Thisbooktellsastory:RalphCrewelivesinIndiawithhislittledaughterSara.Heisarichman,andhetomakehisdaughterstudybetterwithhercometoLondontoMissMinchinschool.Forastart,Sarahasmanybooks,dollsandbeautifulclothes,herlifeislikeaprincess.Butthedeathofherfatherchangedallthat.Sarabecamealittleteacher,alittlemaid,oftenonthestreet.Butshehasnotlostprincesstemperamentandcourage.Sarastilloptimisticinlife.Finallyoneday,hisfather’thebooktheheroSarapersistentqualityworthyofourstudy.
Whenyoufeeltheboundlessfuture,don’tgetdisheartened.Tosmileinthefaceofall.Notbecauseofothers’evaluationandshakemyfaith.Buttoovercomethedifficultiesstepforward,youwillsucceed.So,ifyouwanttogiveup,mustbeimportanttrismusgo.Climboverthemountain,youwillfacethesea!Readthe《ALittlePrincess》thisbook,Iharvestmanyothers.Thesetruthsaresoimportant,willaccompanymeallmylife!
IhavereadabooktheotherdaycalledTheMonkey’sPawwhichiswrittenbyW.W.Jacobs.Thestorybeganonacoldanddarknight.OldMrWhitegotamagicmonkeypawfromhisfriendMorris.Morriswhotoldhimthatthemonkeypawcouldgivethreewishestothreepeople,butitcouldn’tbringthemhappiness.However,OldMrWhitestillusedthepawtomakewisheswithoutlisteningtoMorris’sdiscourage.Finally,hegotthirtythousandpoundsbuthissondied.Attheendofthestory,MrsWhitealmostbecamecrazy.Thewholefamilyfellintosadnessandfear.
Thisstoryisgrippingandalsoalittlescary.Itistragicandsobering.Theplotisbothunexpectedandreasonable.AlthoughOldMrWhite’sfriendhadwarnedhim,buthedidn’tlisten.Atlastitbecameatragedy.Whatcausedallthis?It’sobviousthattheMrWhite’sgreed.Hewantedtogetthemoneywithnopay,butthatisimpossibleinthisworld.I’mafraidhe’llliveouttherestofhislifeinregret.Thethreemenwhousedthemonkey’spawallpaidanirreparablepricefortheirgreed.
Thisshortnoveltellsusalessonthatwecan’tdaydream.Waitingformoneyandsuccesscomeswithnopayisstupidandnotrealistic.Weshouldworkandstudyharder.Chasethetreasureonyourownwithoutregretorsadness.
Thiswintervacation,Ireadagreatbook《Bookworm》.Ingread1,Iappreciatethebeautyofthemoon,and,IknowMary,queenofSoctssstory……Inaword,Ibenefitedalotofinit.Ireallylikethisbook.
Amongthem,myfavouritebookis《Loveormoney》.Ittellsarichwomendeathwithout.Everyoneissuspect,andtheygreetedhermoneysmouthwater.Herlittledaughterthreatensher,toobtainmoney;onthesurfaceseemstoloveherbigdaughtertoreasonsbuthatermother;hersontoapieceoflandandmotherfellout……
Resultsamurdererisherbigdaughter!Reasonhave
ToherthepersonIlove!
Iwasverysad.Agirl,actuallykilledhermother,isreallytoonotfilialpiety.Iknowpeopleforavarietyofreasonswillkillyourmostclose.So,weshouldcontroloneself,avoidincentive,notrecklessthings……
The《Bookworm》hastaughtmealot.
ManypeoplesimplyregardPrideandPrejudiceasalovestory,butinmyopinion,thisbookisanillustrationofthesocietyatthattime.Sheperfectlyreflectedtherelationbetweenmoneyandmarriageathertimeandgavethepeopleinherworksvividcharacters.
Thecharactershavetheirownpersonalities.Mrs.Bennetisawomanwhomakesgreateffortstomarryoffherdaughters.Mr.Bingleyisafriendlyyoungman,buthisfriend,Mr.Darcy,isaveryproudmanwhoseemstoalwaysfeelsuperior.EventhefivedaughtersinBennetfamilyareverydifferent.Janeissimple,innocentandneverspeaksevilofothers.Elizabethisaclevergirlwhoalwayshasherownopinion.Marylikesreadingclassicbooks.(Actuallysheisapedant.)Kittydoesn’thaveherownopinionbutlikestofollowhersister,Lydia.Lydiaisagirlwhofollowsexoticthings,handsomeman,andissomehowalittleprofligate.WhenIreadthebook,Icanalwaysfindthesamepersonalitiesinthesocietynow.ThatiswhyIthinkthisbookisindeedtherepresentativeofthesocietyinBritaininthe18thcentury.
ThefamilyofgentlemaninthecountrysideisJaneAusten’sfavouritetopic.Butthislittletopiccanreflectbigproblems.ItconcludesthestratumsituationandeconomicrelationshipsinBritaininhercentury.Youcanfindthesefromtheverybeginningofthisbook.
Austenleftthisproblemforustothink.ThegeniusofJaneAustenliesinthisperfectsimplicity,thesimplicitythatreflectsbigproblems.AlthoughAustenwasonly21whenshewrote“PrideandPrejudice”,hersharpobservationofsociallivesmakesthestyleofthisbooksurprisinglymatureandlively.Theplotsinherworksarealwaysverynatural.Thedevelopmentoftheplotisasinevitableasaprobleminmathematics.IthinkthedepthofPrideandPrejudiceisthereasonthatmakesthisbookprominentandclassic.Today,herbookstillcanbetheguidetellingustheeconomicrelationshipsbothathertimeandinmoderntime.
LittleWomenisanovelpublishedin1868andwrittenbyAmericanauthorLouisaMayAlcott.ThestoryconcernsthelivesandlovesoffoursistersgrowingupduringtheAmericanCivilWar.ItwasbasedonAlcottsownexperiencesasachildinConcord,Massachusettswithherthreesisters,Anna,May,andElizabeth.LittleWomenisthestoryofTheMarches,afamilyusedtohardtoilandsuffering.AlthoughFatherMarchisawaywiththeunionarmies,thesistersMeg,Jo,AmyandBethkeepinhighspiritswiththeirmother,affectionatelynamedMarmee.
TheirfriendlygiftofaChristmasholidaybreakfasttoaneighbouringfamilyisanactofgenerosityrewardedwithwealthyMr.LaurencesgiftofasurpriseChristmasfeast.However,despitetheireffortstobegood,thegirlsshowfaults:theprettyMegbecomesdiscontentedwiththechildrensheteaches;boyishJoloseshertemperregularly;whilethegolden-hairedschoolgirlAmyisinclinedtowardsaffectation.However,Beth,whokeepsthehouseisalwayskindandgentle.AftercertainhappytimeswinningovertheLaurences,darktimesarriveasMarmeefindsoutaboutherhusbandsillness.WorseistocomeasBethcontractsscarletfeverinherSamaritaneffortsforasickneighbourandbecomesmoreorleaninvalid.Thenoveltellsoftheirprogreintoyoungwomanhoodwiththeadditionalstrainsofromance,Bethsterminalillness,thepressuresofmarriageandtheoutsideworld.Thisisthestoryoftheirgrowingmaturityandwisdomandthesearchforthecontentedneoffamilylife.
Itwaswrittenin1867andisafictionalisedbiographyofAlcottandhersisters.Ithasbecomeamuchlovedclassictaleand,whilesomeofitsissuesseemoutdated,manyofthetrialsofthesistersarealltoorelevanttodayasevidencedbyitscontinuedfollowing.
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