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1、ThoseBeautifulFlowers -BookReview:“Camille” IreadtheChineseversionof“Camille”afewyearsago.AtthattimeIwasdeeplymovedbythemaincharacterMargueriteGautier.“Camille”or“TheLadyoftheCamellias”byAlexandreDumas,fils,isthestoryofMargueriteGautier,ayoungcourtesan,orkeptwoman,inParisinthemid1800s,andhowshefalls
2、inlovewithayoungman,ArmandDuval,andthentriestoescapefromherquestionablepast.Unfortunately,itcomesbacktohauntherandsheendsupreturningtothatlifeanddiespainfullyandalone,butwiththeknowledgethatshewasanoblewomanatheart.WhenIfirstbegantoreadthebook,IdidnotcareforMargueriteorherattitudeorlifestyle,butasIg
3、otfurtherintothenarrative,Irealizedthathersaucyattitudewasafronttocoverthelonelywomanthatshereallywas.Shefeltused,abusedandunloved,untilthegentleArmandDuvalcameintoherlifeandshowedherthathelovedherasapersonandnotforwhatshecoulddoforhim.ItmusthavetakengreatcourageforMargueritetoleavethelifeshehadlive
4、dforsolong,knowingallalongthatitwasprobablytoogoodtobetrueandwouldnotlastindefinitely.AnditalsoshowedthatMargueritereallylovedArmandDuvalforshecouldevenchangeherselfforhim. However,happinessdidntlastforlong.WhenM.Duval,Armandsfather,cametoher,pleadingforhertoleaveArmandtosavebothArmandsreputationand
5、thatofhisyoungerinnocentsister,Margueritesawawaytobecomepureofheart,ifnotinbody.Shefeltthatitwasherduty,becauseshelovedArmandsomuch,todothiseventhoughitmeantgivingupherownhappinessandhurtingArmandtemporarily.Shereluctantlyreturnedtoherformerlife,knowingthatsomedayArmandwouldforgiveher.Sadly,shediedi
6、ndebtandbasicallyalone,exceptforheronefemalefriend,JulieDuprat,whohelpedherduringherillness.ShehadherjournalsenttoArmandafterherdeath,explainingwhyshehadmadethechoicesshehad.IthinkDumasslastfewlinesaboutMargueritebeingtheexception,nottherulewerequitetrue,andIalsoagreedwithhisviewthatwhileherlifestyl
7、ecouldnotbecondoned,weasasocietyassumethatallofthesetypeofwomenarecoldandheartless,whilethismaynotalwaysbethecase.Apersoncanmakethewrongchoicesinlifewhentheyareyoung,andtrytoredeemthemselves,butsometimespastsituationspreventthemfromchangingtheirlives,eventhoughtheydesperatelywishtodoso.Thisappliesto
8、bothmenandwomeninmanydifferenttypesofcircumstances:involvementincrime;drugoralcoholabuse;gambling;prostitution;financialproblems;poormarriagechoices;etc.Andthisisthefact,whichexistsinthewholesociety. Asfarastheothercharactersinthebook,IthinkMargueritewasrightinsayingthatnoonetrulycaredabouther,buton
9、lywantedsomethingfromher,theonlyexceptionsbeingArmandandJulieDuprat.Ofcourse,theComtedeG.andComtedeN.wantedherbodyandappearance.TheDukeneededto“wakeupandsmellthecoffee”andrealizethatshecouldneverreplacehisdeaddaughter.Ifhetrulycared,hecouldhavehelpedherleaveherlifestylewithout“keeping”herhimself.And
10、lastly,Prudencewasablood-suckingleechwhousedMargueritealmostworsethanthemen.IalsothinkshewasjealousofthefactthatMargueritehadsomuchmorecouragethanherselfandsomeonetrulylovedher. Lastmorning,whentidingmybookshelf,Itookthisbookoutoftheshelf,andadriedflowerflewawayfromthebook.Itwaspaleblue,verytranspar
11、ent,withthinfineveins.adriedflowerflewawayfromthebook.Itwaspaleblue,verytransparent,withthinfineveins.Ihelditagainstthemorninglightandblewonit.Thesoftbreezecarrieditaway.Camilleisjustlikethecamellia,shecouldneverescapefromthedestinyofwithering.Butitwasntherfault;itsbecauseoftheevilofCapitalismandthe
12、hideousnessofthatsociety. Suddenly,Irememberedasaying:“Womenareliketheflowers”.Thoseprettywomenarelikethosebeautifulflowers;theirdelicatebeautymakespeoplefeeltheyarethemiracleoflife.However,eventheGodenviestheirbeauty.Itseemsthatbeautifulwomenalwayshavetragicendings.Aswearenormalpersons,evenwecansee
13、thehideousnessofhumanitythatresultsintheirfateofwithering,wecanatmostaskquietlyinourhearts:Wherehavethosebeautifulflowersgone?Wherehavetheygone? The Lady of the Camellias is a French tragic play based on Alexandre Dumas (the younger) 1848 novel by the same name, (it is sometimes referred to as Camille). The play was adapted for the theater by Dumas in 1852 and then for the opera by the composer Verdis La Traviata in 1853. The play became a favorite of audiences in the late 19th century.The story is set in Paris durin
