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 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.
Last morning, when tiding my bookshelf, I took this book out of the shelf, and a dried flower flew away from the book. It was pale blue, very transparent, with thin fine veins. a dried flower flew away from the book. It was pale blue, very transparent, with thin fine veins. I held it against the morning light and blew on it. The soft breeze carried it away. Camille is just like the camellia, she could never escape from the destiny of withering. But it wasn’t her fault; it’s because of the evil of Capitalism and the hideousness of that society.
Suddenly, I remembered a saying: “Women are like the flowers”. Those pretty women are like those beautiful flowers; their delicate beauty makes people feel they are the miracle of life. However, even the God envies their beauty. It seems that beautiful women always have tragic endings. As we are normal persons, even we can see the hideousness of humanity that results in their fate of withering, we can at most ask quietly in our hearts: Where have those beautiful flowers gone? Where have they gone?

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.
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　　　　　　　　　---Book Review: “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. 　　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.

圣洁的灵魂
----《茶花女》读后感
墙角里钻出一朵茶花。一个阴冷、黑暗、潮湿、没有阳光的墙角，糜烂是它的养料。然而，这茶花却比别的茶花，甚至别的任何一种花都美丽，美得脱俗，美得惊人，美得如痴如醉。可凡是花都是向往阳光的。努力、再努力一点，在茶花碰触到阳光那一刹那，在它因阳光的滋润而娇艳欲滴的那一刹那，无情的风折断了花枝，让它又倒在了阴冷的角落，无力再爬起，再去触摸那伸手可及的阳光。上帝是仁慈的，为了弥补命运对它的不公，没让它凋零后再死，而是让它保持着美貌离开了世间。
玛格丽特的爱情悲剧故事就是这样的。一介弱质女流在放荡且无目的的生命中找寻到了真爱，为此放弃了自己习以为常的大量物质享受，放弃了一切能使自己暂时快乐的糜烂生活习惯，只为求能和最爱的人呆在一起。要从深陷的泥潭中爬出来，是要花很大的力气和决心的，况且还要使自己最小程度地被泥水污染。玛格丽特做到了，而且做的非常出色。可如此巨大的付出，换回的仍是人们的不理解和排挤，还有自私的人们的恶意中伤。巨大的阻力最终还是使玛格丽特和爱人分开了，误会使最爱的人再自己最需要安慰的时候羞辱她，这是何等痛苦的事情？也许真的只有死亡可以拯救她。是的，玛格丽特死了，孤独的死去，再也没了活着时的奢华，以前无数的情人也忘了她。生前的生活愈是轰动，死的时候就愈是冷清。
