The Mill on the Floss读后感
百万英镑英文观后感
百万英镑英文观后感百万英镑英文观后感篇一：The Million Pound NoteThis time I want to talk about a very famous short story written by Mark Twain---------“The Million Pound Note”. Referring to Mark Twain, you must feel familiar, because we must have read his works before. I still remember the article “ The Bite Events on the Train” in our textbook when I’m in the middle school. What touched me most at that time were his ironic words. Yes, he is a great humorist, novelist, writer and orator in America in nineteenth century. During his 40 years’ writing career, he created dozens of short or long stories.This story tells about a poor but honest American Adam Henry. When he was wandering in the street of London, he was given by two billionaires a letter, in which he surprisedly found a ￡1,000,000 pound bank-note. Later he got to know that the two billionaires who were brothers had made a bet about the results after he got a one million-pound note at once. One of them thought the note wound count for nothing to the poor man because he could not prove that the money was his own while the other considered just as the opposite.Dramatically, the plot went just out of my expectation. Herry went to a restaurant to have dinner first. The manager was mean to him at the beginning but his attitude changed quickly when Herry took out the note and asked for change. Faced with a millionaire, the manager apologized again and again andobsequiously told Herry that he didn’t ne ed to pay for the bill right now.() So Herry managed to have a free dinner. Then similarly, Herry went to a clothing shop and got a suit of clothes costing him nothing.Like the plot above, people are curious of such a rich man and tried every means to cozy up to him, from free food， free clothes to free accommodation. At the same time, his social status was becoming higher and higher and finally higher than most dukes. Apart from that, he later got a beautiful wife and 200,000 pounds of bank interest. I can imagine a bright future was waiting for him.The writing style of this story is so humorous. Mark Twain used hyperbole describing how our hero defeated snobbishness repeatedly. What I appreciate most is the detailed description of differen t people’s ridiculous actions before one million pounds, vivid, funny, ironic and humorous, which forms a Caricature.In terms of the theme, it is apparent that the author wanted to denounce the overflowing mammonism in the society. Even now it gives us an impressive lesson. Yes, I cannot deny the importance of money to a person who wants to survive. We won’t live without money, with which we get food, clothes, house and many other necessities. But we must know that there are many things which can’t be bou ght with money such as love or friendship. So in my opinion, money may be important to us, but not the most important. We need to build up the correct sense of money.To sum up, this story is a really good work of Mark Twain. The lesson I’ve learnt from it makes me want to be an honest man sincerely and lets me not to worship money too much. I begin to regret not reading it earlier.本科六班王珊红BC10110619篇二：百万英镑英文观后感Mark Twain's short story of "one million pounds" is a very good work. The article on the "money is everything," "money is omnipotent," the idea of a satire, to expose the ugly face of capitalist society."One million pounds" is about a poor, honest man, that is, the he-ro-in-e of this story has received a pair of brothers, the letter sent to him inside one million pounds. The brothers had made a bet, gambling, if a poor, honest people who come knocking on the door received the one million pounds, he will be what kind of results? Brother that he would starve to death because he could not prove that the money was his own, will be subject to other people's doubts, and even the banks do not let him save money. His younger brother that he would lead a very good, and therefore they have the brothers of one million pounds will be loaned to check the poorest people, and spent 30 days abroad. Did not expect that during this period of time,people have the rare fortune suddenly rich, has tried to cozy up to him, from the free food, buy clothes, free accommodation, like a beggar, like to please him, and continue to improve his social status until the exception of the highest outdoor Wang Duke on! Not only that, he also has been a good wife and 30,000 pounds of bank interest, and finally from two brothers got a very good job. Lived a very, very happy life.See here, I am so envious of the "lucky" the he-ro-in-e, but at the same time I would like to: people reason to curry favor with him, not just because when people value money too it? Worship of money is shameful and should not be reaping more! Money is not omnipotent, the world than money, there are many more important things … 。
The Mill on the Floss书评
The main relationship in the novel.
His sworn enemy（死对头） Mr. Wakem.And Philp is the son of Wakem. Sister Mrs. Moss （Gritty） and niece Lizzy.
Mr. Tulliver father
Seen from Mr. Tulliver:
◆First , he is a man of narrow-minded .He can never forget the hatred（仇恨）， even when he was going to die ,he passed the debt and revenge to His own son. Though his sworn enemy Mr. Wakem never came positively（正 面地）,but can you say he is a bad man ,or just as Mr. Tulliversaid, a rascal? ◆Then ,we can find the religious shadow from him. Do you still remember Relery?He is a businessman and a land-valuer. He believes in him very much! ◆He is a typical British who is very competitive, jealous and wants to own a property of himself.
★Though, he used to be naughty. But after his father’s bankruptcy, he became responsible and tried his best To overcome the difficulty. And he had the harvest. ★Towards his sister Maggie, he bore the duty which Belonged to his father. When he found Maggie stayed With Philp, he was so angry and restored to fierce. It Was he who separated them. In some degree, he just Liked his father, and a little male chauvinsim.
The Mill on the Floss
Classical sentences
As conceited man is like the cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow.
一位自高自大的人，就像是一只公鸡，它以为太 阳上升，是为了聆听它的啼声。
I like not only to be loved, but to be told I am loved. The realm of silence is large enough beyond the grave.
我不但喜欢被人爱，还喜欢有人告诉爱上了我； 沉默的领域，大得足以超出了坟墓。
The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they're gone.
The Mill on the Floss
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Mary Ann Evans
Born: 22 November 1819 Died: 22 December 1880 (aged 61) Pen name: George Eliot Occupation: Novelist Period: Victorian Works: Adam Bede 《亚当· 比德》 The Mill on the Floss 《弗洛斯河上的磨坊》 Silas Marne 《织工马南传》 Daniel Deronda 《丹尼尔· 德龙达》 Romola 《罗慕拉》 The Lifted Veil 《撩起的面纱》
The Mill on the Floss
Women in Victorian Society
Maggie Tulliver
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Maggie Tulliver
She is a hugely complex character, which makes sense. She is at the center of a complex novel that has a lot of different themes and ideas swirling around. And this is exactly what makes Maggie so complicated: she’s impossible to pin down as any one "thing." Maggie is bold and independent, but she frequently submits to her family’s wishes, even when they cause her pain. She longs to find a better life and a better future, but she stubbornly clings to her painful past. She wants love more than anything, but she gives it up after finding it. She has a great capacity to enjoy books and art and music, but she willingly denies herself these things. If we had to pick one word to describe Maggie it would be complicated. And that doesn’t really tell us all that much. It definitely takes some work to understand Maggie.
