第一篇：《茶花女》英文读后感
Throughout France and China, fewpeople know the name “Al Fang Xenon Plessey”, however, quite a lotof people have read La traviata and have got to know somethingabout the marvelous love story.
Al Fang Xenon Plessey was theoriginal character of the heroin in the famous French Literaturework La Traviata. The moving, tear-jerking love story was adaptedand recreated from Al Fang Xenon Plessey’s experience. La Traviata waswritten by Dumas. In fact, the story told in the novel was almostexactly the love story between Dumas and his lover.Dumas, whosefather was also a famous writer, did not live a very goodchildhood. Instead, because of his special identity as anillegitimate child, he was often made fun of by his fellows.Alexander Dumas, his father, was so ungrateful that he abandonedDumas and his weaver mother immediately after he got somereputation and put himself into a new, luxury world. Eventually hethought of little Dumas and his poor mother. At that time, he haddeveloped a very intimate relationship with an actress and had justhad a newly-born daughter. Alexander Dumas adopted little Dumasthrough legal way, leaving the weaver alone. What a miserable lifeshe had been living!Pure and plain as Dumas was, hegradually changed with the surroundings. It was not his fault!Living in a materialistic surrounding, especially under the exampleof his father, who had lived an extravagant and luxury life, Dumassimply couldn’t avoid been involved in the polluted society andgradually adapted to the shift from a freshman to a bad guy likehis father. He, also, began to seek for extravagance, sex andreputation. “What the father look like, what the son will be” isoften referred when people talked about this father andson.However, we know that Dumas hadlived with mother for 7 years, during which time he had beenreceiving formal and integrity education. Hence, even though Dumaswas living a dissolute life, he was still with conscience. We shallnever forget that Dumas began writing at a very young age, evenwhen he was still a teenager, he had release quite a few novels andpoems. But all his early works were not paid attention.
It was LaTraviata that gave Dumas an important place in French literature.Or more precisely, we should say it was the fascinatingencountering of Dumas and Al Fang Xenon Plessey that made Dumasworld famous.The love story inthe novel went almost exactly as the real story. The only evidentdifferences are the names. In the novel, the hero was named Armanand the heroin was named Margaret while Dumas and Al Fang XenonPlessey outside the story.Margaret was a popular Parisprostitute. One day when Alma was attending an opera, Margaret wasso attractive and shining that Alma noticed her immediately out ofso many ordinary women and fell in love with her at the firstsight. After the show, with help of a neighbor of Margaret, Almawas introduced to Margaret. They had a meal together that night.Margaret seemed to be very delighted, she laughed, spoke loudly.However, she coughed very badly. Silently she left her seat andwalked into her bedroom when others were right in the mood. Almafollowed her. She was having hemoptysis, which scared Almaterribly. He sincerely tried to persuade her to take good care ofherself. Such advice and persuasion may seem common but it strokeMargaret. Never in her life had she been greeted and cared about assincerely. After all, the two became closely connected and beforelong Margaret agreed to date with Alma.
We can hardly tell whether Almaloved Margaret out of love or out of sympathy. Because throughouttheir contact, Alma did persuade Margaret to take good care andpreserve her well. What’s more, he even accompanied her to thecountryside to recuperate, as has never been doneothers.Intimate time as they had, at lastthey had to break up. Alma’s father was a reserved, loyal man whowould never allow a prostitute to enter his family. Secretly hemade an agreement with Margaret which forced Margaret to leaveAlma, claiming that it was the way to show her love and loyalty toAlma.That Margaret died in despair wassomething within expectation though very saddening. She had beenill for a long time but she never really tried to do herself good.Addicted in the luxury world, she was not capable of druggingherself out of it.Crazy went Alma when he got to knowthe bad news. It was really a long time for him to come back tohimself. Even, he didn’t believe that Margaret had died until heopened the coffin and saw the scaring face of his oncelover.Outside the story, Dumas also wasvery desperate about Plessey’s death. However, he did not revealhis emotions. Neither had he written down something as a tributenor had he frequently been to the Montmartre Cemetery to show hisyearnings. But that he was deeply shocked was without doubt.Everything had gone too fast for him!
When Dumas finished his travel toNorth Africa and came back to Paris, the view of the empty room wasso striking that Dumas thought he should do something to memorizeMargaret. In only one month Dumas created the famous novel, whichturned out to be really a hit to the whole world. Coincidence ornot, Dumas was also buried in the Montmartre Cemetery. The twointimate lovers could only continue their storyunderground.
第二篇：《茶花女》英文读后感
I read the Chinese version of “Camille” a few years ago. At that time I was deeply moved by the main character Marguerite Gautier. “Camille” or “The Lady of the Camellias” by Alexandre Dumas, fils, is the story of Marguerite Gautier, a young courtesan, or kept woman, in Paris in the mid 1800s, and how she falls in love with a young man, Armand Duval, and then tries to escape from her questionable past.Unfortunately, it comes back to haunt her and she ends up returning to that life and dies painfully and alone, but with the knowledge that she was a noble woman at heart. When I first began to read the book, I did not care for Marguerite or her attitude or lifestyle, but as I got further into the narrative, I realized that her saucy attitude was a front to cover the lonely woman that she really was. She felt used, abused and unloved, until the gentle Armand Duval came into her life and showed her that he loved her as a person and not for what she could do for him. It must have taken GRat courage for Marguerite to leave the life she had lived for so long, knowing all along that it was probably too good to be true and would not last indefinitely. And it also showed that Marguerite really loved Armand Duval for she could even change herself for him.