亦或许，玛格丽特并不是个完全的悲剧人物，至少，她得到了真爱，她的灵魂得到了净化。贵妇人们只看到了她生活的奢侈和物质的享受，却不知道她高尚的情操也是自己所望尘莫及的。奇怪的资本主义上流社会的人们，明明鄙视放荡的妓女，却又要逼良为娼。如果玛格丽特没有生在这样一个肮脏、虚伪、残忍的资本主义时代，或许她就是圣母玛利亚。可惜那样的社会，那样的时代，连圣母也会被玷污。而在玛格丽特被玷污的躯壳下，顽强而又圣洁的灵魂正是读者们暗暗哭泣的原因。
感谢小仲马塑造了茶花女这样一个可悲却又可敬的美丽女子。然而，希望那已死去的花朵再次从泥土中萌芽、重生的时候，远离那阴暗的墙角，能每天和阳光为伴，即使不再那么美丽，也不要重复前世的悲剧。
茶花女读后感
在一个悲惨的世界里造就了一个悲惨的人物——茶花女。虽然她是一个妓-女，但是她的命运却如此催人泪下。对这个饱受创伤，最后在一个冷漠中死去的可怜姑娘，作者同样给予了深切的同情。
茶花女读后感：她是一个本性善良的姑娘，否则她不会为爱放弃一切，但是她为何入红尘，做了妓-女。这个使她永无翻身的地狱，是她自愿的，还是被-逼于无奈?在这个只是表面华丽，而内心里丑陋的现实里，人们彼此互相欺骗，用虚伪遮掩在世界里，她在存在是必然的，她的命运更是无法逆转的。或许连她自己都在厌恶这一切。
在她的四周，没有人对她付出真情，没有人是因为为了她而爱她。普吕珰丝，若不是为了得到酬金，她会对玛格丽特到奴颜婢膝的地步;那些情规，若不是为了得到她，他们会供养她吗;那些买卖人，若不是为了在她身上大赚一笔，会在她身上搞投机吗……不会，不会，不会……。一直到她名将就木之时。她们才露出原形。一张张可怕甚至事业心的脸，而对她，他们不再需要那张虚伪的面具，只因为她再也没有利用的价值。最可悲的是她死后，那些人便急于拍卖她的物品。她就像一群没有用的垃圾，被遗忘，被抛弃，被压在尘芥堆的底层，无声无息。
或许她生命里最闪光的一点是阿尔芒，他们彼此都负出了趋势的感情，都为对方做出了牺牲。但是他们这段爱情，却得不到任何人的承认，得不到任何人的答应，得不到这个社会的许可。玛格丽特是妓-女，虽然她放弃了一切，但是仍无法改变现实，在那里没有人能接受，也不用说相信，一个妓-女会从良，她永远活在妓-女的阴影里。最终还是为了阿尔芒，又沦落了。同时也为了他的妹妹。是的，“她像最高尚的女人一样冰清玉洁。有多么贪婪，她就有多么无私”。
阿尔芒虽有软弱的一面，但是他冲动，易怒，妒忌心又如此之强。他并不理解玛格丽特，他如此偏激地认为自己受骗了，不断地进行报复，他的心中越是布满恨，越是显得玛格丽特的痛，她的悲。但是玛格丽特并不后悔所有的选择，她深信当他知道真-相，她会在他的眼中显得格外崇高，然而却发生在她死后的事情。玛格丽特是一个坚强的姑娘，她一个人面临着死亡，她又如此善良，不愿让他看到自己死亡前的痛苦。她一生最快乐的时光是阿尔芒给予的，但她一生最痛苦的时光同样也是阿尔芳给予的。(面临死前要永远的诀别是最痛苦的)阿尔芒的出现，是使她走向命运终点的催化剂。使她的悲惨命运更加深化。或许没有阿尔芒出现即使没有了闪耀点，也不会有深切的痛苦。或许正是因为阿尔芒，她的生命才有了光彩。她才能够从这个悲惨的世界里完全的解脱。
读后感：玛格丽特是一朵在黑暗中盛放的雪莲，雪白无瑕，透着光亮，但是这光却那么微弱，漂涉渺。最终还是被黑暗，这般强大的力量吞食掉，她也是一张弓，外表被剥食得一无所剩，而内心却是坚固、圣洁的。但是她为了能将箭射得更远、更准，她在不断崩累自己，直到自己被毁灭掉。
圣洁的灵魂
----《茶花女》读后感
墙角里钻出一朵茶花。一个阴冷、黑暗、潮湿、没有阳光的墙角，糜烂是它的养料。然而，这茶花却比别的茶花，甚至别的任何一种花都美丽，美得脱俗，美得惊人，美得如痴如醉。可凡是花都是向往阳光的。努力、再努力一点，在茶花碰触到阳光那一刹那，在它因阳光的滋润而娇艳欲滴的那一刹那，无情的风折断了花枝，让它又倒在了阴冷的角落，无力再爬起，再去触摸那伸手可及的阳光。上帝是仁慈的，为了弥补命运对它的不公，没让它凋零后再死，而是让它保持着美貌离开了世间。
玛格丽特的爱情悲剧故事就是这样的。一介弱质女流在放荡且无目的的生命中找寻到了真爱，为此放弃了自己习以为常的大量物质享受，放弃了一切能使自己暂时快乐的糜烂生活习惯，只为求能和最爱的人呆在一起。要从深陷的泥潭中爬出来，是要花很大的力气和决心的，况且还要使自己最小程度地被泥水污染。玛格丽特做到了，而且做的非常出色。可如此巨大的付出，换回的仍是人们的不理解和排挤，还有自私的人们的恶意中伤。巨大的阻力最终还是使玛格丽特和爱人分开了，误会使最爱的人再自己最需要安慰的时候羞辱她，这是何等痛苦的事情？也许真的只有死亡可以拯救她。是的，玛格丽特死了，孤独的死去，再也没了活着时的奢华，以前无数的情人也忘了她。生前的生活愈是轰动，死的时候就愈是冷清。
亦或许，玛格丽特并不是个完全的悲剧人物，至少，她得到了真爱，她的灵魂得到了净化。贵妇人们只看到了她生活的奢侈和物质的享受，却不知道她高尚的情操也是自己所望尘莫及的。奇怪的资本主义上流社会的人们，明明鄙视放荡的妓女，却又要逼良为娼。如果玛格丽特没有生在这样一个肮脏、虚伪、残忍的资本主义时代，或许她就是圣母玛利亚。可惜那样的社会，那样的时代，连圣母也会被玷污。而在玛格丽特被玷污的躯壳下，顽强而又圣洁的灵魂正是读者们暗暗哭泣的原因。
