作文一:《名利场读后感》1000字
《名利场》读后感
萨克雷的小说《名利场》主要讲述了两个女人的故事,爱丽米亚和夏泼形成鲜明的对比。
爱丽米亚是富商的女儿,她是典型的“家中的天使”形象,他爱着乔治用她全部的精力去爱他。在她心目中,乔治就是她的太阳,乔治在外面赌博娱乐,她却以为乔治在部队里忙碌着,任凭乔治的姐妹们对她刁难。父亲破产后,乔治的父亲撕毁了他们的婚约,但痴情的爱米丽亚仍不肯放弃对乔治的爱。在杜宾的周旋下,爱米丽亚和乔治秘密结婚。然而,当乔治知道父亲为此断绝他的经济来源时,他十分悔恨。在新婚蜜月里,乔治开始在外边寻欢作乐,爱米丽亚备受冷落,但她逆来顺受,痴心不变。甚至,在乔治战死后,她把他当作神灵一样供奉着,坚持对乔治的专一。丈夫死后,儿子是她惟一的希望和生活的全部,觉得儿子是世界上最漂亮、最聪明、最好的孩子,因为他是乔治的化身。
夏泼是个出身贫寒但野心勃勃的孤儿,母亲的早逝使得她身上缺乏社会家庭传统下所特有的女性气质,相反的与父亲相依为命却给了夏泼男性气质的启发。所以她身上总是体现着一种支配性的男性气质,它支配着夏泼自己,也支配着她身边的男人和女人。结婚不久,夏泼的个人魅力让罗登这个酒色场中的老手也变成了依头顺脑的好丈夫。时间越久,他就越是依赖自己的妻子,从最开始的喜欢与欣赏,到后来的崇拜与仰慕。罗登对夏泼的个人崇拜就如同爱米丽亚对乔治的个人崇拜。不仅丈夫对她俯首帖耳,在上流社会当中,夏泼也如鱼得水地周旋在男人中间。她也能讨好贵妇人,她适当地装出温柔谦虚、善良忠厚的女性气质,自然就博得了这些传统女性的认可。当葛立泽儿夫人夸她的法文说得漂亮时,利蓓加态度十分谦虚;当利蓓加坐在钢琴边唱起了斯丹恩夫人早年最喜欢的莫扎特的圣诗史,她就对利蓓加服服帖帖,甚至还有些喜欢她了;
当吉恩夫人如此喜欢小罗登时,利蓓加当着大家的面在儿子脸上吻了一下,尽管她在家从不会做这种事。总之她是女权主义的杰出代表。
波伏娃曾说过,一个人之为女人,与其说是“天生”的,不如说是“形成”的。没有任何生理上、心理上或经济上的定命,能决断女人在社会中的地位,而是人类文化之整体,产生出这居于男性与无性中的所谓“女性”。与维多利亚时代的传统女性相比,夏泼是一个可怕的另类。因为命运的不公,她向这种命定的女性角色反抗过,虽然她终究永远地与上流社会无缘,但积极乐观的她面对如此挫折仍不气馁。在漂泊流浪的生活中,利蓓加不曾回头,也不曾后悔。这位拥有男人心的勇敢女人,曾向这个社会发出了不屈的反抗,虽然在传统道德面前光荣地牺牲了,但至少也在其中溅起了一些涟漪。相信随着时代的发展,夏泼的另类越来越受到世人的理解,当今社会,许多类似的例子。
作文二:《名利场读后感》5100字
My Review on the Book Vanity Fair
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My Review on the Book Vanity Fair
Introduction
Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero is a novel by William Makepeace Thackeray,
first published in 1847–48, satirizing society in early 19th-century Britain. The book's title es from John Bunyan's allegorical story The Pilgrim's Progress, first
published in 1678 and still widely read at the time of Thackeray's novel. Vanity Fair
refers to a stop along the pilgrim's progress: a never-ending fair held in a town called Vanity, which is meant to represent man's sinful attachment to worldly things. The novel is now considered a classic, and has inspired several film adaptations.
Social background
Since the Industrial Revolution in the second half of the 18th century, the class structure of English society had undergone radical changes. The Industrial capitalists began to play a more important role and vied for political power with the old aristocracy. Due to the support of the people this struggle of power ended in the victory of bourgeoisie over the aristocracy. With the development of capitalism, there arose a powerful working class, though the conflict between labor and the capital was for some time the background of the struggle between the feudal and bourgeois classes. But from the thirties of the 19th century, the struggle between the workers and capitalists became the feudal mental contradiction in English social life.
The crying social contradictions were reflected in the writers? work of
Analysis of Vanity Fair
In the novel, Becky Sharp is a classic example of this money-grubbing instinctive. Everyone wishes to gain something in Vanity Fair and acts almost in the same manner as Becky.
The Characteristics of Vanity Fair
(1) Vanity Fair has a sub-title, A Novel Without a Hero, which intends to portray the bourgeois and aristocratic society as a whole. (2) Vanity Fair is work of social criticism, and is noted for the author’s
realistic depiction, the ironic and sarcastic tone and constant ment and criticism.
(3) In Vanity Fair, Thackeray gives block characters
(4) Thackeray uses symbolism in Vanity Fair.
(5) Thackeray employs an omniscient narrator to tell the story. Comments on the book
In this novel, I like the name of novel “Vanity Fair” and the subtitle “A
Novel without a Hero”. When I see the name, I understand the main
idea of the novel. The Victorian egoistic, hypocritical, and money-grabbing aristocratic and mercial society is a vanity fair. It is not only a show of Thackeray?s cynical view toward life but also a declaration of that the epoch in which capitalists or aristocrats posed themselves as heroes.
At the same time, the writer adopts a great number of rhetorical devices to describe the two main figures? words, expression and behavior. That makes the sentences vivid and arouses the readers? interest in reading. The images, plot and language show the hidden paradox of sensuality and redemption. The book gives me a whole view of the nobility?s life which is pretty extravagant.
Given in the modern society, Becky is an ambitious woman. She is not afraid of failure. It?s easy for us to encounter some Beckys in the real
world. Becky is a representative of people who are governor-oriented or money talks. However, as a female, I think Becky is very brave. Everyone longs for happiness. Everyone pursues happiness. Thus, what Becky has done are only for her simple aim----happiness. Because she es from an ignoble family, she has to try her best to do everything. She has only herself to rely on. She believes that a woman of low birth can marry into the purple. Due to her strong-mindedness, she never gives up when difficulties arise, though sometimes she is in the wrong way.
