IknewMarkTwainwheniwasamiddleschoolstudent.Inmymemory,thereisanarticleinmyEnglishtextbookthatwrittenbyhim.Atthattime,IpaynoattentiontoMarkTwain.However,iknewmoreabouthimafterIlearnedtheHistoryandAnthologyofAmericanLiterature,heappealstomedearlyanddeeply.Asaresult,Ireadapartofhisnovelsinparttime.HereIwillintroduceMillionPoundstoyou.Beforethat,IwillgivesomeinformationaboutMarkTwaintoyou.Andlast,itcomesmythough.
SamuelLanghorneClemens(November30,1835–April21,1910)wasanAmericanhumorist,satirist,lecturerandwriter,betterknownbythepennameMarkTwain.HewasborninFlorida,MissouriandbroughtupinHannibal,Missouri.Afterhisfathersdeathin1847,hewasapprenticedtoaprinterandwroteforhisbrothersnewspaper.HelaterworkedasalicensedMississippiriver-boatpilot.TheCivilWarputanendtothesteamboattrafficandClemensmovedtoVirginiaCity,whereheeditedtheTerritorialEnterprise.OnFebruary3,1863,MarkTwainwasbornwhenClemenssignedahumoroustravelaccountwiththatpseudonym.Heoftenusesexaggeratedwaystoshowhisirony.
MarkTwainismostnotedforhisnovelsAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn,andTheAdventuresofTomSawyer.Heisalsoknownforhisquotations.Duringhislife,Clemensbecameafriendtopresidents,artists,leadingindustrialistsandEuropeanroyalty.ForIlovetheOneMillionPoundsNotebest,Iwouldintroduceittoyou.
Isthererealfree-lunchintheworld?Maybethereis!Andsuchkindof“freelunch”strikesthepoorandhonestyoungmanHenryAdamswhohassurprisinglygotaone-millionbanknotefromthebrothers(Roderick&Oliver)。Asamatteroffact,thebrothershadmadeabet,ifapoor,honestandcleverpeoplewhocomeknockingonthedoorreceivedtheonemillionpounds,whatwillbehappeningtohislife?Theelderbrotherthinkthathewouldstarvetodeathbecausehecouldnotprovethatthemoneybelongstohim,willbearousingothers’suspicion,andeventhebanksdonotlethimdepositthemoney.Onthecontrary,theyoungerbrotherbelievesthathewouldliveinaverygoodlife.SothebrotherslendtheonemillionpoundstoHenryAdams,andspent30daysabroad.
Fromthenon,HenryAdamsbecomesabrightfocusofthemoney-prioritysociety.Later,theluckyyoungmanexperiencestwosharplydifferenttreatmentsinthetailorshop.Intheball,peoplefromeverysocialclasstryeverychancetoshowtheirfriendshipandflatterytothenewmillionaire.Adamsneverhasthechancetospendapennybecausenoonecanchangethemillionandheissoonlivinginaluxurioushotelsuite,wearingexpensivesuits.Nooneaskshimtopaybill,theseareforwardedforlaterpayment.HeevengetsthechancetogotothePartythatheldbyDuke.
Fortunately,HenrymeetsJaneGriffithsandfallinlovewiththisbeautifulwoman.Healsocomesacrosshisgoodfriend.Themangiveshimsomeadvicetoearnmoney.30dayshaspassed,HenryAdamsaskshisgirlfriendcompanyhimtomeetthebrothers.Outofhisexpectation,hisgirlfriendisthedaughterofoneofthebrothers.Andfinallyhegotaverygoodjobfromthebrother.Andhelivedaveryhappylife.
MarkTwainsshortstoryof"onemillionpoundsnote"isaverygoodwork.Thearticlesatiresthethoughtsof"moneyiseverything,""moneyisomnipotent,"andexposetheuglyfaceofcapitalistsociety.Asweallknow,therootofthestorywasthebetofthebrothers.Whatisthebetactually?Wheredoestheattractionofthebanknoteliein?
Asfarasiamconcerned,theOneMillionPoundsNotetakesaninteresting,satiricallookatthehypocrisystemmingfromclassdistinctioninEngland.Englandisacountrywhereclassandwealtharegivenextremesignificance,especiallyamongtherich.Thenovelshowsthehypocrisythatexistedamongthesepeople,howthericharequicktochangefacewhentheyfindoutthatyoureamanofwealthandhowwithinthenextmomenttheyrevertbacktotheircondescendingselveswhenallwealthislost.
ThestorywasbasedonthemainthemebyemphasizingonthehypocrisyoftheupperclasssocietybutatthesametimeitalsocreatesabalancethatpreventsthenovelfrombeingamockeryoftheBritishsociety.Thelovestoryappearsattherighttimeandthereisplentyofcomedytokeeponeentertained.Theendingisalittlepredictablebutthedirectordoesanoverallgoodjobbyroundingitupandpresentinghispoints.
Inmyheart,Herrywassoluckily,noteveryonecangetthechancetousethemillion.Iamsoenviousofthe"lucky"oftheheroine,butatthesametimeIwouldliketothinkthatthereasonwhypeoplecarryfavorwithhimisjustthattheyattracttoomuchimportanttomoney,isn’tit?Moneyworshipisshamefulandshouldnotbereapingmore!Moneyisnotomnipotent,andintheworld,therearemanythingsthatmoreimportantthanmoney.
MyImpressionsafterReadingTheMillionPoundNote.
ThistimeIwanttotalkaboutaveryfamousshortstorywrittenbyMarkTwainTheMillionPoundNote。ReferringtoMarkTwain,youmustfeelfamiliar,becausewemusthavereadhisworksbefore.IstillrememberthearticleTheBiteEventsontheTraininourtextbookwhenI’minthemiddleschool.Whattouchedmemostatthattimewerehisironicwords.Yes,heisagreathumorist,novelist,writerandoratorinAmericainnineteenthcentury.Duringhis40years’writingcareer,hecreateddozensofshortorlongstories,amongwhichTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnisofthemostpopularity,whichwaspraisedbyHemingwayasthefirstrealAmericanliterature。ButtodayIamintroducinghisanotherworkTheMillionPoundNote.
ThisstorytellsaboutapoorbuthonestAmericanAdamHenry.WhenhewaswanderinginthestreetofLondon,hewasgivenbytwobillionairesaletter,inwhichhesurprisedlyfounda￡1,000,000poundbank-note.Laterhegottoknowthatthetwobillionaireswhowerebrothershadmadeabetabouttheresultsafterhegotaonemillion-poundnoteatonce.Oneofthemthoughtthenotewoundcountfornothingtothepoormanbecausehecouldnotprovethatthemoneywashisownwhiletheotherconsideredjustastheopposite.Dramatically,theplotwentjustoutofmyexpectation.Herrywenttoarestauranttohavedinnerfirst.ThemanagerwasmeantohimatthebeginningbuthisattitudechangedquicklywhenHerrytookoutthenoteandaskedforchange.Facedwithamillionaire,themanagerapologizedagainandagainandobsequiouslytoldHerrythathedidn’tneedtopayforthebillrightnow.SoHerrymanagedtohaveafreedinner.
Thensimilarly,Herrywenttoaclothingshopandgotasuitofclothescostinghimnothing.Liketheplotabove,peoplearecuriousofsucharichmanandtriedeverymeanstocozyuptohim,fromfreefood，freeclothestofreeaccommodation.Atthesametime,hissocialstatuswasbecominghigherandhigherandfinallyhigherthanmostdukes.Apartfromthat,helatergotabeautifulwifeand200,000poundsofbankinterest.Icanimagineabrightfuturewaswaitingforhim.Thewritingstyleofthisstoryissohumorous.MarkTwainusedhyperboledescribinghowourherodefeatedsnobbishnessrepeatedly.WhatIappreciatemostisthedetaileddescriptionofdifferentpeople’sridiculousactionsbeforeonemillionpounds,vivid,funny,ironicandhumorous,whichformsaCaricature.Intermsofthetheme,itisapparentthattheauthorwantedtodenouncetheoverflowingmammonisminthesociety.Evennowitgivesusanimpressivelesson.Yes,Icannotdenytheimportanceofmoneytoapersonwhowantstosurvive.Wewon’tlivewithoutmoney,withwhichwegetfood,clothes,houseandmanyother.
