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篇一:PrideandPrejudice
(傲慢與偏見讀書筆記)
ManypeoplesimplyregardPrideandPrejudiceasalovestory,butinmyopinion,thisbookisanillustrationofthesocietyatthattime.Sheperfectlyreflectedtherelationbetweenmoneyandmarriageathertimeandgavethepeopleinherworksvividcharacters.Thecharactershavetheirownpersonalities.Mrs.Bennetisawomanwhomakesgreateffortstomarryoffherdaughters.Mr.Bingleyisafriendlyyoungman,buthisfriend,Mr.Darcy,isaveryproudmanwhoseemstoalwaysfeelsuperior.EventhefivedaughtersinBennetfamilyareverydifferent.Janeissimple,innocentandneverspeaksevilofothers.Elizabethisaclevergirlwhoalwayshasherownopinion.Marylikesreadingclassicbooks.(Actuallysheisapedant.)Kittydoesn’thaveherownopinionbutlikestofollowhersister,Lydia.Lydiaisagirlwhofollowsexoticthings,handsomeman,andissomehowalittleprofligate.WhenIreadthebook,Icanalwaysfindthesamepersonalitiesinthesocietynow.ThatiswhyIthinkthisbookisindeedtherepresentativeofthesocietyinBritaininthe18thcentury.
ThefamilyofgentlemaninthecountrysideisJaneAusten’sfavouritetopic.Butthislittletopiccanreflectbigproblems.ItconcludesthestratumsituationandeconomicrelationshipsinBritaininhercentury.Youcanfindthesefromtheverybeginningofthisbook.
Thefirstsentenceinthisbookisimpressive.Itreads:「Itisatruthwellknowntoalltheworldthatanunmarriedmaninpossessionofalargefortunemustbeinneedofawife」.Theundertoneisveryclear:thefoundationofthemarriageatthattimeisnotemotionbutpossession.
PeoplealwaysthinkthatAustenwasanexpertattellinglovestories.Infact,themarriageinherbookisnottheresultoflove,buttheresultofeconomicneeds.Afterreadingthisbook,Iknowthetruthisthatapoorwomanmustbeinneedofahusband,awealthyman.
Icouldn’tforgethoweagerMrs.Bennetwantstomarryoffherdaughters.Ifyouwanttoknowwhysheissocrazyaboutthesethings,ImustmentionthesituationinBritainatthattime.Onlytheeldestsonhadtheprivilegeofinheritinghisfather’spossessions.Youngersonsanddaughterswhoareusedtoluxuriousliveshavenochoicebutmarryamanorwomaninpossessionofalargefortunetocontinuetheircomfortablelives.Thus,wecanseethatgettingmarriedisawaytobecomewealthier,particularlyforwomenwithoutmanypossessions.JaneAustentoldusthatmoneyandpossessiondeterminedeverything,includingmarriageandloveinhercentury.
In「PrideandPrejudice」,thesisterofMr.BingleystronglyopposedhisplanofmarryingJanebecausetheBennetsdon’thavemanypossessionsandtheirsocialpositionsaremuchlowerthanthem.Fromthis,wecanseetherearealotofobstaclesforanotveryrichwomantomarryawealthyhusband.Thesociety,therelativeswouldnotallowthemtogetmarried.
Inmodernsociety,althoughthemarriagesofeconomicneedshavedecreasedrapidly,theconceptof「moneydetermineseverything」isstillrootedinsomepeople’smind.Alotofparentstryhardtointerferetheirchildren’smarriages.Educationbackground,possessions,jobsremainsthemainreasonthatmayinfluenceone’smarriage.Marryformoneyisstillabigprobleminour
society.Wecan’thelpthinking:canmoneydetermineeverything?
Austenleftthisproblemforustothink.ThegeniusofJaneAustenliesinthisperfectsimplicity,thesimplicitythatreflectsbigproblems.AlthoughAustenwasonly21whenshewrote「PrideandPrejudice」,hersharpobservationofsociallivesmakesthestyleofthisbooksurprisinglymatureandlively.Theplotsinherworksarealwaysverynatural.Thedevelopmentoftheplotisasinevitableasaprobleminmathematics.IthinkthedepthofPrideandPrejudiceisthereasonthatmakesthisbookprominentandclassic.Today,herbookstillcanbetheguidetellingustheeconomicrelationshipsbothathertimeandinmoderntime.