Vanity Fair is a trap that everyone is likely to step into however careful
he may try to be. Thackeray has drawn a lifelike tableau of the Vanity Fair in reality in the novel. That is the reason why the novel has been popular for so many years.
Through his novel Vanity Fair, maybe Thackeray would like to tell us that we are supposed to have the right attitudes towards fame and fortune. We cannot give up all just for money and position. Moreover, we should understand one thing----No one can be happy without a friend. Thus, friends are far more important in our life. We should cherish our friendships at hand, because it would not follow you for life.
Today we are living in a harmonious society; we should keep our purity and humanity. Fame and fortune are important, but they are not everything. Love and humanity are of more importance for a peaceful life. We should trust each other, help each other, and take care of each other.
The author concludes his book by saying: ?Ah! In the vanity fair, things
are empty! In this world, who are happy among us? Who also can attain all his wishes? Even so, who will be satisfied with what he has had? Dear friends, please use your action to find out the answer.? Yes, it is
time for us to reflect and take action.
Now, I have found out my answer. It is to strive, to seek, to find, but never to yield.
作文三:《名利场读后感》900字
The reaction of Vanity Fair
I have read a book named Vanity Fair. It was written by William Thackeray, a famous writer in 19th century.
The book has told a story about a beautiful woman named Rebecca Sharp. She was an orphan and she had suffered during her childhood due to her privation. So she wanted to be rich and powerful. When she grew up, she used her beauty and resource to get into the upper society. In this process, she had ever succeeded, but finally she had nothing.
The author said this is a novel without a hero. The characters are all small potatoes in that society. Their stories just like the ethos in the real society. Almost everyone wants to bee rich and powerful. They may give up a friend, a relative even a lover to get more. Some of them get what they want but they do not happy. And some people just lose everything. I really thing it is a tragedy for someone lose its way in the Vanity Fair. A real happy life should not along with money and lust.
作文四:《名利场读后感》8200字
VANITY FAIR----A NOVEL WITHOUT A HERO
In recent weeks, I have read a novel Vanity Fair. Vanity Fair is a novel without hero, it was written by the British writer William Makepeace Thackeray in the 19th century. This work made him bee famous overnight. William Makepeace Thackeray was born in a well-to-do family. He received higher education. He was against affection. He said of himself, “I have no brains above my eyes; and I describe what I see.” Thackeray presented his characters as they are real in life. He recorded the failings of his characters, as well as their merits and capacities. His cynical attitude towards life explains the fact that most of his clever people are rogues and mist of his virtuous people are fools.
Vanity Fair is a novel without a Hero, satirizing society in early 19th-century Britain. The book was developed on two clues. One is about the deceased poor painter's daughter Becky. After leaving Pinkerton Woman Boarding School, she stays temporarily at rich family Miss Amelia’s home, but she dissatisfies with her life there. She tries to seduce Amelia's elder fat brother Joseph Sedley in order to enter the rank and fashion society. Eventually, because of the warnings from Captain Osborne,she fails. Later, Becky goes to Pitt Crawley’s hom e as a tutor. She plays some means such as being unctuous. Her behavior at Mr. Pitt's house gains her the favor from Mr. Pitt who proposes to her after the early death of his second wife. However, it soon transpires that Becky is already secretly married to his second son, Rawdon Crawley, a gallant but ignorant and dissolute man. Later, Becky has a son from. But she is a cold, distant mother. Finally, Becky is abandoned. After many vicissitudes, though her ambitions are defeated, she ends up as a “respected” member of society.
The other clue writes the pure girl Amelia who is deeply in love with the officer George Osborne. George ultimately decides to marry Amelia against his father's will. But, George is deprived his inheritance consequently by his father. They still overe many obstacles and finally get married. Before long, the newly wedded George grows tired of Amelia, and he bees increasingly attached to Becky. Although her husband abandons her very quickly, Amelia is spoon to George. Even if after her husband died, she is unwilling to remarry soon. Finally, stung by conscience, Becky tells the fact that George made an appointment with self to run away with him before his death. This breaks George's perfect image in Amelia's mind. After knowing the fact, Amelia agrees to get married to Dobbin.
At first, I cannot understand the main idea of the novel. I just think that the writer use lots of words to describe the two main characters Becky and Amelia. However as I read into details, I found the novel among my favorite ones.
In this novel, I like the name of novel “Vanity Fair” and the subtitle “A
Novel without a Hero”. When you see the name, you will understand the main idea of the novel. The Victorian egoistic, hypocritical, and money-grabbing aristocratic and mercial society is a vanity fair. They are not only a show of Thackeray’s cynical view toward life but also a declaration of that the epoch in which capitalists, or aristocrats posed themselves as heroes.
At the same time, the writer adopts a great number of rhetorical devices to describe the two main figures’ words, expression and behavior. That makes the sentences vivid and arouses the readers’ interest in reading. The images, plot and language show the hidden paradox of sensuality and redemption. The book gives us a whole view of the nobility’s life which is pretty extravagant. Reading between the lines, we can find that Becky is a beautiful and strong-willed and cunning young woman who is determined to make her way to the upper society. To get rid of poverty, Becky makes every possible effort, by hook or by crook. She is a great believer of Be yourself and on your way! Given in the modern society, Becky is an ambitious woman. She is not afraid of failure. However, she failed in the end. Becky is a tragedy in character. By contrast, Amelia Sedley is a good-natured, loveable though simple-minded young girl. She does not understand what life is. She is portrayed as a coward. She is pitiful but happy. She does not run counter to her fate, but yield herself up to it quite contently. Yet God blesses her. She es across a perfect man Dobbin and gets married to him at last.
When I read to the part where Becky seduced Amelia’s husband, I felt a strong hatred for Becky inside myself. When it es to that Amelia was abandoned by her husband, I had my sympathy for her. When I finished reading, I had deep feelings. I could not help asking myself :“What kind of person am I? The Becky or the Amelia?” Fortunately, I am none of them. As James Allen puts it: “Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you bee. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.” I will bravely seek after the happiness like Becky, but never in her way.
In our society, people are unable to see things clearly. They are confused because their minds are full of wealth, power, vanity or so-called love. This love is like a game, not a true love. It’s easy for us to encounter some Beckys in the real world. Becky is a representative of people who are governor-oriented or money talks. In their mind, power and money means everything. They can give up all for positions and money.
However, as a female, I think Becky is very brave. Everyone longs for happiness. Everyone pursues happiness. Thus, what Becky has done are only for her simple aim----happiness. Because she es from an ignoble family, she has to try her best
to do everything. She has only herself to rely on. She believes that a woman of low birth can marry into the purple. Due to her strong-mindedness, she never gives up when difficulties arise, though sometimes she is in the wrong way.
