英文名著的读后感

第一篇：英文名著的读后感

范文一

傲慢与偏见

The novel opens with the famous line, “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”.and ends with two marriages: Jane and Bingley's, as well as Darcy and Elizabeth's.Both couples are assumed to live happily ever after.Elizabeth(Lizzy)Bennet is the core of the family.Elizabeth is the second of Mr.and Mrs.Bennet's five daughters, and is an intelligent, bold, attractive twenty-year-old when the story begins.In addition to being her father's favourite, Elizabeth is characterized as a sensible, yet stubborn, woman.Misled by his cold outward behaviour, Elizabeth originally holds Mr.Darcy in contempt.However, she finds that Mr.Darcy improves on acquaintance, more so than she would expect.Fitzwilliam Darcy(commonly known as Mr.Darcy)is the central male character and Elizabeth's second love interest in the novel.He is an intelligent, wealthy, extremely handsome and reserved 28-year-old man, who often appears haughty or proud to strangers but possesses an honest and kind nature underneath.Initially, he considers Elizabeth his social inferior, unworthy of his attention, but he finds that, despite his inclinations, he cannot deny his feelings for Elizabeth.His initial proposal of marriage is rejected because of his pride and Elizabeth's prejudice against him;however, at the end of the novel, after their relationship has blossomed, he is happily engaged to a loving Elizabeth.Role of women in the 18th century

In late-18th-century England, women were relegated to secondary roles in society with respect to property and social responsibilities.For example, women were not permitted to visit new arrivals to the neighbourhood(such as Mr.Bingley in Pride and Prejudice)until the male head of their household had first done so.Women were under enormous pressure to marry for the purpose of securing their financial futures and making valuable social connections for their families.Therefore, marriage, though romanticised, was in many ways a financial transaction and social alliance rather than a matter of love.Although Jane Austen did not condone loveless marriages(she stayed single all her life), she did approve of matches having equality in various respects, including wealth, social status, love and character.In Pride and Prejudice, wealth, social status, chastity(and the perception of chastity)and physical attractiveness are depicted as factors affecting a woman's chances for a good marriage.范文二

远离尘嚣

Much of the plot of Far from the Madding Crowd depends on unrequited love — love by one person for another that is not mutual in that the other person does not feel love in return.The novel is driven, from the first few chapters, by Gabriel Oak's love for Bathsheba.Once he has lost his farm, he is free to wander anywhere in search of work, but he heads to Weatherbury because it is in the direction that Bathsheba has gone.This move leads to Oak's employment at Bathsheba's farm, where he patiently consoles her in her troubles and supports her in tending the farm, with no sign he will ever have his love returned.This novel focuses on the way that catastrophe can occur at any time, threatening to change lives.The most obvious example occurs when Oak's flock of sheep is destroyed by an unlikely confluence of circumstances, including an inexperienced sheep dog, a rotted rail, and a chalk pit that happens to have been dug adjacent to his land.In one night, Oak's future as an independent farmer is destroyed, and he ends up begging just to secure the diminished position of a shepherd.This novel offers modern readers a clear picture of how important social position was in England in the nineteenth century and of the opportunities that existed to change class, in either direction.In the beginning, Oak and Bathsheba are social equals: he is an independent farmer who rents his land, and she lives on her aunt's farm next door to his, which is presumably similar in value.The only thing that keeps her from accepting his proposal of marriage is the fact that she just does not want to be married yet.After Oak loses his farm and Bathsheba inherits her uncle's farm, there is little question of whether they can marry — their social positions are too different.She is more socially compatible with Boldwood, who owns the farm next to hers and is in a similar social position.

第二篇：英文名著读后感

Learn to love and care（雾都孤儿）

Here I am sitting on a couch alone, thinking about what I have just finished reading with tears of sadness filling my eyes and fire of indignation filling my heart, which revived my exhausted soul that has already been covered by the cruelty and the selfishness of the secular world for a long time.It is truly what I felt after reading Oliver Twist, written by the prominent British author Charles Dickens.The resonance between me and the book makes me feel not only the kindness and the wickedness of all the characters in the novel, but what this aloof society lacks, and what I lack deep inside.These supreme resources I‟m talking about right now are somewhat different from minerals, oil that we usually mention.They‟re abstract like feelings, and some kinds of spiritual stimulation that all of us desire anxiously from one another —— love and care.Those charitable figures whom Dickens created in the novel are really what we need in life.They showed love and care to others, just as the gentle rain from the sky fell upon the earth, which was carved into my heart deeply.Mr.Brownlow is one such person.The other day he had one of his elaborate watches stolen by two skilled teenage thieves, Artful Dodger and Charley Bates, and thought naturally it was Oliver, who was an orphan and forced to live with a gang of thieves, that had done it because he was the only one near by after the theft had taken place.Being wrathful, he caught Oliver, and sent him to the police station where the ill-tempered, unfair magistrates worked.Fortunately for him, Oliver was proved innocent by one onlooker afterwards.With sympathy, Mr.Brownlow took the injured, poor Oliver to his own home.There Oliver lived freely and gleefully for some months as if he were Mr.Brownlow‟s own son.One day, however, Mr.Brownlow asked Oliver to return some books to the bookseller and to send some money for the new books that he had already collected.The thief Oliver once stayed with kidnapped him.After that he disappeared in Mr.Brownlow‟s life.Searching for a while, Mr.Brownlow had to believe the fact that he had run away with his money.But dramatically, they came across each other again a few years later.Without hesitation, Mr.Brownlow took Oliver home for the second time not caring if he had done something evil.Perhaps most of us would feel confused about Mr.Brownlow‟s reaction.But as a matter of fact, this is just the lesson we should learn from him.Jesus said in the Bible.“Forgive not seven times, but seventy-times seven.” Why is that? Because forgiveness is our ability to remove negative thoughts and neutralize them so our energy may be spent on doing what we came here for.We cannot move forward in our future if past issues cloud our thinking.Stop put Mr.Brownlow into the list of your models.Always give people a second chance no matter what they might have done.That‟s also a substantial part of loving and caring others.Charles Dickens said:“Love makes the world go around.” These immortal words have inspired and will keep on inspiring us to chant the melody of love and to say the prayer of care forevermore.Let us, therefore, enjoy life and treat other people lovingly.These principles are the roots and foundations of beliefs supporting this article and our mission together.Pride and Prejudice（傲慢与偏见）

Many people simply regard Pride and Prejudice as a love story, but in my opinion, this book is an illustration of the society at that time.She perfectly reflected the relation between money and marriage at her time and gave the people in her works vivid characters.The characters have their own personalities.Mrs.Bennet is a woman who makes great efforts to marry off her daughters.Mr.Bingley is a friendly young man, but his friend, Mr.Darcy, is a very proud man who seems to always feel superior.Even the five daughters in Bennet family are very different.Jane is simple, innocent and never speaks evil of others.Elizabeth is a clever girl who always has her own opinion.Mary likes reading classic books.(Actually she is a pedant.)Kitty doesn‟t have her own opinion but likes to follow her sister, Lydia.Lydia is a girl who follows exotic things, handsome man, and is somehow a little profligate.When I read the book, I can always find the same personalities in the society now.That is why I think this book is indeed the representative of the society in Britain in the 18th century.The family of gentleman in the countryside is Jane Austen‟s favourite topic.But this little topic can reflect big problems.It concludes the stratum situation and economic relationships in Britain in her century.You can find these from the very beginning of this book.The first sentence in this book is impressive.It reads: “It is a truth well known to all the world that an unmarried man in possession of a large fortune must be in need of a wife”.The undertone is very clear: the foundation of the marriage at that time is not emotion but possession.People always think that Austen was an expert at telling love stories.In fact, the marriage in her book is not the result of love, but the result of economic needs.After reading this book, I know the truth is that a poor woman must be in need of a husband, a wealthy man.I couldn‟t forget how eager Mrs.Bennet wants to marry off her daughters.If you want to know why she is so crazy about these things, I must mention the situation in Britain at that time.Only the eldest son had the privilege of inheriting his father‟s possessions.Younger sons and daughters who are used to luxurious lives have no choice but marry a man or woman in possession of a large fortune to continue their comfortable lives.Thus, we can see that getting married is a way to become wealthier, particularly for women without many possessions.Jane Austen told us that money and possession determined everything, including marriage and love in her century.In “Pride and Prejudice”, the sister of Mr.Bingley strongly opposed his plan of marrying Jane because the Bennets don‟t have many possessions and their social positions are much lower than them.From this, we can see there are a lot of obstacle for a not very rich woman to marry a wealthy husband.The society, the relatives would not allow them to get married.In modern society, although the marriages of economic needs have decreased rapidly, the concept of “money determines everything” is still rooted in some people‟s mind.A lot of parents try hard to interfere their children‟s marriages.Education background, possessions, jobs remains the main reason that may influence one‟s marriage.Marry for money is still a big problem in our society.We can‟t help thinking: can money determine everything?

