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DombeyandsonContent1PartⅠPlot2PartⅡAnalysisofPersonalities3PartⅢTheme4PartⅣThecauseofthetragedy5PartⅤConclusionMainContentsofthenovelThestoryconcernsPaulDombey,thewealthyowneroftheshippingcompanyofthebook'stitle,whosedreamistohaveasontocontinuehisbusiness.Hewantsasonandwhenadaughter(Florence)isbornsohedespisesher.Thebookbeginswhenhisson(Paul)isborn,andDombey'sfirstwifediesshortlyaftergivingbirth.Thechild,alsonamedPaul,isalsoweakandsicklyanddiesachildevenfurtherinthis'greathothouse',stillonlysixyearsold.Dombeyremarries.Heeffectively'buying'thebeautifulbuthaughtyEdithassheandhermotherareinapoorfinancialstate.Themarriageisloveless;hiswifedespisesDombeyforhisoverbearingpride.EventuallyEdithrunsawaywithCarker,themanagerathisfirm.WithCarkergone,Paulisincapableofmanagingthebusinessanditfails.IntheendPaulisreconciledwithhisdaughter,livingwithherfamily,anddotingonhisgrandchildren.Thisnovel,writtenbyCharlesDickensmirrorsthe19thcenturysociety.Dombeyandson,itisagenerictitlebecauseitgivesthereaderthenameofthetwomajorcharactersofthebookbutitalsorevealsthenameoftheirFirmwhichisequalwiththeideaofHouse.ChapteronehisdaughterclungabouthermotherandtheworryaboutMrs.Dombey(p13-45)MissTox’sambition(p46-68)thedeathofMrs.Dombey(p69-91)赌具牌具★exultedinthecomingofhissonandMr.Dombey’smentalactivities(p1-12)Thedescriptionofopposition(p1)Dombeysatinthecornerofthedarkenedroominthegreatarmchairbythebedside,andsonlaytuckedupwarminalittlebasketbedstead,carefullydisposedonalowsetteeimmediatelyinfrontofthefireandclosetoit,asifhisconstitutionwereanalogoustothatofamuffin,anditwasessentialtotoasthimbrownwhilehewasverynew.(p2)Dombeywasabouteight-and-fortyyearsofage.sonabouteight-and-fortyminutes.Dombeywasratherbald,ratherred,andthoughahandsomewell-mademan,toosternandpompousinappearance,tobeprepossessing.sonwasverybald,andveryred,andthough(ofcourse)anundeniablyfineinfant,somewhatcrushedandspottyinhisgeneraleffect,asyet.TheanalysisofChapterone(P1-12)ThetextbeginswithadescriptionofbothDombeyandsonbutrevealedinaopposition,forexamplewehavethevisualimagery:DombeyissittinginadarkencornerbuthissonisinfrontofthefirethatgivesustheimpressionoftherealplacethattheplaceofDombeywillbetakenbytheson.Thedescriptionofthetwocharactersusingtheoppositioninthetextanditisusedasyntacticparallelism:Dombeywasabouteight-and-fortyyearsofage.Sonabouteight-and-fortyminutes.Dombeywasratherbald,ratherredandsonwasverybaldandveryred.Theanalysisofironysentences(p10)thosethreewordsconveyedtheoneideaofMr.Dombey‘slife.TheearthwasmadeforDombeyandsontotradein,andthesunandmoonweremadetogivethemlight.Riversandseaswereformedtofloattheirships;rainbowsgavethempromiseoffairweather;windsblewfororagainsttheirenterprises;starsandplanetscircledintheirorbits,topreserveinviolateasystemofwhichtheywerethecentre.Commonabbreviationstooknewmeaningsinhiseyes,andhadsolereferencetothem.A.D.hadnoconcernwithannoDomini,butstoodforannoDombeyandson(董贝父子纪元).TheanalysisofChapterone(P1-12)DickensdescribeswithironytheimportanceofDombeyandhisson.Alltheelementsofnaturearereadyforthem:formakingbusiness.Theyallworkforhisfirmtomakesurethathehasnolimits.ThedescriptionofoppositionDombeyandsonhadoftendealtinhides,butneverinhearts.theyleftthatfancywaretoboysandgirls,andboarding-schoolsandbooks.Mr.Dombeywouldhavereasoned:thatamatrimonialalliancewithhimselfmust,inthenatureofthings,begratifyingandhonourabletoanywomanofcommonsense.thatthehopeofgivingbirthtoanewpartnerinsuchahouse,couldnotfailtoawakenagloriousandstirringambitioninthebreastoftheleastambitiousofhersex.thatMrs.Dombeyhadenteredonthatsocialcontractofmatrimony:almostnecessarilypartofagenteelandwealthystation,evenwithoutreferencetotheperpetuationoffamilyfirms:withhereyesfullyopentotheseadvantages.thatMrs.Dombeyhadhaddailypracticalknowledgeofhispositioninsociety.thatMrs.Dombeyhadalwayssatattheheadofhistable,anddonethehonoursofhishouseinaremarkablylady-likeandbecomingmanner.thatMrs.Dombeymusthavebeenhappy.thatshecouldn'thelpit.TheanalysisofChapterone(P1-12)Firstsentenceinthisparagraphisalsotheironysentence.Dombeyandsonhadnothingtodowithfeelingsbutonlywithbusiness.ThereIwanttosaysomethingaboutMrs.Dombey.Franklyspeaking,asafemale,Ireallyfeelangryaboutthispart.It’sridiculous.Mrs.DombeyisatypicalwomenintheVictorianagethathadnoname,theywerecalledbytheirhusband’sname,andjustlikethebelongingoftheirhusband.InfactthemostfunnythingisthatMr.Dombeyconsiderstheirmarriagesweresocialcontracts,notamarriage,notaloverelationship,butacontract.DombeyDombeywasratherbald,ratherred,andthoughahandsomewell-mademan,toosternandpompousinappearance,tobeprepossessing.(p111-2)Stern,pompousDombey,exultinginthelong-looked-forevent,jingledandjingledtheheavygoldwatch-chainthatdependedfrombelowhistrimbluecoat,whereofthebuttonssparkledphosphorescentlyinthefeebleraysofthedistantfire.(p112-2)RichmanDombeyThosethreewordsconveyedtheoneideaofMr.Dombey'slife.TheearthwasmadeforDombeyandSontotradein,andthesunandmoonweremadetogivethemlight.Riversandseaswereformedtofloattheirships;rainbowsgavethempromiseof