Nowadays, people are going after fame and fortune. Once you have owned one of them, others will pay social attention to you, which makes you arrogant and proud and forget who you are.
That's what Becky does. On one hand, she is full of ideas and intelligence. On the other hand, she is dangerous and cunning. It is true that every one should try his best to achieve what he is pursuing. But we should do it in a proper and moral way. And whatever we do, we shouldn't forget that love and humanity should remain the most cherished elements in our life.
Therefore, I ask: “vanity fair, how can we e in and go out of this place?” Up to now, I still find it difficult to tell whether it is good or bad. Through his novel Vanity Fair, Thackeray would like to tell us that we are supposed to have the right attitudes towards fame and fortune. We cannot give up all just for money and position. Otherwise, we would be abandoned by our families and friends. Moreover, we should understand one thing----No one can be happy without a friend. Thus, friends are far more important in our life. We should cherish our friendships at hand, because it would not follow you for life!
Furthermore, we, as women of the new era, should make our voice heard to the world: “We are not weak; we are the masters of this world!” We should bravely seek after our happiness, but in a proper way. Meanwhile, we should be independent. We cannot always rely on others. We should have our own dreams, our own aspiration. In doing so, happiness will be there waiting for us.
Today we are living in a harmonious society; we should keep our purity and humanity. Fame and fortune are important, but they are not everything. Love and humanity are of more importance for a peaceful life. We should trust each other, help each other, and take care of each other.
The author concludes his book by saying: 'Ah! In the vanity fair, things are empty! In this world, who are happy among us? Who also can attain all his wishes? Even so, who will be satisfied with what he has had? Dear friends, please use your action to find out the answer.” Yes, it is time for us to reflect and take action.
Now, I have found out my answer. It is to strive, to seek, to find, but never to yield! What about yours?
作文五:《名利场读后感》16400字
My Review on the Book Vanity Fair
Ⅰ.Introduction
1.1 Social background
Since the Industrial Revolution in the second half of the 18th century, the class structure of English society had undergone radical changes. The Industrial capitalists began to play a more important role and vied for political power with the old aristocracy. Due to the support of the people this struggle of power ended in the victory of bourgeoisie over the aristocracy. With the development of capitalism, there arose a powerful working class, though the conflict between labour and the capital was for some time the background of the struggle between the feudal and bourgeois classes. But from the thirties of the 19th century, the struggle between the workers and capitalists became the feudalmental contradiction in English social life.
Now England became a typical capitalist country. Having consolidated its positions at home, the British bourgeoisie strengthened its policy of colonial expansion in all parts of the world, successively peting for markets with other powerful countries of the world. So England was experiencing at the same time an aggravation of contradiction both at home and abroad. In spite of the parliamentary reform in 1832, the living conditions of workers did not grew better but steadily worse. In 1834 there was the passage of the Poor Law. According to it, the inhuman work-houses were established, in which the poor people had to do heavy
tasks and live no better than in jails. The great misery of the workers led to an upsurge of labour movements and the organization of the workers into unions. In 1836 arose the working-class movement known as Chartism. In 1837, the workers formulated their political demands in The People?s Charter. The people?s parliaments gathered in 1837 and on The People?s Charter there were over a million signatures of workers. During the forties, the revolutionary events on the European continent led to a strengthening of the English working-class movement. But the late forties witnessed the decline of Chartism owing to the defeat of the revolutions on the Continent and the easing of social tension in England.
The crying social contradictions were reflected in the writers? work of the time.
1.2 Brief introduction of the author
Thackeray was a representative of critical realism in 19th-century England. Vanity Fair was his masterpiece.
William Makepeace Thackeray was born at Calcutta in 1811. His father, Richmond Thackeray, had been an Indian civil servant, as had William's grandfather. His mother was nineteen at the date of his birth, was left a widow in 1816, and married Major Henry Carmichael Smyth in 1818. At the age of six, Thackeray was sent to be educated in England. On his way to England from India, the small Thackeray saw Napoleon on St. Helena. His attendance at a school run by a Dr. Turner gave him experience later used in Vanity Fair. Always an independent spirit, he t his own way,
attending various schools, but leaving Cambridge without taking a degree. His relatives wanted him to study law; he leaned toward the fine arts. At Trinity College, Cambridge, he contributed to a little paper called The Snob.
A visit to Weimar bore fruit in the sketches of life at a small German court which appears in Vanity Fair. In 1832, he inherited a sum which amounted to about five hundred pounds a year. The money was soon lost — some in an Indian bank, some at gambling, and some in two newspapers, The National Standard and The Constitutional.
About 1834, Thackeray t to Paris and took up the study of art. He had early shown talent as a caricaturist. His pencil was at its best in such fantastic work as is found in the initial letters of the chapters in his books, and in those drawings made for the amusement of children.
He married Isabella, an Irish girl, daughter of Colonel Matthew Shawe, who enchanted him with her singing, and who was the model for Amelia in Vanity Fair. Three daughters were born, one dying in infancy. After the birth of the third child, Mrs. Thackeray's mind was affected and she had to be placed with a family who took care of her. The little girls were sent to Thackeray's mother in Paris. Although Mrs. Thackeray outlived her husband by thirty years, she did not recover. As A young man with a ruined fortune and a tragic marriage, Thackeray was forced to earn his life with his pen. Politically Thackeray was a radical, advocating social reform and democracy. In his opinion, the existing society was corrupted as well as
corrupting. He took it as his duty to expose the vices of his age, especially those in the upper-middle class. And He also regarded snobbery and the money-grabbing as the chief vice in his society. He criticizes the social moral that makes up the society. His criticism embraces people of all social strata; his social-climbers and snobs and money-grabbers can be found in any class. He always speaks in an ironical, sarcastic and cynical tone of an on-looker. He used his pen to disclose the darkness of society, and the Vanity Fair is a vivid and satire embodiment of that time and society. Thackeray also wrote a novel "Peng Dennistoun", "Henry ? Esmond," "Niu Kemu a", "Virginian," novella "Barry ? Linton's experience", short story Set "snob set," and so on. Among them, "Henry ? Esmond" and "Niu Kemu a" most outstanding.