《弗洛斯河上的磨坊》
Eliot's birthplace at South Farm, Arbury
1841 Eliot and her father moved to Foleshill富利斯希尔 near Coventry 考文垂 The closeness to Coventry society brought new influences, most notably those of Charles and Cara Bray卡拉布雷 Critical about religion
Main characters
• Maggie Tulliver- Young female protagonist • Tom Tulliver- Maggie's brother • Philip Wakem- Hunchbacked 驼背 classmate of Tom, and friend/suitor to Maggie • Mr Tulliver- Maggie's and Tom's father, owner of the mill. • Stephen Guest- Affluent suitor to Lucy
3 Victorian morality and sexuality
Women were expected to have sex with only one man, their husband. However, it was acceptable for men to have multiple partners in their life.
The Characteristics of Eliot’s Works
As a woman of exceptional intelligence and life experience, George Eliot shows a particular concern for the destiny of women, especially those with great intelligence, potential and social aspirations. In her mind, the pathetic tragedy of women lies in their birth. Their inferior education and limited social life determine that they must depend on men for sustenance and realization of their goals , and they have only to fulfill the domestic duties.
名著读后感英文版-秘密花园读后感
名著读后感英文版|秘密花园读后感第一篇：英文版四大名著歌词好汉歌big river goes to the eastall the star follows beidou（hey hey hey hey，follow beidou）（life-and-death friend，a bowl of wine）say go，let’s goyou have,i have,so do all（hey hey hey hey，all have）(in water in fire,not turn round)seeing injustice,have a cryshould give a hand,just give a handso cool so hot,go coast-to-coast(should give a hand,just give a hand)(so cool so hot,go coast-to-coast)hey ya yi er ya hey hey yi er ya(hey ya yi er ya hey hey yi er ya)seeing injustice,have a cryshould give a hand,just give a handso cool so hot,go coast-to-coasthey hey ……….红楼梦the one is a god’s flower in the court the one is a perfect jadeif say no adventurethis life unluckily met himif say have adventurehow the worry finally becomes virtual ha......the one is complainting in vainthe one is worrying for nothingthe one is the moon in waterthe one is the flower in mirrorthink in eyes can hold how many tears how can support autumn goes to winter spring goes to summerha……三国演义the yangtze river’s rolling to the eastsprays wash off herossucceess or failure when turn back,nothing leftthe montain is stille thereday by day sunsetwhite-haired fisherman fishing on islandused to watching autumn ang springa pot of unsrained wine for the glad meetingold and new stories,all in joking talka pot of unsrained wine for the glad meetingold and new stories,all in joking talk西游记you carry burden,i pull horsereceive sunrise,say good-bye to sunset overcome troubles,walking on avenue finish fighting sufferingsgetting going againgetting going againcome come come……a series of changes of seasonsyou taste bitterness and happinessdare to ask where is roadthe road under footcome come come……a series of changes of seasonsyou taste bitterness and happinessdare to ask where is roadthe road under foot第二篇：英文版读后感miss austen never attempts to describe a scene or a class of society with which she was not herself thoroughly acquainted. the conversations of ladies with ladies, or of ladies and gentlemen together, are given, but no instance occurs of a scene in which men only are present. the uniform quality of her work is one most remarkable point to be observed in it. let a volume be opened at any place: there is the same good english, the same refined style, the same simplicity and truth. there is never any deviation into the unnatural or exaggerated; and how worthy of all love and respect is the finely disciplined genius which rejects the forcible but transient modes of stimulating interest which can so easily be employed when desired, and which knows how to trust to the never-failing principles of human nature! this very trust has sometimes been made an objection to miss austen, and she has been accused of writing dull stories about ordinary people. but her supposed ordinary people are really not such very ordinary people. let anyone who is inclined to criticise on this score endeavor to construct one character from among the ordinary people of his own acquaintance that shall be capable of interesting any reader for ten minutes. it will then be found how great has been the discrimination of miss austen in the selection of her characters, and how skillful is her treatment in themanagement of them. it is true that the events are for the most part those of daily life, and the feelings are those connected with the usual joys and griefs of familiar existence; but these are the very events and feelings upon which the happiness or misery of most of us depends; and the field which embraces them, to the exclusion of the wonderful, the sentimental, and the historical, is surely large enough, as it certainly admits of the most profitable cultivation. in the end, too, the novel of daily real life is that of which we are least apt to weary: a round of fancy balls would tire the most vigorous admirers of variety in costume, and the return to plain clothes would be hailed with greater delight than their occasional relinquishment ever gives. miss austen”s personages are always in plain clothes, but no two suits are alike: all are worn with their appropriate differen as we should expect from such a life, jane austen”s view of the world is genial, kindly, and, we repeat, free from anything like cynicism. it is that of a clear-sighted and somewhat satirical onlooker, loving what deserves love, and amusing herself with the foibles, the self-deceptions, the affectations of humanity. refined almost to fastidiousness, she is hard upon vulgarity; not, however, on good-natured vulgarity, such as that of mrs. jennings in “sense and sensibility,” but on vulgarity like that of miss steele, in the same novel, combined at once with effrontery and with meanness of soul....jane eyre, is a poor but aspiring, small in body but huge in soul, obscure but self-respecting girl. after we close the covers of the book, after having a long journey of the spirit, jane eyre, a