This is a story about a special and unreserved woman who has been exposed to a hostile environment but continuously and fearlessly struggling for her ideal life. The story can be interpreted as a symbol of the independent spirit.
It seems to me that many readers’ English reading experience starts with Jane Eyer. I am of no exception. As we refer to the movie “Jane Eyer”, it is not surprising to find some differences because of its being filmized and retold in a new way, but the spirit of the novel remains----to be an independent person, both physically and mentally.
Jane Eyer was a born resister, whose parents went off when she was very young, and her aunt,the only relative she had,treated her as badly as a ragtag. Since Jane’s education in Lowwood Orphanage began, she didn’t get what she had been expecting——simply being regarded as a common person, just the same as any other girl around. The suffers from being humiliated and devastated teach Jane to be persevering and prize dignity over anything else.As a reward of revolting the ruthless oppression, Jane got a chance to be a tutor in Thornfield Garden. There she made the acquaintance of lovely Adele and that garden’s owner, Rochester, a man with warm heart despite a cold face outside. Jane expected to change the life from then on, but fate had decided otherwise: After Jane and Rochester fell in love with each other and got down to get marry, she unfortunately came to know in fact Rochester had got a legal wife, who seemed to be the shadow following Rochester and led to his moodiness all the time ----Rochester was also a despairing person in need of salvation. Jane did want to give him a hand, however, she made up her mind to leave, because she didn’t want to betray her own principles, because she was Jane Eyer. The film has finally got a symbolist end: Jane inherited a large number of legacies and finally returned. After finding Rochester ’s misfortune brought by his original mad wife, Jane chose to stay with him forever.
I don’t know what others feel, but frankly speaking, I would rather regard the section that Jane began her teaching job in Thornfield as the film’s end----especially when I heard Jane’s words “Never in my life have I been awaken so happily. ” For one thing, this ideal and brand-new beginning of life was what Jane had been imagining for long as a suffering person; for another, this should be what the audiences with my views hoped her to get. But the professional judgment of producing films reminded me to wait for a totally different result: There must be something wrong coming with the excellence----perhaps not only should another section be added to enrich the story, but also we may see from the next transition of Jane’s life that “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you would get.”
