. Caroline Bingley tried to flirth with Darcy while he was reading a book. Caroline invited Elizabeth to accompany her to talk with Darcy. They teased his pride and laughed. One moment Darcy began to like Elizabeth eventhough he didn’t realy want to. Mr. Bennet announce to his family that ther would be a visitor which was his cousin came into the family. His cousin’s name is Mr. Collins and one day he might inherit the Bennet family. Mr. Collins began his life humbly and a luck came when Lady Catherine de Bourge gave him a real living. No wonder he gave many compliments to The Lady at dinner.  Actually the intention of Mr. Collins to marry Jane or Elizabeth if Jane was already engaged. Mrs. Bennet was delighted that her two daughters would be married soon. One day Mr. Collins walked Caroline and Lydia at Meryton . They met Mr. Denny who introduced her with a guy named Mr. Wickham. While Darcy and Bingley were coming down the street, Elizabeth reconized that there was something on the sight between Darcy and Mr. Wickham.

Chapter 4: Wickham’s Story

At the Philipse Mr. Wickham told his story to Elizabeth about how bad Darcy had treated him.  Mr. Wickham said that he had known Darcy for a long time. They grew up at the same house. Darcy’s father promised to Wickham that he would give his fortune to him but Darcy denied it. Elizabeth agreed about it. Mr. Wickham told Elizabeth that sometimes  Darcy could be a good person too. At the ball Darcy asked Elizabeth to dance with him and Elizabeth told him that he had known Mr. Wickham. She asked Jane if she knew anything about Mr. Wickham and Jane only knew that Mr. Bingley and his sister don’t really like Mr. Wickham. One moment in the family meeting Mr. Collins proposed Elizabeth to be his wife but Elizabeth refused it. And her parents made a joke about their daughter refusing to Mr. Collins.

Chapter 5: Jane’s Disappointment

Mr. Collins was upset about Elizabeth’s refusing but Charlotte came and listened him quitely. One day, Jane got a message from Caroline Bingley that she said Mr. Bingley turned to like Georgina Darcy. The message really broke her heart. Elizabeth convinced her sister that it’s only Caroline who wanted his brother to marry someone else. In another hand, Mr. Collins began to like Charlotte and proposed her. Charlotte approved Mr. Collins’  Proposal and the Lucases Family was in joy. Elizabeth was in a joy and congrated Charlotte that she wished happy too. Days past, and Bingleys stayed in London for winter. Jane felt disappointed because she thought that Mr. Bingley never liked her. Now, only Mr. Wickham who often comfort the Bennet sisters and seemed that he liked Elizabeth. One time, Gardiners came into Bennet’s home and heard about everything that Jane had been through. They said they could bring her in London to meet Bingley and Caroline. Luckily, Bingley didn’t live at the same house with Caroline.

Chapter 6: Elizabeth visits Charlotte

Mrs. Gardiner guessed that Elizabeth began to like Mr. Wickham but Elizabeth said that she didn’t like him. She only respect him as a good man. So Ther Gardiners brought Jane to London and Mr. Collins asked Charlotte to go to Kent. Charlotte said that Elizabeth should visit her sometimes. One day. Elizabeth got Jane’s letter from London, it was a sad letter. Jane said that surely Caroline didn’t like her  and Mr. Bingley never cared about her. So it was the time for Jane to visit Charlotte, before she got there she visited London to see her sister Jane. Jane was depressed. Gardiners asked Elizabeth about Mr. Wickham and she said Mr. Wickham interested with someone else who was rich too. After visiting London, she wentto Kent to visit Charlotte. They were invited dine with Lady Catherine.  Mr. Collins showed the detail of the fine house and Sir William was in awed. Lady Chaterine had a daughter too and her name is Miss de Bourge. The Lady asked Elizabeth about her family and she could answer the questions politely.

Chapter 7: Darcy Admits the Truth

Elizabeth had a good time while she was visiting Charlotte. One day, Mr. Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam came at Rosings. Elizabeth meet them and they were playing a pianoforte. At that moment, they were talking about a ball that Darcy and Elizabeth in. They talked about each other behaviour. Colonel seemed taht he liked Elizabeth and Darcy often came to see her too. Colonel said that Darcy was the one who separated Jane and Mr. Bingley not Caroline. Then, she heard a knocking door at realized that it was Darcy who said that he loved and cared about her. She told him everything about her dislikes about Darcy. She totally refused him.