marvelous figure, has left us so much to recall and to think:we remember her goodness: for someone who lost arms and blinded in eyes, for someone who despised her for her ordinariness, and even for someone who had hurt her deeply in the past.we remember her pursuit of justice. it’s like a companion with the goodness. but still, a virtuous person should promote the goodness on one side and must check the badness on the other side.we remember her self-respect and the clear situation on equality. in her opinion, everyone is the same at the god’s feet. though there are differences in status、in property and also in appearance, but all the human being are equal in personality.we also remember her striving for life, her toughness and her confidencewhen we think of this girl, what she gave us was not a pretty face or a transcendent temperament that make us admire deeply, but a huge charm of her personality. actually, she wasn’t pretty, and of course, the ordinary appearance didn’t make others feel good of her, even her own aunt felt disgusted with it. and some others even thought that she was easy to look down on and to tease, so when miss ingram met jane eyre, she seemed quite contemptuous, for that she was obviously much more prettier than ‘the plain and ugly governess’. but as the little governess had said: ‘do you think, because i am poor, obscure, plain, and little, i am soulless and heartless? you think wrong!’ this is the idea of equality in jane eyre’s mind. god hadn’t given her beauty and wealth, but instead, god gave her a kind mind and a thinking brain. heridea of equality and self-respect impress us so much and let us feel the power inside her body.in my mind, though a person’s beauty on the face can make others once feel that one is attractive and charming, if his or her mind isn’t the same beautiful as the appearance, such as beauty cannot last for, when others find that the beauty which had charmed them was only a falsity, it’s not true, they will like the person no more. for a long time, only a person’s great virtue, a noble soul, a beautiful heart can be called as an everlasting beauty, just as kahill gibran has said, that ‘beauty is a heart enflamed and a soul enchanted’. i can feel that how beauty really is, as we are all fleshly men, so we can’t distinguish whether a man is of nobleness or humbleness, but fleshly men, so we can’t distinguish whether a man is of nobleness or humbleness, but as there are great differences in our souls, and from that, we can know that whether a man is noble or ordinary, and even obscure, that is, whether he is beautiful or not.her story makes us thinking about life and we learn much from her experience, at least, that is a fresh new recognition of the real beauty我的英文读后感----《简爱》as jane eyre, in her plainness and solitude, walks to and fro in the thornfield hall, her unfortunate childhood, conflicting love, and religious forbiddance all cannot stop her seeking a better life and cherishing the human nature. she broke loose the chains that jailed her spirit, and through her struggles she overcame the poverty, customs, social standards, and piety which all blockedher from her dream of happiness, and finally became the master of herself! it could be said that jane”s life was earned through retaliation and pursuit, that she fought tooth and nail until the sunlight was won. the sunlight now in her palm, shines brightly unto her!in fact, one has endless thoughts for the most effulgent sunbeam that shines after the storm. i always think in a difficult situation, if and when the hardships of this life is done, if and when the road of time no longer curves, if and when i try my best to walk to the end, will i be able to see the blinding sunlight? for the most important meaning in life is that, struggling through your trials you realize the value of your life, while taking away all the bitter misfortunes. only then will we see the true radiance of the golden sun...trekking through stormsrunning towards the futureluminence of the sunshines brightliest in the darklet the difficult journeyfeel like a luxurythe sun in my handfuels my arduous heartmy will to fight is strongfacing even the most unattainable heightsthe sun in my handeven if only after stormsmustering all of its heatprojects towards methe warmest radiance第三篇：欧美文学名著书目(英文版)欧美文学经典作品20世纪部分美国作家1，tony morrison. the beloved; song of solomon 2，kurt vonnegut, jr. cat’s cradle 3，john updike. rabbit at rest4，donald barthelme. forties stories5，john barth. the floating opera6，thomas pynchon. grravity’s rainbow7，arthur miller. death of a saleman8，tennessee williams. a streetcar named desire 9，norman miller. the executioner’s song 10，j. d. salinger. the catcher in the rye 11，v, nabokov. lolita12，flannery o’connor. complete stories 13，c, mccullers. the heart is a lonely hunter 14，ralph ellison. invisible man15，saul bellow. herzog16，henry ross. call it a sleep17，richard wright. narive son18，john steinbeck. the grapes of wrath 19，ernest hemingway. a fairwell to arms20，william faulkner. the sound and fury; sanctuary 21，f. s. fitzgrald. the great gatsby22，eugene o’neill. long day’s journey into the night 23，john dos passos. u. s. a.24，katherine anne porter. collected stories125，ezra pound. the cantos26，sherwood anderson. winesburg, ohio27，gertrude stein. three lives澳大利亚28，thomas keneally. schindler’s list加拿大29，margaret atwood. surfacing30，northrop frye. fables of identity俄罗斯31，boris pasternak. doctor zhivago32，aleksandr solzhenitsyn. the gulog archipelago德国33，gunter grass. the tin drum34，thomas mann. joseph and his brothers35，franz kafka. the castle英国36，george orwell. 