英语读后感.docx

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英语读后感

英语读后感

　　Thetaleoftwocitiesisahistoricalstory,oneofDickens’long　backgroundtothenovelistherevolutionofFrance.Itportrayedabrutalandbloodystory,butitalsocontainedloveandfriendship.

　　Inthenovel,Dickenssarcasticallydescribedatypicalcruelnobleman—marquisofEvermonde.Whenhewasyoungheandhisbrotherstoleacountrywomanbyforceandkilledherfamily.What’sworse,heusedhispowertoimprisonDrManette,akindandhonestmanwhoknewallthethingstheyhaddoneandwantedtodisclosetheircrimes.Inordertohidetheircrimes.MarquisofEvermondeandhisbrotherthrewDoctorManetteintoprisonfor18years.Duringthese18years,DoctorManettelosthisfreedomandsufferagreatinspirit.

　　IfeltunthinkablethatMarquisofEvermondeandhisbrotherkilledpeoplejustaseasilyastheykilledchickens.Theydeprivedotherpeople’sfreedomastheylikedandtheythoughtitwasnormalandunremarkable.Theyhadneverrealizedthattheyhaddonesomethingwrongorsomethingimproper.Becausetheirnaturewascruelandevil,likedemons.Thereisanoldsayingwhichmeans:

Peoplewhocommittoomanycrimeswillkillthemselves.Afterall,thereisjusticeintheworld.Thedemonscan’tberampantforever.Becausetheworldwillnotforgivethem.Theywillpaytheirlivesfortheircrimes.Let’sseetheconsequenceoftheMarquis,’’Helaytherelikeastonewithaknifepushedintohisheart.”Ithinkitwasjustwhatheoughttogainanditisarealexcitingscene.

　　TheMarquis’deathwasjustthebeginningofpeople’sresistancetothenobleman.Graduallymoreandmorepeoplejoinedintherevolution.Oneafteranothernoblemanweresentencedtodeathandtheirheadswerecutdown.However,someinnocentpeoplewereimplicatedintherevolution.CharlesDarneywasoneofthemHewasthenephewofMarquisofEvermonde.Totheoppositeofhisuncle,Darneywasakindandindependentyoungman.

　　Dickensspokehighlyofkindnessmercyandloveinthenoveltoo.ThisistheotherthoneofthenovelwhenDoctorManettewasreleasedfromprison.ItwashisdaughterLuciewhotookcareofhimandhelpedhimreturntonormal.Duringthistime,DrmanetteandLucieknewCharlesDarneyandSydenyCarton,thetwoyoungmanfellinlovewithLucieatthesametime.Atlast,LuciemarriedCharesDarney.DrManetteacceptedDarneyashisson-in-lawalthoughheknewthatDarneywasthenephewofthemanwhothrewhimintoprisonfor18years.Thisisthelovebetweenfatheranddaughter.AndSydenyCarton,theverygreatman,lovedLuciedeeply.HepromisedLuciethathewoulddoeverythingforherhappiness.Hedidittruely,hesacrificedhimselfinsteadofDarneywholookedthesameashim.Thisisloveforlovers.Thisisthemostwonderfulthingintheworld.Italsoremindsusthatnomatterhownomatterwhenthereistrueloveexisting.Attheend,Lucie,DrManetteandDarneyarrivedinEnglandsafely.

　　Thetaleoftwocitiesisdifferentfromotherhistoricalfictions.ItscharactersandmainplotsarefictionalundertherealbackgroundoftherevolutionofFrance.TheauthormadetheexperienceofthefictionalcharactorDrManetteasthemain　plotsarecomplicated,andtheyareflexuousanddramatic.Thestructureiscompleteandrigorous.

　　Dickenshaddearloveandhate.Hepraisedthosewhooughttobepraisedandattackedthosewhooughttobeattacked.ThemotivationofthenovelmaybejustwarntheEnglishdominators.ButIthinkwecanlearnsomethingmeaningfulfromthetaleoftwocities.

　　Publishedin1847,WUTHERINGHEIGHTSwasnotwellreceivedbythereadingpublic,manyofwhomcondemneditassordid,vulgar,andunnatural--andauthorEmilyBrontewenttohergravein1848believingthatheronlynovelwasafailure.Itwasnotuntil1850,whenWUTHERINGHEIGHTSreceivedasecondprintingwithanintroductionbyEmily'ssisterCharlotte,thatitattractedawidereadership.Andfromthatpointthereputationofthebookhasneverlookedback.TodayitiswidelyrecognizedasoneofthegreatnovelsofEnglishliterature.

　　Evenso,WUTHERINGHEIGHTScontinuestodividereaders.Itisnotaprettylovestory;rather,itisswirlingtaleoflargelyunlikeablepeoplecaughtupinobsessivelovethatturnstodarkmadness.Itiscruel,violent,darkandbrooding,andmanypeoplefinditextremelyunpleasant.Andyet--itpossessesagrandeuroflanguageanddesign,asenseoftremendouspityandgreatlossthatsetsitapartfromvirtuallyeveryothernovelwritten.

