Author: Jon Krakauer
梦想和现实，大自然和人类文明，独处和交流，冒险和谨慎，可以相辅相成，而不是互相矛盾。
这本书根据 Chris McCandless 留下的日记、书信、照片，以及与他接触过的人们，详细地描述和分析了 Chris 在生命最后几年的经历和可能的心理历程。Chris 是一个很有主见、才华和爱心的年轻人。他读书期间成绩优秀。他是个很有生意头脑的人，很轻松就能赚来钱。他是个善良的人，与街上的流浪汉、遇到的很多人倾心交谈，但是他和父母的关系却没处好。父母辛勤工作为他创造了优越的物质条件，他认为自己不需要一分钱也可以生存。大学毕业后，他开始了 road and street adventure life, 两年后在 Alaska 被发现，可惜刚刚去世十几天，如果早被发现，可能还可以被挽救。
其实古今中外很多东西都是相通的。中国自古就有退居田园山林的隐士，桃花源的梦想，避世的和尚和尼姑， 各种探险家，现在也有与大自然亲密接触的户外。老外也一样。p96. Sleight 对 Everett 和 Chris 的评论：'Everrett was strange. Kind of different. But him and McCandless, at least they try to follow their dream. That's what great about them. They tried. Not many do.'
其实他们做的是非常奢侈的事：全力追求梦想。说是奢侈，因为很多人还在为吃饱穿暖或过上好日子打拼。除了 Chris, 这本书还讲述了另外几位类似的年轻人的故事；作者本人也有类似的经历。另外也讲了几位将梦想与现实完美结合的人，比如，P185. 同样热爱 Alaska 的大自然的 Roman ，高中毕业就定居到 Alaska 的 Fairbanks，读了 Stanford 的生物学博士学位后，去 Alaska Pacific University 大学当老师，期间走遍了那里的山山水水。
梦想不是凭空就能实现的，在实现梦想的过程中，必需学会面对现实，最好是达到理想和现实的完美结合。
热爱大自然和远离文明社会其实不是矛盾的。人要在大自然中生存，需要自卫吃饱穿暖，于是有了人类文明。人类文明发展了这么长历史，有很多经验是可以现成学

Storyline
Based on a true story. After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandoned his possessions, gave his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters who shape his life. Written by Lisa Kelley
After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life.
Director: Sean Penn
Writers: Sean Penn (screenplay), Jon Krakauer (book)
Stars: Emile Hirsch, Vince Vaughn, Catherine Keener | See full cast and crew

《呼啸山庄》出版后一直被人认为是英国文学史上一部“最奇特的小说”，全英版的呼啸山庄你看过吗?下面我分享给大家几篇呼啸山庄英文读后感。

呼啸山庄英文读后感

一

Published in 1847，WUTHERING HEIGHTS was not well received by the reading public，many of whom condemned it as sordid，vulgar，and unnatural--and author Emily Bronte went to her grave in 1848 believing that her only novel was a failure.It was not until 1850，when WUTHERING HEIGHTS received a second printing with an introduction by Emily's sister Charlotte， that it attracted a wide readership. And from that point the reputation of the book has never looked back. Today it is widely recognized as one of the great novels of English literature.

Even so，WUTHERING HEIGHTS continues to divide readers.It is not a pretty love story;rather，it is swirling tale of largely unlikeable people caught up in obsessive love that turns to dark madness.It is cruel，violent，dark and brooding，and many people find it extremely unpleasant.And yet--it possesses a grandeur of language and design，a sense of tremendous pity and great loss that sets it apart from virtually every other novel written.The novel is told in the form of an extended flashback.After a visit to his strange landlord， a newcomer to the area desires to know the history of the family--which he receives from Nelly Deans， a servant who introduces us to the Earnshaw family who once resided in the house known as Wuthering Heights. It was once a cheerful place， but Old Earnshaw adopted a "Gipsy" child who he named Heathcliff.And Catherine，daughter of the house，found in him the perfect companion：wild，rude，and as proud and cruel as she.But although Catherine loves him，even recognizes him as her soulmate， she cannot lower herself to marry so far below her social station. She instead marries another， and in so doing sets in motion an obsession that will destroy them all.

WUTHERING HEIGHTS is a bit difficult to "get into;" the opening chapters are so dark in their portrait of the end result of this obsessive love that they are somewhat off-putting.But they feed into the flow of the work in a remarkable way，setting the stage for one of the most remarkable structures in all of literature，a story that circles upon itself in a series of repetitions as it plays out across two generations.Catherine and Heathcliff are equally remarkable，both vicious and cruel，and yet never able to shed their impossible love no matter how brutally one may wound the other.As the novel coils further into alcoholism，seduction，and one of the most elaborately imagined plans of revenge it gathers into a ghostly tone：Heathcliff，driven to madness by a woman who is not there but who seems reflected in every part of his world--dragging her corpse from the grave，hearing her calling to him from the moors，escalating his brutality not for the sake of brutality but so that her memory will never fade，so that she may never leave his mind until death itself.Yes，this is madness，insanity，and there is no peace this side of the grave or even beyond.It is a stunning novel，frightening，inexorable，unsettling，filled with unbridled passion that makes one cringe.Even if you do not like it，you should read it at least once--and those who do like it will return to it again and again.

