导语:如果说斯托夫人是“写了一本书,酿成一场大战的小妇人”(林肯),而奥尔科特的《小妇人》则是在南北战争的背景下对女性意识的继承与发展。 下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文,欢迎阅读与借鉴,谢谢!
Little Women
Before I read this book, I had watched a cartoon movie made by Japan. So I have a strong interest on it.
It all begins in the dead of winter; The Christmas Season. The coldest one of all, were the war has made fuel for heating very scarce. While her husband is off at war, Marmee is left alone to raise their four daughters: Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy.
On Christmas Eve, Marmee has just arrived home from passing out food to the less fortunate with a letter from her husband, the girls' father. The all gather together around the fire to read the letter. Afterwards, the girls are teary eyed. Marmee kisses them and they are off to bed.
Jo is longing to become a writer. So, every night she stays up late writing the script for soap operas. As morning comes she is the last one awake. The table is set, and food prepared for their Christmas feast.
As dusk falls, the girls are all up in the attic acting out Jo's play, which she reads from the local (fake) newspaper. As they are performing, their rich, next-door neighbors grandson watches from the window.
The 2 oldest girls: Jo and Meg, get ready to attend the Christmas Ball. While Jo is curling Meg's hair, there is a strange smell to the air. Amy screams, Megs hair is being singed. They continue digging through the old clothes bin for a pair of white gloves.
One of the prominent themes in Little Women is the coming of age or maturation of the girls. During the course of the novel we see them grow in many ways -- physically, intellectually, and especially emotionally. One question which readers must ask themselves is whether the views the characters have on the coming of age process are shared by Alcott. If they aren't, what are Alcott's views and how do they differ from those of the women in her story?
It is interesting to examine the last half of Chapter 20, "Confidential." Jo addresses the maturation issue as she speaks with Marmee of the situation between Meg and Mr. Brooke. The possible love between these two represents one of the very important aspects in coming of age for a teenage girl. Jo treats this natural process as if it were some sort of disease, however. Jo cannot understand why Meg would want to stop behaving "like a sensible creature" (p.202), and refers to love as "such nonsense."
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小妇人
在我读这本书之前,我看了一部由日本制作的卡通片。所以我对它有浓厚的兴趣。
这一切都始于严冬,圣诞季节。最冷的一个,是战争使燃料取暖非常稀缺。而她的丈夫在战争之后,Marmee独自抚养四个女儿:Jo,Meg,Beth,艾米。
在圣诞前夜,妈妈刚到家,从中传递出的食物不那么幸运的人和她丈夫的一封信,女孩的父亲。众人围坐在炉火旁念信。后来,女孩流泪的眼睛。妈妈的吻和他们上床。
Jo渴望成为一名作家。所以,每天晚上她熬夜写剧本的肥皂剧。清晨来临,她是最后一个醒来的人。餐桌上摆满了食物,准备了他们的圣诞大餐。
夜幕降临时,女孩们都站在阁楼上表演Jo的戏剧,她从当地(假)报纸上读到。正当他们表演时,他们有钱,隔壁邻居孙子从窗口看。
2个最老的女孩:Jo和Meg,准备参加圣诞舞会。当Jo卷曲Meg的头发时,空气中有一种奇怪的气味。艾米的尖叫声,兆头发被烧焦。他们继续为一副白手套穿旧衣服箱。
小女孩的突出主题之一是女孩的年龄或成熟。在小说的过程中,我们看到他们在许多方面成长-身体上,智力上,特别是情感上。读者必须自问的一个问题是人物对年龄进程的看法是否与奥尔科特分享?。如果他们不是,什么是奥尔科特的意见,以及他们如何区别于那些妇女在她的故事?
有趣的是,研究20章的后半部分,“保密”。Jo地址的成熟问题为她说话的Meg和布鲁克先生之间的情况Marmee。这两个孩子之间的可能的爱代表了一个十几岁女孩的年龄的一个非常重要的方面。然而,把这种自然过程视为某种疾病。乔不明白Meg为什么要停止”像是一个明智的人”(p.202),指的是爱”之类的废话。”
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