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TheimpressionofALittlePrincessandLittleWomen
ALittlePrincessisatouchingnovelwrittenbyFrancesHodgsonBurnett—afamousnovelistanddramatist.Itobviouslycontainslotsoffanciedplots,butthepartsittalksaboutcreatingmiracles,canreallyreachthebottomofmyheart.Thebookcanbringmeintoaworldthatismorethanrealitywhilereadingit.Theextraordinarystorymakesmeponderalotandgivesmeadeepimpressionthateverygirlcanbeaprincess.
Afterreadingthisoutstandingbook,IwasshockedbySara,alittlegirlwhosufferedsuchunimaginablepainandtortures,butstillhadanoppositeattitudetowardslife.WhatimpressesmemostisthatSaraputonheractofbeingaprincesswhensheworethinbottomshoes,wadinginthestreetofLondon.Frommypointofview,herspiritofbeingsostrong-mindedwhenshewasinhardtimesisworthadmiring.
EverygirlcanbeaprincessifshecandoallImentioned,nomattersheisrich,beautifulornot.Tospeaktruthfully,IcannotdoaswellasSara.However,Iwillexertmyselfonbeingaprincessmentally.
ThestoryofalittleprincessremindsmeabookIreadmanyyearsago,calledlittlewomen.Thestoryoflittlewomenalsoimpressedmeandmakesmethinkalot.
LittleWomenisa"comingofage"dramatracingthelivesoffoursisters:
Meg,Jo,BethandAmy.DuringtheAmericanCivilWar,thegirlsfatherisawayservingasaministertothetroops.Thefamily,headedbythierbelovedMarmee,muststruggletomakeendsmeet,withthehelpoftheirkindandwealthyneighbor,Mr.Laurence,andhishighspiritedgrandsonLaurie.
Thisbookallbeginsinthedeadofwinter;TheChristmasSeason.Thecoldestoneofall,werethewarhasmadefuelforheatingveryscarce.Whileherhusbandisoffatwar,Marmeeisleftalonetoraisetheirfourdaughters:
Jo,Meg,Beth,andAmy.
OneoftheprominentthemesinLittleWomenisthecomingofageormaturationofthegirls.Duringthecourseofthenovelweseethemgrowinmanyways--physically,intellectually,andespeciallyemotionally.OnequestionwhichreadersmustaskthemselvesiswhethertheviewsthecharactershaveonthecomingofageprocessaresharedbyAlcott.Iftheyaren't,whatareAlcott'sviewsandhowdotheydifferfromthoseofthewomeninherstory?
ItisinterestingtoexaminethelasthalfofChapter20,"Confidential."JoaddressesthematurationissueasshespeakswithMarmeeofthesituationbetweenMegandMr.Brooke.Thepossiblelovebetweenthesetworepresentsoneoftheveryimportantaspectsincomingofageforateenagegirl.Jotreatsthisnaturalprocessasifitweresomesortofdisease,however.JocannotunderstandwhyMegwouldwanttostopbehaving"likeasensiblecreature",andreferstoloveas"suchnonsense."
Afterreadingthistwobooks,IfoundthatI’mreallyinterestedinthosekindofstory,IthinkI’llreadalotmoreinmyfreetime.
TheimpressionofCamille
IreadtheCamillerecently,IwasdeeplymovedbythemaincharacterMargueriteGautier.“Camille”or“TheLadyoftheCamellias”byAlexandreDumas,fils,isthestoryofMargueriteGautier,ayoungcourtesan,orkeptwoman,inParisinthemid1800's,andhowshefallsinlovewithayoungman,ArmandDuval,andthentriestoescapefromherquestionablepast.Unfortunately,itcomesbacktohauntherandsheendsupreturningtothatlifeanddiespainfullyandalone,butwiththeknowledgethatshewasanoblewomanatheart.
afterreadingthisbook,asentencealwaysstayinmyhead,“Womenareliketheflowers”.Thoseprettywomenarelikethosebeautifulflowers;theirdelicatebeautymakespeoplefeeltheyarethemiracleoflife.However,eventheGodenviestheirbeauty.Itseemsthatbeautifulwomenalwayshavetragicendings.Aswearenormalpersons,evenwecanseethehideousnessofhumanitythatresultsintheirfateofwithering,wecanatmostaskquietlyinourhearts:
Wherehavethosebeautifulflowersgone?
Wherehavetheygone?
TheimpressionofGulliver'sTravels
Gulliver’sTravelsrecountsthestoryofLemuelGulliver,apractical-mindedEnglishmantrainedasasurgeonwhotakestotheseaswhenhisbusinessfails.Inadeadpanfirst-personnarrativethatrarelyshowsanysignsofself-reflectionordeepemotionalresponse,Gullivernarratestheadventuresthatbefallhimonthesetravels.
OneofthemostinterestingquestionsaboutGulliversTravelsiswhethertheHouyhnhnmsrepresentanidealofrationalityorwhetherontheotherhandtheyarethebuttofSwift'ssatire.Inotherwords,inBookIV,isSwiftpokingfunatthetalkinghorsesordoesheintendforustotakethemseriouslyastheproperwaytoact?
IfwelookcloselyatthewaythattheHouyhnhnmsact,wecanseethatinfactSwiftdoesnottakethemseriously:
heusesthemtoshowthedangersofpride.