What ’s more, this film didn’t end when Jane left Thornfield. For Jane Eyer herself, there should always be somewhere to realize her great ideal of being independent considering her fortitude, but for Rochester, how he can get salvation? The film gives the answer tentatively: Jane eventually got back to Rochester. In fact, when Jane met Rochester for the first time, she scared his horse and made his heel strained, to a certain extent, which meant Rochester would get retrieval because of Jane. We can consider Rochester’s experiences as that of religion meaning. The fire by his frantic wife was the punishment for the cynicism early in his life. After it, Rochester got the mercy of the God and the love of the woman whom he loved. Here we can say: human nature and divinity get united perfectly in order to let such a story accord with the requirements of both two sides. The value of this film may be due to its efforts to explore a new way for the development of humanism under the faith of religion.
《简爱》是一部激励女性,振奋人心的作品。这是十九世纪英国著名的女作家夏洛蒂·勃朗特的代表作。
故事中的简爱从小就失去了父母,被舅舅家领养。舅舅里德很照顾简爱,却不幸过早离世了。这就使得简爱在舅舅家的地位是无足轻重的了。简爱在那受尽了歧视和瘧待,表哥常常欺凌她,舅母对她甚至是像对仆人一样,并且千方百计地要赶走她。尽管如此,但小小年纪的简爱离开的时候并没有表现出一丝的留恋和依赖,因为她知道她心里坦荡荡的,光明正大,所以才无所畏惧。送去罗沃德孤儿院之后,她遇到了最好的朋友海伦。两颗幼小纯洁的心灵从此联系在了一起。简爱体现出了一种敢于反抗封建思想的精神。怎么可以因为上课时分神了一下就得遭受严厉的鞭打呢?这是冷漠人心的表现,是不符合人权的行为。期间,简爱掌握了不少知识,并且还做了老师。
之后,简爱来到桑恩费尔德庄园应聘,也就是在这里,她遇到了生命中的真命天子——罗切斯特。他们在庄园里的第一次对话便有些针锋相对的意味。罗切斯特是个富有的有社会地位的庄园主,也许是对贫苦人的抱怨和希望博得他人同情的行为司空见惯了,他以为简爱也会如此,会大肆宣泻自己的不幸与不满。可是令他意外的是,简爱竟然说她自己没有不幸。而且是在父母早亡,在舅舅家受瘧待和歧视,被舅母赶出家门,在孤儿院受压迫过活的情况下。其实光是这一点,就足够令罗切斯特对简爱感到另眼相看了。
在点点滴滴的相处中,罗切斯特深深地感受到,简是个坚强,内心深处有着自己独特想法,有血有肉的女子,是个能与他的灵魂平等交流的女子。他被简彻底地打动了。一次Party使得简爱的期待落空,也使得屈辱不堪的'她终于爆发了,道出了自己的心声:不要以为我长得矮小平凡就以为我不会思考,就没有爱的能力;如果我也有上帝所赋予的天资,那么我也同样会很出色。我认为,这也是本书最精彩的地方。的确,其实人生来就是不平等的。有的人出于富贵之家,有的人生来就拥有一幅好的容貌。可是,何必要执着于这些呢?要知道,我们还是能够满怀友爱,自信而平等地对待他人。
一念天堂,一念地狱,如何取舍就在于自己的一念一想。误会解除之后,罗切斯特向简求婚,简高兴地答应了,然而没想到的是,这背后却有个惊天秘密。罗有个患有精神病的结婚十五年的妻子!这个事实令简大受打击,她忍受不了她最信任的人一直欺骗着她,忍受不了他们之间有道法律的鸿沟,而这条鸿沟却是跨不过去的。简带着她仅剩的一点尊严离开了罗,之后被牧师圣。约翰收留。圣。约翰请求简做他的妻子,一并带她去印度。当问及娶简的原因时,他的回答却仅仅是简适合做传教士的妻子,而不是出于爱。不,这不是简想要的爱情。她想拥有的爱情是纯洁的,是两个心灵激情碰撞之后产生的火花,是因情感交流而衍生出来的惺惺相惜,绝不是存在利益关系的交易。于是,简又回到了庄园课那里却变成了一片狼藉,简急切地想要找到罗切斯特,看他是否安好。因为那场大火,罗切斯特变成了一个残废。可尽管如此,简还是一如既往地爱着他,并没有因为他变成了残疾而鄙视、抛弃他,也并不会因为他变得一无所有而离开他。这就是简对爱情的态度:你可以贫穷,你可以变丑,但你不能欺骗我,伤害我的自尊。这才是真正的“因为爱情”。
我想,简的这种精神是独立的,是难能可贵的。我们是活生生的有思想,有感情的人,带着尊严和爱生活在这个世界。别人可以瞧不起我们,但我们不能看不起自己,我们要“自命不凡”,坚强、自信、努力地面对一切困难,迎难而上。如何做的关键就在于自己如何想。选择积极的心态那么阳光、快乐、满足将会伴你一生;选择消极的心态,那么阴郁、抱怨、不幸将会长相随。所以,对自己好一点的话,全世界都会为你让路。
I read the Chinese version of “Camille” a few years ago. At that time I was deeply moved by the main character Marguerite Gautier. “Camille” or “The Lady of the Camellias” by Alexandre Dumas, fils, is the story of Marguerite Gautier, a young courtesan, or kept woman, in Paris in the mid 1800's, and how she falls in love with a young man, Armand Duval, and then tries to escape from her questionable past. Unfortunately, it comes back to haunt her and she ends up returning to that life and dies painfully and alone, but with the knowledge that she was a noble woman at heart. When I first began to read the book, I did not care for Marguerite or her attitude or lifestyle, but as I got further into the narrative, I realized that her saucy attitude was a front to cover the lonely woman that she really was. She felt used, abused and unloved, until the gentle Armand Duval came into her life and showed her that he loved her as a person and not for what she could do for him. It must have taken great courage for Marguerite to leave the life she had lived for so long, knowing all along that it was probably too good to be true and would not last indefinitely. And it also showed that Marguerite really loved Armand Duval for she could even change herself for him.
