关于高中生阅读中国文学名著的英语作文

ADreamofRedMansionsThenovelADreamofRedMansionswaswritten200yearsago.Duringthelast200yearsitconqueredcountlessreaders.ADreamofRedMansionsisthepeakofancientChinesenovel.Itisalsoawell－knownmasterpieceintheworldofliterature.TheauthorCaoXueqinlivedthroughthereignsofEmperorsKangxi,YongzhengandQianlongoftheQingDynasty.Atfirsthisfamilywasfavouredbytheemperor.Butlaterhishousewasconfiscatedandhisfamilysanktotherockbottomofthesociety.CaoXueqintooturnedfromanoblesciontoanimpoverishedyouth.Inhisoldagehewassopoorthatthewholefamilyhadtoliveonthingruel.Inthedrasticchangeheexperiencedtheupsanddownsinthesnobbishworldandobservedthesharpconflictsbetweentherichandthepoor.Heclearlyunderstoodthedegeneratingqualityofhisfeudalaristocraticfamily.Hewrotethisimmortalnovelinthedirestraits.Unfortunatelyhediedinpovertyandillnessbeforehefinishedhiswork.Hewasstillinhisfortiesthen.ThenoveloriginallyentitledTheStoryoftheStone,alsoknownasADreamofRedMansions,has80chaptersfinished.Therest40chaptersarebelievedtohavebeenaddedbyGaoE.AnoutstandingachievementofADreamofRedMansionsisthatitsuccessfullypresentsaheart－stirringtragedy,atragedyofthesociety,ofthetimeandofhumanlife.AgoodpartofthenovelwasassignedtothedescriptionofthedailydepletionofFamilyJiaandthefinalbankruptcyoftheinfluentialfamilythathadenjoyedahundredyears'prosperity.Thissymbolisedthedeclineofthefeudalsociety.CaoXueqindevotesallhisfeelingstoanumberoftrampledanddestroyedyoungwomenwhomheadmired.Neitherdaughtersofinfluentialfamiliesnormaid－servantsnoractressesfromloworiginsescapedtheirtragicalfate.Thedestructionofthebeautifulinvestedthewholebookwithagraceoftragic.SinceJiaBaoyu'sbirthhisfamilyarrangedhimapathtowealthandfame.Buthisspeciallifeexperienceturnedhimintoarebelofthefeudalfamily.ThegenuinelovebetweenhimandDaiyuwasopposedbyhisfamily.Atlasthechosetogotoamonastery.Daiyuwasintelligentandgifted.Sheshowedcontempttovulgarfeudalscholarsanddenouncedthehypocrisyofthosewhosoughtfamebywayofwritingstereotypedessays.ShepursuedBaoyu'sgenuinelove,butshediedingrief.Baochaiobservedthefeudalmoralcode.Towinherparents'favourandtoensurethefamily'sinterests,shewasforcedbyJia'smotherandLadyWangintomarryingBaoyu.Butshedidnotwinlove.Shebecameavictimofthearrangedmarriage.ThetragicalmarriageamongBaoyu,DaiyuandBaochaiisthemainthreadofthewholenovel.Theirlovestoryhasmovedeveryreader.Thegreatestachievementofthenovelliesinitsconvincingandvividcharacterisation.Ofthemorethanfourhundredpersonsdepictedinthenovel,atleastfortyarehighlyindividualised.UnderCaoXueqin'spenthosepersonsnotonlyhavetheirspeciallooks,buttheirvoicesandemotions.Thesubtlementalityofthecharactersleavesindelibleimpressioninthereader'smind.