The Lady of the Camellias(《茶花女》英文书评 Love Is Blindly Bright).docx

Love Is Blindly BrightIs it love if a man hurt his lover cruelly because of jealous? Is it love if a woman forgive her lover no matter how deep she is hurt? If it is not love, what is it?The Lady of the Camellias (French: La Dame aux camlias) written by Dumas is so famous a book that many years before I read it, I have heard of it for many times, from many sources. I couldnt understand why this book was appreciated around the world, just telling a story of a courtesan, until I read it. I am 20 years old. There was far more than I expected. I am still moved and appreciate once I recall the memory. There has been nearly a month since I finished the book. I am late for the review, but I believe I can keep the feeling for long.Let it dates back to a month ago, I began to read the English version of the French novel, but I really found it difficult to understand at the beginning. Strangely, I knew the words but I just couldnt get the meaning. Thats the reason why I stopped for few days and even considered of giving it up.I insisted reading but in a snail-slow speed. A week later, I decided to treat it more seriously. What I didnt expect was that I could hardly stop when I reach the part Marguerite appeared. And the appreciation from the bottom of my heart began to climb up.Marguerite was not a common woman. As a courtesan, she appeared very different from other kept women. In addition to her incredible beauty, she was childish, lovely, pure, decent, kind and noble, sometimes a little wayward. She laughed gaily for small things, despite of her severe illness; she got angry just because she failed to play several keys of the piano; she kept showing unwelcome to refuse the duke she didnt like; she didnt accept Armands money because she didnt want to be his mistress; she pawned and sold her things to collect money so as to travel and live with Armand in the countryside; she listened to Armands father and found excuse to broke up with Armand, because she didnt want to ruin his family and future, though she clearly know they both would suffer a lot; she forgave Armand for all he had done to torture her physically and mentally; she suffered extremely pain of tuberculosis in the last state of her life, but she didnt complain much, instead of which she wrote and asked Julie to write diaries and letters, which later was sent to Armand, after Marguerites death.The book said she was an exception. Indeed, she was. Although sometimes she hurt herself and othersshe continued to drink and smoke when she was seriously ill; she didnt leave the old duke who gave her most money, when she had fallen in love and lived with Armand; she didnt tell Armand the truth to avoid him continuing to stay with herno one is perfect, and flaws make people real.Indeed, she was an exception. She deserved to be loved and respected. Thanks her for all.As for Armand, I could clearly feel his ineffable love for Marguerite. Actually, their love to each other should be respected, and they can do everything for each other, which was nothing to do with money. Though I had ever complained and even hated that Armand was so cruel to hurt and tortured Marguerite deliberately, I finally understood that love could turn to hate when one was jealous, if he extremely loved her. Marguerite used the Duke as an excuse to leave Armand, and later he got her good friend, another courtesan, as his new mistress. That made Marguerite heartbroken as well as me. However, now that Marguerite forgave him, I had to try to comprehend his crazy love. He was also a poor guy.The story was mainly told from the perspective of Armand, the hero, but the author Dumas set another person as “I”, who mainly appeared at the beginning and the end. “I” know Marguerite but just a little, by which the author led to the body and theme of the story. Also, Dumas used “MY” perspective to tell the grief of Armand after Marguerites funeral, through his words and behavior. Moreover, Dumas used “MY” words to emphasize the authenticity of the story. I think it is a good way to write stories and I will try.When it comes to something related to the society at that time, I recalled that there were no true friends between the kept women, at least little. Prudence used to be a kept woman, but she was old then, who had to live depending on Marguerite. She once helped Marguerite so many times, even that Armand was introduced to Marguerite by her, but when Marguerite was badly ill and no longer gave Prudence money after leaving the Duke，Prudence stayed away without visiting poor Marguerite one more time! At that harsh time, nobody except Julie stayed beside Marguerite or helped her. Those who had ever given so much money to her remained unfound, including the old Duke, who ever treated her like his dead daughter. How cruel and cold the society was! Especially compared with such a noble woman, who was willing to sacrifice her own happiness so as not to ruin her beloved.Above are my feelings, some of which are more like to be tasted by myself rather than speak out loud. Despite its sor