Chapter 8: A Letter for Elizabeth

The next day, Darcy gave an explaination letter to Elizabeth before he away. The letter said the reason why he seperated Jane fromMr. Bingley because Elizabeth’s family was annoying and weird and it would ruin Bingley and Jane’s marriage. Actually the reason why Mr. Bingley didn’t visit Jane while she was in London because he didn’t even know Jane was there. About Mr. Wickham, Darcy tried to do what his father’s will but Wickham used the money for another else. He even tried to flirth with Georgiana Darcy with Mrs. Younge as a help. She asked to Colonel Fitzwilliam if it’s true or not and sadly it’s true. She realized what all Darcy said was true. Darcy was true about his saying about Elizabeeth’s odd family and Wickham’s wrong. So one time when The Lady asked her for a dinner she refused it and she decided to go home soon.

Chapter 9: Elizabeth Changes Her Mind

Elizabeth told Jane everything about what she knew from Darcy’s letter except about Mr. Bingley. Wickham was about to leave to Brighton soon which made Kitty and Lydia were miserable. Luckily, Lydia was invited to stay with Mrs. Forster at Brighton too. One day, Elizabeth had a trip with The Gardiners at Lambton of summer. It was close with Pemberly which Mr. Darcy used to live Darcy would be home after summer. After summer, Elizabeth decided to meet Darcy. His servant said everything good about Darcy. One time they were shy and nerve when they met each other and she even met Darcy’s sister too. Next day, Elizabeth met Mr. Bingley and Caroline. They all had a good conversation and seemed like Elizabeth and Darcy liked each other. Darcy said that Elizabeth is the one of the prettiest girl in the world.

Chapter 10: A Family Scandal

Elizabeth got a letter from Jane that their sister, Lydia was going to marry Wickham. It shocked everybody because Wickham was a wicked man. Lydia and Wickham had not returned home and mae everyone panic since Wickham had a bad reputation in his regiment. Darcy tried to comfort Elizabeth about what was going on. Elizabeth decided to go home and comforted the family as well. Mr. Bennet had gone to search whereas of Lydia and Wickham. Mrs. Bennet was worrying her too much. Suddenly, Mrs. Foster got a letter from Lydia that she was going to be Lydia Wickham. Mr. Collins suggested in his letter that Bennets should just let  Lydia go away because she’s not worthy. Gardiners also told that Wickham had a lot of debts to pay. Finally, Mr. Bennet went home without bringing Lydia.

Chapter 11: Lydia’s Return

After Mr. Bennet came home, Gardiners sent Bennets a letter which said Lydia and Wickham had not married yet but Bennets should pay money for Lydia’s inheritance. Mr. Bennet didn’t agree about the marriage but Mrs. Bennet was in joy hearing the news. They argued about where Lydia and Wickham would stay. In another hand, Elizabeth was worried about Darcy wouldn’t want to be with her too because Wickham would be the part of the Bennets Family. At last, Lydia and Wickham came with their own manner. Lydia told Elizabeth that Darcy would come into their wedding. She asked everything about her aunt that Darcy had worked out everything with Wickham. Unexpectedly, Mr, Bingley came with Darcy and he proposed Jane again. Jane was so happy about that.

Chapter 12: Three Married Daughters

After Bingley and Jane was engaged, Lady Catherine came to visit Elizabeth and warned Elizabeth to don’t have such an engagement with Darcy. Elizabeth answer cooly that she wouldn’t be engaged with Darcy. Few days later, Darcy and Jane took a walk and they had a conversation about their love story. They talked about Lady Catherine, the permitness of Darcy that Mr. Bingley would marry Jane, and how Darcy had changed because of Elizabeth. Mrs. Bennet was so happy and delighted knowing what Darcy had done to Lydia but still she was often nervous and silly. Jane and Elizabeth were only 30 miles apart with their own husband. Sometimes, Mr. Bennet often visit Elizabeth and Darcy, Kitty often visit her older sisters and began to grow up, and Mary remained in home with her mother. Sadly, Wickham still can’t visit Darcy’s house even though Darcy still send Wickham’s family money and help him in his job.  Georgiana Darcy started to love Elizabeth because  she was a role model for her. Therefore, Lady Catherine was still upset about Darcy’s marriage but Elizabeth asked her husband t  have a reconciliation with her. The last thing the Gardiners still visited Darcy and Elizabeth and the couple never forgot it was the Gardiners who helped making it right.