Ⅱ.Summary of the book
Amelia Sedley, of good family, and Rebecca Sharp, an orphan, leave Miss Pinkerton's academy on Chiswick Mall to live out their lives in Vanity Fair — the world of social climbing and search for wealth. Amelia does not esteem the values of Vanity Fair; Rebecca cares for nothing else. Rebecca first attempts to enter the sacred domain of Vanity Fair by inducing Joseph Sedley, Amelia's brother, to marry her. George Osborne, however, foils this plan; he intends to marry Amelia and does not want a governess for a sister-in-law. Rebecca takes a position as governess at Queen's Crawley, and marries Rawdon Crawley, second son of Sir Pitt Crawley. Because of his marriage, Rawdon's rich aunt disinherits him. First introduced as a
friend of George Osborne, William Dobbin bees the instrument for getting George to marry Amelia, after George's father has forbidden the marriage on account of the Sedley's loss of fortune. Because of George's marriage, old Osborne disinherits him. Both young couples endeavor to live without sufficient funds. George dies at Waterloo. Amelia would have starved but for William Dobbin's anonymous contribution to her welfare. Joseph goes back to his post in India, claiming such valor at Waterloo that he earns the nickname "Waterloo Sedley." Actually he fled at the sound of the cannon. Both Rebecca and Amelia give birth to sons. Rebecca claims she will make Rawdon's fortune, but actually she hides much of her loot, obtained from admiring gentlemen. When she bees the favorite of the great Lord Steyne, she accumulates both money and diamonds. In the meantime innocent Rawdon draws closer to Lady Jane, wife of Rawdon's older brother, Pitt, who has inherited from the rich aunt. When Rawdon discovers Rebecca in her treachery, he is convinced that money means more to her than he or the son whom she has always hated. He refuses to see her again and takes a post in Coventry Island, where he dies of yellow fever. Because her parents are starving and she can neither provide for them nor give little Georgy what she thinks he needs, Amelia gives up her son to his grandfather Osborne. William Dobbin es back from the service, reconciles old Osborne to Amelia, whereat Osborne makes a will leaving Georgy half of his fortune and providing for Amelia. Rebecca, having lost the respectability of a husband, wanders in Europe for a couple of years
and finally meets Joseph, Georgy, Amelia, and William on the Continent. Rebecca sets about to finish what she started to do at the first of the book — that is, to ensnare Joseph. She does not marry him, but she takes all his money and he dies in terror of her, the implication being that she has, at least, hastened his death. At the end of the book Rebecca has the money necessary to live in Vanity Fair; she appears to be respectable. William has won Amelia. Rebecca has been the one who jolted Amelia into recognition that George, her first love, wasn't worthy. Little Rawdon, upon the death of his uncle Pitt and his cousin Pitt, bees the heir of Queen's Crawley. Little George, through the kindness of Dobbin, has lost his distorted values obtained in Vanity Fair.
Ⅲ. Comments on the book
In this novel, I like the name of novel “Vanity Fair” and the subtitle “A Novel without a Hero”. When I see the name, I understand the main idea of the novel. The Victorian egoistic, hypocritical, and money-grabbing aristocratic and mercial society is a vanity fair. It is not only a show of Thackeray?s cynical view toward life but also a declaration of that the epoch in which capitalists or aristocrats posed themselves as heroes. For instance, Amelia Sedley is a fool; her husband has slept with Becky Sharp, but she still sticks to her loyalty to him and keeps Dobbin waiting for her hand.
At the same time, the writer adopts a great number of rhetorical devices to
describe the two main figures? words, expression and behavior. That makes the sentences vivid and arouses the readers? interest in reading. The images, plot and language show the hidden paradox of sensuality and redemption. The book gives me a whole view of the nobility?s life which is pretty extravagant. Reading between the lines, I can find that Becky is a beautiful, strong-willed and cunning young woman who is determined to make her way to the upper society. To get rid of poverty, Becky makes every possible effort, by hooking or by crooking. She is a great believer of Be yourself and on your way! Given in the modern society, Becky is an ambitious woman. She is not afraid of failure. However, because of the lack of a perfect plan, she failed in the end. Becky is a tragedy in character. By contrast, Amelia Sedley is a good-natured, loveable though simple-minded young girl. She does not understand what life is. She is portrayed as a coward. She is pitiful but happy. She does not run counter to her fate, but yield herself up to it quite contently. Yet God blesses her. She es across a perfect man Dobbin and gets married to him at last.
When I read to the part where Becky seduced Amelia?s husband, I felt a strong hatred for Becky inside myself. When it es to that Amelia was abandoned by her husband, I had my sympathy for her. When I finished reading, I had deep feelings. I could not help asking myself: ?What kind of person am I? The Becky or the Amelia?? Fortunately, I am none of them. As James Allen puts it: ?Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you bee. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your
ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.? I will bravely seek after the happiness like Becky, but never in her way.
Although Vanity Fair was written in the 19th century, the novel is still of reflective value to our real world. In our society, people are unable to see things clearly. They are confused because their minds are full of wealth, power, vanity or so-called love. This love is like a game, not a true love. It?s easy for us to enco unter some Beckys in the real world. Becky is a representative of people who are governor-oriented or money talks. In their mind, power and money means everything. They can give up all for positions and money. In the novel, to enter the upper class, Becky sets morality aside to seduce Amelia?s husband. She is a negative example which reminds us what is not to be done. On the contrary, Amelia stands for those people who are spineless. They are conventional and tend to accept the reality as it is. They have no intention to struggle for something better. And therefore, it?s difficult for them to have a place in the world. However, as a female, I think Becky is very brave. Everyone longs for happiness. Everyone pursues happiness. Thus, what Becky has done are only for her simple aim----happiness. Because she es from an ignoble family, she has to try her best to do everything. She has only herself to rely on. She believes that a woman of low birth can marry into the purple. Due to her strong-mindedness, she never gives up when difficulties arise, though sometimes she is in the wrong way.
Nowadays, people are going after fame and fortune. Once you have owned
one of them, others will pay social attention to you, which makes you arrogant and proud and forget who you are.
That's what Becky does. On one hand, she is full of ideas and intelligence. On the other hand, she is dangerous and cunning. It is true that every one should try his best to achieve what he is pursuing. But we should do it in a proper and moral way. And whatever we do, we shouldn't forget that love and humanity should remain the most cherishable elements in our life.
Amelia is a kind, warm-hearted and tolerant person. She gets well along with each other. If Becky Sharp can own all these virtues she can also live a good life. However,something happens in life is inevitable. It is her poor family background that makes Becky bee so audacious.
Vanity Fair is a trap that everyone is likely to step into however careful he may try to be. Thackeray has drawn a lifelike tableau of the Vanity Fair in reality in the novel. That is the reason why the novel has been popular for so many years.
