Ticket-please读后感

DeepthinkingonTicket,PleaseRecently,IhavereadashortnovelcalledTicket,please,writtenbyDavidHerbertLawrence.Itisastoryaboutamaleandsomefemales.IthappensinWorldWarI,whenallable-bodiedmengotothewarfrontandthosewhoareunfitforservicestayinthecountrytodosomeworkandalsoatthattimewomendosomework.JohnThomasistheheroandheisanamorousandirresponsibleman.Inthenovel,itdescribesthat“heflirtwiththegirlconductorinthemorning,andwalksoutwiththeminthedarknight,whentheyleavetheirtram-caratthedepot.Ofcourse,thegirlsquittheservicefrequently.Thenheflirtsandwalkswiththenewcomer”.Fromit,wecaneasilyknowwhatkindofpersonheis.Thoughheisnotagoodman,heisattractive.EvenAnnie,aTartarisattractedbyhimintheend.AtfirstAnnieisinterestedinhimandKeephimatarm'slengthdeliberately.Butafterhiscunningpursuitforher,shefallsinlovewithhim.However,whenshewantstotakeanintelligentinterestinhim,hejustwantstoremainanocturnalpresence,anddecidedtoleaveher.Feelingsosadandbeinghurt,shedeterminestohaveherownback.Sheuniteswithothergirlswhomhehashurts.Theyusetrickstokeephiminawaitingroomandbeathimfiercely.Theyaskhimtochooseonlyonegirl.Andofcourse,herevoltsthemlikecrazy.Atlast,hechoosesAnnie,withstrangeanddisparagingvoice.Intheendofthisstory,becausethosegirlscan'tdoanythingwithhimexceptbeatinghim,theyhavenoalternativechoicebutlettinghimgo.Onthesurface,thisisonlyastoryaboutamanwhocheatsandplayswithwomen'sfeelings.However,onadeeperlevel,combiningthebackgroundatthattimeandtheauthor'slifeexperience,wecanfindmanythingsbelowthesurface,thatis,sexandequal.Lawrencewasborntopoorparentsandhisalllifewasinthegreatsocialandpoliticalupheavals.Also,heexperiencedtheFirstWorldWar.Hismanynovelshaveamelancholytone,andmanyofthemareaboutsex.Thisnovelisalsoaboutsexand,what’smore,aboutequality.JohnThomas,theinspector,tosomeextentistherepresentativeofmales.Andthoseconductors,includingAnnie,aretherepresentativeoffemales.Ononehand,fromthisstory,wecanseemaleshavetheabsoluteadvantage.ThoughthosegirlsarehurtbyJohnandtheywanttorevengehim,theyhavetogiveinintheend.Ithinkthosesentencesareverywellwritten:“Butwhiletheycanvilifyhim,disrobehim,pummelhim,theycannotimposethefinalhumiliationandrapehim.”“Thegirls,especiallyAnnie,areforcedtorecognizethelimitsoftheirpower.Thesinglesourceofthedefeatistheirfailuretobeaman.”(copyfromthebook)Whatadeepgoinganalysis!Iamreallyimpressesbythetwosentences.Indeed,foralongtimebefore,femaleshadfewrightsandweresubmissivetomales.Femalescouldonlystayathome,attendingtheirhusbandandtheirchildren.Maleswerethecentralpersoninfamilieswhocouldworkoutsideandhadahighersocialstatus.Ofcourse,ontheotherhand,thisnovelreflectfemalesstrugglefortheirrightandownhappiness.Inthestory,thereareagroupof“fearlessyounghussies”andasfarasIamconcernedtheyrepresentthosefemaleswhofightforthemselves.Combiningthebackgroundofthattime,weknowthatduringtheFirstWorldWar,becauseoftheheavyfightingalargenumberofBritishmenhavetoleavetheiroriginaljobsandenterthewar.Inordertomaintainthenormallifeandensuresocialfunctionsnormally,womenshouldertheresponsibilityoftheirownlife,theirfamilyandthesocialstability.Theygooutofhomespace,enterintothesocialsphereandhaveajob.Atthattime,women'ssocialstatusimprovedandsomepioneersmakeabidforthefemales’rightandtacceleratethefeministmovement.Inmyopinion,Annieistheminiatureofthosepioneers.Sheisdifferentfromothergirls.AtfirstshekeepsdistancewithJohnThomasdeliberatelyandwhenhurtbyJohn,shetrytogetherdignitybackandwanttolethimtohisrevenge.Thoughshefailsintheend,atleastshehasfoughtforherself.What’smore,thereissomethingIwanttosayabouttheending.Weknowthestoryisendedwiththeman’svictory.Inmypointofview,theendingisalsoamirrortothesocialsociety.Byfindinginformationfromtheinternet,IknowthatthoughintheFirstWorldWarfemales’’socialstatueshadimprovedalittle.Butjustafterthewarended,females’’statuesdecreasedagain,justlikebeforethewar.Andtheendingindicatesthat”nomatterhowstrengthenedbythefreedombroughtbytheFirstWorldWar,womencanneverbetheequalsofmen”(copyfromthebook)Anyway,Ilikethisnovel.Ilikewhatitexpressesunderthesurfacestory.Byreadingit,Ihaveabetterunderstandingonthefightofsex,ontherelationshipbetweentheFirstWorldWarandthefeministmovement.