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Review of Charles Dickens: Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist is the story about a loneliness, struggles of life, and love. Oliver Twist is a young boy who was left by his parents since he was born. He didn’t even have a choice to decide his own life. By the time he was risen, life didn’t treat him fairly. He lived with horrible people who always wanted the advantages for them self. The story is enjoyed to read and it makes the reader feels curious about the next stories. At first I didn't expect who is Monks actually. Dickens told us that even though we are in really bad situation and condition, we cannot loose in hope. There are plenty of people who would care for us. No matter how many hatters we have, there are still people who have love for us. God never makes any mistakes in our life since the beginning. He has a plan for each one of us, a perfect plan. A plan which won’t harm you, a plan to make you prosper and thrive. Dickens showed that the wicked shall be punished.

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Summary of Charles Dickens: Oliver Twist (Chapter 9 - 12)

Chapter 9: A Plain Gold Ring

Mr. Bumble and Mrs. Coney had been married for two months and they just had a fight. Mr. Bumble was tired of it and he decided to go out to a public house. A stranger who was Monk in pub recognized Mr. Bumble and asked him about a woman who took care of Oliver’s mother. Mr. Bumble answered that Old Sally was already died. Monk asked him to bring his wife to tell him everything and Monks would pay him more. Mr. Bumble told Monks that Old Sally stole something from Oliver’s mom pocket. Monks showed Mr. Bumble that he held a gold locket which has the name of “Agnes” was engraved on the inside and a date that was a year Oliver was born. Monks left and he said to Mr. Bumble that there would nothing happen after their meeting and they didn’t know each other. Days later, Monks went to see Fagin. While Monks and Fagin were talking, Nancy sneaked and listened at the door. Bill Sikes saw her and asked her to get him a drink. Nancy put something on the glass to make him in a really deep and heavy sleep. She ran away and she went to Miss Maylie. She said to Miss Maylie that she was the one who picked up Oliver moments ago. She told everything that Monks and Fagin were talking about. Monks said that he would watch Oliver for the rest of his life and he proclaimed that Oliver is his brother. Rose Maylie asked Nancy to stay with her but Nancy said that it was too late to run away and she decided to leave. One time, Mr. Brownlow came to the house to see Oliver.

Chapter 10: Fagin’s Plan

Noah Claypole and Charlotte were following Nancy when she was visiting Rose Maylie. Noah asked Charlotte to keep the money they stole from Mr. Sowerberry so if they were caught they can blame Charlotte for it. Fagin was stalking into the room where Noah said that he would be a thief in London. After hearing that, Fagin recruited Noah to join into his crime group. The first job of Noah for Fagin was he had to follow Nancy where she always went on Sunday night before 11.00 PM. Bill Sikes asked Nancy where she would go. He was worried that Nancy found someone better than him. He forced and beat her to make her stay at the house. Then Noah Claypole did what he had been told.

Chapter 11: Nancy’s Fate

Noah was following Nancy and he found out that she met Rose Maylie and Mr. Brownlow. They said to Nancy that they had a plan to capture Fagin ad Monks and they can bring Nancy to get out of all this. They can bring Nancy to another place even another country. Noah told Bill and Fagin what was going on. They were mad, Bill woke up Nancy at the middle of the night. Bill pulled her and beat her so badly. Bill would use a gun to shoot her but he thought that it could draw people’s attention so he struck her with the heavy weapon itself. He killed Nancy afterwards. He was haunted by Nancy’s shadow wherever he walked. One moment, Mr. Brownlow kidnapped Monks and brought him inside his house. He told everything about his true life and his family. He told him that his actual name is Edward Leeford and his father is a friend of Mr. Brownlow. Mr. Brownlow said that Monks’ Father fell in love with a naval officer’s daughter. Monk’s father left England and went to Rome because he had to visit his uncle who died. Mr. Brownlow tried to find out the girl, but suddenly she disappeared. Monks was shocked realizing that Oliver is his step brother. Mr. Brownlow learnt that Monks had destroyed everything about the proof of Oliver’s birth. Mr. Brownlow said that he had a picture of a woman who really looked like Oliver. Seemed Mr. Brownlow wanted to catch Fagin and Bill soon.

