茶花女读书笔记英文版

茶花女读书笔记英文版篇一：

“Camille”

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 1800's， 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 GREat 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， Armand's father， came to her， pleading for her to leave Armand to save both Armand's 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 Dumas's last few lines about Marguerite being the exception， not the rule were quite true， and I also aGREed 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.

As far as the other characters in the book， I think Marguerite was right in saying that no one truly cared about her， but only wanted something from her， the only exceptions being Armand and Julie Duprat. Of course， the Comte de G. and Comte de N. wanted her body and appearance. The Duke needed to “wake up and smell the coffee” and realize that she could never replace his dead daughter. If he truly cared， he could have helped her leave her lifestyle without “keeping” her himself. And lastly， Prudence was a blood-sucking leech who used Marguerite almost worse than the men. I also think she was jealous of the fact that Marguerite had so much more courage than herself and someone truly loved her.

茶花女读书笔记英文版篇二：

The Lady of the Camellias--Review After reading “The Lady of the Camellias” which was written by Alexandre Dumas,fils, I wanted to give my opinions on the book. Alexandre Dumas,fils, born in Paris in 1824, is considered as one of the most notable French dramatists of the nineteenth century. He was the illegitimate son of Alexandre Dumas.(father), the author of novels: The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. Dumas was raised by his seamstress mother, until his father legally recognized him and assumed responsibility for his care. But his father never recognized his mother. Therefore, someone think that Dumas expressed his great sympathy with his poor mother through this article. His illegitimacy caused him much unhappiness, both in private school and in college where he had few friends. At age of seventeen, he moved in with his father, soon adopted his extravagant lifestyle and fell into debt. One evening, at the theatre, he first met Marie Duplessis who had already famous in the demimonde for her beauty and ability to make men spend money on her. One day, out of the opera, he saw her coughing episode resulted in her spitting up blood. He suggested her to change her lifestyle, but she replied, "I should die. The exciting life keeps me alive". In order to change Duplessis’ lifestyle, He implied that she would get better if she did as what he said, and she finally agreed upon the condition. "You are not to spy on me, you are not to ask questions;

I shall live exactly as I please without giving you any account of what I do."

Finally, he decided to break up with her. He was on a trip to Spain and North Africa when he heard that she was gravely ill. He wrote to her, telling her that he would return and ask for her forgiveness. But he waited too long. Duplessis died of tuberculosis in 1846. Her tragic death, along with bitterness over his illegitimacy, inspires Dumas to write the novel The Lady of the Camellias, which are based on the Duplessis-Dumas affair. The name of the hero, Armand Duval, is a thin disguise for the author. Actually, Dumas tells the story in the third person as it was related to him by Armand Duval. Having read the English version of The Lady of the Camellias which was so attractive that I stayed up late to read this works every night I was deeply moved by the main character Marguerite Gautier for her poor status but noble heart. Let me tell you the tragic love story between Marguerite Gautier and Armand Duval. Marguerite Gautier was a young courtesan, in Paris in the mid 1800's. A However, Dumas found that Duplessis never try to give up the way she live in the past. He argued with her but it didn’t work. courtesan can't have the true love. But she falls in love with Armand Duval who is a middleclass young man and Armand loved Marguerite very much. “Now, I was in love with Marguerite. I had nothing more to ask of her. Nevertheless, though she was only a courtesan, I had anticipated for myself. Perhaps I poetize it a little, a hopeless love, that the nearer the moment approached Now. It seems that I am not handsome or rich or elegant enough to possess such a woman, now I was filled with vanity;

then I began to fear that Marguerite had no more caprice for me. And I said to myself since we have to part soon, it would be better not to keep her appointment, but to write and tell her my fears and leave her. From that I went on to unlimited hope, unbounded confidence. I dreamed incredible dreams of the future;

I said to myself that she should owe me her moral and physical recovery, that I should spend my whole life with her, and that her love should make me happier than all the maidenly loves in the world. Armand said to himself when he was waiting for meeting Marguerite. For Marguerite’s fragile physical state, she moves to the country. There in her new house, a confrontation between the jealous Armand and her rich admirers took place. Finally, Marguerite made a choice between Armand and other admirers to show her love to Armand. After that, they lived a period of happy and peaceful life in the country. However, Armand began to become depressed for he found that he was not able to support his Marguerite daily life. Marguerite had sold her horses and diamonds for their life secretly. But Marguerite said “I love you ,and I want to do something for our love. You know I don’t need these luxurious things any more If I had you. We can use the money to buy a small house and live together forever.” When the happy future was approaching, the arrival of Armand’s father broke the peace. Armand’s father comes to plead for Marguerite to leave Armand so that she could save both his son's reputation and his younger innocent sister -- whom is also tainted by the scandal. He said “Miss, You love Armand, and the only way you will be able to show your love to him is to leave him. He sacrificed for the future of your love. What is the only way? That means you leave without saying anything. Marguerite found a way to become pure. She felt that it was her duty because she loved Armand so much even though it meant giving up her own happiness and hurting Armand temporarily. She returned to Paris where she desperately throws herself back into her old lifestyle. Armand can't believe her left and look for her .finally he find she was in Paris in the arms of a new love. The two meet again in public. But now Armand was companied with an another beautiful courtesan and began to "paying court"

not with her but with her friend in order to strike back at Marguerite for his own pain. Facing with the great pain Armand brought to her, Marguerite said “The hurt you sought to do to me was your good opinion.” Marguerite visits Armand last time and Armand hoped they could get together again. But Marguerite is haunted by guilt that she can only harm Armand and keep her promise to his father -- she abandoned him again as he slept. Finally Marguerite died sadly and alone. At the end, Armand was given Marguerite's diary in which he finally learned her illness and her undying love for him along with the extent of anguish. He was deeply painful. Marguerite never came back. After finished the book, I found that Marguerite was right in saying that no one truly cared about her, but only wanted something from her because she was just a poor courtesan. the only exceptions were Armand and Julie Duprat. Of course, the Comte de G. and Comte de N. wanted her body and appearance. The Duke needed to “wake up and smell the coffee” and realize that she could never replace his dead daughter. So when she met Armand who could give her true love, She gave all her love in return at the cost of her happiness and life. But the ruthless society didn’t allow Marguerite to get her own happiness no matter how much effort she had made. Eventually, Marguerite, a beautiful and innocent courtesan died on a cold winter. A nice and pure camellia withered away in the world.