Necessities.Butwemustknowthattherearemanythingswhichcan’tbeboughtwithmoneysuchasloveorfriendship.Soinmyopinion,moneymaybeimportanttous,butnotthemostimportant.Weneedtobuildupthecorrectsenseofmoney.AnotherpointIwanttoemphasizeishonesty.Fromtheplot,wecanseethatthereweresomanypeoplethebrotherscouldchoose,sowhyjustHerry?Ithinkitwasbecausehewashonest.Whenhegotthenote,whathedidwasn’tuseitrightnowbutreturnittothebrothers.Withoutakindandhonestheart,Herrycouldn’thavebeensuchasuccessfulman.Therearevariousoftempertationalluringusinourlife,Onlybykeepinghonestyandconsciousnessinsidecanwemanagetoresistthem.Tosumup,thisstoryisareallygoodworkofMarkTwain.ThelessonI’velearntfromitmakesmewanttobeanhonestmansincerelyandletsmenottoworshipmoneytoomuch.Ibegintoregretnotreadingitearlier.
BasedonMarkTwainsnovel,TheMillionairePoundNotetakesaninterestingsatiricallookatthehypocrisystemmingfromclassdistinctioninthe50sEngland.Englandisacountrywhereclassandwealtharegivenextremesignificance,especiallyamongtherich.Thefilmshowsthehypocrisythatexistedamongthesepeople,howthericharequicktochangefacewheninaninstanttheyfindoutthatyoureamanofwealthandhowwithinthenextmomenttheyrevertbacktotheircondescendingselveswhenallwealthislost.
Interestingly,TheMillionairealsobrieflylooksathowtheEnglishperceivedAmericansinthatera.RichAmericanswerewelcomedasoutsidersandthepoorwerequicklyshunnedaway.Thefactthathesanoutsidereithermakeshimmoreappealingorthecompleteopposite.ThestorystickstothemainthemebyemphasizingonthehypocrisyoftheupperclasssocietybutatthesametimeitalsocreatesabalancethatpreventsthemoviefrombeingamockeryoftheBritishsociety.
Themoviedragsatsomepointbutthelovestoryappearsattherighttimeandthereisplentyofcomedytokeeponeentertained.AcharmingGregoryPecktotallynailsthepartandtheluminousJaneGriffithsisatreat.ReginaldBeckwith,asPeckssidekickRockisamusing.Theendingisalittlepredictablebutthedirectordoesanoverallgoodjobbyroundingitupandpresentinghispoints.
Thissummer,Ireadthemillionpoundsthisbook,althoughIunderstandthemoneyisnoteverything,butthemoneycanletmanypeopletotherichbow,theytothepound,triedtowootheheroofthestory--HenryAdams,forthesakeofthispieceofthepound,fromHenryarrogantsuddenlytransformtobowtohim,thiskindofbehaviorisveryshameful.
ThisstorytellsthestoryoftheheroaccidentallyaccidentallydriftingtoLondon,London"stwobillionairebrothersmadeabet.Elderbrotherthinkifyougivehima$onemillionpounds,30dayslaterhewillbeunabletoprovethatthemoneyishisownandstarvedtodeath,andtheyoungerbrotheristhinkhewillliveverywell.SotheygaveapieceofmillionsofpoundstoHenry,theirtwopeopletotravelabroadfor30days.CamebackandtoldHenrythatpiecebecausemillionsofpoundsbyallpeople,tobringhim,andalmostallthingsaretolethimfreetobuy.Andbecauseofthispieceofpoundstoimprovesocialstatus,andfinallyarrivedinadditiontotheroyalfamilyofthesupremacyofthedukeof,ismarriedtoabeautifulwife,receivedthirtythousandyuanbankinterest.Andgotgoodjobsfrombrother,livedahappylife.
I"verealizedpeopleforthemoney,tryveryhardtobringoneperson,tothebow,andallaspectsfromobediencetohimandarrangedeverythinginplace,justforthemoney.Tohavenomoneypeople,rude,arroganttotherichpeople,honestly.
Itmakesmefeelveryangry,everythingshouldbeequal,andthesepeoplehaveonlyvaluemoney,aslongastherichmanwilltreathimverywell,buthavenomoneywillbearrogantrude.Everyoneisequalthereasonableusewheregoto?Inourlife,butalsooftenhavesuchathing,everyonecriedout,shouldbeequal,butseetherichman,butthelackofonebyoneall,justwanttogetmoremoney,earnalittlemore,Idon"tthinkthisisaveryvitalqi,Ihopeeveryonecan,putthecorrectinjusticesinthecity!
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