二

After reading Wuthering Heights, the love and the hatred between Catherine and Heathcliff still linger in my head. Wuthering Heights gives me a cold, withering, and lonely feeling;however,at the end the book the author shows us that the human kindness is not diminished at Wuthering heights, even though the wind can break off a tree that doesn’t mean it can break off the whole forest. Even though hatred destroyed Heathcliff , Catherine, Edgar and Elizabeth’s happiness, that doesn’t mean Cathy and Hareton’s happiness.

Actually, there is no such a character I really like in Wuthering Heights, every character seems teemed with agony and animosity, especially Heathcliff. Heathcliff is an orphan before Mr.Earnshaw adopt him, and in the novel, it says that Mr.Earnshaw treats Heathcliff even better than his own son, Hindley Earnshaw. It’s quite amazing that in spite of Earnshaw’s nice treatment, Heathcliff has no gratitude at all, he revenged Hindley and Catherine, even their heirs. After reading Heathcliff’story, my feeling is complicated, although he is the avenger who dominate the whole story by using his vengeful machinations, he is also the most pitiful guy in Wuthering Heights; he doesn’t know what is love and don’t know how to love. Heathcliff has lived with the Earnshaws for more than 10 years, but there is no attachment between him and the whole family except Catherine, but even Catherine who was died because of Heathcliff’s tournament. When he is torturing others, he is also giving himself a suffering.

Catherine, who is the heroine in the book, is described by Nelly as capricious and selfish. She is just like Heathcliff, doesn’t know how to love at all.

Anyways, Wuthering Heights gave me a torment, you can’t see any warm scene in the book, all you see is the fierce wind howled, and wild moor. However, at the end, the combination between Hareton and Cathy seems a hopeful light in the darkness, and the break of the day finally coming!

三

The book Wuthering Heights told us a story about love and revenge: the abandoned boy Heathdiff was adopted by Mr Eamshaw and lived with Mr Earnshaw’s son Hindley and daughter Cathiner. Hindley disliked Heathdiff. He insulted and maltreated Heathdiff in every possible way after Mr Earnshaw’s death. At the same time, peculiar emotion occurred between Cathiners and Heathdiff. Because of vanity and ignorance, Cathiner decided to mary Linton. Heathdiff left with anger. Three years later, Heathdiff returned to revenge. He succeeded in annexing all the property of Hindley’s and the Linton’s. However, Cathiner’s ghost pestered him all the time, and he died in mental disorder.

To understand Wuthering Heights, you must know the auther Amily well. She had been abnormal in inentality ever since her childhood. Her sister Charlotte had once said that Amily was even stronger than a man in character, and more simple than a child. He name Heathdiff was compounded by the words Heath and Cliff, itself gave the readers a feeling of unfeelingness, which well annotated Amily’s abnormal mentality.

Abnormal mentality did good for inducing and enriching the imagination of the auther in some way. Sometimes, Amily’s imagination was beyond human nature but urueasenable. That was why she could with the thrilling scene in Mr lockwood’s dream, the behainour of Cathiner when she fell ill, and the words full of strong enthusiasm but unimaginable like. They were locked in an embrace from which I thought my mistress would never be released alive.

Amily’s abnormal quality decided the thinking way during her creating, but her work was far from abnormal. Withering Heights is a healthy and harmonious work.Love-hetred-Ievenge-the Ievival of huanan natme,that is the clue of the story Cathiner and Heathdiff weIe a coupla of Iebels against the trandition The tragedy happened all because Cathiner didit Iesist thoughout and betraged Heathcliff at the key moment she ruined herself,Heathdiff and nearty the next generation The author portraged Cathiner Ivth a complicated mood she sympathized with her while being angry with her and she feet Sony for her while spurring to her.

The most vivid character in the story was Iepresented by Hindley and he could bear he was tormented by love Catheter’s contempt and Laughing at him that was what he couldn’t bear That the heavy pies sure split his soul explained his cruel and crazyIeuenge.The writing of the novel gave preference to mysterious phenomenon and horrible atmosphere One of the most important fealties was the complexity of the narration structure It broke away from conventions and began from the middle This method of narration was for more attractive.

Among all the characters like the housekeeper Allen most She was never afraid of them she always said and did what she wanted to The most important point is that she was kind hearted and justice.A good book is worthy leading for many tines Withering Heights is not easy to understand but once you understand it you wild wander at the talent of the author.

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