2023年第二届敦煌全国大专杯英文书评竞赛.doc

第二届敦煌全国大专杯-英文书评竞赛一般组优等奖姓名：王俞升静宜大学中国文学系一年级书名：GreatExpectations指导老师：丁玟瑛【请写下阅读书目及书评，内容最多以500字为限】GreatExpectationsisasuccessfulworkwrittenbyDickens,whowasafamousnovelistinBritishVictorianera.Thisistheoneofhismostmaturebooks.Thestoryisfullofamazingturningpointsandwecanreadabouthomelessorphans,escapedconvicts,therichandcruelbutheartbrokenwomanwhowashurtinlove,thebeautifuladopteddaughter,theaccidentalbequest,sacredcowsofbeaumonde,betrayal,murderandliesfromfriends,etc.Anauthordescribedtheleadingrole,Pip,withsplendidwritingskillsandheuseddaedalpartstodevelopthisstory.TheworksofDickenssometimeshavepityforthehumblepoor,criticizethemeansociety,focusontheproblemsofsociety,andsatirizehumanweaknessesandvicesinthesociety.However,thestoriesstillhidethetruthandhonesty.So,thesefeaturesmakehisworksmeaningfulandbecometheimmortalclassics.Likehisotherworks,heusedthesamewritingskillstoexposetheflawsofVictoriansociety.Readingthisbookisjustequaltoexperiencinglife.Nomatterwhetherthemisadventureisthesameinrealityornot,westilllearnsomethoughtsaboutlifeandrealizeeverypartinthisword.Iamtotallyfascinatedwiththisbookbecauseitsspecialopeningisthatoneteenagerdescribeshisowndestiny.Suchasimpleopeningattractsmyheartatthemomentandleadsmetoreadcontinually.Atthebeginningofthestory,Piptalksabouthimselfinhisyouthinflashback.Destinymakeshischildhoodpoorandmiserable,buthecauseshisownfurthermisfortune.Heiseveralovelyandchildlikekidandbroughtupbyhissisterandbrother-in-law.Heisalsoanuneducatedandpoorchildinthecountry.Oneday,afortunefallsdownsuddenlyandhebecomesricher.AndhegoestohavegentlemaneducationinLondon.Therefore,hebringshisdreamaboutlovetostartthebrightprospect.Butsomethingalsochanges.Afterwards,hegraduallyhasthegrimpersonality,andevenlooksdownuponhisbrother-in-law,whoisthesweet-tempered,kindheartedmaneventhoughthatmanisPipsbestfriendinhischildhood.DickensfocusesonPipsdestiny,changingthoughts,egotismandhisannoyancestatusstillhewantstocorrecthiserrors.PerhapsPipslifeisadepictionofDickens.Inanotherviews,maybethe“bigexpectation”inthisbookisanexpectationofbreakinghumanchains.Pipspendshiswholelifegoingthroughandexperiencingthattruth.Whenheisbuildinghisstatusandseekingtruthlove,hesuffersfromdishonor,isolationandfaults.Evenso,hestillfacesthisoverwhelmingpressuresfromthesocietydoughtily.Hehasgutstoovercomeeverydifficultyandsearchforhistruefreedomandhappiness.Alltragediesandsadnesscannotbeathimandhemakesuphismindtoleadhisownlife,befaithfultohisfriendsandsearchforhislove.Andthisisreallyaworthyspirit.Livinginthatsocietywithpressuresispainful.Theonlydifferencebetweentheelitesandthecommonersismoney,whichbringsaboutgoodeducationandlightfuture.Thestorytotallydescribestheprocessofmovingfromcommonerstobourgeoisie.Andtheportrayalofthefeelingsofpeopleindifferentstagesimpressesthereaderdeeply.版权所有翻印必究