Many people simply regard Pride and Prejudice as a love story, but in my opinion, this book is an illustration of the society at that time. She perfectly reflected the relation between money and marriage at her time and gave the people in her works vivid characters. The characters have their own personalities. Mrs. Bennet is a woman who makes great efforts to marry off her daughters. Mr. Bingley is a friendly young man, but his friend, Mr. Darcy, is a very proud man who seems to always feel superior. Even the five daughters in Bennet family are very different. Jane is simple, innocent and never speaks evil of others. Elizabeth is a clever girl who always has her own opinion. Mary likes reading classic books. (Actually she is a pedant. Kitty doesn’t have her own opinion but likes to follow her sister, Lydia. Lydia is a girl who follows exotic things, handsome man, and is somehow a little profligate. When I read the book, I can always find the same personalities in the society now. That is why I think this book is indeed the representative of the society in Britain in the 18th century.
The family of gentleman in the countryside is Jane Austen’s favourite topic. But this little topic can reflect big problems. It concludes the stratum situation and economic relationships in Britain in her century. You can find these from the very beginning of this book.
The first sentence in this book is impressive. It reads: “It is a truth well known to all the world that an unmarried man in poss ession of a large fortune must be in need of a wife”. The undertone is very clear: the foundation of the marriage at that time is not emotion but possession.
People always think that Austen was an expert at telling love stories. In fact, the marriage in her book is not the result of love, but the result of economic needs. After reading this book, I know the truth is that a poor woman must be in need of a husband, a wealthy man.
I couldn’t forget how eager Mrs. Bennet wants to marry off her daughte rs. If you want to know why she is so crazy about these things, I must mention the situation in Britain at that time. Only the eldest son had the privilege of inheriting his father’s possessions. Younger sons and daughters who are used to luxurious lives have no choice but marry a man or woman in possession of a large fortune to continue their comfortable lives. Thus, we can see that getting married is a way to become wealthier, particularly for women without many possessions. Jane Austen told us that money and possession determined everything, including marriage and love in her century.
In “Pride and Prejudice”, the sister of Mr. Bingley strongly opposed his plan of marrying Jane because the Bennets don’t have many possessions and their social positions are much lower than them. From this, we can see there are a lot of obstacles for a not very rich woman to marry a wealthy husband. The society, the relatives would not allow them to get married.
In modern society, although the marriages of economic needs have decreased rapidly, the concept of “money determines everything” is still rooted in some people’s mind. A lot of parents try hard to interfere their children’s marriages. Education background, possessions, jobs remains the main reason that may influence one’s marriage. Marry for money is still a big problem in our
society. We can’t help thinking: can money determine everything?
Austen left this problem for us to think. The genius of Jane Austen lies in this perfect simplicity, the simplicity that reflects big problems. Although Austen was only 21 when she wrote “Pride and Prejudice”, her sharp observation of social lives makes the style of this book surprisingly mature and lively. The plots in her works are always very natural. The development of the plot is as inevitable as a problem in mathematics. I think the depth of Pride and Prejudice is the reason that makes this book prominent and classic. Today, her book still can be the guide telling us the economic relationships both at her time and in modern time.