Besides, the novel reminds me of one popular American TV series Gossip Girl. In the TV series, it also describes the life of the upper society. The young people lose themselves in the vanity fair. They craze to vie with each other. They look down upon the poor. They say evil words about others, even about their best friends. They are all self-approbation and self-centered. They always want others to surrender to them. Though they may, sometimes, feel lonely inside, the struggle for money, position and famous brands captures more of their attention and effort. Like Becky, they
achieve their aims by hook or by crook.
Therefore, I ask: ?vanity fair, how can we e in and go out of this place?? Up to now, I still find it difficult to tell whether it is good or bad. Through his novel Vanity Fair, maybe Thackeray would like to tell us that we are supposed to have the right attitudes towards fame and fortune. We cannot give up all just for money and position. Otherwise, we would be abandoned by our families and friends. Moreover, we should understand one thing----No one can be happy without a friend. Thus, friends are far more important in our life. We should cherish our friendships at hand, because it would not follow you for life.
Furthermore, we, as women of the new era, should make our voice heard to the world: ?We are not weak; we are the masters of this world!? We should bravely seek after our happiness, but in a proper way. Meanwhile, we should be independent. We cannot always rely on others. We should have our own dreams, our own aspiration. In doing so, happiness will be there waiting for us.
Today we are living in a harmonious society; we should keep our purity and humanity. Fame and fortune are important, but they are not everything. Love and humanity are of more importance for a peaceful life. We should trust each other, help each other, and take care of each other.
The author concludes his book by saying: ?Ah! In the vanity fair, things are empty! In this world, who are happy among us? Who also can attain all his wishes? Even so, who will be satisfied with what he has had? Dear friends,
please use your action to find out the answer.? Yes, it is time for us to reflect and take action.
Now, I have found out my answer. It is to strive, to seek, to find, but never to yield.
This is not only just a novel, this is a microcosm of society. Not only was the British, is today. Who is not the word for the fame and fortune by tired? All the rest are built on this basis. When the material issue is not resolved, who t to the pursuit of a pure trumped ideals? Therefore, the purpose of learning into the work of students, the purpose of work is a stigma can make people's lives. Of course, this is not wrong, we are a pawn in the hands of fate. Calculating the worth of their own, calculating how to go forward that raise their price. Helpless ah, people would go to worship, talk about those dressed figure, you do not do it, someone will do it.