198437，doris lesssing. the golden notebook38，willam golding. pincher martin39，graham greene. the heart of the matter40，samuel beckett. waiting for godot41，james joyce. ulysses；dubliners42，virginia woolf. to the lighthouse43，d. h. lawrence. sons and lovers44，e. m. forster. a passage to india45，h. g. wells. the science fiction novels46，joseph conrad. lord jim47，thomas hardy. the return of the native48，w. s. maugham. the moon and sixpence49，arnold bennett. the old wives’tales法国50，51，52，53，marguerite duras. the lover claude simon. the flander road alain robbe-grillet. the voyeur eugene ionesco. the bald soprano54，jean-paul sartre. the family idiot: gustave flaubert 55，andre gide. the counterfeiters56，anatole france. penguin island意大利57，italo calvino. if on a winter’s night a traveler19世纪部分美国58，frank norris. the octopus59，henry james. the portrait of a lady60，henry david thoreau. walden61，edgar allan poe. the narrative of arthur gordon pym 62，herman melville. billy budd63，nathaniel haethorne. the scarlet letter英国64，george eliot. the mill on the floss65，oscar wilde. the picture of dorian gray66，george meredith. the egoist67，emily bronte. wurthering herghts68，charlotte bronte. jane eyre69，charles dickens. a tale of two cities70，mary w. shelley. frankenstein71，elizabeth gaskell. mary barton72，jane austen. mansfield park73，法国74，75，sir walter scott. waverley charles baudelaire. flowers of evil gustave flaubert. madame bovary16世纪至19世纪末部分德国76，erasmus. in praise of folly法国77，voltaire. candide78，michel de montaigne. essays英国79，l. stern. the life and opinions of tristram shandy, gentleman80，h. fielding. the history of tom jones, a founding 81，samuel richardson. pamela82，daniel defoe. robinson crusoe83，oliver goldsmith. the vicar of wakefield84，jonathan swift. gulliver’s travels85，john bunyan. the prigrim’s progress86，john donne. poems87，edmund spenser. the faerie queene88，geoffrey chaucer. the canterbury tales西班牙89，miguel de cervantes. don quixote意大利90，dante. the divine comedy16世纪以前古代罗马91，virgil. the aeneid92，ovid. metamorphoses93，seneca. tragedies希腊化时期94，plutarch. lives古代希腊95，aristophanes. the clouds96，sophocles. oedipus the king97，aeschylus. the oresteia98，hesiod. the works and days99，homer. the odyssey100，homer. the illiad主要作品选101，the norton anthology of world literature. vol. a: beginnings to a. d. 100;vol. b: a d. 100-1500vol. c: 1500-1600vol. d: 1650-1800vol. e: 1800-1900vol. f: the twentith century102，the norton anthology of english literature 103，the norton anthology of american literature 104，the norton anthology of literature bywomen第四篇：名著读后感名著读后感中学生的成长离不开书籍,书籍是我们的精神食粮,没有它们的哺育滋养,我们的生活是不完美的;没有它们的意味深长,我们的人生是缺憾的;没有它们的充实诱导,我们的精神是虚无的.读书,特别是文学书籍,犹如春雨哺育着大地,使我们的生活丰富多彩;如夏风凉爽着世界,让我们享受着人生;如秋果挂满了枝头,叫我们精神饱满,文学名著的奥妙潜移默化的感染着我,塑造着我,成就着我,”雪中送炭”,无疑是我们对文学名著的真实体验!我国的四大名著,可谓是博大精深,我对四大名著也情有独钟.《西游记》,小时候的我读起它来总觉得既过瘾又有趣,那光怪陆离,色彩斑斓的神话世界,令我留恋忘返,回味无穷.但今日今时,再次拜读《西游记》,我的领悟却变了.〈〈西游记》是我国古代文学百花园中一朵怒放的奇葩.自问世以来,不胫而走,风靡文坛,故事流传,广及民间,真可谓家喻户晓,妇孺皆知,雅俗共赏.每当我翻开《西游记》时,总有不同的心情.此时此刻我又有了新的领悟,他那曲折的情节中暗藏着人们渴望而不可及的生活理想和人性追求,那就是——自由.在经历了长时间个性受约束的日子,新世纪的人们都格外向往自由,向往那个自由的化身:孙悟空.孙悟空破石而出,”不伏麒麟辖,不服凤凰管,又不服人间王位所约束”,闯龙宫,闹冥司,花果山上称王.可以说已经达到人性摆脱一切束缚,彻底自由的状态.孙悟空其实就是自由的化身,他的品质中最突出的就是向往自由,他始终在追求自由,它的一切斗争也是为了争取自由.这样一个鲜活的形象给予了读者一种追求自由,追逐自由的力量和勇气. 然而,每个人都明白, 在现在,即使是将来,完全的自由终究是不可能的,人始终要受到这般那般的约束.尽管包围着我们的是个受约束的世界,但我们可以让内心尽量变得广阔而幽深,让它能够无边无际,包容天地.然而,目前社会上还有许多人被一些价值不大的东西所束缚,却自得其乐,还觉得很满足.经过几百年的探索和发展,人们对物质需求已不再迫切,但对于精神自由的需求却无端被抹杀了.总之, 我认为现代人最缺乏的就是一种开拓进取, 寻找最大自由的精神.在厉尽时间锤炼的《西游记》中,竟深深蕴含着新世纪人们最渴望的自由精神……这是我此次阅读《西游记》体会最深的,以前的热闹已烟消云散,我就是孙悟空,去寻找我的自由,我的精神带着意味未了的心情我又迈入《水浒传》中那忠义的世界,从中我有体悟到忠义背后的爱的精神.然而,目前社会上还有许多人被一些价值不大的东西所束缚,却自得其乐,还觉得很满足.经过几百年的探索和发展,人们对物质需求已不再迫切,但对于精神自由的需求却无端被抹杀了.总之, 我认为现代人最缺乏的就是一种开阔进取, 寻找最大自由的精神.在厉尽时间锤炼的《西游记》中,竟深深蕴含着新世纪人们最渴望的自由精神……《西游记》是我国古代文学百花园中一朵怒放的奇葩.自问世以来,不胫而走,风靡文坛,故事流传,广及民间,真可谓家喻户晓,妇孺皆知,雅俗共赏.如此之宏著怎一个”梦”字解决呢不错,《西游记》它的艺术成就,人物塑造,思想内容等是多方面,多角度的.而在这儿,我只从弗洛伊德的”梦”论入手,用精神分析的方法来解析《西游记》.为了能使《西游记》的创作与梦联系上,我们先来看一下弗洛伊德的精神分析法.弗洛伊德的精神分析学说创立初期,由于他得天独厚的文学素养,他选择了与”语言”有密切联系的”谈疗法”来救治他的精神病人.在他看来,精神病人被封闭压抑了的内心障碍,可以经由语言交谈而得以宣泄或净化.可见,精神分析学说在初期阶段就与文学理论结下了不解之缘.从重视,考察病人的语言反应到对正常人在日常生活中发生的语误,笔误,读误的心里分析,在向前跨出一步,就与作家的文学创作现象联系到一起了.这种联系实际上在标志着精神分析学说诞生的《梦的解析》(1900)一书中已显出端倪.弗洛伊德将精神分析方法推衍至文学创作上来的一个重要前提就是:将作家与精神病患者联系在一起,而这一联系的桥梁就是”梦”.弗洛伊德认为,作家的写作也是在做梦,只不过是在非睡梦状态下作梦,因而他的作品也是他内心无意识本能的变形显现,欲望的替代满足.我们往往会说自己作的梦是混乱,荒谬的,完全是一种变了形的东西.四大名著之一的《水浒传》总算被我啃完了,好辛苦!不过,我总算明白了很多道理.不必说宋江和小旋风柴进的仗义疏财,也不必说武松漂亮的醉拳,吴用的足智多谋.单说天真烂漫的李逵,他颇有些野,一身鲁莽庄稼汉和无业游名的习气,动不动就发火,遇事不问青红皂白,总是一说二骂三打.结果不是吃亏就是后悔,但是却有”富贵不能淫,贫贱不能移,威武不能屈”的气概,最重要的是他身上有一种英雄气概,有一种愿意为兄弟两肋插刀的仗义,他这一点让我尤其感动.我试想,假如让他来到我的身边,相信没有多少人能有他这样的魅力.这不是因为他的相貌,也不是因为他有所么高挑的身材,更不会是他有大把的财富,就一点,就是他那在别人眼中芝麻大的优点.请不要小看他那芝麻大的优点,在这世界上就要灭绝了.我总觉得我们在生活中对于朋友甚至亲人少了一份亲情,少了一份哥们儿女情.我清楚的记得,在我咿咿呀呀学语时,我经常毫无顾忌的到邻居家吃饭,没有礼节,没有拘束,只有欢乐.邻居家的姐姐现在和我还是和原来一样好.在我哭着闹着不上幼儿园时,我们和邻居经常一起聊天,但是我们开始装上了一扇木门.现在当我知道为了未来奋斗的时候,我家的门也变成了三厘米厚的防盗门.这就像一条河,让我们和邻居的感情隔在天地两岸.这就像《礼记》里说的:”今大道即隐,天下为家.各亲其亲,各子其子,货力为己.”我们的社会很自然的少了一份爱,一份及其重要的爱——一份关怀.对于关怀,也许只需要一句简单的问候,或者是一个会心的微笑,就能让人喜笑颜开,就让人感受母亲般的关怀.不要太吝啬,一句问候,一个微笑不会让你失去什么,只能让你的人格得到升华.《水浒传》一书记述了以宋江为首的一百零八好汉从聚义梁山泊,到受朝廷招安,再到大破辽兵,最后剿灭叛党,却遭奸人谋害的英雄故事.读完全书,印在我脑海里挥之不去的只有两个字:忠,义.第五篇：名著读后感文学名著读后感集锦读《鲁滨孙漂流记》有感读完《鲁滨孙漂流记》这本精彩的小说后，一个高大的形象时时浮现在我的眼前，他就是勇敢的探险家、航海家鲁滨孙。
《弗洛斯河上的磨坊》
外国语学院学士学位论文论文题目：Reflections of Morality on the Character Maggie in The Mill on the Floss论《弗洛斯河上的磨坊》中麦琪人物形象体现出的道德观学生姓名：张尔虔学号：0709120215专业：英语语言文学班级：英语2007-2班指导教师：张娜论文提交日期：2011年6月10日Abstract:As an excellent novelist of Victorian Age, George Eliot is famous for her brilliance and anti traditional thoughts. Meanwhile, Eliot’s views on morality and rich life experiences are also drawing people’s attention. However, writers and critics pay less attention to the views of morality from the characterization that Eliot’s portrays.The Mill on the Floss is Eliot’ early works and it is also her autobiography. This novel describes the heroine Maggie’s short life experiences. She is brave enough to struggle for the outer strength. And from Maggie’s behaviors, we can realize the standard of Eliot’s views on morality.The paper will discuss the gender inequality in Victorian Age, Eliot’s human-oriented religion and Eliot’s marriage morality on the characterization of Maggie. The author will firstly introduce the reality of gender inequality in Victorian Age, and tell the Maggie’s rebellion and her helpless on changing this situation. And then it goes to Eliot’s human-oriented religion. Love is the core of Eliot’s human-oriented religion, and it is reflected on Maggie’s death for love. After that, the paper will discuss Eliot’s marriage morality. Maggie’s love with Philip and Stephen will explain Eliot’s marriage morality.George Eliot is a faithful believer in the importance of morality in society. She acted by high moral standards in her own life and developed her moral ideas in her books. Known Eliot’s moral ideas will be of great help in studying Eliot’s works.Key words:gender morality; religion morality; marriage morality摘要：作为19世纪英国维多利亚时期杰出的小说家，乔治·艾略特以其博学多才和反传统的思想而倍受人们瞩目。