Austen left this problem for us to think.The genius of Jane Austen lies in this perfect simplicity, the simplicity that reflects big problems.Although Austen was only 21 when she wrote “Pride and Prejudice”, her sharp observation of social lives makes the style of this book surprisingly mature and lively.The plots in her works are always very natural.The development of the plot is as inevitable as a problem in mathematics.I think the depth of Pride and Prejudice is the reason that makes this book prominent and classic.Today, her book still can be the guide telling us the economic relationships both at her time and in modern time.Leave Dead Man Island（亡灵岛）

Carol was once a happy and sunshiny girl.But after her father died in a plane crash, she became bad and took drugs.She had secrets in her heart and didn‟t want others to know them.When Carol went to an island, she found the host had a bigger secret than hers: he had killed a girl in a car crash.So he needed an island to hide himself.This is the story in Dead Man‟s Island.I think everybody has done something wrong and wants to keep the secrets in his or her heart.But do you know, even if we can escape from others‟ eyes, we can‟t escape from our own hearts.I had been told a story like this: A woman felt ill and she went to see a doctor.The doctor examined her carefully and told the woman, „There is a tumor in your uterus.You‟d better take an operation immediately.‟ The woman agreed.When the doctor cut open the woman‟s abdomen, he got such a big surprise—there was a baby in the uterus, not a tumor.The doctor was sweating all over.„What to do? Take out the baby, or told the woman‟s husband that it was just a tumor?‟ „But … I am a doctor!‟ He thought.At last, the doctor sewed up the woman‟s abdomen.When he told the woman‟s husband the truth, the man didn‟t move for a while.But then, the man jumped to the doctor, shouting at him.He was so angry and wanted to hit the doctor.After the accident, a friend of the doctor‟s asked him „Why did you do so? If you took out the baby, no one knows.‟

‘But I know!‟ said the doctor.I have a very similar experience.That was a Monday, I was cleaning the classroom after school.John, my friend came up to me.He was looking for my maths teacher.But the teacher had been after work.So I told John to come again the next day.I said to myself, if I met the maths teacher, I would tell him that John had been looking for him.When I was on my way home, I just looked at the ground, thinking about something.At that moment, my maths teacher came towards me and passed by.When I realized that, it was too late.The teacher had gone far away.At night, when I was lying on the bed, my brain was full of the thing happened in the afternoon.The next day, John would find the maths teacher and not think about me, just as nothing happened.But I felt sorry for John.I wanted to do something for him, but I didn‟t.Nobody knew what my idea was, but I knew.Many things like the dead man on the island.After the crash, he made himself „dead‟ and hid on the island.Maybe, he made others forget the crash, forget himself, but he couldn‟t forget.He always felt remorseful and locked himself in his heart house.What others think is not important, we should listen to ourselves.I think every one may face sad things, like relatives‟ death, missing the good high school, losing your best friends.Sometimes we feel cross and often ask „Why does the God do this to me?‟

To let oneself feel better, we maybe do more wrong things.But happy and free time is transient.After that, we will have ourselves, hate life, hate everybody.We want to forget, but can‟t.more and more secrets are hidden in hearts.We close our window, and it is dark inside.Old days follow us forever, how we wanted the „man‟ in the past can die.Nothing matters.Sadness is filled in our body.We live just like a dead man.Escaping can do nothing.Beginning a new life is the most important, take sadness but live strongly.When Carol left Dead Man island, I think she knew this all.The host influenced her.Don‟t be remorseful any more, face new life, no hiding, no giving up the beautiful life, show the world a real self.Leave Dead Man‟s Island, let a bunch of sunshine get into your heart house.Hamlet（哈姆雷特）

