ThebookwaswrittenbyEmilyBronte,itpublishedin1847.Butatthattime,itseemedtoholdlittlepromise,sellingverypoorlyandreceivingonlyafewmixedreviews.Ifoundthisinourschoollibrary,Ichosethisbookbecausethetitleattractedme.Thebookisstructuredaroundtwoparallellovestories,thefirsthalfofthenovelcenteringonthelovebetweenCatherineandHeathcliff,whilethelessdramaticsecondhalffeaturesthedevelopinglovebetweenyoungCatherineandHareton.Incontrasttothefirst,thelattertaleendshappily,restoringpeaceandordertoWutheringHeightsandThrushcrossGrange.Inthestory,thetwohouses,WutheringHeightsandThrushcrossGrange,representopposingworldsandvalues.
Ispenttwentydaysreadingthisbook.Afterreadingthisbook,IfeltforHeathcliffatfirst.HeathcliffbeginshislifeasahomelessorphanonthestreetsofLiverpool,andthenhetyrannizedbyHindleyEarnshaw.ButhebecomesavillainwhenheacquirespowerandreturnstoWutheringHeightswithmoneyandthetrappingsofagentleman.Hismalevolenceprovessogreatandlong—lasting.Ashehimselfpointsout,hisabuseofIsabella—hiswifeispurelysadistic,asheamuseshimselfbyseeinghowmuchabuseshecantakeandstillcomecringingbackformore.
Catherinerepresentswildnature,inbothherhigh,livelyspiritsandheroccasionalcruelty.ShelovesHeathcliffsointenselythatsheclaimstheyarethesameperson.However,heractionsaredriveninpartbyhersocialambitions,whichinitiallyareawakenedduringherfirststayattheLintons,andwhicheventuallycompelhertomarryEdgar.Catherineisfree—spirited,beautiful,spoiled,andoftenarrogant,sheisgiventofitsoftemper,andsheistornbetweenherbothofthemenwholoveher.Thelocationofhercoffinsymbolizestheconflictthattearsaparthershortlife.SheisburiedinacorneroftheKirkyard.IncontrasttoCatherine,IsabellaLinton—Catherine’ssister—in—lawrepresentscultureandcivilization,bothinherrefinementandinherweakness.Ultimately,sheruinsherlifebyfallinginlovewithHeathcliff.HeneverreturnsherfeelingsandtreatsherasameretoolinhisquestforrevengeontheLintonfamily.
JustasIsabellaLintonservesasCatherine’sfoil,EdgarLintonservesasHeathcliff’s.Edgargrowsintoatender,constant,butcowardlyman.Heisalmosttheidealgentleman.However,thisfullassortmentofgentlemanlycharacteristics,alongwithhiscivilizedvirtues,provesuselessinEdgar’sclasheswithhisfoil.Heseeshiswifeobviouslyinlovewithanothermanbutunabletodoanythingtorectifythesituation.Heathcliff,whogainspoweroverhiswife,sister,anddaughter.
Thewholestorymakepeople’smoodheavy.Fortunately,theendishappy.
TheauthorEmilyBrontelivedaneccentric,closelyguardedlife.Shewasbornin1818,twoyearsafterCharlotte—theauthorofJaneEyreandayearandahalfbeforehersisterAnne,whoalsobecameanauthor.Herfatherworkedasachurchrector,andheraunt,whoraisedtheBrontechildrenaftertheirmotherdied,wasdeeplyreligious.EmilyBrontedidnottaketoheraunt’sChristianfervor,thecharacterofJoseph,acaricatureofanevangelical,mayhavebeeninspiredbyheraunt’sreligiosity.TheBronteslivedinHaworth,aYorkshirevillageinthemidstofthemoors.Thesewild,desolateexpanses—laterthesettingofWutheringHeights—madeuptheBrontesdailyenvironment,andEmilylivedamongthemherentirelife.Shediedin1848,attheageofthirty.
Afterreadingthiswonderfulstory,Icanfeellove,brave,deepfriendshipandsomeothergoodspiritsinthepeople.
TheScarecrowwantedsomebrains,butonthewaytotheEmeraldCity,hethoughtoutofawaytocrosstheriver.TheCowardlyLionwantedtobebrave,butwhentheymettheriver,hecarriedotherfriendstojumpacrossit.AndtheTinManwantedaheart,hesaidhecouldn’tlove,buthedidn’twanttohurtanyanimal.
Infact,theyallhavethethingstheywant:theScarecrowisclever,theCowardlyLionisbraveandtheTinManiskind-hearted.
