The main theme of the novel is selfishness, portrayed in a satirical fashion using all the members of the Chuzzlewit family.

作者通过对翟述伟一家人的描写，以辛辣的笔调揭示了这些人的自私自利。

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The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit (commonly known as Martin Chuzzlewit) is a novel by Charles Dickens, considered the last of his picaresque novels.

《马丁·翟述伟》是查尔斯·狄更斯的最后几部小说之一。

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When sales of the early parts of Martin Chuzzlewit, for example, proved to be disappointing, Dickens shifted the action to America to make the serial more appealing.

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