感谢小仲马塑造了茶花女这样一个可悲却又可敬的美丽女子。然而，希望那已死去的花朵再次从泥土中萌芽、重生的时候，远离那阴暗的墙角，能每天和阳光为伴，即使不再那么美丽，也不要重复前世的悲剧。

《茶花女》读书笔记
她，静静地坐在窗前，望着窗外的大千世界，眼神里充满了迷茫和愤恨。多少次床上肉体的挣扎使她逐渐麻木，为了金钱可以不惜一切代价。在这个烟雨淅沥的傍晚，也许她，依旧静静地坐在窗前。太多的喧嚣使她逐渐忘却了平静的滋味，而今晚，不同于任何一个疯狂之夜。她手执一朵白色的山茶花，望眼欲穿，盼着他心爱的阿尔芒……
也许跟小仲马自身的经历有关，在他细腻的笔下成功地塑造出了一位圣洁的女性——玛格丽特。也许很多人也并不相信，一位如此风流的女性，竟然会拥有那么纯洁圣贞的爱情。也许，玛格丽特根本就不属于那个年代，她是独特的。但被迫走上一条肮脏的道路，心却始终追随着圣洁。在那个金钱，肉欲横飞的年代，她不得不这样做来维持自己的生计。可是，她也应该有属于自己的权利！爱的权利！但那个年代禁锢了她，使她再也无法逃脱那一个牢笼——金钱，权力，虚伪的牢笼。玛格丽特就好像一直被束缚了的金丝雀，即使打开了鸟笼，他最终还是会淹没在社会的舆论，别人不平等的眼光和唾弃声中。
玛格丽特从一位质朴的乡下姑娘为了谋生来到巴黎，不幸落入了滚滚红尘，沦为一位风流婀娜的妓女，染上了随意挥霍金钱的恶习。她疯狂的寻欢作乐麻痹自己，忘却自己的行径，但内心却始厌恶极了这种空虚，伪装的生活。玛格丽特好似在一条荆棘丛生的沼泽里挣扎，保持有纯洁心灵的女子，她渴望真正的爱情，纯洁的爱情，一切善良美好的东西。终于，她遇到了阿尔芒，那个善良，风度翩翩的小伙子。玛格丽特第一次看到别人会为她的病痛掉眼泪，她也第一次受到无微不至的关切。他们相爱了，爱得那么真，那么美，没有一丝一毫的尘埃。玛格丽特动心了，因为她自己始终都有一颗纯真的心，只不过被尘世所封杀了而已。她跟随着阿尔芒逃离了那个烟雾迷茫的城市，到乡村过起了美满的田园生活。然而，这只不过是一个很美很美的梦幻，玛格丽特把这个肮脏的社会想得太简单了。当玛格丽特心灵的创伤刚刚开始愈合的时候，阿尔芒的父亲无情的再一次撕碎了玛格丽特的美梦，揭开了她的伤疤。现实社会的虚伪，金钱，权力再一次把玛格丽特推入茫茫无边的灾难之中。她被迫离开了阿尔芒，受尽了阿尔芒的误解与屈辱，最终含恨黄泉。啊，如此传奇的一个女子，在我的心中，它比任何一朵山茶花都要纯洁，美丽。
世界上最难做到的不是任何一次的成功，而是始终追随自己的心，追随着纯洁与美丽。在如此繁乱的社会里，玛格丽特做到了，她始终追随着自己的心。她是那样的善良，没有将阿尔芒父亲对他的侮辱透露给阿尔芒一个字；她是那样的坚强，对于阿尔芒的侮辱始终默默地承受，没有告诉自己心爱的人离去的原因；她是那样的伟大，那样的圣洁……
美丽的玛格丽特，我愿在你的唇旁啜饮你的泪水，让你不再悲伤；我愿牵起你可爱的小手，拉住你去寻找阿尔芒；我愿触碰你的心灵，轻轻为你抚平创伤；我愿在你的墓旁，放上一朵你最爱的白色山茶花，因为，你是最圣洁的姑娘。若要有人将你中伤，那他一定是世界上最蠢的阿尔芒。安息吧，玛格丽特，最美的白色山茶花，你看，你看，这里的天空多么明亮，多么富丽堂皇……
你在终夜看守着这脆弱的生命，
你在你的肉体里还留存着偎抱中所灌输的温和的柔情；
你紧紧的对着那默静无言的唇，
这也是你爱阿尔芒而给阿尔芒的爱的初吻。
无情的风，无情的雨，
再加上一个无情而柔弱无力的黄昏；
你为了青春你牺牲了你的青春，
一个不可超越的身体，便会有忧闷，悲苦，和消灭的温存。

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'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'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. 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's father reminds her that she is just a courtesan, she realized she can't be recognized in Armand's family, she will stain Armand's reputation. So she leaves him. Marguerite's love is unselfish. Her self-sacrifice saved Armand's reputation.