Chapter 12: The End of the Story

Tom and Toby were hiding while Tom was talking about Fagin’s arrestment. It was so horrible that Fagin was in bleeding while police brought him and the crowd was yelling at him. Sometimes later, Charley Bates was mad at Bill Sikes because he had killed Nancy and they were rolling on the ground, fighting. Crowd came and Bill Sikes tried to escape with climbing to the roof. One person of the crowd came up and brought a ladder with him so they could catch Bill Sikes. Bill Sikes tried to drop on his body on another side of the roof and escape safely. He used a rope to drop of safely, accidentally a rope that supposed to help him was stuck on his neck and strangled him while he was jumping. Two days after Bill Sikes’s death, in a fine hotel there were together Oliver, Rose, Mrs. Maylie, Mrs.Bedwin, and Dr. Losberne,  Mr. Brownlow and Monks. Oliver was told the secrets of his birth. He realized that Monks is his step brother. Mr. Brownlow told about a letter that His father Edwin Leeford wrote to Agnes Flamming, Oliver’s Mother that he couldn’t marry Agnes right away. The second letter of him is for Monks and Monks’ Mother. It was written with money on it. Edwin gave money for his family both of  Monks’ mother and Agnes and her baby. Monks confessed that he had paid Fagin to lead Oliver into a life of crime. He also admitted that his mother had burned the will and the letter. Finally, he said that he himself had destroyed the ring and the locket that the Bumbles gave him.Because Mr. Bumble and Mrs. Bumble had done something wrong; Mr. Brownlow made them loose their job as a punishment. Oliver just realized that Rose was the younger sibling of his mom. Rose was her true aunt for him but he wouldn’t call her aunt because she’s like a sister for him. Harry told Rose that he would marry her soon. On another place, Fagin was sentenced to death for his crime. Harry and Rose were married and Harry was a pastor in a village church. They had a happy family afterwards. Oliver gave some of his father’s money to Monks but Monks kept doing his dirty work and died in prison.

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Summary of Charles Dickens: Oliver Twist (Chapter 5 - 8)

Chapter 5: A Terrible Job

Fagin and Bill Sikes had a plan to rob a rich house. They asked a friend named Toby Crackit; of course Toby was a thief and he had spied and checked the house how to break in. He thought that he can pay one of the servant of the house to help his dirty work and open the window or the door from inside and let them in. But the servants are paid enough to not to help any robberies to let in. Afterwards, he found out that there was a small window for the dog to get in and get out. He asked Oliver to get in through the window and open the main door for the robberies. No matter what, Oliver had a small body. Sikes wasn’t sure that Oliver can do the job and he asked Fagin to pick another boy. Fagin said that Oliver had a pity face so people won’t suspect him as a robber. The other night they took him to the house they wanted to rob with Nancy as his company on the road. Nancy warned him to not mess it up because it would affect to her. Sikes pulled his gun and pointed to Oliver to do it quickly as he said. Oliver resisted but he got no choice to do it and he did what he said. After he entered the house, the alarm was turned and a person of the house shot him. Oliver was bleeding.

Chapter 6: Old Sally’s Story

The story told about years ago when the moment after Oliver was born. Mrs. Corney was a widow who stayed in her house and she was visited by Mr. Bumble. When the Mr. Bumble tried to get close and flirt with Mrs. Corney, a person came and told Mrs. Corney that Old Sally was dying. Old Sally said that once she helped a doctor helping a woman giving a birth. She even stole the woman’s gold necklace. She said that the boy’s name was Oliver. She said the necklace would help Oliver and people will treat him better. The necklace meant something precious. Then Mrs. Corney returned to her house and found out Mr. Bumble was still waiting. They were having a good diner and Mr. Bumble said that they would get a new position on his job. And so Mr. Bumble and Mrs. Corney would be married. After he told everything he wanted to meet Mr. Sowerberry. In another story tells about Fagin was worried about his robber friends who are maybe in dangers. He met another person named Monks, Monks said that why wouldn’t Fagin pick other boys to do the job and he would never shed blood and kill people.