The Mill on the Floss
This Mill on the Floss, based on George Eliot's own experiences of provincial偏狭的，粗俗的life, is a masterpiece of ambiguity模棱两可in which moral choice is subjected to the hypocrisy of the Victorian age.As the headstrong Maggie Tulliver grows into womanhood, the deep love which she has for her brother Tom turns into conflict, because she cannot reconcile使协调；使和解；his bourgeois standards with her own lively intelligence.Maggie is unable to adapt to her community or break free from it, and the result, on more than one level, is tragedy.本书简介：《弗洛斯河上的磨坊》是乔治•爱略特的第二部鸿篇巨著，是艾略特自传性最强的一部小说。
讲述了弗洛斯河旁圣奥格镇上磨坊主杜利弗因欠债而发生诉讼纠纷，败诉破产后其子女汤姆和玛吉的生活发生了重大的变化。
经过几年的努力，聪明而勤奋的汤姆终于攒够了钱还清债务并买回了磨坊，但玛吉的爱情却因汤姆的反对而频遭挫折。
当两人在危难之中和解时，凶猛的洪水却最终将兄妹俩吞没，但他们深深的手足之情却不能不让人感动。
'But it's bad - it's bad,' Mr Tulliver added - 'a woman's no business wi' being so clever; it'll turn to trouble, I doubt.' Rebellious and affectionate, Maggie Tulliver is always in trouble. Recalling her own experiences as a girl, George Eliot describes Maggie's turbulent childhood with a sympathetic engagement that makes the early chapters of The Mill on the Floss among the most immediately attractive she ever wrote. As Maggie Tulliver approaches adulthood, her spirited temperament brings her into conflict with her family, her community, and her much-loved brother Tom. Still more painfully, she finds her own nature divided between the claims of moral responsibility and her passionate hunger for self-fulfillment. George Eliot's searching exploration of Maggie's complex dilemma has made this one of the most enduringly popular of her works. This edition offers the definitive Clarendon text with a new introduction that gives an account of the book's place in Eliot's life and the intellectual context of the time, as well as providing closetextual analysis.。
The_Mill_on_the_Floss 弗洛斯河上的磨坊
弗洛斯河上的磨坊》讲述的是玛吉和汤姆兄妹两人 的故事。弗洛斯河旁圣奥格镇上磨坊主塔利弗因欠 债而发生诉讼纠纷，败诉破产后其子女汤姆和玛吉 的生活发生了重大的变化。汤姆不得不放弃受良好 教育的机会，出去为一家人的生计而拼命工作，而 玛吉也一改以往任性的性格，操持起家务。经过几 年的努力，聪明而勤奋的汤姆终于攒够了钱还清债 务并买回了磨坊，但过于激动的父亲就此去世。 破产后由于迁怒于对方律师威克姆，虽然玛吉 对威克姆的儿子菲利普颇有好感，但汤姆不许妹妹 和他接近，并迫使她离开磨坊。独自生活的玛吉不 幸又与表妹的未婚夫相爱，在两人单独划船出游时 被潮水带走而在外漂流过夜，汤姆得知后一气之下 将妹妹赶出了家门。正当玛吉独自悔恨时，那夜洪 水泛滥，磨坊被淹，玛吉一人驾船到磨坊营救汤姆， 两人在危难之中和解。凶猛的洪水最终还是将兄妹 俩吞没，但这对兄妹深深的手足之情不能不让人感 动。
The Mill on the Floss
Plot summary
The novel spans a period of 10 to 15 years, from Tom’s and Maggie’s childhood up until their deaths in a flood on the Floss. The book is fictional autobiography in part, reflecting the disgrace that George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) herself had while in a lengthy relationship with a married man, George Henry Lewes
Maggie’s love for Philip
疯人院的小磨盘读后感
疯人院的小磨盘读后感英文回答：After reading "The Little Mill on the Floss" by the author of "The Madhouse," I was deeply moved by the vivid portrayal of the characters and the intense emotions that permeate the story. The author's skillful use of language and imagery creates a haunting and unforgettable reading experience.The story revolves around the life of a young girl named Maggie Tulliver, who grows up in a dysfunctional family and faces numerous challenges and hardships. The novel delves into the complexities of human relationships, the struggle for individuality, and the relentless pursuit of happiness in the face of adversity. The character of Maggie is particularly compelling, as she grapples with her own desires and societal expectations, ultimately leading to her tragic fate.The setting of the story, the Floss River and the mill, serves as a powerful symbol of the characters' internal turmoil and external conflicts. The author's ability to weave together the natural landscape with the characters' inner struggles adds depth and richness to the narrative.Overall, "The Little Mill on the Floss" is a thought-provoking and emotionally charged novel that delves into the complexities of the human experience. The author's keen insight into the human psyche and the eloquence of their prose make this a truly unforgettable read.中文回答：读完《疯人院的小磨盘》，我被小说中生动的人物描绘和强烈的情感所深深打动。
磨坊文札 安居读后感
磨坊文札安居读后感英文回答："Mill on the Floss" is a novel written by George Eliot, and it left a deep impression on me. The story revolves around the lives of Maggie and Tom Tulliver, siblings who grow up in a mill on the River Floss. The novel explores themes of love, family, and societal expectations.One aspect that struck me about the novel is the complex and realistic portrayal of the characters. Maggie, the protagonist, is a strong-willed and intelligent young woman who defies societal norms. She is torn between her love for her brother Tom and her desire for personal freedom. The relationship between Maggie and Tom is both loving and tumultuous, reflecting the complexities of sibling dynamics.Another aspect that resonated with me is the vivid and detailed descriptions of the setting. The mill on the RiverFloss becomes a character in itself, symbolizing both the opportunities and constraints of the characters' lives. The descriptions of the natural surroundings, such as the river and the countryside, create a sense of nostalgia and longing.Furthermore, the novel explores the theme of societal expectations and the constraints they impose on individuals. Maggie's unconventional behavior and desire for education are met with disapproval and criticism from those around her. This resonated with me personally, as I have also experienced societal pressure to conform to certain norms and expectations.In addition, the novel also delves into thecomplexities of love and relationships. Maggie's romantic relationships with Philip Wakem and Stephen Guest arefraught with complications and moral dilemmas. These relationships highlight the difficulties of navigating love and loyalty, and the consequences of our choices.Overall, "Mill on the Floss" is a thought-provoking andemotionally engaging novel. It explores timeless themes and presents complex characters that feel real and relatable. The novel's rich language and vivid descriptions create a captivating reading experience. It has left a lasting impression on me, reminding me of the power of literatureto illuminate the human experience.中文回答：《磨坊文札》是乔治·艾略特写的一部小说，给我留下了深刻的印象。