WhenbendingmyeyesdownwardasmuchasIcould,Iperceivedahumannotsixincheshigh!
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AfinalindicationthattheHouyhnmnsarenotmeanttobetakenseriouslyoccurswhentheleaderoftheHouynhmsvisitsLilliput,wherehevisitstheFrenchRoyalSociety.Hegoesintoaroominwhichascientististryingtoturnwineintowater(itselfapridefulactthatreferstothemarriageatGallilee).Thescientisthasbeenworkinghardattheexperimentformanyyearswithoutsuccess,whentheHouyhnmnarrivesandimmediatelyknowsthattodo:
"Thecreaturenosoonersteppedthroughthedoorwaythanhestruckuponaplan.Slurpingupallthewineinsight,hequicklymadewaterinabucketthatsatnearthedoor".
TheimpressionofLittleWomen
LittleWomenisa"comingofage"dramatracingthelivesoffoursisters:
Meg,Jo,BethandAmy.DuringtheAmericanCivilWar,thegirlsfatherisawayservingasaministertothetroops.Thefamily,headedbythierbelovedMarmee,muststruggletomakeendsmeet,withthehelpoftheirkindandwealthyneighbor,Mr.Laurence,andhishighspiritedgrandsonLaurie.
Thisbookallbeginsinthedeadofwinter;TheChristmasSeason.Thecoldestoneofall,werethewarhasmadefuelforheatingveryscarce.Whileherhusbandisoffatwar,Marmeeisleftalonetoraisetheirfourdaughters:
Jo,Meg,Beth,andAmy.
OneoftheprominentthemesinLittleWomenisthecomingofageormaturationofthegirls.Duringthecourseofthenovelweseethemgrowinmanyways--physically,intellectually,andespeciallyemotionally.OnequestionwhichreadersmustaskthemselvesiswhethertheviewsthecharactershaveonthecomingofageprocessaresharedbyAlcott.Iftheyaren't,whatareAlcott'sviewsandhowdotheydifferfromthoseofthewomeninherstory?
ItisinterestingtoexaminethelasthalfofChapter20,"Confidential."JoaddressesthematurationissueasshespeakswithMarmeeofthesituationbetweenMegandMr.Brooke.Thepossiblelovebetweenthesetworepresentsoneoftheveryimportantaspectsincomingofageforateenagegirl.Jotreatsthisnaturalprocessasifitweresomesortofdisease,however.JocannotunderstandwhyMegwouldwanttostopbehaving"likeasensiblecreature"(p.202),andreferstoloveas"suchnonsense."
TheimpressionofPrideandPrejudice
PrideandPrejudiceisthemostenduringlypopularnovelwrittenbyJaneAusten.
ManypeoplesimplyregardPrideandPrejudiceasalovestory,butinmyopinion,thisbookisanillustrationofthesocietyatthattime.Sheperfectlyreflectedtherelationbetweenmoneyandmarriageathertimeandgavethepeopleinherworksvividcharacters.
Thefirstsentenceinthisbookisimpressive.Itreads:
“Itisatruthwellknowntoalltheworldthatanunmarriedmaninpossessionofalargefortunemustbeinneedofawife”.Theundertoneisveryclear:
thefoundationofthemarriageatthattimeisnotemotionbutpossession.
PeoplealwaysthinkthatAustenwasanexpertattellinglovestories.Infact,themarriageinherbookisnottheresultoflove,buttheresultofeconomicneeds.Afterreadingthisbook,Iknowthetruthisthatapoorwomanmustbeinneedofahusband,awealthyman.
Austenleftthisproblemforustothink.ThegeniusofJaneAustenliesinthisperfectsimplicity,thesimplicitythatreflectsbigproblems.AlthoughAustenwasonly21whenshewrote“PrideandPrejudice”,hersharpobservationofsociallivesmakesthestyleofthisbooksurprisinglymatureandlively.Theplotsinherworksarealwaysverynatural.Thedevelopmentoftheplotisasinevitableasaprobleminmathematics.IthinkthedepthofPrideandPrejudiceisthereasonthatmakesthisbookprominentandclassic.Today,herbookstillcanbetheguidetellingustheeconomicrelationshipsbothathertimeandinmoderntime.
TheimpressionofTheAdventuresOfTomSawyer
TheAdventuresofTomSawyerisaliterarymasterpieces,writtenin1876bythefamousauthorMarkTwain.TomSawyerisamischievousyoungboywholivesinthesmalltownontheMississippiRivercalledSt.Petersburg.Thestorylineissimple,thebookreadslikeabiographyoramemoirofasummerinTomSawyer'slife.
TomSawyerseemstobetheprecursorofandthetemplateformisfitkidssuchasDennistheMenace,MalcolmintheMiddle,andCalvinandHobbs.WhatmakesthisstorygreatisthatTomSawyerrepresentseverythingthatisgreataboutchildhood.ThebookisfilledwithTom'sadventuresplayingpiratesandwarwithhisfriendJoeHarper.Tomhasatrustedfriend,HuckFinn,whofewoftheadultsapproveof.Thebookisfilledwithideasofhowtheworldworks,suchashowpiratesandrobberswork,thataresoinnocent,theycouldonlycomefromachild.Itisastoryfilledwithaction,adventure,ingeniousideas,love,andschoolyardpolitics.Thewholestoryisseeminglyacom