Chapter 7: Oliver’s Recovery

Bill and Toby were in pursuit while Bill was carrying wounded Oliver. They kept running and they were tired. Toby had an idea to leave Oliver alone and Bill did what he said. They were chased by men and dogs too. Oliver was bleeding left alone in the middle of the bad weather and passed out all night. At the morning , a rain started at the morning and Oliver woke up in pain. He stopped at the house he was trying to break in because he had no choice and he was injured. Mr. Giles found him and recognize that Oliver was the one he shot. Appeared two ladies named Mrs. Maylie and Rose came up and took care Oliver and brought him inside instead treated him like a thief. Dr. Losberne came and said that a thief can be anyone. The girls asked Dr. Losberne to protect Oliver from polices. Dr. Losberne made sure to Mr. Giles that he shot nothing and he didn’t even shoot Oliver. So when the polices came asking Mr. Giles, polices believed that Oliver wasn’t a thief and he was shot in accident. Oliver stayed for days and he couldn’t get up from the bed. The girls treated him very good. After he woke up, his request wanted to visit Mr. Brownlow again and explain him what was going on. Sadly, he found out that Mr. Brownlow wasn’t there and he was out for a moment. He just wanted his name to be clear on front of Mr. Brownlow’s sight. Two weeks later Oliver was taken to a cottage which he could live proper and right. He was educated to read and work. He lived happily with Mrs. Maylie and Rose.

Chapter 8: Rose and Harry

Time went by, and summer came and the village is full with beautifulness of flowers and plants. Rose was sick and her sickness was worse. Oliver was told by Mrs. Maylie to send a letter to Dr. Losberne and her son, Harry but she change her mind that she would send harry a message to him alone. The doctor said that it’s a miracle to bring her back well again. Oliver thought that Rose shouldn’t be died on this beautiful summer because there would be no mourning for her dead and she was a beautiful nice young lady. After all, Dr. Losberne said that she would survive on her disease and she would recover soon. One moment, Harry Maylie came in and complained why he wasn’t told before that Rose was sick. He loved Rose too much even though her mother said Rose wasn’t the one for him because everyone didn’t know her true parents and no matter what he would be in parliament before Christmas. Days past when Rose was getting well, Harry told her that he loved her very much and he would never let him go. Rose kept saying that she didn’t deserve it because she thought she had a blot on her name. But no matter what Harry still loved her.

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Summary of Charles Dickens: Oliver Twist (Chapter 1 - 4)

Chapter 1: A Hungry Orphan

In a slum and poor town of The Kingdom of Great Britain, there was a woman who was giving a birth. The doctor and Sally tried to help her but he doubted that the baby would survive the process. The mother struggled so hard to let the baby out and she was in pain. It seemed like the woman didn’t have a husband and she was pregnant without knowing who’s the father of the child. She wished that she died after giving a birth. And true, after saw the baby boy she died. The baby boy was named Oliver Twist and he was alone after all. Then he was raised by a farmer named Mrs. Mann and Oliver was starving for food every day. He was sent to workhouse when he was old enough. One time when Oliver was eating with his friends, he was asked to ask some more food but then he was punished for that. Oliver was cost five pounds for everyone who wanted to take him home. Mr. Sowerberry took him home. He met Mr. Sowerberry’s worker who named Noah and he didn’t like him because he go promoted.

Chapter 2: Off to London

Noah was envy for the new position of Oliver. The maid of the house, Charlotte treated Oliver so bad. One day Noah tried to trigger Oliver’s anger so Oliver could attack him and he would get into trouble. Noah basically said that Oliver’s mother was a whore. Oliver couldn’t hold himself and he attacked Noah. Charlotte came to separate them from a fight. She and Mrs. Sowerberry beat him so hard.  Because of that he decided to go to city of London, looking for a new life. He totally walked from the house to the London. When he got there he was tired and starving. He met another person named Jack Dawnkins as known as Artful Dodger and he was brought by Dodger to his group which was led by Fagin. Oliver slept there and after he woke up and saw Fagin had a lot of treasure. A moment later, the group and Fagin played a strange game, it was actually a game about how to steal someone’s thing, it was a thief game! A girl named Nancy came to see Fagin and Oliver thought that she was a nice girl.

