小说英文读后感.docx

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小说英文读后感

小说英文读后感

　　小说英文读后感

　　——《喜福会》读后感

　　ReadingthenovelisnotthefirsttimeofmyknowingTheJoyLuckClub.WhenIwatchedthefilm,themeaningofthetitle,thethemeofthenovel,thereasonforthearrangementofstoriesfromfourmothersandtheirdaughtersandotherimportantthingswereallunknowntome.ButIknewthatwasmytypeforitisaboutfeelingsbetweenmothersanddaughters,andespeciallychinesespeakingEglish.

　　AmyTan,aChineseAmericanwriter,istheauthorofthebookinwhichsheexplorsthemother-daughterrelationships.Originally,therelationshipsbetweenmotheranddaughterseemtobequitecomplexinafamilybutinAmyTan’swork,itisperfectlytypicalforitsportrayalofconflictsbetweenthetraditionalChinesemothersspeakingshabbyEnglishandtheopenwhollyAmericanizeddaughterswhojustwearaChinesefacebutspeakfluentEnglish.Ineverthinkitisrichlydramatical,andinsteadthesekindsofconflicts,infact,trulyecistsinmanyChineseimmigrants’family.Thenoveliswrittenimpressivelyanddeeplyespecially,Ithink,inunderstandingofmothers’lovefortheirdaughtersforreasonsthatthepreviousexperienceofherwithhermotherprovidedthebasisforhernovel.ItissaidthattheexprienceofanthorissimilartothatofJingmeiwoo.Maybe,thenovelimpliesthedeepandcomplexfeelingsofautherforhermotherandherclosestrelativesinChina.

　　ItgivesmeagreatlydeepimpressionthatthebookisbegunwithFeathersFromaThousandLIAway.Itpenetratesthemothers’hopeandlovefortheirdaughtersthroughaswan’sfeather.Throughtheoldwoman’swords“InAmericaIwillhaveadaughterjustlikeme.Butovertherenobodywillsayherworthismeasuredbytheloudnessofherhusband’sbelch.Overtherenobodywilllookdownonher,becauseIwillmakeherspeakonlyperfectAmericanEnglish.Andoverthereshewillalwaysbetoofulltoswallowanysorrow!

Shewillknowmymeaning,becauseIwillgiveherthisswan—acreaturethatbecamemorethanwhatwashopedfor.”andthemothers’formertragicsufferings,wewillfindthatallthemothersareinhopeoftheirdaughtersneversufferingfromtheirsufferings.Andthemotherswaited,yearafteryear,fortheday,theycouldtelltheirdaughtersitistheirhopethroughafeatheroftheswaninperfectAmericanEnglish.Atfirst,itisalittledifficulttounderstandthereasonforthesewords.However,throughthewholenovel,infact,youwillfindtheoldwomanrepresentsthefourmothers,thefeatherofswanembodiesthehopeofmothersfortheirdaughters.Thesesentencesshowimplicitlythefeelingsofauthorandherunderstandingsformothers.Infact,intheJoyLuckClub,thefeatherindeedisgainedbyJingmeiWoo.Andfromthebeginningtotheend,thefeatherhasbeenexisting.

　　Onlyifonehigh-qualitynovel,likeaperfectverse,needsyouspendingmuchtimereadingoncemore,youwillunderstandsomething.Ithoughtthatthenovelislooselyplottedandisindisorder.ButthefactverifiesthatIamwrong.Throughthewholestory,thenovelbeginswiththedeathofJingmei’smotherandendsinJingmeivisitingChinatoseethetwin-halfsisterswhomhermotherhadbeenforcedtoabandonwhentheJapaneseattackedChinamanyyearsago.What’smore,indetail,thestoriesoffourmothersandfourdaughtershaverelativeconnectionsinthemeaboutlovebetweenthemandthemothers’hopefortheirdaughters.Andthethemeshowsthecomflictsandharmonizationbetweendifferentcultures.ThenIthinkwhytheauthortitledthenovel“JoyLuckClub“.Iampuzzledbyitandthepurposeofwriter.ThenameofclubmadementionofbyJingmei’smother.Andtheauthordirectlytitlingthenovelthenameoftheirmeetingimpliesherfeelingsforhermother.Icanguessthatthetitleoriginatedfromakindofhopeorbelief.Accordingtomothers’formersufferings,theywerenothappy.Evenatthepresent,allofthemhidestheprevioustragicexperiences.Maybe,theclubisaplacewheretheycanpretendtobehappyoravoidthepastmemoryorworriesoreventheshockofculture.