作文六:《名利场读后感》2100字
浮华的背后
——读小说《名利场》有感
不论是过去还是现在亦或是遥远的将来,都存在着这样一个名利场,它充满着浮华和虚幻,处处弥漫着尘埃,掩盖了原有的本真。名利场中的人们带着虚伪的面具,醉心于金钱、地位和权利。为了进入上流社会,他们不择手段,遗失了本真和爱。萨克雷的小说《名利场》就是讲述了这么一个世界:女主人公蓓姬夏泼出身贫寒但野心勃勃,凭借着自己的智慧和美貌,从一个贫寒的身份摇身变为上流女子。小说很现实也很清醒,描摹出英国社会的一个横切面和一个时代的片断,赤裸裸的鞭挞了十九世纪充满污垢的上流社会。
让人又爱又恨的蓓姬
蓓姬. 夏泼是书中的女主角,一个大多数人认为的狡猾奸诈、邪恶自私、虚伪放荡的女人。从童年开始就便懂得如何用谎言获得自己想要的,她对名利的向往和渴求相较于其他人要来得更加强烈。为此,在离开平克顿小姐在奇斯维克主持的学校之后,贝基立志要不惜一切代价成为英国社交场上的女皇。她调动自己的全部才能和智慧,运用自身出众的美貌和性感超群的风姿,甚至还耍了一些不可告人的小把戏,谋得上流社会的稳定地位。贝基准备做一切事情—欺骗、背叛以及糟蹋别人的生活。每个人都是为她而设的阶梯, 沿着这种阶梯她可以步步高升, 既有钱, 又有势。一旦她不再需要这个人了, 她会毫不顾虑地将他一脚踢开。是一个彻底的坏女人。但是,固然蓓姬有着那么多的坏,狡诈贪婪,谄媚奉迎,势利虚荣,到最后丈夫抛弃他,儿
子也不愿意承认这位母亲,然而我却真的没有办法太恨她。正如她所说的“如果我一年能有五千英镑,我想我也会是一个好女人。”穷人和富人早已划了标志,社会抛弃了穷人,她的钻营不得不承认有社会原因。另外她的确是个聪明的人,且不说空手套白狼的技巧,光是那份对自己的把持力就让人欣赏。她将周遭的世界看得真真切切、清清楚楚,甚至还在忍无可忍之下,在爱米丽亚的面前拆穿了乔治的丑恶面具,促成了爱米丽亚与多宾的结合。谁又不能说她没有可爱的地方呢?
没有英雄的小说
这部小说的副题是《没有英雄的小说》,这也是它最初的名字。是的,小说里的人物都不是完美的,各自有各自的缺点,只是有的明显,有的隐藏的深一些罢了。我觉得这也是我喜欢这部小说的原因,它揭露的是人性丑恶的一面,在这部没有英雄的小说里,只有名利,权势,金钱,还有为了追逐他们而丧失人性的众生相。当然,有人说这里面也有正面人物,比如艾米利亚,她善良、温柔、美丽;还有都宾,他正直,不为美貌所动,专情于艾米利亚,他对她的爱可以说是那么的美好,让人感动。但是他们同样有着各自的缺点。首先作为小说里的另一个主人公艾米利亚,她显然是与蓓姬相对立的,蓓姬为登入上流社会不择手段,而蓓姬的对人真心诚意、温柔可人、朴实可爱,但是我却不喜欢她,她的善良实在过头了,甚至辨不清好坏,谁是真心实意,谁有是虚情假意,她经不住蓓姬谎言的解释,就轻易地原谅了她,而对杜宾的好心劝告不予理睬,反而误会杜宾。她把一个真心爱她的
人晾在一边,却将自己真挚的感情浪费在一个负心的花花公子身上。这说明她的善良带着懦弱,不能分辨是非。并且她也是一个自私的女人,为了忠于死去的丈夫奥斯本,艾米利亚誓不再嫁,只肯和都宾做朋友,但她实际上却是和都宾保持暧昧,不段利用都宾的爱,而不肯回馈自己的爱,其实萨克雷对阿米莉亚的讽刺程度并不亚于对贝基的讽刺。而都宾呢?他有良心, 富有同情心, 有真挚而深厚的感情。他深爱着艾米利亚,把爱隐藏在内心深处,成全艾米利亚和奥斯本。奥斯本死后, 多宾主动担负起保护和照顾阿米莉亚母子的任务。多宾开始很愿意听从她的指令并心甘情愿地为她当奴隶。几年过去后, 多宾厌倦了他所扮演的角色。小说末尾, 多宾发现了他的错误, 并对那个愚笨、装作不明白他心思的阿米莉恶感到十分气愤, 终于说出了他对于阿米莉亚和对自己的看法: 我知道你的感情有多深, 它能为过去的回忆忠贞不贰,把幻想看得无比珍贵, 却不认为我的爱情更有价值, 可我的感情配得上比你更慷慨的女子。他爱上的与其说是艾米利亚本身,不如说是他自己心中的幻影,是他在心中塑造的美丽温柔善良的完美女性。也许,小说的不完满正是它出彩的地方,结尾说道: “我们这些人里面谁又是真正快乐的?谁是称心如意的?就算当时随了心愿,过后还不是照样不满意? ”我们以为自己所想的便是自己所追求的,到头来却只是一场空而已。奥斯本是艾米利亚的梦想,艾米利亚是都宾的梦想,他们都成功到达梦的彼岸,最终却发现彼岸的景色也不过如此。
现实的对照
《名利场》这部小说不仅仅是对当时的英国社会的一个真实反映,批判了资产阶级金钱关系,揭露资产阶级庸俗势利的市侩主义,指出整个英国社会就是一个出卖名利虚荣的市场。同时我们观察现在的社会,何尝不存在着这个名利场,并且越演越烈,有些人为了进入那个浮华的世界出卖自己的肉体和灵魂。可是我想说,越华美的东西它身上的虱子就越多,表面美丽,实则千疮百孔,名利不过是刹那烟花。当然,这是一种人生价值观的选择,也许有人就是喜欢名利场的存在,我们也无法主导别人的选择,但那并不是生活的全部,人如果过分追求名利,名利就会成为心头最大的诱惑,人也因此变得贪婪、虚伪,在觥筹交错,灯红酒绿中失去了自我,失去了一颗纯洁的心。
作文七:《《名利场》读后感》700字
《名利场》读后感
“名利场,名利场,万事无非空虚一场。”看完这本书,我也不禁发出与作者相同的感慨,心情难以平静。
这本书的作者是英国作家萨克雷,书中的故事发生于英国十九世纪初,辛辣讽刺了当时英国所谓上流社会中人们的自私贪婪、尔虞我诈的丑恶嘴脸。故事围绕夏普和艾米丽亚两位女主角展开。两个女孩都美貌无比、能歌善舞。贫穷的女孩夏普用美貌和不择手段进入上流社会富有的女孩艾米丽亚心地善良为人厚道。夏普野心、心机重,所有的女孩在她面前都黯然失色,最后夏普沉迷于上流社会的社交活动,最终被丈夫抛弃,而艾米利亚却拥有一个美满的婚姻,无比幸福。
书中的故事很现实,虽然是在十九世纪写的,但是读来却没
有时代的隔阂,就是在今天,谁又不是为名利二字所累呢?娱乐圈中、网络上各种炒作搏出位、官场上的贪污受贿,这样为了名利的事不绝于耳。名与利固然可求,但是这并不是生活的全部。倘若名利从日常的需求变成了病态的追求,那么为了名利,人就可能会铤而走险,就如近日广受关注的**案件。名利场是一个浮华的世界,裹着一层诱人的面纱,人一旦陷于其中,便会被蒙蔽了双眼,将真情与友爱遗忘到九霄云外。金钱、权利成了他们唯一的追求,就如书中的夏普小姐,夏泼为了达到进入上流社会的目的,她利用自己的友谊、爱情、婚姻,又不惜出卖朋友,出卖丈夫来为自己铺着通向那“高贵社会王国”的红地毯。然而最后她也得到了报应,她的最好的朋友艾米莉娅最后也远离她,丈夫也不理睬她,儿子不想见她,为一时的华丽与虚
伪,她付出了多么大的代价!