Chapter 3: Oliver meets Mr. Brownlow

Oliver followed his new friends among the street; Dodger said something about a guy who was looking books. Dodger and his friends left Oliver and went over the guy and stole his handkerchief away. Oliver realized that his new friends are bunch of thieves. They ran away and the guy accused that Oliver was the one who stole his handkerchief. Oliver was scared and ran away. People were trying to catch him up and the group pretended to catch him too. He was caught and brought to police station. An old man testified that it got nothing to do with Oliver. It was other boys who stole the handkerchief. Because Mr. Brownlow felt pity to Oliver when he saw Oliver was sick. Mr. Brownlow brought Oliver up to his house. He was in high fever and he was treated goodly in there. Mrs. Bedwin, the housekeeper took care of him so well.  The house gave him a really good food that he never tasted before. Oliver had the similar face of the person in Mr. Brownlow’s house. In other side, Fagin was questioning Dodger about Oliver and Dodger just told him what was happening. While Bill Sikes came in, people were worried about Oliver would tell who they were. So they planned to get Oliver back. It was difficult for them to come to police station, no matter what they’re a bunch of thieves. Oliver got so much better and one day Mr. Brownlow asking for a help to return  a book he borrowed from booksellers. Oliver wanted to do that besides he wanted to do something to pay back his goodness. A visitor of Mr. Brownlow said that Oliver would take his money away and wouldn’t return to Mr. Brownlow’s house anymore. But Mr. Brownlow had faith on him that he would return in 20 minutes. They waited hours but Oliver had not returned to Mr. Brownlow house.

Chapter 4: The Boy Is Kidnaped

Oliver did what Mr. Brownlow told but in the road he met his theft friends. He met Nancy and she was acting strange and claimed that he was her family. She claimed to everyone in public that Oliver knew her. Bill Sikes came and did the same thing, he asked Oliver to come home with him. Oliver shouted that he needed a help but they accused in public that Oliver just stole something. People from crowd believed that. He didn’t have a choice unless he went with them. He met Fagin once more.  They all checked Oliver’s pocket to take any money he had and he found the money from Mr. Brownlow. Oliver was mad and he jumped off and tried to escape. They tried to catch him again and he ran. Nancy stopped Bill to release his dog to catch Oliver because the dog could tear him apart. Nancy stopped Fagin to hit him up and she defended Oliver because he already got what he wanted. One of them, Charley gave Oliver a new suit to wear. He was locked down for a days and he was upset. But Charley and Dodger often visited him. They brain-washed him to became a total thief.

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Review of Alexandre Dumas: The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo is the story of someone’s journey of life through betrayed, loneliness, and love. It’s one of the best stories which Alexandre Dumas had created when he was alive. It represents the natural behavior of humans that when somebody else is in better condition, the jealousness grows inside and it ruins soul and mind. It happens in every culture around the world because the behavior is always planted inside. It wouldn’t be that easy if we let everything goes as God plans. Alexandre Dumas shows to the reader that something it’s worth to be revenged for. Dumas explains on the story that character of Edmond Dantes is the most perfect and kindest person in the world. He has the dark side which every normal people have.

Even though, the background of the story is the age when there was a war between Napoleon and The King of France, Dumas could still explore the settings so the readers can enjoy the atmosphere of the story. He shows on this story that love is not selfish. Love is the act when people put attention, caring, and sacrifice to the person he/she loved. Money is not everything when we have to deal with our past. The old people used to say “people will reap what the already sowed” is truly right. Something that very important is forgiven. What if people has the spirit and mind of forgiven, then the world would be a paradise.

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Summary of Alexandre Dumas: The Count of Monte Cristo (Chapter 9 - 14)

Chapter 9

Mysterious Death

Danglars became a rich man now because he owned a bank of his own. Dantes had a plan to set and trick him up for revenge. He pretended to be a rich guy who borrowed a lot of money from Danglars’s bank with a purpose to make him bankrupt. One day Dantes met Villefort’s abandoned son named Benedetto who became a criminal. Dantes had a plan for Benedetto to be a part of his tool to take a revenge on his enemies. Dantes gave him moneys and made him became a rich man named Andrea Calvacanti. He met with his old friends Caderousse. Caderousse was surprised because his friends became a rich man now. Caderousse said he had already sold the diamond which Dantes gave to him. After a while, Andrea would marry Danglar’s daughter, Eugenie. One morning, the Marquise, Valentine’s grandmother was worried because she wanted to give the money and legacy to Valentine. Meanwhile she was died because somebody poisoned her. Wedding ought to go on, Franz came to see his future wife but unfortunately he realized that Valentine’s grandfather was the one who killed Franz’s dad. It was a chance for Maximilian to marry valentine, but Valentine’s servant was poisoned to death too. They suspect there was a murder on their house. The doctor said that Valentine who did that but Villefort refused it.