　　Thenovelistoldintheformofanextendedflashback.Afteravisittohisstrangelandlord,anewcomertotheareadesirestoknowthehistoryofthefamily--whichhereceivesfromNellyDeans,aservantwhointroducesustotheEarnshawfamilywhoonceresidedinthehouseknownasWutheringHeights.Itwasonceacheerfulplace,butOldEarnshawadopteda"Gipsy"childwhohenamedHeathcliff.AndCatherine,daughterofthehouse,foundinhimtheperfectcompanion:

wild,rude,andasproudandcruelasshe.ButalthoughCatherineloveshim,evenrecognizeshimashersoulmate,shecannotlowerherselftomarrysofarbelowhersocialstation.Sheinsteadmarriesanother,andinsodoingsetsinmotionanobsessionthatwilldestroythemall.

　　WUTHERINGHEIGHTSisabitdifficultto"getinto;"theopeningchaptersaresodarkintheirportraitoftheendresultofthisobsessivelovethattheyaresomewhatoff-putting.Buttheyfeedintotheflowoftheworkinaremarkableway,settingthestageforoneofthemostremarkablestructuresinallofliterature,astorythatcirclesuponitselfinaseriesofrepetitionsasitplaysoutacrosstwogenerations.CatherineandHeathcliffareequallyremarkable,bothviciousandcruel,andyetneverabletoshedtheirimpossiblelovenomatterhowbrutallyonemaywoundtheother.

　　Asthenovelcoilsfurtherintoalcoholism,seduction,andoneofthemostelaboratelyimaginedplansofrevengeitgathersintoaghostlytone:

Heathcliff,driventomadnessbyawomanwhoisnottherebutwhoseemsreflectedineverypartofhisworld--dragginghercorpsefromthegrave,hearinghercallingtohimfromthemoors,escalatinghisbrutalitynotforthesakeofbrutalitybutsothathermemorywillneverfade,sothatshemayneverleavehisminduntildeathitself.Yes,thisismadness,insanity,andthereisnopeacethissideofthegraveorevenbeyond.

　　Itisastunningnovel,frightening,inexorable,unsettling,filledwithunbridledpassionthatmakesonecringe.Evenifyoudonotlikeit,youshouldreaditatleastonce--andthosewhodolikeitwillreturntoitagainandagain

　　WritteninthefirstchapterofthebookPrideandPrejudiceisanextraordinarysentenceofwhichevenapersonwhohashadonlyabrieflookuponthebookwillnotfailtoreceiveadeepimpression-Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife.IntermsofSherlockHolmes,we’dbetteralterthesentenceinto“ItisafactuniversallyacceptedbyreadersthroughouttheworldthatanexcellentbookinpossessionofourfamousdetectiveSherlockHolmesisundoubtedlyamasterpieceofalltimes.”Perhapsthisisoneofthemostobviousexplanationsfortheunrivaledpopularityof“Holmesseries”inthefieldofdetectivestories.Overwhelmedbytherecommendationsprovidedbymyfriends,IdecidedtotakealookonthisSherlockHolmesandtheDuke’sSonoriginallypublishedbyOxfordUniversityPress.

　　Asawhole,thisbookisaboutacaseconcerningtheDuke’smissingson.Arthur,theDuke’sson,wasfoundoutinacertainmorningtohavedisappeared,accompaniedwithwhichwasalsothedisappearanceoftheGermanteacher.TheschoolmasterDr.HuxtablethenturnedtothefamousdetectiveofthetimeSherlockHolmesforhelp.Realizinghowtoughandimportantthecaseis,HolmesimmediatelymadeuphismindtoacceptthecaseandfollowedDr.HuxtablebacktoMackletonbytrain.Havingformedaroughideaaboutthewholematter,Holmesprobedintothecaseimmediatelyandhadacarefulinvestigationoftheentireareashortlyafterthearrival,duringtheprocessofwhichhediscoveredthebodyoftheGermanteacherHeidegger.Finally,primarilyduetohisprominentabilityasadetective,hemanagedtounravelthemysteryandobtainedthetwelvethousandpoundspromisedbytheDuke.

　　Havingoncestartedreadingthisfiction,Iwascompletelyimmersedinthemysteriousstorypresentedbythebook.Asthesayinggoes,“Wellbegun,halfdone”.Atthebeginningofthestory,justlikemanyotherdetectivestories,theauthorgivesusabriefdescriptionoftheconditionbythewordsofaclient.However,unlikeotherones,thisstoryfirstdelineatestheclient’sstrangebehavioratlengthtoindicatetheseverityoftheincidentinordertoattractthereaderstocontinuereadingit.Asisknowntoall,vividdepictionisessentialtodetectivestoriessinceitcanhelpthereadersunderstandeachfigure’scharacteristicsandvisualizethescenes,thusmakingthestorymoreauthenticandattractive.Therefore,tryingtopresenta“realworld”tohisreadership,SirArthurConanDoyle,authoroftheoriginal“Holmesseries”,hasskillfullyarrangedtheplotsofthewholestoryfromtheperspectiveofDr.Watson,acharacternotsospecializedindiscoveringthetruthhiddenbehindtheenigmatichappeningsasHolmesbutsoloyaltoSherlockHomesasafriendthathealwaysaccompaniesHolmeswhereverhegoes.Inthisway,heelaboratelydepictedeverysceneandcharacterinthebook,Apartfromthespecialstart,theendingofthewholestory,beingdramaticbutreasonable,iscertainlyanoutstandingone.Afterall,excepttheauthorhimself,whoknowsthat