《Uncle-Toms-Cabin》英文版读后感

UncleTom'sCabinThesedaysI’vejustfinishedthenovelUncleTom'sCabinthatleftareallydeepimpressiononme.Atfirst,Ithinkthisisafairytalesbook,butwhenIopenedthefirstpage,Iwasattractedbytwopeople’sdialogue,andtheauthorwritesinthechapter:Thischapterintroducesagoodmantothereaders,Tom.Inthebook,atthebeginning,theauthorpresentsusaverybeautifulimageofaratherharmoniousfamilywholiveaveryhappylife.Tomwasoutgoing,optimisticandsteadyandimbuedwiththeChristianideathatreveredtheGod.Hewasloyaltohisowner.HeknewandstoodupandhelptheEliza’sescape,however,hedidn’tescape.Inthenovel,hemetthreeslaveholders.ThefirstwasShelby.Shelby’smanorwastheplacewherehegrewup.Shelbyalsotreatedhimasoneoffamily.Tom’scabinwasawarmhouse;inthehousehangsomepicturesofbible.Andthisplaceiswhereslavessanghymnsandenjoyedfreedom.HiswifealwayscookeddeliciousfoodtofeedGeorgeShelbywhowasShelby’ssonandotherslaves.However,thatbeautifulimagecouldn’tlastlong,thedarknesscamesoon.Shelby’sspeculatebusinesswasfailedandhisIOUswereinMr.Haley’shand,sohehadtosellTomandEliza’sfive-yearoldsonHarrytoMr.Haley.TomhelpedElizaandhissonescaped,buthestayedbecausehesaidifheescaped,too,theothersalveswouldbesold.Then,onthewayofsold,heranacrossalovelyspiritwhonamedEvangeline.Shewasabeautiful,virtuousandoutgoinglittlegirl.HerfatherAugustinealsowasavirtuousandwealthypeopleanddotedonherverymuch.TheybothlikedBlackandhatedtheSlavery.SoEvangelinebecomeTom’ssecondholder.ItwasanicetimewithEvangelineforhim.Notonlydidhenotbedestroyed,butalsotheenrichedhismindworld.Hehadlearnedtowriteletterstohisfamily.Butbesttimealwaysnotlastverylong,littleEvangelinediedaftertwoyearslate,andherfatherwhopromisestogiveTomfreedomwasstabbedinanaccidentanddiedverysoon.SoTomwassoldagain.Hewasnotasluckyaslasttime.HisthirdholderwasSimonwhowasveryrude,crudeandfetishistic.HeletTomandotherslavesdidhardworkwithoutlongrest,andiftheywanttorestordidworklatetheywillbepunishedbychargehand.AndonedayTomhelptwofemaleslavesescapedfromtheplantation,SimonwasfuriousandhebeatTomwithoutanymercy.UnderSimon’sdestroying,UncleTomwenttotheHeavenatnightwhenGeorgeShelbyrantosavehim.AsweallcanseethatUncleTom'sCabinwasananti-slaverynovelanditwasevenconsideredasonefactorthatcausedtheCivilWar.Inthenovel,theslavesweresoldfromoneplacetoanotherfrequently,andtheirfatewastragic,withnoexception—justlikeUncleTom,nomatterhewasunderthecontrolofkindmastersorevilmasters,hecan’tescapethemisfortuneofbeingsoldfromonemastertoanother.Wecan’tseeanyhumanrightofthem,that’ssoterrible.IthinkTom’sendingisagrayending,butalsoaredending.BecausehesaidtoSimon:Youjustboughtmybody,andmysoulhasbeenboughtbytheoneofthewealthiestpeople.”andtheone,whichhehasbeenreveredGod,hisbodywastorturedtodeath,andhissoulwenttoheaventoenjoylifeistoit!GeorgeShelbygobacklater,madeafreedomcertificateissuedtoeachslaves,infrontofUncleTom'sgraveheswornthathewillnotkeepaniggeranymore.UncleTom,theherointhewritingofHarrietBeecherStowe,wasasacrificeofslavery.However,hewasasuprememodelofhumanspirit.WithhisChristianlove,whichhethoughtcanovercomeall——evensomethingasdestructiveasenslavementoffellowhumanbeings,hecomfortednumerouspeoplewhoweresufferingpovertyandmisery.Hisspiritofsacrificemademanyoff-springsweep,andshockedandfearedalotofupperrulers.Nowadays,peoplealwaysrememberthehonestandloyalUncleTomwhomakeseveryefforttoprotecthismaster.Also,peoplerememberthatinordertokeephisChristianfaithsuchanobedientUncleTomdaredtoresisthismaster.Inthismonetaryworldtoday,UncleTom’sspiritofselflessness,purityandnobilityedifyhuman’ssoul.TomsaysthatJesusloveseveryone,yes,hebelievedJesus,JesusisGod,buthedoesnotknow,heisGod,too,withJesusashelovingly.