However, happiness didn’t last for long. When M. Duval, Armand's father, came to her, pleading for her to leave Armand to save both Armand's reputation and that of his younger innocent sister, Marguerite saw a way to become pure of heart, if not in body. She felt that it was her duty, because she loved Armand so much, to do this even though it meant giving up her own happiness and hurting Armand temporarily. She reluctantly returned to her former life, knowing that.some day Armand would forgive her. Sadly, she died in debt and basically alone, except for her one female friend, Julie Duprat, who helped her during her illness. She had her journal sent to Armand after her death, explaining why she had made the choices she had. I think Dumas's last few lines about Marguerite being the exception, not the rule were quite true, and I also agreed with his view that while her lifestyle could not be condoned, we as a society assume that all of these type of women are cold and heartless, while this may not always be the case. A person can make the wrong choices in life when they are young, and try to redeem themselves, but sometimes past situations prevent them from changing their lives, even though they desperately wish to do so. This applies to both men and women in many different types of circumstances: involvement in crime; drug or alcohol abuse; gambling; prostitution; financial problems; poor marriage choices; etc. And this is the fact, which exists in the whole society.
As far as the other characters in the book, I think Marguerite was right in saying that no one truly cared about her, but only wanted something from her, the only exceptions being Armand and Julie Duprat. Of course, the Comte de G. and Comte de N. wanted her body and appearance. The
Duke needed to “wake up and smell the coffee” and realize that she could never replace his dead daughter. If he truly cared, he could have helped her leave her lifestyle without “keeping” her himself. And lastly, Prudence was a blood-sucking leech who used Marguerite almost worse than the men. I also think she was jealous of the fact that Marguerite had so much more courage than herself and someone truly loved her.
Last morning, when tiding my bookshelf, I took this book out of the shelf, and a dried flower flew away from the book. It was pale blue, very transparent, with thin fine veins. a dried flower flew away from the book. It was pale blue, very transparent, with thin fine veins. I held it against the morning light and blew on it. The soft breeze carried it away. Camille is just like the camellia, she could never escape from the destiny of withering. But it wasn’t her fault; it’s because of the evil of Capitalism and the hideousness of that society.
Suddenly, I remembered a saying: “Women are like the flowers”. Those pretty women are like those beautiful flowers; their delicate beauty makes people feel they are the miracle of life. However, even the God envies their beauty. It seems that beautiful women always have tragic endings. As we are normal persons, even we can see the hideousness of humanity that results in their fate of withering, we can at most ask quietly in our hearts: Where have those beautiful flowers gone? Where have they gone?
The Life And Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe
It seemed to be such a coincidence that the night after I finished reading The Life And Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe, I was to dine in a restaurant distinctly related to the book itself. This restaurant was no other than the famous American-styled “Friday ’s. ” The reason for mentioning this restaurant is quite straightforward to all the gentlemen, ladies and children who have read the novel and enjoyed it, which is the fact that this restaurant was, most likely, named after the American Native in Robinson Crusoe, called Friday. This restaurant offers very exceptional service, for instance when the waitresses are asked to order dishes they kneel rather than stand, which, unlike the other restaurants I have been to, makes it easier for the customers to hear them speak. Moreover, Friday’s friendly services to the customers help them to make better choices when ordering dishes. I remembered when I went to Friday ’s last time; the waitress kindly described the items on the menu with precise details. It turned out that the combo I initially wanted was designed to be shared among a large group, not to be eaten by one person. I think this restaurant shows many commendable features similar to that of Friday. Friday brought emotional warmth to the people around him with his appealing personality. I think it was this personality that affected Crusoe and made him say that he loved Friday when Crusoe didn ’t express love for his parents, brothers, sisters, or even his wife. “When he espied me, he came running to me, laying himself down again upon the ground, with all the possible signs of an humble, thankful disposition, making many antic gestures to show it to let me know how he would serve me as long as he lived.” This was what Friday did after Crusoe had rescued him from the two savages chasing him. It was easy for me to see why Crusoe had loved Friday. After sometime, Crusoe and Friday were to rescue Friday’s father. When Friday reunited with his father, the scene was easy to move anyone: “It would have moved anyone to tears to have seen how Friday kissed him, embraced him, hugged him, cried, laughed, halloed, jumped about, danced,
sung; and then sung and jumped about again, like a distracted creature. It was a good while before I could make him speak to me.” This is my favourite chapter in the whole book. It is hard to see why Friday is an ex-savage when he can have personalities more praiseworthy than many civilized people, viz. Crusoe himself. “When he (Friday went to him (Friday’s father, he would sit down by him, open his breast, and hold his father’s head close to his bosom, half an hour together, to nourish it; then he took his arms and ankles, which were numbed and stiff with the binding, and rubbed them with his hands.” Furthermore, Friday’s expression of loyalty in asking Crusoe to kill him rather than leave him is more heartfelt than anything Crusoe ever says or does.
