《小妇人》英语读后感

LittleWomenBeforeIreadthisbook,IhadwatchedacartoonmoviemadebyJapa n.SoIhaveastronginterestonit.Itallbeginsinthedeadofwinter;TheChristmasS eason.Thecoldestoneofall,werethewarhasmadefuelforheatingveryscarce.W hileherhusbandisoffatwar,Marmeeisleftalonetoraisetheirfourdaughters:Jo, Meg,Beth,andAmy.OnChristmasEve,Marmeehasjustarrivedhomefrompassi ngoutfoodtothelessfortunatewithaletterfromherhusband,thegirls'father.Th eallgathertogetheraroundthefiretoreadtheletter.Afterwards,thegirlsaretear yeyed.Marmeekissesthemandtheyareofftobed.Joislongingtobecomeawriter .So,everynightshestaysuplatewritingthescriptforsoapoperas.Asmorningcom essheisthelastoneawake.Thetableisset,andfoodpreparedfortheirChristmasf east.Asduskfalls,thegirlsareallupintheatticactingoutJo'splay,whichshereadsf romthelocal(fake)newspaper.Astheyareperforming,theirrich,next-doorneighborsgrandsonwatchesfromthewindow.The2oldestgirls:JoandMeg ,getreadytoattendtheChristmasBall.WhileJoiscurlingMeg'shair,thereisastra ngesmelltotheair.Amyscreams,Megshairisbeingsinged.Theycontinuedigging throughtheoldclothesbinforapairofwhitegloves.Oneoftheprominentthemes inLittleWomenisthecomingofageormaturationofthegirls.Duringthecourseof thenovelweseethemgrowinmanyways--

physically,intellectually,andespeciallyemotionally.Onequestionwhichreader

smustaskthemselvesiswhethertheviewsthecharactershaveonthecomingofa geprocessaresharedbyAlcott.Iftheyaren't,whatareAlcott'sviewsandhowdot heydifferfromthoseofthewomeninherstory?Itisinterestingtoexaminethelast halfofChapter20,"Confidential."Joaddressesthematurationissueasshespeak swithMarmeeofthesituationbetweenMegandMr.Brooke.Thepossiblelovebe tweenthesetworepresentsoneoftheveryimportantaspectsincomingofagefor ateenagegirl.Jotreatsthisnaturalprocessasifitweresomesortofdisease,howe ver.JocannotunderstandwhyMegwouldwanttostopbehaving"likeasensiblec reature"(p.202),andreferstoloveas"suchnonsense."文章