《学会适应生活的百变》生活,听似很简单;说生活二字,的确非常简单。但真正的做起来,想存活在这个世上,却很难,除非你适应了这个生活中的一切。 首先,每个人必须有一个完整的家,让我们感受到家的温暖,才会有信心做任何一件事情。然而,在我7岁那年,我失去了父亲。后来,我做一些事情很沮丧,做事不乐观,遇到伤心事就会不由得大哭,也许是个人脾气问题,但我觉得是生活环境。 就在这时候,出现了我人生中第二个觉得重要的东西——友谊。友谊是什么?是伤心时一句亲切的问候,是沉默时一个幽默的笑话,是寒冷是的暖流。是孤独时的陪伴!这是我和两个最要好的朋友结交后总结的道理。 我们之后聊了很多,我把我的事情告诉她们,因为我受到环境的干扰,使我感到局促、压抑,再加上我天生内向,不爱说话,便难免形单影只。她们听了之后,伸出友谊之手,帮我从丧父之痛的阴影中走出来。 以后,我们就像学校里的“三人行”一样,总是在一起,而且不管什么事情都很爱笑,也很像“开心果”。 每个人必须拥有自己的事业,要为将来的梦想而奋斗,去努力,但是现在要好好学习。“书犹药也,善读之可以医愚”是我学习目标的,我读书就像吃药一样,如果不读书,你就像一个白痴,整天只知道吃喝睡,那样人生还有什么色彩?生活还有什么滋味? 冰心说过“读书可以,但是要读好书,多读书!”读书,能扩展自己的视野,增长自己的知识。别人有较好的语句,取长补短,摘抄过来,同时也要学会运用。 生活中最注重的是诚信;“人而无信,不知其可也。”诚信受到人们的注视不是很好。在2008年9月“三鹿”奶粉被污染,使许多小孩子不幸离世,多少无辜的生命啊!那些人让金钱蒙了眼睛吗?可怜天下父母亲呀!他们心里有多伤心呐! 让可怜的人们讨回一个公道,他们怎么能适应过来,这生活急速的变化?呜呼!今日欢呼诚信在,只缘妖雾又重来! 圣湖一如打翻的五味瓶,酸甜苦辣咸五味俱全,现在2009之季,又将接受怎样的挫折和疾病的危害?!现在全国甲型病毒蔓延的很厉害,也预防的积极,在这里,我给大家讲几条预防甲型病毒的忠告:1。长洗手。2。手决不碰脸……除非是吃东西和洗脸。3。每天用温盐水漱口两次。4。多喝温开水或热汤,功效和漱口一样,只是方向相反。随着热水和汤水被喝到胃里的病毒是无法生存,传染或发作的。 大家不用害怕,也不必惊慌,加入命运之神无情的关上了生命的大门,那么我们就点亮自己的心灯,用自己的信念和智慧之光,驱散眼前的黑暗,用勇敢之光熄灭疾病的灯光,用坚强之神去打败命运之神! 假如生活遇到坎坷,有什么不如意,就想一句俗语:人生不如意之时常一二,明媚之日常八九。用乐观向上的心境去面对生活,体验生活吧!
《学会适应》生活是不公平的,要去适应它——题记小时候,我们一直生活在父母的羽翼下,根本不需要考虑什么是烦恼,什么是忧愁;每天只需要开开心心的。进入学堂后,我们每天要学习,要做作业。起初,谁愿意?在学校,我们脑子里想的不单有学习,还有反思和苦恼。无数的大考小考如冰雹一般砸向我们,厚重的课本像小山似得堆积在我们面前,可我们终究要站在这山峰上,傲视群雄。可在这过程中,谁曾想过,这就是我们的生活;那谁又知道,在这生活中,我们已经适应,学会了默默承受。然而,当你不出校门时,你会发现,原来自以为良好的你,站在十字路口,人潮一波又一波,汽车一辆又一辆,而你是什么?你就像沙漠中的一粒沙子,可有可无,你的方向在哪儿?你从不知道,仿佛一夜时间,被上帝遗忘了!没有人会上前去安慰你,当你跌倒时,也不会有人伸手扶你。因为这就是生活,它并不容易,而你必须学会适应。初三:张梦悦
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.
一匹狼吃饱了,安逸地躺在草地上睡觉。另一匹狼气喘吁吁地从它身边经过。这使它十分惊奇。它问:“你在追赶羚羊吗?”
“没有!”
“有人在追赶你吗?”
“没有!”
“那你为什么没命地奔跑呢?”
那匹狼说:“狮子要来了。”
狮子要来?听了这话它放下心来,也禁不住笑出了声,“我以为什么了不起的事这么大惊小怪的,原来是狮子要来了,狮
子是我们的朋友,有什么可怕的呢?”
“听说狮子跑得很快!”
“跑得快又有什么了不起的呢,追一只羚羊用不了多大力气!”那匹狼还要说什么,它却不耐烦地摆了摆手,“行了行
了,你去跑你的,我要睡觉了。”那匹狼摇了摇头就走了,它却继续睡它的.大觉。
后来,狮子真的来了,只来了一只,然而由于它的到来,整个草原上的羚羊奔跑速度变得极快。这匹狼不再那么容易得到食物,不久便饿了。时它不住地怨恨,是狮子破坏了它宁静的生活。寓言故事
这则寓言所包含的深意,值得我们每个人细细咀嚼、细细品味。居安思危,永不懈怠,竞争永远是生活的真正主题,生活不可能时时处处都适应你,但是你却必须学会时时处处适应生活。也只有这样,你才能永远立于不败之地。
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