《遠大前程》英文讀后感【一】

Withsomanyfamousmasterpiecesonthebooklist，itisreallyaPttyhardjobtochooseonetoreadfirst.Aftermuchhesitationanddeeplythought，IfinallydecidedtoborrowGreatExpectationsfromthesmalllibrary.

GreatExpectationsisaboutlove，family，andrejectionasPipandMissHavishamhavebothbeenrejectedincertainways.Pipisaboyaround13yearsold，easytofright，andgoesthroughhislifesufferinglotsofsadness.HeisinlovewithagirlnamedEstellaandwantshertofindhislove，butforhimbeingshyandnotshowinghimselftoher，itmakesitveryhardforhim.

GreatExpectationswasthepenultimatenovelpletedbythemostpopularnovelistofVictorianEngland，CharlesDickens.BorninKent，England，in1812toafamilyofmodestmeansbutgreatPtensions，Dickens’searlylifewasmarkedbybothhumiliationandambition.Dickensneverforgottheperiodoffinancialcrisisduringhischildhood，whenfollowinghisfather’sbankruptcy，hewastakenoutofschoolandforcedtoworkinashoepolishwarehouse.

Pipmeetsanescapedconvict，Magwitch，andgiveshimfood，inanencounterthatistohauntboththeirlives.WhenPiPceivesrichesfromamysteriousbenefactorhesnobbishlyabandonshisfriendsforLondonsocietyandhis“greatexpectations”.

IsetupmymindtoselectitforthereasonthatIhavereadabriefintroductionofthismasterpieceinmyhighschoolEnglishtextbookbefore.Inaddition，aTaleofTwoCitieswhichisalsowrittenbyCharlesDickens，theoutstandingandspecialEnglishwriter，leftmeawonderfulanddeepimPssion，whenIfinishedreadingthemarvelousstory.

Ofcourse，GreatExpectationsdidn’tletmedown，either.What’smore，thewholestructureofthenoveliswellandelaboratelydesigned.Theplotisextremelyattractiveandfullofunexpectedtwists.Quiteafewcharactershaveadistinguishablepersonality.Moreover，thosewordsandsentencesaresobeautifulandmeaningfulthatIeventookthemdowncarefullyinmynotebook.Byreadingthemnolessthanthreetimes，Ihavelearnednotonlysomenewphrasesandsentences，butalsoaphilosophyoflife.

Amongthecharacters，whichimPssedmemostarenotPipandEstellawhoshouldberegardedastheleadingroles，butJoeandMagwitch.IfeelawfullysorrythatIwasnotbraveenoughtoreadtheoriginaleditionthatisasthickasabrick.Otherwise，ImayapPciateJoeandMagwitchmore.

Yes，theyarenotthemaincharactersinthenovel.However，whattheysaidandwhattheydiddeeplytouchedme.It’sinteresting，isn’tit?Theyarequitetheoppositeguys.Oneisatotallygoodmanwithouttheleastbitofwickednesswhiletheotherisaprisonerwhoisbelievedtohavemittedeveryevil.

IbelievethateveryonewhoreadsthebookistolikeJoe.Whenhetalkedabouthisheavydrinkingfatherwhohithimalot，hesaidhehadalotoflove.Facedwithhisrudewife，hewouldratherseemabitweakorfoolishthanstanduptoherandfightforhimself.KnowingpeacockishPipwasashamedofhisuneducatedmanners，heleftsadlyandquietly.Theworldrushesonoverthestringsofthelingeringheartmakingthemusicofsadness.ButwhenhewasinformedofPip’sillness，heimmediatelycametotakegoodcareofPip.

Heisalwayscontributingeverythingandrequiringnothing.SuchamanisJoe，kind，tolerantandselfless."Nothingissomildandgentleascourage，nothingsocruelandpitilessascowardice，"saysawiseauthor.

However，whydoIapPciateMagwitch，thebadguy?Youmaywonder.Indeed，Magwitchdidalotofevilthingswhenhewasyoung.Buthowcanyoubeunmovedwhenyougettoknowthattheoldmankepthimselfgoingjustbythinkingoftheboywhooncedidhimasmallfavor?

HelosthisonlydaughterandPiphadnoparents，soheconsideredhimselfastheboy’ssecondfather，makinguphismindtohelphisdearboybecameagentleman.HedideverykindofjobandledahardlifeinAustralia.AtlasthemadeabigfortuneandpromisedhimselfthatallthemoneywouldgotoPip.

HecouldhaveledabetterlifeinAustralia，butIhechosetogobacktoLondon.withthesimpleintentionofseeingPip，hewentbackattheriskofbeinghanged!“whateverthefaulthehadfromthestart，remember，reader，hehadagoodheart.”Joeusedthesewordstodescribehisfather.ButIthinkthesewordscanbetterdescribeMagwitch.Helivedwiththefearofdeathallhislife.Whoshutsloveout，inturnshallbeshutoutfromlove.However，thankfully，becausePipfinallyrealizedhisgoodheart，hisendingwaspeaceful.

DickenshasPipasthewriterandfirstpersonnarratorofthisaccountofhislife'sexperiences，andtheentirestoryisunderstoodtohavebeenwrittenasaretrospective，ratherthanasaPsenttensenarrativeoradiaryorjournal.Still，thoughPip"knows"howalltheeventsinthestorywillturnout，heusesonlyverysubtleforeshadowingsothatwelearnofeventsonlywhenthePipinthestorydoes.Pipdoes，however，usetheperspectiveofthebitterlessonshe'slearnedtomentacidlyonvariousactionsandattitudesinhisearlierlife.

Iknowhowtofullyunderstandthisnovel，twiceisfarfromenough.Pip，Estella，MissHavisham，BiddyevenMrWemmick，everysinglecharacterhasastorythatiswellworthmyattention.IlovethisnovelsomuchthatIamdeterminedtoreadtheoriginaleditiononeday.Believeme.Butbeforethatdayes，IwillseethemovieGreatExpectationsfirst.

Searchforknowledge，readmore，sitonyourfrontporchandadmiretheviewwithoutpayingattentiontoyourneeds.

《遠大前程》英文讀后感【二】

"GreatExpectations"isthelateworksofDickens,butalsohismostmaturework.Thetitleisironic,ittellsanorphan,Pipwantstobetheidealupperstoryofdisillusionment,heeventuallydidnotasagentleman,ofcourse,andthereisnoso-calledGreatExpectations.

Thisbookisanextremelyexcitingstorycloselythereader'sheartstrings,andvividlydescribesthesufferingofacontinuousstrugglewiththefateoforphansPippsychologicalhistory,atlasthefinallygraspedthetruthoflifetobecomeanordinaryperson,andtoshakehandswiththefirstlovereunion,wasacompleteending.

"GreatExpectations"Thestoryhasitsuniquefeatures;thereisatimetoletthereaderunabletostopfeeling.Pipheroofthisbook,butalsolinkedtoothercharactersinatheme.Theenvironmentcanchangepeople'sdestiny,Pipistobetheenvironmentchange.Thebeginning,Pipwasakidhownaive,easilytheletterpeople,sympathetic.

However,PiphadsufferedthefatethatmettheQueenasagirl,thisgirlwillbethoroughaffecthislife.Hebegantolookdownonthemselves,theybegantheirownhomeenvironmentandbackgroundfeelinferior,"andIthoughtthishouseinmind,thereisnohintofsunshine!Thesametime,theiractionsaremoreoffensiveandmorelookeddownonhisfamily."Itwasaverygoodsceneofwriting,insuchahorribleroom,lookdownuponhimself.Isthemagicdo?Not!Thisistobetheonetruth:Manistheproductoftheenvironment.IstheenvironmenthaschangedPip.

Further,Pip,"goodluck",thealreadypossessed,andthenon-gowhentheupperone.PipaskedHerberttoteachhimmannersandrules,showsthathewasanxioustobeaLondoner.However,nomatterwhatPip’sheartsofthegood,youcanstillfeelthe.HesecretlyspendingmoneytosupportthecauseofHerbert,whichshowsthatheisagoodperson,generousbenevolenceoffriends,andnevermean.Knowthathisbenefactorturnedouttobeafugitive;hebegantoevolvefromtheenvironment."Andthebenefactorgoodbyebecameheavywiththeanxietyof."

ThisshowsthatPipbegantocareaboutthesafetyofthebenefactor,andaffectionofthebenefactorproduced."Evenifwelackofmoneycannolongerusethebenefactor’smoney."IndicatesPipheartgoodthingsstartedtorecoverintheend,helivedamundaneandreallife.Finally,PipandYisidailaStophand,oneoutoftheruins,thevastheavenandearthbeingimmersedinthequietofthemoon……Fromtheruinstothenight'sfogandthentheverybeautifulmoon,asymbolofPipandYisidailaloveTrilogybeganisnotpossible,andthenishazy,andfinallythemoonlightshines.Thisisahappyending,finallynoregrets.

Thelanguagefeatures,writinginthemodusoperandi,buttherearemanyplacesthatwecanlearn."Ratshavebeeneatingitwithhisteeth,butthereismorethansharpteethofratschewingonme."InordertodescribetheMissHabershamsuffering,wonderful!"ApeopletheillusionofterrorsPadinmyheart,asifIYisidailaarebeginningtorot……"Thisisaclassicliterarydescription,totheeffectofpoetry.

"I'msuddenlyfeelingoutofcontrol,lyingonthefloor,strainingtopullhishaironbothsides."Thissentenceinparticulartoconveythecharacter'spsychologicalinnerconflicts,heknewlovedthewrongperson,butstillgoingtolove."LondongavemetheimPssionthatalittlebitchaotic,narrowroads,forming,butalsoverydirty."Thisisonlyafewstrokes;heoutlinesthecharacteristicsofLondon.Pipwasinthisenvironment,tobecomea"superperson"twoefforts.

TheauthordescribestheMissHabershamHe'sstory,bothcompactandtheyarecomPhensive,usingaflashbackapproach.Atthispoint,wehavetheoldlady'ssituationiscleartoherbeforetheabnormalbehaviortounderstand."Hiswordslikelightning,soIlooktoseeourselves,andthendisappointment,danger,shameandotherconsequencesoftheimpactofcomingtome,soIwasalmostbreathingdifficulties."

Lightninginthisanalogyisveryaccurate,MagdalenaisbasedonaseriesofswiftandstrongquestioningrevealsthatheisthebenefactorofPip’s.WhyPipdisappointments,danger,shameit?Thatisbecausethebenefactorinhishearthasalwaysbeenafan,healwaysfelttheoldlady,theresultisafugitive,hecertainlydisappointed.Contactwiththefugitiveiscertainlydangerous,thispointPipclear.Thefugitive'smoneythanwithanupperpeople'slivesisalsotruethatallowsPipashamedof

Intheyearswenton,peoplebegantochange,intheauthor'spen,wroteaverynaturalthroughout.Finallywealllivedincommonandnotreallife;thisiswhataperfectending.