篇二:Camille
(卡米爾讀書筆記)
IreadtheChineseversionof「Camille」afewyearsago.AtthattimeIwasdeeplymovedbythemaincharacterMargueriteGautier.「Camille」or「TheLadyoftheCamellias」byAlexandreDumas,fils,isthestoryofMargueriteGautier,ayoungcourtesan,orkeptwoman,inParisinthemid1800's,andhowshefallsinlovewithayoungman,ArmandDuval,andthentriestoescapefromherquestionablepast.Unfortunately,itcomesbacktohauntherandsheendsupreturningtothatlifeanddiespainfullyandalone,butwiththeknowledgethatshewasanoblewomanatheart.WhenIfirstbegantoreadthebook,IdidnotcareforMargueriteorherattitudeorlifestyle,butasIgotfurtherintothenarrative,Irealizedthathersaucyattitudewasafronttocoverthelonelywomanthatshereallywas.Shefeltused,abusedandunloved,untilthegentleArmandDuvalcameintoherlifeandshowedherthathelovedherasapersonandnotforwhatshecoulddoforhim.ItmusthavetakengreatcourageforMargueritetoleavethelifeshehadlivedforsolong,knowingallalongthatitwasprobablytoogoodtobetrueandwouldnotlastindefinitely.AnditalsoshowedthatMargueritereallylovedArmandDuvalforshecouldevenchangeherselfforhim.
However,happinessdidn’tlastforlong.WhenM.Duval,Armand'sfather,cametoher,pleadingforhertoleaveArmandtosavebothArmand'sreputationandthatofhisyoungerinnocentsister,Margueritesawawaytobecomepureofheart,ifnotinbody.Shefeltthatitwasherduty,becauseshelovedArmandsomuch,todothiseventhoughitmeantgivingupherownhappinessandhurtingArmandtemporarily.Shereluctantlyreturnedtoherformerlife,knowingthat.somedayArmandwouldforgiveher.Sadly,shediedindebtandbasicallyalone,exceptforheronefemalefriend,JulieDuprat,whohelpedherduringherillness.ShehadherjournalsenttoArmandafterherdeath,explainingwhyshehadmadethechoicesshehad.IthinkDumas'slastfewlinesaboutMargueritebeingtheexception,nottherulewerequitetrue,andIalsoagreedwithhisviewthatwhileherlifestylecouldnotbecondoned,weasasocietyassumethatallofthesetypeofwomenarecoldandheartless,whilethismaynotalwaysbethecase.Apersoncanmakethewrongchoicesinlifewhentheyareyoung,andtrytoredeemthemselves,butsometimespastsituationspreventthemfromchangingtheirlives,eventhoughtheydesperatelywishtodoso.Thisappliestobothmenandwomeninmanydifferenttypesofcircumstances:involvementincrime;drugoralcoholabuse;gambling;prostitution;financialproblems;poormarriagechoices;etc.Andthisisthefact,whichexistsinthewholesociety.
Asfarastheothercharactersinthebook,IthinkMargueritewasrightinsayingthatnoonetrulycaredabouther,butonlywantedsomethingfromher,theonlyexceptionsbeingArmandandJulieDuprat.Ofcourse,theComtedeG.andComtedeN.wantedherbodyandappearance.The
Dukeneededto「wakeupandsmellthecoffee」andrealizethatshecouldneverreplacehisdeaddaughter.Ifhetrulycared,hecouldhavehelpedherleaveherlifestylewithout「keeping」herhimself.Andlastly,Prudencewasablood-suckingleechwhousedMargueritealmostworsethanthemen.IalsothinkshewasjealousofthefactthatMargueritehadsomuchmorecouragethanherselfandsomeonetrulylovedher.
Lastmorning,whentidingmybookshelf,Itookthisbookoutoftheshelf,andadriedflowerflewawayfromthebook.Itwaspaleblue,verytransparent,withthinfineveins.adriedflowerflewawayfromthebook.Itwaspaleblue,verytransparent,withthinfineveins.Ihelditagainstthemorninglightandblewonit.Thesoftbreezecarrieditaway.Camilleisjustlikethecamellia,shecouldneverescapefromthedestinyofwithering.Butitwasn’therfault;it’sbecauseoftheevilofCapitalismandthehideousnessofthatsociety.
Suddenly,Irememberedasaying:「Womenareliketheflowers」.Thoseprettywomenarelikethosebeautifulflowers;theirdelicatebeautymakespeoplefeeltheyarethemiracleoflife.However,eventheGodenviestheirbeauty.Itseemsthatbeautifulwomenalwayshavetragicendings.Aswearenormalpersons,evenwecanseethehideousnessofhumanitythatresultsintheirfateofwithering,wecanatmostaskquietlyinourhearts:Wherehavethosebeautifulflowersgone?Wherehavetheygone?