最后的莫西干人英文读后感
My Appreciation of the Last of the Mohicans As one of “The Leather-stocking Tales”, The Last of the Mohicans creates an American hero-myth by the name of Hawkeye. In this novel he is portrayed as a perfect example of the western man, shaped by the forest in which he lives and broken away from the falsity of civilization. He is the embodiment of basic human virtues like kindness, wisdom, bravery and rustic chivalry. His Indian companion, the Mohican chief Chingachgook, is Cooper’s ideal of the natural man, whose native intelligence, loyalty and brotherly love are not tainted by civilization. Besides vivid characterization, this novel is full of blood and fight, set in descriptive images of the beauty of nature reminiscent of Sir Walter Scott.What is more, I think that repetition, oppositions and contrasts abound in the novel. Repetition exists most obviously in the plot device of the trap and escape of the characters while oppositions show themselves mainly in the numerous frontier clashes: French against English, Indians against Indians and against whites, Magua against Hawkeye’s party. The most important and controlling opposition in the novel are between evil and good. As to contrasts, the most appealing one is that between the condition of nature and the condition of humans.In addition, after reading this novel, I find two themes from it.The first one is “interracial love and friendship”. The Last of the Mohicans is about race and the difficulty of overcoming radical divides. Cooper suggests that interracial mingling is both desirable and dangerous. Cooper lauds the genuine and longtime friendship between Hawkeye, a white man, and Chingachgook, a Mohican Indian. Hawkeye and Chingachgook’s shared communication with nature transcends race, enabling them to team up against Huron enemies and to save white military leaders like Heyward. On the other hand, though, cooper shows his conviction that interracial romances are doomed and undesirable. The interracial love of Uncas and Cora ends in tragedy, and the forced interracial relationship between Cora and Magua is portrayed as unnatural. Through Cora, cooper suggests that interracial desire can be inherited.The second one is “the changing idea of family”. Cooper uses the frontier setting to explore the changing status of the family unit. Cooper posits that the wilderness demands new definitions of family. Uncas and Hawkeye, for example, form a makeshift family structure. When Uncas’s real father, Chingachgook, disappears without explanation in the middle portion of the novel, Hawkeye becomes a symbolic father for Uncas. As Uncas develops his leadership qualities and emerges as a hero at the Delaware council of Tamenund, he takes on some of the charisma and skill of Hawkeye,just as a son would inherit behavior from his father. Not only do Uncas and Hawkeye form a family not related by blood, they form a family that transcends race. Despite this redefinition, however, the novel dose not allow new family formations that mix race, for Uncas and Cora do not to get to act on their interracial attraction. The tragedy of this sentimental novel is that Cora and Uncas cannot redefine the notion of family according to their desires.All in all, Cooper’s style in this novel is plain and straightforward. His lucid description of nature often achieves a poetic simplicity. The tragic irony is that the last of the Mohicans, symbolically represent the last of a dying Indian culture, including not only the Mohicans but all the Indian tribes—dispersed, divided and ultimately destroyed by the coming of the Europeans.。
磨坊主读后感400字
磨坊主读后感400字英文回答：After reading "The Miller's Tale", I was struck by the cleverness and humor displayed by the miller in his storytelling. The way he weaves a tale full of deception, trickery, and lust is both entertaining and thought-provoking. One aspect that stood out to me was the miller's use of irony throughout the story. For example, when the carpenter is deceived by Nicholas and Absolon, it is ironic because the miller himself is known for being deceitful and untrustworthy. This adds a layer of complexity to the story and makes it more engaging for the reader.Another thing that I found interesting was the way the miller portrays different characters in the story. Each character has their own flaws and motivations, which makes them feel more realistic and relatable. For instance, Alison's desire for freedom and independence drives much of the plot, while Nicholas's cunning and intelligence helphim outwit the other characters. These complexities in character development make the story more dynamic and engaging for the reader.Overall, "The Miller's Tale" is a fascinatingexploration of human nature and the complexities of relationships. It reminds us that people are not alwayswhat they seem, and that appearances can be deceiving. The humor and wit of the miller's storytelling make the tale both entertaining and thought-provoking, leaving a lasting impression on the reader.中文回答：读完《磨坊主的故事》，我被磨坊主在讲故事中展示的聪明和幽默所震撼。
百万富翁英文读后感（最终版）
