嘉莉妹妹英语读后感

千里之行，始于足下让知识带有温度。第第2页/共2页精品文档推荐嘉莉妹妹英语读后感嘉莉妹妹英语读后感

HavingreadthebookSisterCarriewrittenbyTheodoreDreiser,averycomplicatefeelingstruckme,forthesociety,thepeopleinAmericainthelate19thcentury.Wecanseeclearlyaboutthedecadentandhypocriticalmoralprinciplesofthebourgeois.Theypursueonlyposition,authorityandmoney.Pleasureistheirhonestcompanion.

Thesocietywasdevelopingrapidlyandthepeopleslivingstandardswerealsoimproving.Yes,theprosperityappeared.Butontheotherhand,thegapbetweenthepoorandtherichwasstrengthened.Whilesomepeoplewereplayinganddrinking,theotherpeoplewereworking,evenbegging.Behindthehappiness,hidingmuchmisery.Facingallofthese,IamconfusedwhetherIshouldhappyaboutthedevelopmentofthesocietyorIshouldsadaboutthecruel.

ButIknowIwillgivemuchsympathytoallofthesepeople,nomattertheyrichorpoor.Iamsorrythattherichhavelosttheirgoodmorality,theirsympathyandIthinktheyareblankintheirspiritThepoor,ofcourse,arebusyallthedayforsupportingthemselvesandtheirfamily,notimeenjoyingthelife.Allofthemarethesacrificesofthesociety.

Inthisbook,,onlySisterCarriecanpresentusallofthese.Atfirst,shewaspoor.Shehadtoworkhard,butonlymadeendsmeet.Sheadmiredthepleasure,quicktounderstandthekeenerpleasuresoflife,ambitioustogaininmaterialthings.Youknow,Ofanintermediatebalance,underthecircumstances,thereisnopossibility.Thecityhasitscunningwiles,nolessthantheinfinitelysmallerandmorehumantempterTheirbeauty,likemusic,toooftenrelaxes,thenwakens,thenpervertsthesimplerhumanperceptions.Then,notonlydidCarriefeelthedragofdesireforallwhichwasnewandpleasinginapparelforwomen,butshenoticedtoo,withatouchattheheart,thefineladieswhoelbowedandignoredher,brushingpastinutterdisregardofherpresence.Sherealizedinadimwayhowmeantforwomen,andshelongedfordressandbeautywithawholeheart.Hercravingforpleasurewassobthatitwastheonestayofhernature.

Shewouldspeakforthatwhensilentonallelse.Asaresult,shelefthersister,followingChas.H.Drouet,asalesman.Soshehasthebeautifulroom,hasthesatisfieddressandsoon.Forapereidoftime,shewashappyandsatisfied.Butdrivedbythedesire,SisterCarriewantsmore.InCarrie-asinhowmanyofourwordingsdotheynot?

instinctandreason,desireandunderstanding,wereatwarforthemastery.Shefollowedwhitherhercravingled.Shewasasyetmoredrawnthanshedrew.WhenshewenttothetheatrewithDrouetthatspectaclepleasedherimmensely.Thecolorandgraceofitcaughthereye.Shehadvainimaginingsaboutplace.andpower,aboutfarofflandsandmagnificentpeople.Whenitwasover,theclatterofcoachesandthethrongoffineladiesmadeherstare.CARRIEWASANAPTSTUDENToffortune’sways-offorTime’ssuperficialities.Seeingathing,shewouldimmediatelysettoinquiringhowshewouldlook,properlyratedtoit.

Beitknownthatthisisnotfinefeeling,itisNotwisdom.Thegreatestmindsarenotsoafflicted;andOnthecontrary,thelowestorderofmindisnotsodisturbed.Fineclothestoherwereavastpersuasion;theyspoketenderlyandJesuiticalforthemselves.Whenshecamewithinearshotoftheirpleading,desireinherbentawillingear.Thevoiceofthesocalledinanimate!Ifwecansay,thenshefallsinlovewithHurstwood,maybepursuitssomethinginspiritwhichcannotgetfromDrouetwhoseekstheenjoyalldayandonlycaresabouthimself.Withthedevelopingofthestory,wecanseeCarriegoingthroughsomedifficulties,elopingwithHurstwood.Butatlast,inNewYork,CarriebecameanactressbychanceandturnedouttobeoneofNewYorksmostpopularactresses.Nevertheless,shewasnotquitehappybutfeltlonelyandvoid.Totheresult,Iamthinking,maybethisisinevitable.Thisisthefateinthatsociety.

Inthenovel,toomuchgavemeadeeplyimpression,especiallytheenormouschangeofHurstwood.Fromthemanagerofasaloontoabeggary,HurstwoodhadstolenmoneyfromthesafeinordertoelopewithCarrie,butfinallycommittedsuicide.Whatisthereason,whoiswrong.Perhapsnobodyknows,wecannotsayCarrieorhisfamiliesleadingtothis.Maybethisistheso-calleddestiny.Butstillseemstosomedeceivingourselves.

Letushavealookattheotherpeople,thefamiliesoftheHurstwood,hiswifeanddaughter,onlylovethevanityandseekthepleasure.Theyarecoldandselfish.Wecannotfindthehappinessthatbelongstoafamily,HurstwoodcannotfeelthewarmAnotherperson,Drouet,Helovedfineclothes,goodeating,andparticularlythecompanyandacquaintanceshipofsuccessfulmen.Hehasvanityandambition.Hemightsuffertheleastrudimentarytwingeofconscienceinwhateverhedid,andinjustsofarhewasevilandsinning.Healsoloveswomen.Drouethadahabit,characteristicofhiskind,oflookingafterstylishlydressedorprettywomenonthestreetandremarkinguponthem.Hehadjustenoughofthefeminineloveofdresstobeagoodjudge-notofintellect,butofclothes.

Hesawhowtheysettheirlittlefeet,howtheycarriedtheirchins,withwhatgraceandssinuositytheyswungtheirbodies.Adainty,self-consciousswayingofthehipsbyawomanwastohimasalluringastheglintofredwinetoatoper.Hewouldturnandfollow