Crusoe, on the absolute contrary, seems incapable of deep feelings, as shown by his account of leaving his family—he never shows any emotions. After a moving lecture from Robinson’s father about his future, he still decided to follow his own wandering ambition. Careless was he about the wishes of his parents to keep him alive and prosperous, as he was the only child left in the family. When he came back from the island which he had lived on for twenty eight years, he found that it had been too late to tell his parents that he was still alive, but yet again he did not feel sorry for them; he also did not feel sorry for the two people who had to live in misery for nearly thirty years under the allusion all of their sons were dead. He had the same feelings for his wife: when he was married, he said it was “not either to my disadvantage or dissatisfaction”, implying that it was also neither to his advantage nor his satisfaction. Moreover, after his wife died, Robinson did not think of looking after the three children they had, but went back to the island, which he had lived on for twenty-eight years. It was on this trip which Robinson Crusoe revisited “His Island ” as he called it. I feel that Robinson ’s indifference to his family is almost emotionally cruel.
Before had clearly shown the contrast between Crusoe’s and Friday’s personalities, as when Friday, in his joyful reunion with his father, displayed far more emotion toward his family members than Crusoe, whereas Crusoe never mentions missing his family or dreams about the happiness of seeing them again. I think Defore is very successful in introducing Friday as part of the novel, it makes the whole novel seem much more complete and gripping to the reader, as well as proving that Defoe’s ideology of racism is civilized unlike many other Europeans at that time; natives and savages are not worse than others but can perhaps even be more modern and civilized. Those are the reasons of why I like The Life And Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe and Friday.
Today, I read the little prince. Mom said it's a very good book. Let me read it carefully. I read it very seriously. The little prince's planet is almost the same as a house. He has a beautiful rose on his planet. The little prince and the roses were annoyed and went to other planets. For example, crazy planet, alcoholic planet, desert planet.
Finally, the little prince came to our earth. He met a fox, and he became a friend of the fox. The fox asked if there was any chicken on his planet. The little prince said nothing. The fox allowed the little prince to tame it, because the fox wanted to make the world different. The little prince tamed it. Then the fox asked the little prince what he was going to do on earth. The little prince said he was having trouble with roses.
The fox gave the little prince a special gift, which is a sentence: "only by heart can we see clearly the essence of things. It's the time, energy and emotion you give your rose that makes him so important. The little prince took this sentence and silently carried it on the back. Finally, he was responsible for his own rose and went back to his own planet.
After reading the story, I was very moved. I feel that the little prince is a kindhearted, brave and responsible person. I want to learn from the little prince, and also be a good and brave man.
最近,我读了夏洛蒂·勃朗特写的名着《简·爱》。作者通过简·爱这个人物描述了自己艰辛的生命历程,看完以后我就被深深感动了。
孤女简·爱从小就被寄养在舅妈的家中,过着寄人篱下的生活,受尽了别人的冷眼和歧视,最终因为不服管教,而被送进一家“慈善学校”,在那里得到了良师益友的真诚帮助和教益,逐步成长为一位很有爱心,又具有强烈反抗性格和丰富学识的女性。
简·爱啊,你舅妈伤害你还骗了你,你原谅了她;罗切斯特有妻子,还和你结婚,你也不计较,你心胸真宽广啊,而像我们新一代却从来不像你心胸这么宽广,有时还为了一点点小零食就跟别人吵架。
简·爱,她“贫穷,低微,不美,矮小”,但她拥有的一颗智慧、坚强、勇敢的心灵,使那些外在的美在这内在美面前黯然失色。更为可贵的是简·爱并不因为自己的贫穷和外貌而自卑,相反,她勇敢坚定:“我和你的灵魂是平等的。”“我跟你一样有灵魂,——也完全一样有一颗心!”“我现在不是凭习俗、常规,甚至也不是凭着血肉之躯跟你讲话——这是我的心灵在跟你的心灵说话,就仿佛我们都已离开了人世,两人一同站立在上帝的跟前,彼此平等——就像我们本来就是的那样!”
所以说:简·爱又是一面镜子。它能够照出我们身上的不足,让我们找到正确的人生方向,把曾经失去的东西找回来。让我们有信心、有勇气去面对困难,并且战胜困难,为我们的人生添上绚烂的一笔。
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