百万富翁英文读后感（最终版）第一篇：百万富翁英文读后感（最终版）My favourite book by Mark TwainMark Twain,one of the most important writers in the history of American literature,is well known for his local color.During his writing career,a lot of novels were written,such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,The Million Pound Note and so on.Many people said that The Adventures of HuckleberryFinn is the best work that Mark Twain ever produced,however,my favourite book by Mark Twain is The Million Pound Note.The Million Pound Note tells a adventure story of a poor guy named Henry Adams who came from American.A maritime disaster let the poor guy stay in London.One day two rich men made a bet.These men lent a cheque of 1 million pounds which could not be draw out from bank to Henry.They want to know how can Henry live only with this chaque in a month.To their surperise ,Henry did not died of hungery or arrested by the ploiceman during one month.What’s more he fell in love with a beautiful girl and got his fame and wealth.I like this book very much not only the romantic story of Henry ,but also the human nature of the people in the story.Twainsaw clearly the great changes in nation’seconomic development and political life.With thedevelopment of modern society,many people lost their heart in money.The peopl’s heart isgreedy,can never be contened.But Henry kept hiswords.Mark Twain still hope to see people can overcome the money and kept their human nature.In thisstory ,Twain observe carefully and describe those trait veryprecise.To sum up,this story is a really good work of Mark Twain.The lesson I’ve learnt frommakes me want to be an honest man sincerely and lets me not to worship money.After all ,money is not everything.第二篇：百万富翁英文读后感My favourite book by Mark Twain Mark Twain,one of the most important writers in the history of American literature,is well known for his local color.During his writing career,a lot of novels were written,such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ,The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,The Million Pound Note and so on.Many people said that The Adventures of HuckleberryFinn is the best work that Mark Twain ever produced,however,my favourite book by Mark Twain is The Million Pound Note.The Million Pound Note tells a adventure story of a poor guy named Henry Adams who came from American.A maritime disaster let the poor guy stay in London.One day two rich men made a bet.These men lent a cheque of 1 million pounds which could not be draw out from bank to Henry.They want to know how can Henry live only with this chaque in a month.To their surperise ,Henry did not died of hungery or arrested by the ploiceman during one month.What’s more he fell in love with a beautiful girl and got his fame and wealth.I like this book very much not only the romantic story of Henry ,but also the human nature of the people in the story.Twainsaw clearly the great changes in nation’s economic development and political life.With the development of modern society,many people lost their heart in money.The peopl’s heart is greedy,can never be contened.But Henry kept his words.Mark Twain still hope to see people can overcome the money and kept their human nature.In this story ,Twain observe carefully anddescribe those trait very precise.T o sum up,this story is a really good work of Mark Twain.The lesson I’ve learnt from makes me want to be an honest man sincerely and lets me not to worship money.After all ,money is not everything.第三篇：《百万富翁》读后感《百万英镑》之反思《百万英镑》是一部相当优秀的电影。
磨坊主读后感400字
磨坊主读后感400字英文回答：After reading "The Miller's Tale," I was struck by the cleverness and wit of the miller in the story. The way he tricks the carpenter and has an affair with his wife shows his cunning and resourcefulness. It made me think about how sometimes people use their intelligence for less than noble purposes, like the miller did in the story.One thing that stood out to me was the theme of deception and betrayal. The miller deceives the carpenter by convincing him that a flood is coming and that he needs to sleep in a tub to survive. This shows how easily people can be manipulated and taken advantage of. It made me reflect on the importance of being cautious and nottrusting others blindly.Another aspect of the story that I found interesting was the portrayal of relationships. The miller's affairwith the carpenter's wife highlights the complexities of human emotions and desires. It made me think about how love and lust can sometimes lead people to make irrational decisions and betray those closest to them.Overall, "The Miller's Tale" is a thought-provoking story that explores themes of deception, betrayal, and human relationships. It serves as a reminder to always be vigilant and wary of others' intentions.中文回答：读完《磨坊主的故事》之后，我被故事中磨坊主的机智和智慧所深深吸引。
Memory and The Mill on the Floss
Memory and The Mill on the Floss肖迎新【期刊名称】《内蒙古师范大学学报：哲学社会科学版》【年(卷),期】1999(000)0S3【摘要】George Eliot is the most remarkable among the women novelists of the 19th century. We can find that memory plays an important role in almost all of her works. The Mill on The Floss is the best work that George Eliot ever produced, and memory is perhaps the central element in the structure of it, acting as a means of transcending the unstructured world, in which past and present are unified. It can also place the individual in contact with the felt experience of the past, and allow an individual to act in accordance with his whole experience.【总页数】3页(P53-55)【作者】肖迎新【作者单位】内蒙古师范大学外国语学院!内蒙古呼和浩特010022【正文语种】中文【中图分类】I106【相关文献】1.On Maggie＇s Feminist Thoughts in The Mill on the Floss [J], LIU Xi;MA Wen-ying;;;2.A Feministic Duality Insight into the The Mill on the Floss [J], 马培培;李潇洒3.A Feministic Duality Insight into the The Mill on the Floss [J], 马培培;李潇洒;4.Reflections of Gender Morality on the Character Maggie in The Mill on the Floss [J], 张娜5.Maggie as a Revolter of the Patriarchal System in The Mill on the Floss [J], 王菁因版权原因，仅展示原文概要，查看原文内容请购买。
百万英镑英语读后感范文（通用3篇）
百万英镑英语读后感范文（通用3篇）读完一本名著以后，你有什么总结呢？何不静下心来写写读后感呢？想必许多人都在为如何写好读后感而烦恼吧，以下是小编为大家收集的百万英镑英语读后感范文（通用3篇），欢迎阅读，希望大家能够喜欢。
百万英镑英语读后感1读完了《百万英镑》这本书，我的感受很多。
这本书讲了一个人意外得到了一百万英镑，然后从一个乞丐到每个人都尊重他的传奇经历。
这本书的作者很幽默，那个乞丐得到了一百万英镑，原因是两个人打赌，看那个人成为富翁之后，一个月的时间，不花一分钱能不能生存下来。
结果，那个人从以前人见人烦到现在人人都想巴结他。
他去那个饭店吃饭，还没等掏钱，那个老板恨不得把这个饭店送给他，去买衣服，因为找不开钱，老板送了他很多衣服，他去的那个饭店，一夜之间火了。
那个人一个月之内，竟然和皇家贵族平起平坐，甚至许多伯爵也很尊重他。
结果，一个月之后，那个人没花一分钱就过的好好的。
读完了这本书，我明白了世界上有多少人世故圆滑，如果不是，那为什么那个人以前受人之气而现在却受人尊重，所以，我希望世界上不要再有这种人了，世界上毕竟有正义感的人还是更多的。