时间会淘出本质,所谓名利不过是刹那烟花,在生活中,还有很多美好的事物值得我们追求。在家庭之中享受温馨的爱、在朋友中享受相知之乐、在学习或工作中享受劳动、提升自我的满足、在大自然中享受宁静和造物主的恩赐。
我们正处于人生中价值观、世界观、人生观的树立时期,这本书让我更明确了正确的人生观,人要知足常乐,不要被名利束缚自己的人生。
作文八:《《名利场》读后感》1500字
《名利场》读后感
故事主角是一个机灵乖巧的漂亮姑娘。她尝过贫穷的滋味,一心要掌握自己的命运,摆脱困境。她不择手段,凭谄媚奉承、走小道儿钻后门,飞上高枝。作为陪衬的人物是她同窗女友、一个富商的女儿。她懦弱温柔,驯顺地随命运播弄。从贫贱进入富裕的道路很不平稳!富家女的运途亦多坎坷,两人此起彼落的遭遇,构成一个引人关怀又动人情感的故事。穿插的人物形形色色,都神情毕肖。萨克雷富讥智,善讽刺,《名利场》是逗趣而又启人深思的小说。作品着力反映西方资产阶级上层社会人际关系的而虞我诈、争权夺利、趋炎附势等丑恶的现象,揭露那种以金钱为本质的社会。
作者萨克雷在小说中栩栩如生地勾勒出一幅现实中的名利场的画面,把生活中尔虞我诈、欺骗背叛、势利虚荣等丑恶行径表现得淋漓尽致。作者最后写道:“啊!虚荣中的虚荣!在这世界上我们又有谁是幸福的呢?我们又有谁如愿以偿了呢?而就算如此,又有谁满足了呢?”蓓基就是渴望进入上流社会的典型。本来她也是一个聪明、美丽的女孩子,可名利诱惑了她。那名利场中的尘埃将她紧紧裹住,于是她变得虚伪、贪婪,也许在她动人亲切的言辞背后,却有着无人知晓的谩骂;又说不定在她美丽诚恳的笑容下,有着令人丧命的刺刀。谁能理解那种“善良”下藏着什么呢?蓓基?夏泼为了达到进入上流社会的目的,她利用自己的友谊、爱情、婚姻,又不惜出卖朋友,出卖丈夫来为自己铺着通向那“高贵社会王国”的红地毯,她那时真时假的形态,迷惑着穷人,却也在玷污自己。蓓基是活泼美丽的,在没有认清她以前,人们为她的贫穷、孤苦而怜悯她;然后又为她在社会上的富丽而羡慕她、爱她。迷人的蓓基啊!可一切总会有水落石出的一天,因为,表面的热情,无法掩藏内心的憎恨。再华丽的外衣,却总掩饰不了丑恶的灵魂!在人们认清她之后,谁不唾弃她,厌恶她呢?她的最好的朋友艾米莉娅最后也远离她,丈夫也不理睬她,儿子不想见她,为一时的华丽与虚伪,她不知道自己付出了多么大的代价!当名利有了千疮百孔时,这才知道,在它最华丽的时候,竟有太多的虚伪,只因为当时我们在名利场上过于投入而不知,等到什么都看透,才知道所谓的名利不过是刹那烟花。名与利,固然可求,但那并不是生活的全部,人如果过分追求名利,名利就会成为心头最大的诱惑,人也因此变得贪婪、虚伪,失去了自我,失去了一颗纯洁的心。
名利场是一个浮华的世界,处处弥漫着尘埃。它蒙蔽了人们的眼睛,并定格在心灵的浪尖上,永不散落。因此,人们总爱在名利场中为自己找一个漂亮、华美的位置,借此炫耀自己,于是便头也不回地走入了那个浮华世界。人们只顾不断地借助一切力量迈进所谓的上流社会,将真情与友爱遗忘到九霄云外。金钱、权利成了他们唯一的追求。然而金钱再多,权利再高,总是会有一个极限,而人的贪婪的心则永远也无法填满,谁也走不出这名与利所编织的网,它往往会掐住你的脖子让你身不由己。不得不承认,这个故事很现实。名利场里的人看不清,名利场外的人同样看不清。所有的人都渴望金钱,地位。一旦你拥有了其中的一样,其他人都会对你另眼相看。
《名利场》算是一个社会的缩影吧。不光那时的英国,就是今天。谁又不是为名利二字所累呢?其余的一切都是建立在这个基础上的。当物质生活问题没有解决时,又有谁去追求一种纯洁的莫须有的理想呢?所以我们学习的目的成了工作,工作的目的是有一份可以让人另眼看待的生活。当然,这没有错,我们都是命运手中的一颗棋子。算计着自己的身价,算计着该怎么样去抬高自己的身价。无奈啊,人们只会去崇拜,谈论那些光鲜的人物,你不去做,会有人去做的??
当然我们也该从某种程度上看到小说传达给我们的一些积极因素,蓓基的勇于追求、不怕困难、永不放弃的精神,追求自己的价值,实现生活的意义以及艾米利亚对爱情的恪守,对社会与人的公正善良等等。
李宏
作文九:《名利场读后感》3700字
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我迫不及待地想要结束这个绵长厚实的故事,想要一窥尊贵的多宾少校的人生结局,看他是否在别处获得了应得的幸福;想要了解谎话连篇、机灵多变的丽贝卡是否恶有恶报,最终被印度文官约斯驱逐,归于流浪。至于那个天真可怜的阿米莉亚我并不关心她接下来过着什么样的生活,因为目前看来她的生活还挺不错,在小说里她已时来运转,重新过上贵族生活,金钱匮乏的时期于她一去不复返,无论何种处境在小说里关于她的戏份总是比较乏味,虽然作者在前面部分对他赞赏有加。
阅读《名利场》这部小说花了我两个多星期的时间,包括十几个夜晚和业余空闲时间。我是奔着这本吸引人的书名和萨克雷的名号而去的。我最早看的一部外国小说《简?爱》的作者夏洛蒂?勃朗特就曾直言尊崇萨克雷先生,此番我也借由此领略了他的小说之气度与风采。
且不谈小说关于十九世纪初英国上流社会事无巨细的描绘,对尊贵场面与名流宴饮的宏大叙事,也不谈小说描写的人物覆盖之广,上至欧洲各国皇室、达官贵人,中至发达商人及其亲属家眷,下至小摊小贩、佣人婢女的行为心理刻画,皆活灵活现、真实可触。作者光是对几位主要人物的塑造就能深入人心,造就世界小说人物画廊里的典型。几位主要人物形象皆立体丰满,血肉丰沛,故事绵长完整,一波三
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折,趣味性与知识性并具。
军官多宾是作者塑造的正面人物形象之一,虽然作者并未故意划分,但事实就是如此。这位军官至始至终保持着诚实、勇敢、善良、虔诚的高尚品质,有过些许人生经历的人大概都知道一直保持诚实品质是罕有而不易的,可是我们这位尊贵的先生做到了,他虽然身为英国绅士,可是却值得冠以“东方君子”的美称,这是一位真正具有君子品格的男士,故事里几乎每个诚实而善良的人都热爱他。
多宾对天真善良的阿米莉亚一见钟情,他的钟情不只于相貌,更多的集中在对阿米莉亚善良品格和温柔性格的倾慕,两人还同为虔诚的基督教徒。多宾在彼此相识之后的十八年中以乔治?奥斯本(此时阿米莉亚为乔治的女友)最好朋友的身份为他俩提供尽可能多的帮助,这位可怜的人儿为心中那份羞涩的爱情做过很多疯狂的事情:在得知乔治变心、阿米莉亚父亲经商失败倾家荡产之后,竭尽全力说服乔治迎娶阿米莉亚,因为单纯的阿米莉亚只为乔治茶饭不思、神魂颠倒,多宾忍痛将心爱的人亲手送进别人的婚礼;在阿米莉亚家道中落乃至穷困潦倒后暗地里拿出大笔资金接济可怜的寡妇和她和乔治的孩子,为他们购买、寄送数不清的高贵礼物;他的朋友乔治?奥斯本在世时多宾没有动过一点歪念头,只是虔诚地希望他心爱的阿米莉亚物质充裕、心灵快乐。在乔治去世已久在十八年之后,在阿米莉亚一如既往地践踏