TheLifeAndAdventuresOfRobinsonCrusoe
ItseemedtobesuchacoincidencethatthenightafterIfinishedreadingTheLifeAndAdventuresOfRobinsonCrusoe,Iwastodineinarestaurantdistinctlyrelatedtothebookitself.ThisrestaurantwasnootherthanthefamousAmerican-styled「Friday’s.」Thereasonformentioningthisrestaurantisquitestraightforwardtoallthegentlemen,ladiesandchildrenwhohavereadthenovelandenjoyedit,whichisthefactthatthisrestaurantwas,mostlikely,namedaftertheAmericanNativeinRobinsonCrusoe,calledFriday.Thisrestaurantoffersveryexceptionalservice,forinstancewhenthewaitressesareaskedtoorderdishestheykneelratherthanstand,which,unliketheotherrestaurantsIhavebeento,makesiteasierforthecustomerstohearthemspeak.Moreover,Friday’sfriendlyservicestothecustomershelpthemtomakebetterchoiceswhenorderingdishes.IrememberedwhenIwenttoFriday’slasttime;thewaitresskindlydescribedtheitemsonthemenuwithprecisedetails.ItturnedoutthatthecomboIinitiallywantedwasdesignedtobesharedamongalargegroup,nottobeeatenbyoneperson.IthinkthisrestaurantshowsmanycommendablefeaturessimilartothatofFriday.Fridaybroughtemotionalwarmthtothepeoplearoundhimwithhisappealingpersonality.IthinkitwasthispersonalitythataffectedCrusoeandmadehimsaythathelovedFridaywhenCrusoedidn’texpressloveforhisparents,brothers,sisters,orevenhiswife.「Whenheespiedme,hecamerunningtome,layinghimselfdownagainupontheground,withallthepossiblesignsofanhumble,thankfuldisposition,makingmanyanticgesturestoshowittoletmeknowhowhewouldservemeaslongashelived.」ThiswaswhatFridaydidafterCrusoehadrescuedhimfromthetwosavageschasinghim.ItwaseasyformetoseewhyCrusoehadlovedFriday.Aftersometime,CrusoeandFridayweretorescueFriday’sfather.WhenFridayreunitedwithhisfather,thescenewaseasytomoveanyone:「ItwouldhavemovedanyonetotearstohaveseenhowFridaykissedhim,embracedhim,huggedhim,cried,laughed,halloed,jumpedabout,danced,
sung;andthensungandjumpedaboutagain,likeadistractedcreature.ItwasagoodwhilebeforeIcouldmakehimspeaktome.」Thisismyfavouritechapterinthewholebook.ItishardtoseewhyFridayisanex-savagewhenhecanhavepersonalitiesmorepraiseworthythanmanycivilizedpeople,viz.Crusoehimself.「Whenhe(Friday)wenttohim(Friday’sfather),hewouldsitdownbyhim,openhisbreast,andholdhisfather’sheadclosetohisbosom,halfanhourtogether,tonourishit;thenhetookhisarmsandankles,whichwerenumbedandstiffwiththebinding,andrubbedthemwithhishands.」Furthermore,Friday’sexpressionofloyaltyinaskingCrusoetokillhimratherthanleavehimismoreheartfeltthananythingCrusoeeversaysordoes.
Crusoe,ontheabsolutecontrary,seemsincapableofdeepfeelings,asshownbyhisaccountofleavinghisfamily—henevershowsanyemotions.AfteramovinglecturefromRobinson’sfatherabouthisfuture,hestilldecidedtofollowhisownwanderingambition.Carelesswasheaboutthewishesofhisparentstokeephimaliveandprosperous,ashewastheonlychildleftinthefamily.Whenhecamebackfromtheislandwhichhehadlivedonfortwentyeightyears,hefoundthatithadbeentoolatetotellhisparentsthathewasstillalive,butyetagainhedidnotfeelsorryforthem;healsodidnotfeelsorryforthetwopeoplewhohadtoliveinmiseryfornearlythirtyyearsundertheallusionalloftheirsonsweredead.Hehadthesamefeelingsforhiswife:whenhewasmarried,hesaiditwas「noteithertomydisadvantageordissatisfaction」,implyingthatitwasalsoneithertohisadvantagenorhissatisfaction.Moreover,afterhiswifedied,Robinsondidnotthinkoflookingafterthethreechildrentheyhad,butwentbacktotheisland,whichhehadlivedonfortwenty-eightyears.ItwasonthistripwhichRobinsonCrusoerevisited「HisIsland」ashecalledit.IfeelthatRobinson’sindifferencetohisfamilyisalmostemotionallycruel.
