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readingnote2014s101570title:eugeniegrandetwriter:honoredebalzacihavespentabouttwomonthsinreadingeugeniegrandet.inmyopinion,itisreallyagoodnovelforuswhichisworthytoberead.afterreading,iknowthatmoneycanbuysomethingbutnoteverything.forbetterunderstandingofthenovel,iwilldividethisreadingnoteintothreeparts.firstly,inordertomakeyouunderstandthisnovelquickly,iwillintroduceyouthemajorcharacters.therearethreepersonsweneeddeepanalysis.theyaregrandet,hisdaughtereugenieandcharles.thenovelthesisputstheiremphasisongrandet.grandetwasoneofthecentralrolesinthenovel.hewasterriblygreedy.hewastherepresentativeofgreedandmoney.inhismind,moneywaseverything,andhecouldnotliveintheworldwithoutmoney.hehadastrongdesiretopossessmoney,thoughhehadanabundantofmoney.healwayslefthimselfinabackroom,andappreciatedmoneyforalongtime.whenhewasdying,heaskedhisdaughtertoputmoneyonthetable,andmoneycouldmakehimfeelwarm.inordertocollectmoney,helosthumannature.heconsiderednolovewasintheworld,andmoneyisevenmuchmorevaluablethanhislife.forexample,grandethadaservant,whohadworkedfor30years.butheneverreceivedanygiftfromgrandet,exceptoneoldwatch.thoughgrandetwasachristian,butactuallyhewasnotarealone.inhisopinion,theexistenceofgodwasforhisneed.forhim,moneywasrealgodandalltheparedwithgrandet,hisdaughtereugeniewasverykindandhumane.sheconsideredmoneyasamethodforhelpingothers.shedevotedherwholelifetoservingthepeople.andshehaddonealotofpublicworks.forexample,shehadbuiltonerestroom,eightprimaryschoolsandonelibrary.sheusedmoneytohelpthosewhoneedit.then,weshouldputourattentiononcharles.hewasborninarichfamilyandspoiled.theturningpointinhislifewastodobusinessabroad.thechangeoflifeconditionmadehismoralstandardandvalueconceptchange.hebecameaveryself-fishman.hewantedtobecomerich.inordertopossessmoney,hegaveuphistruelove,andpursuedanobleman’sdaughter.tosomeextent,hisoutlookonmoneywassimilartograndet’s.bothofthemwerematerialistsandtheloversofmoney.secondly,thewriterwritingthisnovelshouldbetousforwecouldrealizethebackgroundinformationandunderstanditbetter.honoredebalzac(1799-1850)couldperhapsbedescribedasoneofthefoundersofthisschoolthatheestablishedwiththehumancomedy(1829-1850)-alongseriesofseventeennovels,avastpanoramaoffrenchlifethatrangedfromcountrylifetocityfromprivatelifetopolitics,frommilitarylifetopsychologicalstudies.itisbynomeanseasytochooseoneortwonovelsfromthehumancomedy.thereisalwaysatemptationtoaddoneortwomoreforabetterunderstandingwhybalzac'sworkshavelastedsolong.perhapseugeniegrandetbestillustrateshischaracteristicmethodsandthesecretofhisgeniusandtalent.itisasimplestoryofafamilyhouseinprovincialsaumurinwhichlivesamiser,grandetwithhiswifeanddaughtereugenie.bothsuffercontinuouslyunderthestiflingshadowofhisobsessionwithgold.butthearrivalofhercousin,charlesmakeseugenie'sheartturngentlytowardsthoughtsofloveandmarriage,ifonlytogetawayfromthefather.butgrandetopposesthemarriagebecausesomuchofhisoutrageousgoldwouldbecarriedawayasdowry.theproposedmarriagebreaksdown.charlesgoesawaytoseekhisfortunesintheeastandeugenieisleftalonetofacethefutureonherown.quiteobviously,awebofintriguesurroundsmotheranddaughter.abunchofambitiousmenandadventurers,careeristsandspeculatorsandmisersofallkindscongregate,allattractedbythepale,coldglitterofgold.partofbalzac'scontinuingsuccessliesinhisportrayalofthesemoderntypesofunscrupulousrascalsandthemaniatheyhaveforsocialclimbingandfortunehuntingwhichhewasthefirsttoportrayinmodernliterature.third,fromthenovel,icouldseetheshadowofthereallife.especiallysincetheopeningupandeconomicreform,chinahasbeenparticipatingineconomicglobalizationtoadeeperdegree.withtheeconomicgrowth,moreandmorepeopleconsiderthatifyouhavemoney,youcanmakethedevilpushthemillstoneforyou.theirfavoritemottoismoneytalks.sotheonlypurposeistomakemoneyasmuchaspossiblewithoutheartofcharityandhumanity.themajorroleineugeniegrandet,grandetreflectsphenomenoninmodernchinasociety.fromagreatamountofinformation,somepeoplethinkthatchinesepeopleareobsessivewithmoneyverymuch,andtheyaretheloversofmoney.forearningmoney,theybreakthelaw.however,meantime,therearestillalotofpeopledoingcharitieswithmoney.theyconsidermoneyasameansforhelpingothers,whattheyhavedoneisthesameasgrandet’sdaughterdid.inmyopinion,althoughmanypeoplesaythatmoneyistherootofevil,everycoinhasitstwosides;wecananalyzethefunctionofmoneyfromtwosides.it’sacommonknowledgethateveryonelikesmoneyandneedsmoney.withoutmoney,theycannotbuyfood,clothesandotherdailynecessities.withoutmoney,theycannotgotoschool,gotocinemaorotherplaces.inmythesis,thenovelanalyzesthedisadvantagesandadvantagesoftheoutlookonmoney,andgivesthemethodsfordealingwiththedisadvantagesoftheoutlookonmoneyinanappropriateway.undertheanalysisoftheoutlookonmoney,weshouldregardearningmoneyasamethodforperfectlife.moneyisnotthefinalobjectiveinourlife.therearestillsomanyvaluablethingsthatneedusto123theoldmanandtheseatheoldmanandtheseaisoneofhemingway'smostenduringworks.toldinlanguageofgreatsimplicityandpower,itisthestoryofanoldcubanfisherman,downonhisluck,andhissupremeordeal——arelentless,agonizingbattlewithagiantmarlinfaroutinthegulfstream.herehemingwayrecasts,instrikinglycontemporarystyle,theclassictheneofcourageinthefaceofdefeat,ofpersonaltriumphwonfromlos.writtenin1952,thishugelysuccessfullynovellaconfirmedhispowerandpresenceintheliteraryworldandplayedahugepartinhiswinningthe1954nobelprizeforliterature.thenovelisveryfamousintheworld,solotofpeoplelikethisnovel.wealsostudieditinourchineseclass,hemingway'snovelarealwaysinterestingilikehisnovelmuch,alsoinhisnovelwecanlearnalotbyhismeanings.it’sreallyagoodnovelforpeopletoread.afterreading"ataleoftwocities""ataleoftwocities"isoneofdickens'smostimportantrepresentativeworks.thenovelprofoundlyexposedthesocietycontradictionbeforethefrenchrevolution,intenselyattacksthearistocraticsocialclassisdissoluteandcruel,andsincerelysympathizeswiththedepressedclasses.thenovelalsodescribedmanymagnificentscenesliketherevoltpeopleattackedbastilleandsoon,whichdisplayedpeople'sgreatthenovelhasportrayedmanydifferentpeople.doctormanetteishonestandkindbutsuffersthepersecutionactually，lucieisbeautifulandgentle，charlesisgracefulandnoble，lorryisuprightandhonest，sydneyissemblanceofindifferent,innermostfeelingsofwarm,unconventionalbutalsoselflessandlofty，missprossisstraightforwardandloyal，evremondebrothersarecruelandsinister......thecomplexhatredishardtosolve,therevengehasmademorehatreds,lovesrebirthinthehelledge,buttakethelifeastheprice.asanoutstandingwriter,indickens'swork,thelanguageskillisessential.eachkindofrhetorictechnique,liketheanalogy,theexaggeration,thecontrast,thehumorous,andthetauntarehandledskillfully,andtheartistryoftheworkisalsodeliveredthepeak."ataleoftwocities"hasitsdifferencewiththegeneralhistoricalnovel,itscharacterandthemainplotareallfictionalizes.withthebroadrealbackgroundofthefrenchrevolution,theauthortakethefictionalcharacterdoctormanette'sexperienceasthemainclue,interweavestheunjustcharge,upholsteryandsomanytechniques,causestheintegrityandstrictness,theplotwindinganxiousandrichoftheatricalnature,itdisplayedtheremarkableartisticskill.thestyle"ataleoftwocities"issolemnityandmelancholy,fillsindignantion,butlacksthehumoroftheearlyworks.myfeelingsafterreadingwutheringwutheringheightsisawell-writtentragedyoflove.afterreadingthewholestory,iwouldliketotalkaboutthemaincharactersofthestory—catherineearnshawandheathcliff.catherineearnshawandheathcliffdoloveeachotherverymuch,buttheydonothavetherightattitudetowardslove,whichleadstothetragedy.incatherine’slife,shemadeaveryfoolishdecision---marryingtoedgar.infact,herloveforedgarcanneverbecomparedtothatforheathcliff.shedidso,becauseshethoughtthewealthofedgarwouldbeusefultohelpheathcliff.butinreality,itdidnotwork.shedidnothaveagoodunderstandingoflove,whichissomethingpureandsaint.ifanyoneaddanypurposeintolove,loveitselflostitsmeaning.catherine’swrongdecisionhurttwopeoplewholoveher,andevendestroyedthehappinessoftheiroffspring.heathcliffisamanfullofretaliation.helovedcatherineverymuch,butwhathedid,onthecontrary,addedtothemiseryofcatherine.inmyopinion,ifhereallylovedcatherine,heshouldnotwalkintocatherine’slifeagainafterhisdisappearance.furthermore,afterthedeathofcatherine,whatheathcliffdidbroughtagonytocatherine’sdaughter,aswellashisownson.afterreading,ihaveabetterunderstandingoflove.ifyoulovereallysomeone,hisorherhappinessisthethingthatmostmatters.ataleoftwocitiesoccupiesacentralplaceinthecanonofcharlesdickens'sworks.thisnovelofthefrenchrevolutionwasoriginallyserializedintheauthor'sownperiodicalalltheyearround.weeklypublicationofchapters1-3ofbook1beganonapril30,1859.inaninnovativemove,dickenssimultaneouslyreleasedinstallmentsofthenovelonamonthlybasis,beginningwithallofbook1injuneandconcludingwiththelasteightchaptersofbook3indecember.dickenstookadvantageofthenovel'sserialpublicationtoexperimentwithcharacterization,plot,andtheme.hedescribedtheworkinalettertohisfriendjohnforster,citedinrudiglancy'sataleoftwocities:dickens'srevolutionarynovel,as"apicturesquestoryrisingineverychapter,withcharacterstruetonature,butwhomthestoryshouldexpressmorethantheyshouldexpressthemselvesbydialogue."thenovelthatemergedfromhisexperimentationisnowregardedasoneofdickens'smostpopularandmostinnovativeworks.afterreading"ataleoftwocities""ataleoftwocities"isoneofdickens'smostimportantrepresentativeworks.thenovelprofoundlyexposedthesocietycontradictionbeforethefrenchrevolution,intenselyattacksthearistocraticsocialclassisdissoluteandcruel,andsincerelysympathizeswiththedepressedclasses.thenovelalsodescribedmanymagnificentscenesliketherevoltpeopleattackedbastilleandsoon,whichdisplayedpeople'sgreatstrength.thenovelhasportrayedmanydifferentpeople.doctormanetteishonestandkindbutsuffersthepersecutionactually，lucieisbeautifulandgentle，charlesisgracefulandnoble，lorryisuprightandhonest，sydneyissemblanceofindifferent,innermostfeelingsofwarm,unconventionalbutalsoselflessandlofty，missprossisstraightforwardandloyal，evremondebrothersarecruelandsinister......thecomplexhatredishardtosolve,thecruelrevengehasmademorehatreds,lovesrebirthinthehelledge,buttakethelifeastheprice.asanoutstandingwriter,indickens'swork,thelanguageskillisessential.eachkindofrhetorictechnique,liketheanalogy,theexaggeration,thecontrast,thehumorous,andthetauntarehandledskillfully,andtheartistryoftheworkisalsodeliveredthepeak."ataleoftwocities"hasitsdifferencewiththegeneralhistoricalnovel,itscharacterandthemainplotareallfictionalizes.withthebroadrealbackgroundofthefrenchrevolution,theauthortakethefictionalcharacterdoctormanette'sexperienceasthemainclue,interweavestheunjustcharge,upholsteryandsomanytechniques,causesthestructureintegrityandstrictness,theplotwindinganxiousandrichoftheatricalnature,itdisplayedtheremarkableartisticskill.thestyle"ataleoftwocities"issolemnityandmelancholy,fillsindignantion,butlacksthehumoroftheearlyworks.18释出狱。马奈特医生在狱中曾设法记录了自己受迫害的过程，立誓要向厄弗里蒙家族复仇。··1789therearetwooppositegangsnamedsocsandgreasers.kidswhosebackgroundsareveryricharecalledsocials,wenameitassocs.thepoorkidsarecalledgreasers,becausetheirhairarecoveredwithgreaseandtheyoftenweargreasyclothes.therearefullofcontradictionbetweenthem.themaincharacterisponyboy,heistheyoungestgreaser,andhehatesthesocsbecausehealwaysgetsjumpedbythem.darryandsodapoparehiselderbrothers,andtheybothdroppedoutofschooltoworkinordertoraisemoneyforponyboy‘sstudy.throughseeingamovietogetherwitharichbutkindgirl,cherry,ponyboyrealizesthatnotallsocsarebad.johnnyishisbestfriend,heusedtobeveryweak,butafterbeingjumpedby4socs,hebecomesmadandusuallybringsaswitchbladewithhim,andifthereisanyonewhowantstoplaytricksonhim,hewillkillthatone.suddenly,inaweek,johnnydiesinafire,bob(hisfriend)iskillbysomeoneunwillingly,dally(themostviolentgreaser)killhimselfbecausejohnny’sdeath.ponyboygrowsalot,realizetheloveofhisfamiliesandfriends,andpromisestobeagoodman,andnotfightanymore..thisisreallyaheroicstory,andilearntalotfromfirstofall,irealizedthatweshouldn’tassessanyonejustbyknowingabouthisbackground.inthebook,ponyboythoughtthatlifewasunfair-socsalwayswin,greasersalwayslose.socscouldeasilygotocollege,butgreaserssometimesmustdropoutofschooltoworkfortheirlivings.sohehatedsocsasiffromhisbirth.buthegraduallyrealizedthatsomesocsarekind,butsomegreasersarealikeahood.soweshouldalsoknowpeopledeeplybeforejudgingthem,andbelievethetruthmorethanoursubjectivethings.secondly,nomatterhowourbackgroundsandfamiliesare,weshouldhavekindandbravehearts.inthestory,ponyboysawmanygreaserscrimeandfightjustbecauseoftheiridentify,hethoughtthatwastotallywrong.evenhisdyingfriend,johnnytoldhimtostaygoldwhichmeanstobekind,simpleandpureinaserioushealthcondition.ontheotherhand,ponyboythoughtgresershavethesamerightsassocs,andheneverloweredhisheadinfrontofsocs.therearealsosomethinggoodaboutlove.atthebeginning,ponyboythoughtthatdally,hiseldestbrotherfullyconcentratedonworkingandmakingmoney,butnevercaredabouthimandsodapop,andhewasdislikeayoungmananymore,morelikeanadult.butonceponyboywassickveryseriously,hesawdallycryingforthefirsttimewhenhewasasleep-going-to-waken-up.andwhentheywerehavingarumblewithagangofsocs,hewasalwayscoveredwithhistwoelderbrothers.fromthat,heknewhissmallfamilywouldneverbeshortoflove,andhisbrotherslovedhimmuchmorethanhecouldimagine.inmyreallife,whenmyteachersandparentsarestrictwithme,ishouldn’tthinkthattheydon’tloveme,itisjustanother,moredeepwaytolove.thewriterwrotethisbookwhenhewasonlyateenagerfourteen-going-to-fifteen,inthesameageasme.soitismoreeasyformetogetclosetohimandunderstandhim.buthetrulyexperiencedalliexperiencedandsomethingihaveneverimagined.soishouldlearnsomethinggoodfromhim,andkeepawayfromthingbadhehaddone.thisbookreallytaughtmealot,andiwillsparenoeffortstodothegoodthingsitbringtome!thegreatgatsbyinfact,ifourteacherdon’trequire,iwillneverbeinterestedinthiskindofstory.however,aftermyreading,ihavetosayit’ssodramaticandprofoundthatihavealreadybeenfondofthisstorydeeply."thegreatgatsby"isaboutastorywhichtookplaceinthe20's.apoorguynamednickcametonewyorkandlivednexttoamillionairewhocalledgatsby.hebegantoknowthestoryofthiswealthpersonandwitnessedthevoluptuouslifeoftherich.gatsbywasnotwealthylikenowwhenhewasyoung,whowasjustalieutenantinthearmy.atthattime,helosthishearttoagirlcalleddaisy.theylovedeachotherdeeply.butitchangedafterthefirstworldwar,duringwhichgatsbywasdispatchedtoeurope.whenhecameback,hefoundthelovevanished.behalfdisplacedchasteness,lovewassupplantedbymoney.hedreamedtorecoveryhislove,butnothinghappenedanditonlybecameworse.onedaydaisywasinadrunkendrivinggatsby’scarranoverandcausedanaccidentthatkilledtom’smistress,andsheplannedaplotwithtomtoputthecrimetogatsby.itledtothemistress’husbandshotgatsby.gatsbydied,onlyhisfathrandnickattendedthefuneral.nickwitnessedthevirtualmoodofhumanreality.attheend,nickbackedtohishometownwithatragedymood.itisanovelwhichhasintriguedandfascinatedsomanyitisworthnotingthatfitzgeraldnevershowsthereaderasinglescenefromaffairwithdaisy.thenarrativeisnick?sstory,and,asidefromwhentheyremakeeachother?sacquaintance,nickneverseesgatsbyanddaisyalonetogether.perhapsnick?sfriendshipwithgatsbyallowshimtoempathizewithhispainatnothavingdaisy,andthatnickrefrainsfromdepictingtheiraffairoutofadesirenottomalignhim.whateverthereason,fitzgeraldleavesthedetailsoftheiraffairtothereader?simagination,andinsteadexposesthemenacingsuspicionandmistrustontom?spartthatwilleventuallyleadtoaconfrontation.clearly,asaself-proclaimed"taleofthewest",itisexploringquestionsaboutamericaandwhatitmeanstobeamerican.inthissensegatsbyisperhapsthatlegendaryopus,the"greatamericannovel".nicksensesthatpeopleeverywherearemotivatedbysimilardreamsandbyadesiretomoveforwardintoafutureinwhichtheirdreamsarerealized.nickenvisionstheirstrugglestocreatethatfutureasboatsmovinginabodyofwateragainstacurrentthatinevitablycarriesthembackintothepast.“hervoiceisfullofmoney.”it’siconic.atthattime,everyone’svoiceisfullofmoney.gatsby’americandreamwilljustbeajoke.nickpertinenthadpointedoutthefalseofsocietyandtheheartlessness,causedthereaderscomparedto