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他的好意和尊严的时候,他幡然醒悟:她对他从来只懂索取,而不考虑任何回报,十八年来一直如此残忍而自私。
可是我们的作者不知出于何种意图,在故事的结尾还是让这对善良的人儿走到了一起,多宾盼了十八年,终于遂愿取到了心爱的姑娘,虽然此时他已年届四十,她已为人母,儿子跨入大学殿堂。作者还安排阿米莉亚与多宾成婚,并有幸为他生了个女儿,从此他对女儿视若珍宝,宠爱至极。也许看到这样的结局我们读者应该感到欣慰,为多宾坎坷的命运而多一点庆幸,可是这样的安排似乎显得突兀而不够真实,终究我还是对阿米莉亚一直愚昧的虔诚与坚守表示不屑。她虽然是个善良的人儿,可是懦弱、无知、愚鲁,正如多宾那次也是唯一一次的独立宣言所说:她配不上他的爱。对,我也这样认为。可是最终他还是没能迎娶一位更优秀与他更相配的人儿,不能说不是一种遗憾。
至于故事的主角,出人意料,竟是一位女士,在那个男尊女卑再自然不过的时代,将一位女士塑造为主角实属不易,何况她还出身卑微,孤女一个,她叫丽贝卡?夏普。在深入阅读的过程中,我逐渐意识到她与《红与黑》中司汤达笔下的于连?索黑尔不无类似之处。他们同是一心向上爬者,都曾从社会底层爬入了上流社会,出尽风头,最后又都从高处跌落,只是法国的于连被推上了断头台,而英国的丽贝卡生活归于平常,不惊不喜。他们俩虽一个是男一个为女,可
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是都勤奋努力,有着某方面的天分,聪明机灵,超越常人,只是社会不允许他们跨越固有的社会阶层。他们都是朝气蓬勃、不断攀升的人物典型。
言归正传,在那个讲究出身血统、社会地位的时代,丽贝卡和普通人一样卑微,被人瞧不起。虽然她禀赋异常,能言善辩、巧舌如簧,又精通歌唱,性格温和总是满脸微笑,又精通几种语言,学识渊博眼界开阔,不亚于任何一位上流社会的男士,在各种社交场合她虽不是最漂亮的,但是有她在的地方她总是最迷人的一个,男人迷恋她,女人嫉妒她,她多才多艺,很少有女士能比得上。
这个女人有如此众多的优点,可是只要有一个缺点就足以将她所有的优点都抹杀掉,这就是她卑微的出身。当时,英国上流社会的人从来不屑于与贫民百姓交往。同时,这个一心向上爬的女人也有许多品行恶劣,心灵邪恶之处,深为读者所唾弃。她是个天生撒谎者、表演者,仿佛蜘蛛般布下天罗地网般的谎言,欺骗愚蠢的人、欺骗信任她的人、欺骗善良的人,这一点我是对她深恶痛绝,和前段时间看的肥皂剧《女人的颜色》中的姚倩倩有得一拼。撒谎对她来说是习以为常,是像说真话一样自然的事,心灵早就已扭曲。小说里有些人评价她为水妖,在情在理。总之,这是一个多面的、立体的女性形象,为世界小说人物画廊增添了的浓墨重彩的一笔。
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小说作者通过丽贝卡和阿米莉亚两条主线的铺排、交叉前进,广泛描绘了上流社会男男女女、老老少少、贵族与奴仆的生活百态、日常生活情景。世袭的贵族制度有许多不合理的地方,给懒人创造了享乐的摇篮,同时也阻碍了优秀人才向上层的合理流入。贵族人士随意挥霍着劳动人民缴纳的税收,四处举债赌博、玩乐、宴饮、招摇,只靠着亲戚间争夺遗产来维持以后奢靡的生活,如成功则一朝在上,如失败则再也无回天之力,很多人处于今朝有酒今朝醉的人生状态。
书中不时涌现出精彩之处,有些比喻让人拍案叫绝,比如有一章的开头部分作者将英国房子的二楼楼梯窗口做了特写和详细描述,作者透过这扇窗观察和摹写在楼梯上来来往往的人和事,男人、主妇、佣人、孩子、客人、律师、医生等等,他们从这里下楼或者上楼,上楼时是什么表情,做什么事,下楼又是什么表情,发生了什么事。作者通过这个微型的窗口洞察这里来往的人,也洞察社会上的是是非非、人性的光明与黑暗,各自的喜怒哀乐,它绝不仅仅只是一座十八世纪英国房子普通的窗口。
小说中滑铁卢战役展示的社会波澜壮阔的画面,几位主人公命运的颠沛流离、起伏不平,在故事的结尾最终归于平静喜悦。作者语言的诙谐幽默。讽刺机警,到处可圈可点。可惜我只是作为一位业余的读者,抱以虔诚之心,对作者致
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以敬意。正如作者在小说的结尾写下的:“啊!名利虚荣,虚荣名利!人生在世哪个能幸福?哪个能如愿?即使能如愿,哪个又能满足?”如此智语,又何须多解释,些许有人生经历的人都能颔首明了。
友谊是一个神圣而又古老的名字。
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感 谢 阅 读~
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作文十:《名利场 读后感》800字
《名利场》讲述的是一个机灵乖巧、尝过贫穷的滋味的漂亮姑娘,一心要掌握自己的命运,摆脱困境的故事。所以她不择手段,凭谄媚奉承、甚至走后门,飞上高枝。另一个重要的人物是她的同窗同学、一个富商的女儿。她懦弱温柔,驯顺地随命运播弄。在《名利场》中,两人此起彼落的遭遇,其中又穿插了形形色色的人物,构成了一个发人深思的故事。
作萨克雷富于讥智,善于从不同的社会环境、不同的历史阶段,用生动典型的细节多方面刻画主要人物性格。《名利场》着力反映了西方资产阶级上层社会人际关系的而虞我诈、争权夺利、趋炎附势等丑恶的现象,揭露那种以金钱为本质的社会。作者最后写道, “啊!虚荣中的虚荣!在这世界上我们又有谁是幸福的呢?我们又有谁如愿以偿了呢?而就算如此,又有谁满足了呢?”无疑是对整个社会的反问。
蓓基是萨克雷塑造的19世纪初期英国资本主义社会的一个女冒险家的典型。本来她也是一个聪明、美丽的女孩子,可名利诱惑了她。于是她变得虚伪、贪婪。她为了达到进入上流社会的目的,她利用自己的友谊、爱情、婚姻,又不惜出卖朋友,出卖丈夫来来达到自己为自己进入上流社会的目的。在没有认清她以前,人们为她的贫穷、孤苦而怜悯她;然后又为她在社会上的富丽而羡慕她、爱她。可在人们认清她之后,她最好的朋友艾米莉娅最后也远离她,丈夫也不理睬她,儿子不想见她,为一时的华丽与虚伪,她不知道自己付出了多么大的代价!
那么该怎样对待名利场呢?
我想,当今社会上不追求名利的人恐怕是没有几个的,但一定要有一个度,人如果过分追求名利,名利就会成为心头最大的诱惑,人也因此变得贪婪、虚伪,从而失去了自我。
名与利,并不是生活的全部。在追求名利的同时,我们还应该学会享受生活,发现生活的真谛。
名与利,固然可求,但那并不是生活的全部,人如果过分追求名利,名利就会成为心头最大的诱惑,人也因此变得贪婪、虚伪,失去了自我,失去了一颗纯洁的心。名利场是一个浮华的世界,处处弥漫着尘埃。它蒙蔽了人们的眼睛。人们只顾不断地借助一切力量迈进所谓的上流社会,而忽视了真情与友爱。