Shakspere(wrong spelling)created Hamlet--a man with wisdom and courage.In order to revenge on his uncle for killing his father, he pretented(spelling mistake)to be mad and suffered a series of misery.On the contrary, we can also say that Hamlet is rude and selfish for he did not think twice before his revenge.if(Capitalize “If” since it is the beginning word of the sentence.)a country has no king, how can a country keep alive(You need a question mark here since it is a question.)So, every thing has two sides, the bright side and adumbral side.Every time we make a decision we have to think twice.Comment: Be careful with your spelling, grammar, and punctuation.Too many uncessary mistakes.It is good that you looked at both the dark and bright sides of Hamlet.Thats quite objective and convincing.

第三篇：英文名著读后感

Faust ———————— By 爱普

These days I have read this renowned book，I was amazed at this renowned masterpiece without any exception.It’s really worth reading, but I think it can be too hard for average people.To be honest, I just hardly understand it, and I determined to read it in my whole life to really taste this wonderful book.When reading this book, I have a strong feeling on the theme.I always have a feel that I have two extreme opposite aspects within my body.One is always try to challenge the any tasks in the world, it seems to not fear anything.Nothing can defeat it, just like Hemingway's famous saying, man is not made for defeat, a man can be destroyed but not defeated.I continuously pursuit every significant things.However I cannot deny the other opposite respect in my mind.I deny my efforts and people's efforts.I even suspect anything in the world.Just like Faust and Mephistopheles.But, why shall we accompany the devil？ Perhaps, we are born with evil.Only study and modify ourselves can we stay away from this evil.Faust can help us get away the devil, while I dislike Faust as well.He can choose to not let the the devil with him, he sign the agreement for his pursuit.As for myself, no matter what reasons we should depend on ourselves instead of others even the mighty God.In other consideration of this great piece, you will find how learned Goethe is.This book involves music, history, mystery and religion.Of course may be even more, but I only find these.I never think that I can learn all these like Goethe, but I just want to grasp them entirely one day.

第四篇：英文名著读后感

英文名著读后感——老人与海读后感2008-09-07 20:53 This year summer vacation, I read the American well-known writer Hemingway's novel “the old man and the sea ”.I extremely admire in the novel the senior fisherman's will, he let me understand one person certainly must have relentless spirit, only then could obtain successfully.The novel description is one year near sixty years of age senior fisherman, when alone goes to sea in one fishing, fished one big fish, actually did not pull.The senior fisherman socialized several days after the fish, only then discovered this was the big marlin which one surpassed the oneself fishing boat several fold, although knew perfectly well very difficult to win, but still did not give up.Afterwards and further because in the big marlin wound fish fishy smell brought in several crowds of shark fish snatches the food, but the old person still did not hope like this to give up, finally highlighted encircles tightly, returned to the big fish belt the fishing port, lets other fishermen not admire already.When I read “ the senior fisherman think: Here to the seacoast really was too near, perhaps could have a bigger fish in a farther place...” When, I extremely admire this senior fisherman, because he by now already projected on some fish, but he had not settled to the present situation, but was approaches the bigger goal advance.Again has a look us, usually meets one slightly is difficult, we all complain incessantly.We will be the motherland future, will be supposed to like this old person same mind lofty aspiration, will even better pursue even better, the bigger goal.When I read “ the big marlin start fast to gather round the young fishing boat hover, twined the cable on the mast, the old person right hand lifted up high the steel fork, leapt the water surface in it the flash, did utmost throws to its heart, one wail ended the big fish's life, it was static static floats on the water surface...” When, my heart also liked together the big stone falls.I extremely admire old person that kind do not dread, the relentless spirit, although knows the match strength is very strong, but he not slightly flinches, but is welcomes difficultly above.Just because had this kind of spirit, the senior fisherman only then achieved this life and death contest success.We also must study senior fisherman's spirit in life, handles the matter does not fear the difficulty, only then can obtain successfully.Was reading the big fish's smell of blood is smelled by one crowd of shark fish, struggled swims snatches the food, old person's left hand happen to in the convulsions, he only could use the right hand, with wooden stick，the mouth and so on all was allowed to use for the weapon self-defense which attacked, and finally expelled this crowd of shark fish.But the big fish's meat was already eaten one most, but the old person also charmingly criticized oneself the left hand “ this work time actually was resting ” time, I also was subdued by the old person optimistic spirit.In the life, some losses are inevitable, we should treat by the optimistic manner, cannot be calculating.Finally, the novel sees by one youth the senior fisherman fully has 18 foot long big marlin in the measure, once more described this fish's hugeness, explained senior fisherman overcomes the difficulty was big, non-was more common than.The novel eulogized the spirit which the senior fisherman fear hard and dangerous diligently did not struggle, we also should like his such, could not satisfy the present situation, should positively to above, do any matter all is relentless, meets difficultly must welcome difficultly above, could give up halfway in no way.Only has this, we only then can obtain a bigger success and the victory.安娜卡列尼娜的故事梗概