However, happiness didn’t last for long. When M. Duval, Armands father, came to her, pleading for her to leave Armand to save both Armands reputation and that of his younger innocent sister, Marguerite saw a way to become pure of heart, if not in body. She felt that it was her duty, because she loved Armand so much, to do this even though it meant giving up her own happiness and hurting Armand temporarily. She reluctantly returned to her former life, knowing that some day Armand would forgive her. Sadly, she died in debt and basically alone, except for her one female friend, Julie Duprat, who helped her during her illness. She had her journal sent to Armand after her death, explaining why she had made the choices she had. I think Dumass last few lines about Marguerite being the exception, not the rule were quite true, and I also aGRed with his view that while her lifestyle could not be condoned, we as a society assume that all of these type of women are cold and heartless, while this may not always be the case. A person can make the wrong choices in life when they are young, and try to redeem themselves, but sometimes past situations prevent them from changing their lives, even though they desperately wish to do so. This applies to both men and women in many different types of circumstances: involvement in crime; drug or alcohol abuse; gambling; prostitution; financial problems; poor marriage choices; etc. And this is the fact, which exists in the whole society.
第三篇：《茶花女》英文读后感
The Lady of the Camellias is a classic book that written by famous author called Alexandre Dumas. The story set in Paris. There are two main characters in this book， Marguerite Gautier and Armand Duval. Marguerite is a pretty and young courtesan， or kept woman.A courtesan can#39;t have the true love. But she falls love with a young man， Armand. She tries to get away from her questionable past and lives with Armand forever. But when Armand#39;s father， Madame Duval knows that his son is falling love with a courtesan， he separates them. After Armand finds that his father lied him， he goes back to Paris， but Marguerite dies painfully and alone.
I really enjoy this when i was reading it. Marguerite taught me a lot. (lz13)To love someone is just let him or her be happy.Marguerite throws out the lord who can repays her all debts and lives with Armand.But when Armand#39;s father reminds her that she is just a courtesan， she realized she can#39;t be recognized in Armand#39;s family， she will stain Armand#39;s reputation. So she leaves him. Marguerite#39;s love is unselfish. Her self-sacrifice saved Armand#39;s reputation.
第四篇：《茶花女》英文读后感
Those Beautiful Flowers
---Book Review: “Camille” I read the Chinese version of“Camille” a few years ago. At that time I was deeply moved by themain character Marguerite Gautier. “Camille” or “The Lady of theCamellias” by Alexandre Dumas, fils, is the story of MargueriteGautier, a young courtesan, or kept woman, in Paris in the mid1800s, and how she falls in love with a young man, Armand Duval,and then tries to escape from her questionable past. Unfortunately,it comes back to haunt her and she ends up returning to that lifeand dies painfully and alone, but with the knowledge that she was anoble woman at heart.
When I first began to read the book, I didnot care for Marguerite or her attitude or lifestyle, but as I gotfurther into the narrative, I realized that her saucy attitude wasa front to cover the lonely woman that she really was. She feltused, abused and unloved, until the gentle Armand Duval came intoher life and showed her that he loved her as a person and not forwhat she could do for him. It must have taken great courage forMarguerite to leave the life she had lived for so long, knowing allalong that it was probably too good to be true and would not lastindefinitely. And it also showed that Marguerite really lovedArmand Duval for she could even change herself for him. However, happiness didn’t lastfor long.
When M. Duval, Armands father, came to her, pleading forher to leave Armand to save both Armands reputation and that ofhis younger innocent sister, Marguerite saw a way to become pure ofheart, if not in body. She felt that it was her duty, because sheloved Armand so much, to do this even though it meant giving up herown happiness and hurting Armand temporarily. She reluctantlyreturned to her former life, knowing that some day Armand wouldforgive her. Sadly, she died in debt and basically alone, exceptfor her one female friend, Julie Duprat, who helped her during herillness. She had her journal sent to Armand after her death,explaining why she had made the choices she had. I think Dumasslast few lines about Marguerite being the exception, not the rulewere quite true, and I also agreed with his view that while herlifestyle could not be condoned, we as a society assume that all ofthese type of women are cold and heartless, while this may notalways be the case.
A person can make the wrong choices in lifewhen they are young, and try to redeem themselves, but sometimespast situations prevent them from changing their lives, even thoughthey desperately wish to do so. This applies to both men and womenin many different types of circumstances: involvement in crime;drug or alcohol abuse; gambling; prostitution; financial problems;poor marriage choices; etc. And this is the fact, which exists inthe whole society. As far as the other charactersin the book, I think Marguerite was right in saying that no onetruly cared about her, but only wanted something from her, the onlyexceptions being Armand and Julie Duprat. Of course, the Comte deG. and Comte de N. wanted her body and appearance. The Duke neededto “wake up and smell the coffee” and realize that she could neverreplace his dead daughter.
If he truly cared, he could have helpedher leave her lifestyle without “keeping” her himself. And lastly,Prudence was a blood-sucking leech who used Marguerite almost worsethan the men. I also think she was jealous of the fact thatMarguerite had so much more courage than herself and someone trulyloved her.Last morning, when tiding my bookshelf, I took this book out of theshelf, and a dried flower flew away from the book. It was paleblue, very transparent, with thin fine veins. a dried flower flewaway from the book. It was pale blue, very transparent, with thinfine veins. I held it against the morning light and blew on it. Thesoft breeze carried it away. Camille is just likethe camellia, she could never escape from the destiny of withering.But it wasn’t her fau< it’s because of the evil of Capitalism andthe hideousness of that society.
Suddenly, I remembered asaying: “Women are like the flowers”. Those pretty women are likethose beautiful flowers; their delicate beauty makes people feelthey are the miracle of life. However, even the God envies theirbeauty. It seems that beautiful women always have tragic endings.As we are normal persons, even we can see the hideousness ofhumanity that results in their fate of withering, we can at mostask quietly in our hearts: Where have those beautiful flowers gone?Where have they gone?