BeforehadclearlyshownthecontrastbetweenCrusoe’sandFriday’spersonalities,aswhenFriday,inhisjoyfulreunionwithhisfather,displayedfarmoreemotiontowardhisfamilymembersthanCrusoe,whereasCrusoenevermentionsmissinghisfamilyordreamsaboutthehappinessofseeingthemagain.IthinkDeforeisverysuccessfulinintroducingFridayaspartofthenovel,itmakesthewholenovelseemmuchmorecompleteandgrippingtothereader,aswellasprovingthatDefoe’sideologyofracismiscivilizedunlikemanyotherEuropeansatthattime;nativesandsavagesarenotworsethanothersbutcanperhapsevenbemoremodernandcivilized.ThosearethereasonsofwhyIlikeTheLifeAndAdventuresOfRobinsonCrusoeandFriday.
篇三:JaneEyer
(簡愛讀書筆記)
Thisisastoryaboutaspecialandunreservedwomanwhohasbeenexposedtoahostileenvironmentbutcontinuouslyandfearlesslystrugglingforherideallife.Thestorycanbeinterpretedasasymboloftheindependentspirit.
Itseemstomethatmanyreaders』EnglishreadingexperiencestartswithJaneEyer.Iamofnoexception.Aswerefertothemovie「JaneEyer」,itisnotsurprisingtofindsomedifferencesbecauseofitsbeingfilmizedandretoldinanewway,butthespiritofthenovelremains----tobeanindependentperson,bothphysicallyandmentally.
JaneEyerwasabornresister,whoseparentswentoffwhenshewasveryyoung,andheraunt,theonlyrelativeshehad,treatedherasbadlyasaragtag.SinceJane’seducationinLowwoodOrphanagebegan,shedidn’tgetwhatshehadbeenexpecting——simplybeingregardedasacommonperson,justthesameasanyothergirlaround.ThesuffersfrombeinghumiliatedanddevastatedteachJanetobeperseveringandprizedignityoveranythingelse.Asarewardofrevoltingtheruthlessoppression,JanegotachancetobeatutorinThornfieldGarden.ThereshemadetheacquaintanceoflovelyAdeleandthatgarden’sowner,Rochester,amanwithwarmheartdespiteacoldfaceoutside.Janeexpectedtochangethelifefromthenon,butfatehaddecidedotherwise:AfterJaneandRochesterfellinlovewitheachotherandgotdowntogetmarry,sheunfortunatelycametoknowinfactRochesterhadgotalegalwife,whoseemedtobetheshadowfollowingRochesterandledtohismoodinessallthetime----Rochesterwasalsoadespairingpersoninneedofsalvation.Janedidwanttogivehimahand,however,shemadeuphermindtoleave,becauseshedidn’twanttobetrayherownprinciples,becauseshewasJaneEyer.Thefilmhasfinallygotasymbolistend:Janeinheritedalargenumberoflegaciesandfinallyreturned.AfterfindingRochester’smisfortunebroughtbyhisoriginalmadwife,Janechosetostaywithhimforever.
Idon’tknowwhatothersfeel,butfranklyspeaking,IwouldratherregardthesectionthatJanebeganherteachingjobinThornfieldasthefilm’send----especiallywhenIheardJane’swords「NeverinmylifehaveIbeenawakensohappily.」Foronething,thisidealandbrand-newbeginningoflifewaswhatJanehadbeenimaginingforlongasasufferingperson;foranother,thisshouldbewhattheaudienceswithmyviewshopedhertoget.Buttheprofessionaljudgmentofproducingfilmsremindedmetowaitforatotallydifferentresult:Theremustbesomethingwrongcomingwiththeexcellence----perhapsnotonlyshouldanothersectionbeaddedtoenrichthestory,butalsowemayseefromthenexttransitionofJane’slifethat「Lifeislikeaboxofchocolates,youneverknowwhatyouwouldget.」
What’smore,thisfilmdidn’tendwhenJaneleftThornfield.ForJaneEyerherself,thereshouldalwaysbesomewheretorealizehergreatidealofbeingindependentconsideringherfortitude,butforRochester,howhecangetsalvation?Thefilmgivestheanswertentatively:JaneeventuallygotbacktoRochester.Infact,whenJanemetRochesterforthefirsttime,shescaredhishorseandmadehisheelstrained,toacertainextent,whichmeantRochesterwouldgetretrievalbecauseofJane.WecanconsiderRochester’sexperiencesasthatofreligionmeaning.Thefirebyhisfranticwifewasthepunishmentforthecynicismearlyinhislife.Afterit,RochestergotthemercyoftheGodandtheloveofthewomanwhomheloved.Herewecansay:humannatureanddivinitygetunitedperfectlyinordertoletsuchastoryaccordwiththerequirementsofbothtwosides.Thevalueofthisfilmmaybeduetoitseffortstoexploreanewwayforthedevelopmentofhumanismunderthefaithofreligion.