Anna Karenina(Анна Каренина)is a novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy first published in periodical instalments from 1873 to 1877.The novel first appeared as a serial in the periodical Ruskii Vestnik(Russian: “Русский Вестник”, “Russian Messenger”)--but Tolstoy clashed with its editor Mikhail Katkov over issues that arose in the final instalment.Therefore, the novel's first complete appearance was in book form.Widely regarded as a pinnacle in realist fiction, Tolstoy considered this book his first true novel.The character of Anna was likely inspired, in part, by Maria Hartung(1832–1919), the elder daughter of the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin.Soon after meeting her at dinner, Tolstoy started reading Pushkin's prose and once had a fleeting daydream of “a bare exquisite aristocratic elbow”, which proved to be the first intimation of Anna's character.Although most Russian critics panned the novel on its publication as a “trifling romance of high life”, Fyodor Dostoevsky declared it to be “flawless as a work of art”.His opinion is seconded by Vladimir Nabokov, who especially admired “the flawless magic of Tolstoy's style” and the motif of the moving train, which is subtly introduced in the first chapters(the children playing with a toy train)and inexorably developed in subsequent chapters(Anna's nightmare), thus heralding the novel's majestic finale.远离尘嚣的读后感

Much of the plot of Far from the Madding Crowd depends on unrequited love — love by one person for another that is not mutual in that the other person does not feel love in return.The novel is driven, from the first few chapters, by Gabriel Oak's love for Bathsheba.Once he has lost his farm, he is free to wander anywhere in search of work, but he heads to Weatherbury because it is in the direction that Bathsheba has gone.This move leads to Oak's employment at Bathsheba's farm, where he patiently consoles her in her troubles and supports her in tending the farm, with no sign he will ever have his love returned.This novel focuses on the way that catastrophe can occur at any time, threatening to change lives.The most obvious example occurs when Oak's flock of sheep is destroyed by an unlikely confluence of circumstances, including an inexperienced sheep dog, a rotted rail, and a chalk pit that happens to have been dug adjacent to his land.In one night, Oak's future as an independent farmer is destroyed, and he ends up begging just to secure the diminished position of a shepherd.This novel offers modern readers a clear picture of how important social position was in England in the nineteenth century and of the opportunities that existed to change class, in either direction.In the beginning, Oak and Bathsheba are social equals: he is an independent farmer who rents his land, and she lives on her aunt's farm next door to his, which is presumably similar in value.The only thing that keeps her from accepting his proposal of marriage is the fact that she just does not want to be married yet.After Oak loses his farm and Bathsheba inherits her uncle's farm, there is little question of whether they can marry — their social positions are too different.She is more socially compatible with Boldwood, who owns the farm next to hers and is in a similar social position.安娜卡列尼娜观后感

Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina is given lavish treatment in this lush filmed version by director Bernard Rose.The cinematography and set design, and extravagant costumes are lovely and impressive to look at.That and the sweeping orchestral score, containing music by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, and Prokofiev, are almost worth the price of admission by themselves.As far as the story itself is concerned, some pieces of it work and some don't.The central love story, between Anna Karenina and Count Vronsky, is compelling and tragic.Anna and the Count have an affair, causing much talk.Due to the double standards of the time, Vronsky may still hold his head high in society, while Anna is forced to stay inside and hide her shame.There's the matter of Anna's confused, unfeeling husband--Anna's fight for a divorce and custody of their son is furious and futile.Sean Bean's portrayal of Vronsky, for some reason, didn't quite hit the mark for me.On occasion, I felt as if I were on the verge of understanding his character, but I never did.Sophie Marceau, in the title role, fared better.She makes the helplessness of Anna's situation is manifestly clear, and the tragedies in her life are moving, and the moments that foreshadow these are effective.The movie fails, however, to do justice to the rest of Tolstoy's epic novel, involving among other things a secondary love affair between Constantin Levin and Kitty Scherbatsky.These plot elements are given too cursory a treatment and come off like an arbitrary soap opera.Parades of marriages, births, affairs, and family squabbles are ushered through one scene after the next, and Tolstoy's ideas and ideals are neatly avoided.One must cut slack, I suppose, for a film that compresses a novel of nearly a thousand pages into 108 minutes of screen time.On the other hand, I'd have preferred the screenwriter to have trimmed the novel's scope rather than its depth.Is this movie version worth seeing? Yes, but just barely.Enough of the substance of the primary relationship is preserved to make the film meaningful, and as I mentioned before, the music and set design are fabulous.It's just too bad it wasn't fleshed out a little more.

第五篇：名著英文读后感

名著英文读后感

This year summer vacation, I read the American well-known writer Hemingway's novel “the old man and the sea ”.I extremely admire in the novel the senior fisherman's will, he let me understand one person certainly must have relentlespirit, only then could obtain successfully.The novel description is one year near sixty years of age senior fisherman, when alone goes to sea in one fishing, fished one big fish, actually did not pull.The senior fisherman socialized several days after the fish, only then discovered this was the big marlin which one surpassed the oneself fishing boat several fold, although knew perfectly well very difficult to win, but still did not give up.Afterwards and further because in the big marlin wound fish fishy smell brought in several crowds of shark fish snatches the food, but the old person still did not hope like this to give up, finally highlighted encircles tightly, returned to the big fish belt the fishing port, lets other fishermen not admire already.When I read “ the senior fisherman think: Here to the seacoast really was too near, perhaps could have a bigger fish in a farther place...” When, I extremely admire this senior fisherman, because he by now already projected on some fish, but he had not settled to the present situation, but was approaches the bigger goal advance.Again has a look us, usually meets one slightly is difficult, we all complain incessantly.We will be the motherland future, will be supposed to like this old person same mind lofty aspiration, will even better pursue even better, the bigger goal.When I read “ the big marlin start fast to gather round the young fishing boat hover, twined the cable on the mast, the old person right hand lifted up high the steel fork, leapt the water surf-ace in it the flash, did utmost throws to its heart, one wail ended the big fish's life, it was static static floats on the water surf-ace...” When, my heart also liked together the big stone falls.I extremely admire old person that kind do not dread, the relentlespirit, although knows the match strength is very strong, but he not slightly flinches, but is welcomes difficultly above.Just because had this kind of spirit, the senior fisherman only then achieved this life and death contest success.We also must study senior fisherman's spirit in life, handles the matter does not fear the difficulty, only then can obtain successfully.Was reading the big fish's smell of blood is smelled by one crowd of shark fish, struggled swims snatches the food, old person's left hand happen to in the convulsions, he only could use the right hand, with wooden stick，the mouth and so on all was allowed to use for the weapon self-defense which attacked, and finally expelled this crowd of shark fish.But the big fish's meat was already eaten one most, but the old person also charmingly criticized oneself the left hand “ this work time actually was resting ” time, I also was subdued by the old person optimistic spirit.In the life, some losses are inevitable, we should treat by the optimistic manner, cannot be calculating.Finally, the novel sees by one youth the senior fisherman fully has 18 foot long big marlin in the measure, once more described this fish's hugeness, explained senior fisherman overcomes the difficulty was big, non-was more common than.The novel eulogized the spirit which the senior fisherman fear hard and dangerous diligently did not struggle, we also should like his such, could not satisfy the present situation, should positively to above, do any matter all is relentless, meets difficultly must welcome difficultly above, could give up halfway in no way.Only has this, we only then can obtain a bigger succeand the victory.