Book review
A tale of two cities is one of Dickens' most important representative works. Under the broad real background of the French Revolution, he intertwined three independent and interrelated stories of unjust prison, love and revenge with the fictional character doctor menet as the main clue. The plot is complicated and the clue is complicated. Although the characters and the main plot are fictional, they profoundly expose the social contradictions that were deeply intensified before the French Revolution, strongly attack the wanton and brutal aristocracy, and deeply sympathize with the suffering of the lower classes.
However, the most touching part of this novel is the love depicted by the author. What is love? Is it tolerance or taking? Is it simple possession or broad tolerance? The topic is so old that it still has no answer. In today's materialistic world, we always wonder whether there is long-term and selfless? Some people say that love is selfish, but in Dickens' novel a tale of two cities, I can feel the purest and loftiest love beyond the secular world. It is hidden in the heart, but it is incomparably deep; It bears and suffers silently in order to make the people it maintains happy; It always gives unselfishly without asking for a little reward. This kind of love has risen to a new level, and it has become a classic. It has aroused people's re understanding of it and brought people the most real and incisive emotional experience.
In a tale of two cities, my favorite and most moving person is Sidney, a lawyer's assistant. Carlton. He looks exactly like Charles Darnay, but their fates are quite different. The first time he appeared in front of readers, he was different. When Belle was full, the people in the court looked at the ceiling as if nothing had happened. When the audience is looking forward to a homicide drama due to long-standing resentment, one of his notes exposes the plot hidden behind the case. He was always sad and gloomy when he appeared. He compromises with the surrounding environment, but sometimes it seems out of place. As a lawyer, he has outstanding talent, but he is willing to hide behind others and be the stepping stone for others' success. He seems to have built a wall by himself, isolating himself from fame, wealth and society, and staying in the corner silently. He once said, "I am a desperate coolie. I don't care about anyone in the world, and no one cares about me." His tragedy is that he underestimates himself and seems to have a little inferiority complex, so he indulges himself and feels despairing because of indulgence. He is a very talented and affectionate person, but he can't use that talent and emotion to get happiness for himself.
He fell in love with Lucy, but did not want to pursue it. His inner goodness made him worry that he would "inevitably cause her pain, sorrow and insult, and drag her down with her." So he hid his love in his heart, preferring to linger in the street corner of midnight in pain, suppressing the warm feelings and endless missing in his heart. His love is selfless and dedicated. He is content to occasionally look at the people he yearns for. He envies Darnay, and he hates him. However, in the painful emotion, he still carries sincere blessing and wishes them happiness forever, because "love is often more powerful than hate". This seemingly lazy, indulgent, greedy "useless man", but in his heart is a very noble, very pure person. In the end, he expressed his love to Lucy, which I always remember in my heart. Every time I read it, I could not help feeling sad. If he could give himself a little more confidence, maybe the tragedy would not hurt so much. "I hope you know that you are the last dream of my soul. It was in the fallen life that I saw you and your father, and the sweet home you run, that I restored my old dream that I thought was dead and grey. It is because of this that I feel more desolate and pitiful than ever. Since I saw you, I feel regret that I will not blame me again The pain. I heard the voice of the past, which I thought had been silent forever, quietly urged me to make progress. I have had many unformed thoughts: to rise up again, to change one's ways, to get rid of the habit of laziness and indulgence, and to carry on the struggle that I have given up. But it is only a dream. The whole child is a dream, a dream without results. When I wake up, I still hope you know that you have aroused such a dream. "
Love is often more powerful than hate, and that's right. After reading the tale of two cities, I suddenly realized that there was no real hate and love in the world. Everything was relative. As the classic opening of the novel: "It was the best, it was the worst; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of ignorance; it was the time of faith, it was the period of doubt; it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of disappointment; we were all headed for heaven, and we were all heading in the opposite direction - in short, it was now Quite the same, some of the loudest authorities insist on using the superlatives of adjectives to describe it. To say it is good is the most advanced; It's not good. It's the most advanced. " All things have no fixed nature, neither good nor bad. It's not about how you treat people, but how you treat them. Just like Carlton, he should have hated Charles, because he made Carlton lose the chance to have Lucy, and he made Lucy see no one else. But carton chose to use the broad sea like love to resolve this hatred. Perhaps in his eyes Charles was no longer Charles, but a part of Lucy, a part of the people he loved, and therefore a part of his love. On the other hand, if there were no Charles, chasans, chasis and chawus would still appear. If Caton chose to hate, would he not hate many people, and would hate all his life, all his life and every day? Carton is smart, so he did not choose hate, but sublimated hate into one of the greatest love. Even if he died, even if he could not see Lucy's happiness with his own eyes, I believe he could also feel the smile of her lover in heaven and feel her happiness. Caton will live in everyone's heart, not only Lucy and Charles, but also more readers and future generations. His spirit will live forever, he will get eternal life!
Carlton's sacrifice is a kind of rebirth. The reason why he can face the death calmly is that he sees the hope and the future. He knows that his departure can bring more happiness to the people he loves, and can also bring more happiness to more people. He didn't resent revolutionaries or anyone. What he did was to fulfill his wish of loving Lucy and fulfill his oath.
Often heard people say: "love a person to love his (her) all." Love her good, her bad, even her love. It's incredible to fall in love with a rival, but Caton interprets it very well. For ordinary people, the fear of death is so insignificant in front of love. It may be nice to live, but if you look at the tears of the one you love every day, I believe it will become a great suffering. Therefore, carton chooses to die happily, which is a kind of peaceful and fearless, a kind of quiet leaving.
Compared with Carlton, love today seems to be imposed more things. Money, power, status, interests... These things that should not have been the influencing factors of love occupy an increasingly heavy weight. People love not for love, but for survival. In many cases, hypocrisy replaces sincerity, and substance is superior to spirit. Maybe we are a group of rational animals, maybe what we do is the best choice. But should we be ashamed of our own feelings? Do people live just to eat, drink, and sleep? The events reported in the media for love and hatred should ring an alarm for today's people. We should think carefully about whether they kill for love or hate? If we can't live widely, the world will be boring and lose color.
Turning back to the tale of two cities, Carlton's greatness gives him too much light, but as far as this character is concerned, he still has a tragic character. He looked down upon himself too much, which could be said to be a little self abased, so he indulged himself and felt despairing because of indulgence. In the end, he failed to pursue Lucy as much as he could. He just hid his love for her in his heart. He endured the ordeal in silence and gave selflessly without asking for any return. This love is beautiful and lofty, but it is too low-key. If Carlton can work hard and if she is willing to fight for it, Lucy may not choose him, but he can also give Lucy good happiness.
In a word, "a tale of two cities" brings us too much thinking and inspiration. About love, about hate, about revenge, about rebirth. When Carlton sees hope at the end of the novel, I seem to see a little bit of starlight in the gloomy mood of the whole book. Therefore, carton's existence is not only the author's exaggeration of love, but also his confidence in the future. Yes, when there is no hatred between people, when all the hatred sublimates to love, there is no revenge, no blood, some will only be happy laughter, brilliant sunshine. Once again, I was moved by the author's painstaking heart, by Carlton's dream of dying and his heartfelt feelings, and even more moved by this most noble, eternal and never fading love in the world. It is so rare, so beautiful, and it will last forever!
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