ThisbooktellsusastoryofhowalittlegirlDorothygoesbacktoherhometownwhensheisinanotherstrangecity.DorothyisalittlegirlwholivedwithherauntanduncleinKansas.Theweatherthereisverybad,sometimestherewasacyclone.Whenacyclonecame,peoplestayedundertheirhouses.ButonedayacycloneblowsDorothy’shouse,withDorothyandherdogTotoinit,toacountrycalledOz.Inthatcitytherearefourwitchesandaveryfamouswizard—theWizardofOz.AndDorothy’shousejustfellonthebadWitchoftheEastandkilledher,sothepeopletherewereveryhappy.Dorothytookthewitch’sredshoesandworethem.ShewantedtogohometoKansasbutshedoesn’tknowhowtogetthere.SotheWitchofNorthtoldhertogototheEmeraldCitytofindtheWizardofOztohelpher.ThenDorothymettheScarecrow,theTinMan,andtheCowardlyLion,buttheyneedhelptoo.TheScarecrowwantedsomebrains,theTinManwantedaheard,andtheCowardlyLionwantedtoberave.SotheyalltaketheyellowbrickroadtotheEmeraldCity.OnthewaytotheEmeraldCitytheymetsomedifficulties,buttheysolvedthemsuccessfully.AftertheymettheWizardofOz,thewizardgavethemanotherchallenge—tokillthebadWitchoftheWestandtheyaccept.DuringthewaytotheWitchoftheWest’shouse,theywerecaughtbythewitchandDorothywasrequestedtoworkforher.Oneday,whenthewitchtriedtocatchDorothy’sredshoes,DorothythrewsomewateronthewitchbyaccidentandtheWitchoftheWestdisappeared.Onlywatercankillher.SoDorothywentbacktotheEmeraldCitywithherfriendsbuttheyfoundtheWizardofOzisnotarealwizard,heisalsoamancamefromKansas,andheisjustaconjurer.HewantedtogobacktoKansastoo.Sohemadeabigballoonandpreparedtogo.Butwhentheballoonisgoingtoraise,Dorothy’sdogTotojumpedawaytorunafteracat,soDorothyhadtogetTotobackandtheywereleftinOz.ThenDorothyandTotowentandfindtheWitchoftheSouthandthewitchtoldthemtheycanjustusetheredshoesonDorothy’sfeet,they’reapairofmagicshoes,theycouldtakeanybodygobacktotheirhomeassoonasshesaid‘East,west—homeisthebest!’AfterDorothysaidgoodbyetoherfriends,shewentbacktohernewhomewithherdog.It’sreallyawonderfulrisk.
Yes,nomatterwhereweare,homeisalwaysthebestplaceforustorestorstudy.Thereareourparentshere;therearealsoourfavoritethingshere.Athome,wefeelsafe,wefeelcomfortable,andwecanrelaxourselves.
Thisstory’snameis“Thelittleprince”。Asitknowntoall,wewillencounteralotofdifficulties,evenhardships.Differentpeoplemayhavedifferentwaystodealwiththem.AfterreadingTheLittlePrincess,IamdeeplyimpressedbySara’swaytodealwithdifficulties.TheLittlePrincesswaswrittenbyFrancesHodgsonBurnett,afamousnovelistanddramatist.Sara,theheroineofthenovel,wasborninarichfamily.Inordertogetabettereducation,herfathertookherfromIndiatoLondonsothatshecouldgotothebestschool.BecauseSarawaskind-hearted,generousandmostofall—rich,shewaslovedbyeveryone.Allwentwelluntilherfatherdiedinanaccident.Everythingchangedcompletely.Shedidn’tunderstandwhytheteachersandclassmatestreatedhersobadly.Eventheprincipalwhousedtobefondofher,madeherwork16hoursaday.Sara’smiserablelifebegan.WhenIfinishedreadingthebook,IwasshockedbywhattheunimaginablepainSarahadsufferedafterherfather’sdeath.Sheusedtobeahappy,worriless,andrichPrincess,()butnowshewasalonelyandpoorservant.Shehadtoworkveryhardwithoutanyrestbutonlyhadlittlefood.Besidesshehadtoenduretheunfriendlyandevenrudewaysthatherclassmatestreatedher.Allteachersandstudentsintheschoollookeddownuponher.ThemostimportantfactisthatSarahadlosttheloveandcareofherparents.Whatamightypain!IfyouwereSara,couldyoustandsuchpain?Needlesstosay，an11yearsoldgirl,evenifitwereanadult，hemightnotputupwithit.Buttomysurprise,Sarafaceditbravely.
Despiteofthetortureoftheprincipalandallthosepressuresabove,shestillwasoptimistictowardslife.Byreadingthisnovel,Ifeltinspiredandthinkmuch.Whenwemeetsuchdifficulties,whatshouldwedo?Somepeoplealwayscomplainthatthefateisunfairtothem.Somepeoplecan’tsustainthehardshipsandchoosetogiveup.Fewofthemeventrytocommitsuicidebecausetheylackthecouragetoovercomeit.ComparedwithSara—anelevenyearsoldgirlwhocantreatthepressureoflifewithoptimisticspirit,thesepeople’sperformancesaresoundedsolamentable.Whycan’ttheymakeit?However,whatimpressmemostarehercharacteristicsandthethoughtofher“beingarealprincess.”This“realprincess”doesnotmeanluxurypalaces,beautifulclothesandtheappleoftheothers’eyes,butbeingkind,generousandhavinggoodmanners.Itisunnecessaryfor“arealprincess”tobeh2inbody,butshemustbeh2inwill.Saraisarealprincessinmyheartallthetime,whethershewasrichandworebeautifulclothesintheclassroomorshewascoldandhungryintheattic,justbecauseshehadthegoodcharactersandkindheart.Thestorywenton.Fortunately,afriendofSara’sfatherfoundherandtoldherthatherfatherleftagreatsumofmoneytoher.Iprayandbelievethateverygoodpersonintheworlddeserveagoodresult,andofcourse,wearethesame.
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