Chapter 10

Blinded by Greed

Time passed Caderousse needed more money to fulfil his need. He asked Benedetto to give him more money but Benedetto refused it because he thought that giving money to Caderousse was never enough. Caderousse told Benedetto about his plan to steal money from Dantes. Benedetto came to Dantes about his enemy plan and he prepared for everything. One time when Caderousse broke Dante’s house inside he saw a priest who gave him a diamond which was actually Dantes pretended to be a priest. He pretend to ask Caderousse about who gave him an advice and plan how to break in his house. Caderousse said he was told by a criminal named Andrea Calvacanti which was Benedetto. He said that he would prevent the Andrea to marry Eugenie. Afterwards, Caderousse tried to kill him but Dantes failed it. He forced Caderousse to write everything about who was actually Benedetto to Danglars. Dantes let him go but one moment Benedetto killed him instead. Dantes revealed himself as real Edmond Dantes who Cadereousse betrayed years ago. Finally, Caderousse died and Benedetto ran away.

Chapter 11

Web of Revenge

One by one Dantes’s enemy went down. This was the turn for Fernand to pay what he did. Dantes made an accusation about Fernand betrayed a Greek leader named Ali Pasha. Haydee a young girl who lived with Dantes said that she was the daughter of Ali Pasha. She came to the court so she can give a testimony about it. The court proofed that Fernand was guilty. Albert son of Fernand was mad and check out that Dantes was the writer of the accusation and asked to fight him. So, Mercedes begged Dantes to not kill him. Mercedes claimed it was her fault because she wouldn’t wait Dantes. Dantes promised himself that he wouldn’t kill Albert no matter what. After all, they met up but instead of fighting, they were shaking hands each other and Albert understood everything. One day Fernand met Dantes and asked him what did he do to him. Dantes revealed himself once again and Fernand was shocked because recently he reaped what he sowed. After went home, Fernand was left by his family and he chose to kill himself. When the wedding of Andrea and Eugenia began, polices came up to them and caught Andrea and arrested him because he was a true criminal. Dantes kept taking the money of Danglars bank and made him bankrupt. He was so depressed and tried to go overseas. Dantes met Valentine and told her the way to show the murderer. He gave Valentine a pill to make her sleep looks like death even though she was buried inside a tomb. Everyone thought that she was really died. Then, everyone knew that the murderer was Heloise. While investigating Benedetto, Villefort felt so guilty and wanted to make everything right. When he got home he found Heloise and his lovely son died because they committed to suicide. One more time The Count revealed himself as Edmond Dantes. Villefort went crazy. Meanwhile, Dantes felt so bad because he took the revenge thing too far.

Chapter 12
The Power of Love

The revenge was totally completed and he took Maximilian to go with him to go back at their hometown. He met Mercedes one more time and they were crying and weeping because his son Albert joined the army. But Mercedes would be just holding on. He went to the place when he was locked on prison for really long time and realized it didn’t look like a prisoner anymore. He visited Roma and visited Danglers one more. He was a prisoner of a bandit called Luigi Vampa. They said that Danglers was so greedy even though for his own meal. Dantes revealed himself to Danglers that he was the guy who Danglers brought to prison. Danglers said he was sorry about everything. Afterwards, Dantes met Maximilian at the Isle of Monte Cristo. Dantes made Maximilian to drink a pill which was the same pill Dantes gave to Valentine. After Maximilian woke up he met the love of his life, Valentine. They were so happy meeting each other. At first, Dantes wanted Haydee to stay with Valentine but because Haydee insisted Dantes to stay with him, Dantes didn’t have a choice but to bring Haydee with him. The last time, Dantes left a note for Maximilian that Dantes left his riches and gave it to him. Dantes and Haydee were gone somewhere.

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