　　Readingthenovelisaswearereadingourlifeandthenthinkourpast,presentandfutere.Especially,theconflictbetweenWaverlyJangandhermotherimpressesmemost.Waverlyisawomanwhoisquiteindependent-minedandintelligent,buthermother’sconstantcriticismisterriblyannoying.Sheoncehadagiftforinternational,whensherealizedhermothertakingadvantageofherachievementandtalenttoshowoffinpublic,especiallytothestrangers,shefeltterriblyashamedandannoyed.Sheshoutedto“youcannotmakeme“.Fromthenon,hermotherfeltcoldatWaverlyandwereparticularaboutherfavoritethings.Infact,IthinkWaverlyfeltsacredsubconsciouslyatlettinghermotherdownandsomethingthatshedidwasaimedatflatteringhermother.Whenwaverlybroughtherboyfriend,Rich,toherfamilies,hermotherjustsmiledbutshestillwasparticularaboutRich’sappearance,havingmanyspotsonhisface.DescriptionabouttheconflictsofmannersbetweenChinesetraditionandAmericannotionshasgivenmeagreatlydeepimpressionandquiteinteresting.Thesewordsof“Andthenhehadhelpedhimselftobigportionsoftheshrimpandsnowpeas,notrealizingheshouldhavetakenonlyapolitespoonful,untileverybodyhadhadamorsel.“vividlyexpresstheAmericancharacterofbeingcasualwhichcountsasdiscourtesyinChina.ThepartofRichcriticizinghermother’scookingisquitefunnyandimpressive.OurChinesehabitofmakingdisparagingremarksseemstobeextremelycommon.BeingmodestandavoidingshowingoffarepartsofChinesetraditionalmanners.Hermothercomplainingabout“Thisdishnotsaltyenough,noflavor“,infact,wasacuetoeatsomeandproclaimititthebestshehadevermade.ButtheRichdidnotunderstand.Fromthefollowingdescriptionofhermotherbeinghorrified,IjudgedthathermotherwasstronglyobjectiveagainstRichandeventheirmarriage.Waverlyalsohadsuchanopinion.ButIamwrongandfromtheirconversationIunderstandsomethingmoreimportant.Motheristheonlyonethatunderstandstheirdaughtersorsonsinthenoneofthemothersdonotlovetheirchildren.Andtheheatyconversattioncanmakeastrongbridgebetweenthedifferentgenerationoreventhepeonplefromthedifferentcultures.Ifindthatifyouwouldnotliketotellyourheartywordsout,othersarenotabletoknowwhatyouareandwhatyouthink.Peopleeachhavedifferentopinionsaboutthesamethings.WaverlyhadthoughtthathermotherdisapprovedofhermarriageandhatedherRich.However,hermother’smeaningfulwordssurprisedWaverlyandevenme.JustbeparticularaboutwhoIreallycareforandlove.Itoccuredtomethatwhoeverwehurtisalwayswhowereallyloveforreasonsthatotherswouldnotcareforourcomplaint.Yes,whowillcareforthosewhoyoudonotlove?

Theanswerisknownbyusfronthebeginningtotheend.ItistheloveforWaverlythathermotherhasbeenshowingher.Waverly,awhollyAmericanizedgirl,nevertrullyknewhermotherandwasignorantoftheloveforher.Indeed,thelanguageandtheculturedidmakeagreatdifferenceintheexchangeoffeelings,whichisaterriblyhighbarrierbetweenWaverlyandhermother,alsobetweenotherthreemothersandtheirdaughters.Butloveandunderstandings,finallywillprevailoverothers.

　　Personally,throughthewholenovel,theconflictbetweenmothersanddaughters,virtually,isthatoftheculturesbetweentheEastandtheWest.Mothersrepresenttheclassic,traditionalChineseculturebutthedaughtersarethesymbolofjust,free,openandmodernAmericanone,whicharetwokindsofcontradictoryelements.However,throughthewholenovel,itiseasiertofindthatfinallytheycanunderstandeachotherandbeinharmony.WhenJing-Meisawhertwin-halfsisters,shewassurprisedatthiskindoffamiliarity.“AndnowIalsoseewhatpartofmeisChinese.Itissoobvious.Itismyfamily.Itisinourblood.Afteralltheseyears,itcanfinallybeletgo.“showsthatJing-Meiunderstoodhermother’sstubbornnessandloveandwasstruckbymother’sgreatness.TheresolutionofthecontradictionshowsthattheculturesoftheEastandtheWestcanbeinharmonywitheachother.