《茶花女》的读后感
Those Beautiful Flowers
---Book Review: “Camille”
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?
《肖申克的救赎》观后感
The Shawshank Redemption
I saw the film "the Shawshank Redemption” last time in my class, it completely blew me away and for days I couldn't stop talking about it. The Shawshank Redemption is one of the most popular movies of all time. The story was about the caring and smart banker Andy Dufresne, who is falsely accused and convicted of the murder of his wife. He is sent to Shawshank prison in the 1940’s, he meets many fellow prisoners, including Red, who becomes his important friend. During his time at Shawshank Andy’s way of life is changed, but he never looses his hope. It’s a powerful story of hope, friendship and freedom, made remarkable by the interaction between the two lead characters. Hope is the major force behind the lead character Andy, and Andy uses hope to change the other lead character Red. “Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever die." ---Red (Morgan Freeman).
In my opinion, it’s one of the best movies ever made. If I could recommend to you one movie you must see before you die it is this one. Let me show you why? Firstly, the characters in the film were all deep and showed a lot of human character and emotion, and the acting was also really good making every character seem real, both Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman do a fine job in terms of making their roles genuine and appealing, and also in the way they work so well together. Secondly, the songs are all entertaining and range from excitement to drama to great sadness, they are really beautiful! Thirdly, the film is also very well photographed.
Although there is violence in the film, it is necessary to show the kind of place the prison is certainly not gratuitous. The main theme is hope, not despair, and the violence serves only as a real. The key to the film's structure, I think, is that it's not about its hero, but about our relationship with him - our curiosity, our pity, our admiration. If Andy had been the heroic center, bravely enduring, the film would have been less mysterious. But we wonder about this guy. Did he really kill those two people? Why does he keep so much to himself? Why can he stay in the prison yard like a free man? Why people value "Shawshank" so much. Maybe it plays more like a spiritual experience than a movie
To be honest, People like excitement at the movies. Films about "redemption" are approached with great care. A lot of people are not thrilled by the prospect of a great film. But there's an ego of hope, and when a film offers one, it's likely to have staying power even if it doesn't grab an audience.
Being a huge film fan myself, this is a film I enjoy from start to finish, this movie is beautiful and genius. It shows what prison life is like at the time which may not be innovative because obviously it has been done before, but it still is a movie that is lightened up by the superb actings of Tim Robbins (Andy Dufrane) and Morgan Freeman (Red). However, personally I think the ending was a bit sappy and didn't fit the movie while the whole movie was a work of art.
In sum, the Shawshank Redemption is really a wonderful film! I’ve been shown by Andy's example that I have to keep true to myself, not lose hope, bide your time, set a quiet example and look for your chance. "I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really," he tells Red. "Get busy living' or get busy dying'."
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