外国名著英语读书笔记WutheringHeights.doc

外国名著英语读书笔记WutheringHeights myfeelingsafterreadingWutheringHeights oldearnshawadoptsanorphanandnamedhimheathcliffandloveshimverymuch.hindleyisjealousofhimsoheteatedhimbadlyafterthedeathofhisfather. hindleyhasasistercalledcatherine,whogrowsuptogetherwithheathcliffandinlovewitheachother.butcatherinemarriesedgarbecauseheathcliffispoor.heathcliffleavesandbacktothetown3yearslaterasarichman.hemarriesedgarssisterasrevenge.besides,hetakesallthepropertyofhindleyandtreatshindleyssonharetonasaslave.catherinediedduetoherillnesswhileheathcliffcannotrecoverformtheloseofcatherine,hemakesedgarsdaughtercathymarrieshissicksonlinton,afterlintonsdeathherealizedthemeaninglessofhisrevengeandallowsharetontobeinlovewithcathy.attheendhediesofhungerforhedoesnteatanything. 英文原著阅读报告 阅读书目WutheringHeights专业班级姓名学号指导老师完成时间 reviewonWutheringHeights roduction Wutheringheightwaswrittenbyemilybronte,whowasafamousfemalewriter.emilybrontewasbornin1818.andshelivedmostofherlifeintheyorkshiremoorsthatsheimmortalizedinWutheringHeights.shewasthefifthinafamilyofsixchildren,growingupinastonepersonageinavillagecalledhaworth.whenemilywasonlytwoyearsold,theirmothermariawasdied.theyoungbrontesweresenttoaschoolforpoorchildrenofclergymen,adreadfulplacethatinspiredthefictionalschoolinemilyssistercharlottebrontesjaneeyre.later,theycamehometohaworth,wheretheywerecaredbyanaunt.poetry,history,andpoliticswereamongtheconversationtopicsathome.suchtalkfedtheactiveimaginationsofthebrontechildren.ofthethreewritingbrontesisters,emilywasthemostpeculiarone.reclusiveandnontalkative,sheattendedtoherchoreswithadutiful,stoicnature.onlywhileroamingthemoorsdidshebeetrulyalive.infact,duringthebrieftimesshespentawayfromhaworth,atschoolinbrusselswithcharlotteasayoungwoman.shebecamehomesickandphysicallyill.thoughbeingconfrontedwithsuchdifficulties,shekeptwriting.whenWutheringHeightswaspublishedin1847,thepennameshechosecausedmuchconfusionanditwasoftenassumedthatjaneeyreandWutheringHeightswerewrittenbythesameperson.emilysnovelwasbadlyeditedandreceivedmixedreviews.noheless,emilybegantoworkonhersecondnovel.in1848,ayearafterthepublicationofWutheringHeights,emilycaughtacoldatafuneral,which,withhertypicalstoicism,sheignored.thecoldsteadilydevelopedintoafarmoreseriousillness,butemilyrefusedallmedicaladvice. atlast,barelycapableofbreathingwithoutgoingintoafitofcoughing,shesteadfastlyattendedtoherusualchores.afteremilyhadbeenillfornearlytwomonths,ondecember19,1848,shebrokedown.shortlyafter,shedied.andyet,sheisrememberedascharlotteoncedescribedher:“strongerthanaman,simplerthanachild,hernaturestoodalone.” chenyafei,class1,xx,foreignlanguagesschool whenthenovelbegan,itwas1801.mr.lockwood,thenarratorofthestoryarrivedatthrushcrossgrange,agrandhousethathewasrentingfromheathcliff,wholivedatnearbyWutheringHeights.hespentanightatWutheringHeightsandhadaterrifyingdream.later,lockwoodaskedthehousekeepermrs.nellydeantotellthestoryofheathcliffandWutheringHeights. itwasastorythatflashedbackthirtyyearsto1771,whenmr.earnshawbroughtastreetorphanhome.hecalledhimheathcliffandintendedtoraisehimalongsidehisownchildren,catherineandhindley.hindleywasintensivelyjealousofthenewarrivalandsawhimasaninterloperandrival.however,catherinebecameheathcliffsinseparablefriendandfellinlovewithhim.aftermr.earnshawsdeath,hindleytookovertheestate.hebrutalizedheathcliff,forcinghimtoworkasahiredhand.andheforbadehissistertobewithheathcliff.later,catherinebecameafriendofedgar,whowasamildandrefinedyoungmanandagreedtomarryhim.heathcliffwasverydepressedandangry,thenheleftWutheringHeights.sometimelater,hereturnedandhehadmysteriouslybeeverywealthy.hebegantotakerevengeonthosewhopreventedhimfrombeingwithcatherine.throughhisefforts,hetookownershipofWutheringHentonruiningedgar,heathcliffmarriededgarssisterisabella,whichplacedhiminapositiontoinheritthrushcrossgrangeafteredgarsdeath.catherinebecameveryillafterheathcliffsreturnanddiedafewhoursaftergivingbirthtoadaughteralsonamedcatherine.later,heathcliffbecamemorebitterandrevengeful.hiswifeisabellalefthimandsubsequentlygavebirthtoaboy,linton.meanwhile,heathcliffsueededintakingownershipofWutheringHeightsandvowedtoraisehindleysson,harenton.then,inordertorulethepropertyofhisenemy,hepersuadedcatherinetomarrylinton.soonafter,edgarlintondied,followedshortlybylintonheathcliff.thisleftcatherineawidowatWutheringHeights,asheathcliffhadgainedpetecontrolofbothWutheringHeightsandthrushcrossgrange.eventhus,hewasnothappyatall.atlast,hemittedhimselfandhewasburiedneartocatherine. thewholestorywasreallyatragedy.mr.lockwoodwasshockedbythestoryandthestoryconcludedwithmr.lockwoodvisitingthegrave. thenoveldividesintoseveralchapters,andeachchapterseemstosetupalessonforustolearn. wheniwasreadingthisnovel,hisnovelthereexistedseveralunhappymarriages.oneoftheexampleswasthemarriagebetweenisabellaandheathcliff.isabelladidntknowheathcliffwellwhenshemarriedhim.shewasjustattractedbyhisappearance,butlatersherealizedthatheaththcliffwasnotagentlemanatall.asaresult,whatsheonlycoulddowastoregretforherself.anotherexamplehadhappenedbetweencatherineandedgar.althoughshehadbeenhappyatthebeginningofthemarriage,afterawhile,shebecameboredandshealsorealizedthathertruelovewasheathcliff.inmyopinion,herchoosingtomarryedgarwasjustbecauseshewantedtoberichandtobethegreatestwomanintheneighborhood.tillnow,icanrememberclearlythatcatherinesaidtomrs.dean:“itwoulddegrademetomarryheathcliffnow.”fromherwords,wecanseethatshecaredwealthandsocialstatusmorethantruelove,whichshouldberesponsibleforherunhappymarriage.inourdailylives,therealsoexistmanypeoplewhosharethesameopinionwithcatherine.thereisnodoubtthattheyalsohavesufferedalotfromtheirunhappymarriages.itismypersonalbeliefthatasuessfulmarriageshouldnotbebasedonwealth,beautyorsocialstatus.however,thetruelove,respect,knowingabouttheoneyouchoosearetheessentialfactorsinmarriage.toeveryone,marriageseemstobeoneofthemostimportantthingsinlife.ithasgreatinfluenceonourdailylives,ourphysicalandmentalhealth,oursocialrelationshipandevenourfate.so,weshouldtakeourmarriageseriouslyandchoosetheonewhoisreallyrightforus.thus,canwehaveasuessfulmarriageandahappylife. afterreadingthewholestory,iwasshockedbyheathcliffsrevengeandlearnedalotfromit.becauseoftheanimositiesbetweenhimselfandothers,heathcliffusedallmeanshecouldtotakerevengeonthem.notonlydidhiswickedactionsdolotsofharmtoothers,butalsotheseactionshurthimselfalot.duringtheprocessoftakingrevengeonothers,hissenseofsuperiorityhadfadedaway.thenhisappearancebegantoreflectthestateofhismind.hiswalklackedconfidence;helookeddisagreeable,andspokeseldom.eventhoughhesueededintakingpossessionofallthewealth,hewasnothappyatall.atlast,he mittedhimself.asitsaysthat“whoeverseeksrevengeshoulddigtwograves.”justlikeheathcliff,ifhecouldrecognizethisprincipleandfollowit,allthetragediescouldbeavoided.itiswidelyknownthattoforgiveandforgetoffensesenableimperfectpeopletogrowandimprove.maybe,itiseasiersaidthandone.however,thelongeryouwaittoforgivesomeone,theharderitbees.inourdailylives,itisunavoidabletohurtothersortobehurtbyothers.ifwearetoosensitivetoitandpaymuchattentiononit,wellbeunhappyalldayandwecannotgetalongwellwithothersaroundus.oursocietyworshipsharmony.beingtolerantandhavingaharmoniousrelationshipwithotherswillbenefitusalot.nexttimewhenyougethurt,rememberthesaying“toerrishuman;toforgive,divine.”andfollowthoseinstructions.onlyinthiswaycanwelivehappilyandmakeoursocietymoreharmonious. allinall,ireallylearnedalotfromthisnovel.itdeservesourreading. WutheringHeights emilypublishedonlyonenovel,WutheringHeights,butthissingleworkhasitsplaceamongthemasterpiecesofenglishliterature. emilywasborninthornton,yorkshire,inthenorthof