After reading the book "Million Millions", I feel a lot. This book tells a man who accidentally received a million pounds and then respects his legendary experience from a beggar to everyone.The author of this book is very humorous. The beggar got a million pounds because two people bet to see if that person could survive without spending a penny a month after becoming a rich man. As a result, that person has wanted to stifle him whenhe was annoying before. He went to the restaurant to eat, but he had n’t waited to pay for it. The boss would like to give him the restaurant to buy clothes, because the boss could n’t find the money, the boss gave him a lot of clothes, and the restaurant he went to caught fire overnight. .Within a month, the man was on an equal footing with the royal aristocracy, and even many counts respected him. As a result, a month later, the person was fine without spending a penny.After reading this book, I understand how many people in the world are sleek. If not, then why is that person used to be popular but now respected, so I hope that there will be no such people in the world, After all, there are more people with a sense of justice in the world.百万英镑英语读后感2这几天，我读了一本叫《百万英镑》的书。
the millionairess读后感
the millionairess读后感Today I read the millionaire novel and felt deeply. Now I share my feelings with you.Based on Mark Twains novel, The Millionaire Pound Note takes an interesting satirical look at the hypocrisy stemming from class distinction in the England. England is a country where class and wealth are given extreme significance, especially among the rich. The film shows the hypocrisy that existed among these people, how the rich are quick to change face when in an instant they find out that youre a man of wealth and how within the next moment they revert back to their condescending selves when all wealth is lost.Interestingly, The Millionaire also briefly looks at how the English perceived Americans in that era. Rich Americans were welcomed as outsiders and the poor were quickly shunned away. The fact that hes an outsider either makes him more appealing or the complete opposite. The story sticks to the main theme by emphasizing on the hypocrisy of the upper class society but at the same time it also creates a balance that prevents the movie from being a mockery of the British society.The book also has a film, which dragged for a while, but the love story was at the right time and there was plenty of comedy to entertain. A charming Gregory Pike completely nailed this part and glowing Jane Griffith is a treat. Reginald Beckaway, because Px's assistant Locke was funny. The ending was somewhat predictable, but the director overall did very well by summarizing and showing his views.翻译：今天我读了百万富翁这本小说，感触很深，现在和大家分享一下感受。
《麦琪的礼物》英文读后感
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The Mill on the Floss
The Mill on the Floss is the Victorian writer George Eliot’s quasi autobiographical novel. Maggie, that is the writer herself, and Tom Tulliver are two children growing up at an old fashion mill on the river Floss. Smart, but not always obedient, Maggie gets into conflict with her family sometime. She meets deformed Philip, who is the son of their father Mr. Tulliver’s worst enemy in lawsuit, Mr. W akem, and Maggie s tarts a deep friendship with him. Mr. Tulliver loses the lawsuit, and Tom has to work to pay off the family debts. His relationship with Maggie is badly damaged because he forbids her contact with Philip. A few years after Mr. Tulliver’s death, Maggie goes to stay with her cousin Lucy and is attracted to Stephen Guest, Lucy’s boyfriend. It happens that the two are together by themselves one day, and Stephen tries to seduce Maggie into an elopement. With much inner struggle, Maggie refuses to go with him, but she is not able to go home for the night. Tom renounces Maggie and roughly drives her away. Eventually, the brother and sister reconcile with each other in the river flood, and they are drowned together in the Floss. George Eliot’s The Mill on the Floss teaches that one person should be brave to pursue his happiness, and it also teaches that on should forgive, instead of hate.
First, The Mill on the Floss teaches that one person should be brave to pursuer his happiness. Maggie meets Philip Wakem when he is at school with Tom. Philip is one of the few people who understand Maggie, and they both appreciate each other. Because of the loss of Mr. Tulliver’s lawsuit, lawyer Wakem becomes the enemy of Maggie’s family.
Though Tom tells Maggie repeatedly to keep away from Philip, she thinks that Philip is different form Philip’s father. Therefore, Maggie re-establishes the friendship with him after she struggles with herself internally. She does not want his brother and father unhappy, but she feels happy when she is with Philip. Maggie continues to see Philip secretly, against her family’s wishes. Maggie knows the result of being discovered; however, she chooses to follow her own mind and happiness and bravely makes the decision.
While teaching that a person should be brave to pursue his happiness, The Mill on the Floss also teaches that one should forgive, instead of hate. In chapter 5, Tom comes home from school and is enraged to find that his beloved rabbits are starved because of Maggie’s carelessness. Tom is angry with Maggie and says to her: “I don’t love you” (39). It really hurts little Maggie’s mind, for she loves and worships him so much. Tom actually forgives Maggie soon as a good brother should do. The great breakup between them happens because of Tom’s m isunderstanding. They do not reconcile until the Floss floods. Struggling with the water in a boat, Maggie finds Tom at the old mill. At the last moment, they forgive each other from all past, reconcile, and drown in the river together (542).
Maggie’s stor y shows that how a person bravely pursues his happiness, and how good it is to forgive others. It describes convincingly that the hatred from Maggie’s father and brother toward Wakem is the real cause of the tragedy of Maggie’s life. The Mill on the Floss is a fantastic classic work with a history of 150 years. With its valuable truths and descriptions of Victorian society, its influence will last a long time.。