englandanddiedoftuberculosisinthelate1848.whenbrontesistersareyoung,theirfatheraskedthemtoreadmanybooks:thebible,homer,virgil,shakespeare,milton,byron,scottandmanyothers.thechildrenalsoreadenthusiasticallyarticlesoncurrentaffairs. unlikecharlotte,emilyhadnoclosefriends.shewroteafewlettersandwasinterestedinmysticism.herfirstnovel,WutheringHeights,astory-within-a-story,didnotgainimmediatesuessascharlottesjaneeyre,butithasgotlaterfameasoneofthemostintensenovelswrittenintheenglishlanguage.incontrasttocharlotteandanne,whosenovelstaketheformofautobiographieswrittenbyauthoritativeandreliablenarrators,emilyintroducedanunreliablenarrator,lockwood. lockwood,thenarrator,isagentlemanvisitingtheyorkshiremoorswherethenovelisset,andofmrs.dean,housekeepertotheearnshawfamily,whohadbeenwitnessofthelifeoftheoriginalownersoftheHeights.brontedrawsa powerfulpictureofthestrangemanheathcliff,whoisbroughttoHeightsfromthestreetsofliverpoolbymr.earnshaw.heathcliffistreatedasearnshawsownchildren,catherineandhindley.aftermr.earnshawsdeathheathcliffisbulliedbyhindley,wholovescatherine,butshemarriesedgarlinton.heathcliffsdestructiveforceisunleashed,andhisfirstvictimiscatherine,whodiesgivingbirthtoagirl,anothercatherine.isabellalinton,edgarssister,whomhehadmarried,fleestothesouth.theirsonlintonandcatherinearemarried,butalwayssicklylintondies.hareton,hindleysson,andtheyoungwidowbecameclose.increasinglyisolatedandalienatedfromdailylife,heathcliffexperiencesvisions,andhelongsforthedeaththatwillreunitehimwithcatherine. inearlytime,therearemanycriticsonthisnovel.some peoplecalleditastrange,inartisticstory,butmentedthateverychapterseemstocontainasortofruggedpower.it supportedthesecondpointmadeintheathenaeum,suggestingthatthegeneraleffectofthenovelwasinexpressiblypainful,butaddingthatallofitssubjectswereeitherutterlyhatefulorthoroughlycontemptible. theresomesymbolsinthenovel,forexample,themoors andtheghosts. theconstantemphasisonlandscapewithinthetextof WutheringHeightsendowsthesettingwithsymbolic importance.moorlandcannotbecultivated,anditsuniformitymakesnavigationdifficult.itfeaturesparticularlywaterloggedpatchesinwhichpeoplecouldpotentiallydrown.thus,themoorsserveverywellassymbolsofthewildthreatposedbynature.asthesettingforthebeginningsofcatherineandheathcliffsbond,themoorlandtransfersitssymbolic associationsontotheloveaffair. ghostsappearthroughoutWutheringHeights,astheydoinmostotherworksofgothicfiction,yetbrontealwayspresentstheminsuchawaythatwhethertheyreallyexistremainsambiguous.thustheworldofthenovelcanalwaysbe interpretedasarealisticone.certainghostssuchas catherinesspiritwhenitappearstolockwoodinchapteriiimaybeexplainedasnightmares.thevillagersallegedsightingsofheathcliffsghostinchapterxxxivcouldbe dismissedasunverifiedsuperstition.whetherornottheghostsare“real,”theysymbolizethemanifestationofthepastwithinthepresent,andthewaymemorystayswithpeople,permeatingtheirday-to-daylives. ithinkthenovelsuggestsusthatloversshouldhaveahealthylove,andputtheneedsofthebelovedfirst. WutheringHeightsisthefirstenglishnovelwhichihadread.beforethatiusedtoheardjaneeyre,andi?mveryfamiliarwithitschineseversion.thereforewhenourprofessoraskedmetoreadanenglishnovel,ichosetheWutheringHeightswrittenbyemilybrontewhowasjaneeyre?swriter-charlottebronte?syoungsisterandageniusfemalewriterinbritaininthe19thcentury. WutheringHeightswasemily?sfirstmasterpiecenovelaswellastheuniqueone.moreoveremilywasanexcellentpoet.inhernovel,icanalwaysfeelthemysteriousandhorribleatmospherethatwasreflectednotonlybythechangeableweatherbutalsothecold-bloodedandhypocriticalpeoplesuchasheathcliff、joseph、hindleyaswellascatherine.emilytoldalongstoryaboutdifferentpersonalityindividualslivingintwovillasonagreatsheetofwasteland. afterfinishingthenovel,isearcheditontheinterandcuriouslyfoundthatunlikehersistercharlotteemilydidn?thaveanactualloveandmarriageexperience.allofthosevividfiguresandplexplotsinhernovelwereimaginary. usuallytheliteratureworksmirrorouttheauthor?sreallifeandlivingenvironment.emilybrontelivedthirtyyearsofbritishsocietywastheageofturbulence.herfamilysettleddownonaremotenookofwilderness(n