染雾Black Beauty: My Reflection on the Book
Black Beauty is a timeless classic written by Anna Sewell, which tells the life story of a beautiful black horse named Black Beauty. This heartwarming novel not only provides readers with a fascinating glimpse into the world of horses but also imparts valuable life lessons and insights.
In the first chapter of Black Beauty, the protagonist introduces himself and recounts his early days as a young foal. From the very beginning, I was captivated by the narrative style of the book. The story is told from the perspective of Black Beauty himself, allowing readers to experience the world through the eyes of a horse. This unique perspective creates a deep connection between the reader and the protagonist, making the story even more compelling.
Throughout the book, Black Beauty faces numerous challenges and hardships. He is sold to various owners, some of whom treat him with kindness and respect, while others subject him to cruelty and neglect. These experiences highlight the harsh reality of the treatment of horses during the Victorian era. Sewell uses Black Beauty's story to raise awareness about the mistreatment of animals and advocate for their rights.
One of the most profound lessons I took away from Black Beauty is the importance of empathy and compassion. The book emphasizes the significance of treating animals with kindness and respect, reminding us that they too have feelings and deserve to be treated with dignity. Black Beauty's encounters with both good and bad owners serve as a reminder that our actions have a profound impact on the lives of those around us, whether they are humans or animals.
Another aspect that struck me while reading Black Beauty is the strong bond between humans and animals. The deep friendships and connections formed between Black Beauty and his various caretakers highlight the power of love and understanding. These relationships demonstrate the positive impact that animals can have on our lives and the importance of cherishing and caring for them.
In conclusion, Black Beauty is a moving and thought-provoking novel that explores the themes of empathy, compassion, and the bond between humans and animals. Through the eyes of the titular character, readers are transported into a world where horses are both mistreated and cherished. Anna Sewell's powerful storytelling and her ability to convey important messages make this book a must-read for animal lovers and those seeking to cultivate a greater understanding of the world around them. After reading Black Beauty, I am inspired to treat all creatures with kindness and respect, just as I would want to be treated myself.
黑骏马英文读后感 篇三
黑骏马英文读后感
“Animals deserve our kindness, sympathy and understanding,” that is what Anna Sewell——the author of Black Beauty——wanted to convince her readers. Thanks to Sewell, I now think about the animal——human relationship from both the human and the animal’s point of view.
The inspiration for Anna Sewell’s novel was drawn from her own relationship with horses. Anna Sewell was born on March 20th, 1820 in Norfolk, England and was crippled while still very young. Due to her disability, she relied on horse-drawn carriages and grew to love horses as a result. She also became appalled by the careless and cruel treatment horses often received from humans and determined to write a book In the second year of work on the book, she was told that she had only eighteen months to live, but she persevered in order “to induce kindness, sympathy and an understanding [of the ] treatment of horses.” Five years later, she was still working on Black Beauty, her only book. Unfortunately, Sewell died a few months after publication and never learned of the book’s huge success. Black Beauty formed an impassioned plea for animal rights at a time when such a notion had been dismissed as ridiculous.
The novel portrayed the real condition of working horses living in Britain during the Victorian Era. In that time period, the wealthy thought that their horses were treated well because they never stepped into the stable. In order to call people’s attention to horses’ hard life, Sewell tells the story through the first-person narrative voice of a horse. This innovative personification of an animal made the book a real success. Readers heard the stories straight from the horse’s mouth, literally, as an animal spoke of extremes of joy and suffering. People were shocked by the truth exposed by the novel and changed their attitudes towards animals.
Sewell formed the novel with three kinds of characters: Black Beauty, Ginger and other farm animals. Through their different experiences, I saw similarly painful lives led by the animals. This method made the earnest appeal for animal rights become more and more persuasive.
As a domestic animal, Black Beauty was continuously sold from one family to another. Over the years Beauty enjoyed good masters but also endured mean ones. Sometimes, he was cared for and at other times tortured. In the end, everything turns out all right in a story that is so tender and yet meaningful. His story was so vivid that caught the readers’ heart. The novel brought people laughter and tears and also enlightened them to understand animals at the same time.
Animals cannot speak so understanding is significant to them. Once, for example, Beauty was drawing the carriage to a wooden bridge. The bridge was flooded out in the river and John, the groom, was not aware that it was cracked. But the quickly realized that something was wrong because of Beauty’s abnormal behavior. Momentarily, a man shouted to them, “Stop! Stop!…The bridge is broken in the middle. If you come across, you’ll fall in the river!” Beauty had saved John. However, if John had not tried to understand what Beauty wanted to tell him, there would definitely have been an accident. I learnt from the story that understanding animals is not only essential to them but is also beneficial to us ourselves.
In order to emphasize the importance of understanding animals, the writer created Ginger as a negative example. Ginger was the friend of Beauty who led a much more miserable life than Beauty did. Once she told Beauty: “When I was trained, several men caught me in a corner of the field and one held my nose so hard that I could
Poor Ginger, kindness was all she needed. She was frightened seriously so she bit or kicked to defend any possible attacks. The more she was whipped the more she bit, the more she bit the more she was whipped. In this way, both animals and humans were trapped in a terrible cycle made by human beings. Consequently, humans were frequently hurt by frightened horses. The author thus portrayed Ginger to tell me that harming animals may also harm us.
When I have a sketchy look at other farm animals the writer depicts, it is simple to find more examples of cruel things humans do to animals out of ignorance. This part of the novel expanded people’s scope from only horses to all the animals and deepened the plea for animal rights and that made the novel more successful.
Sir Oliver, the old horse, had a 20-centimeter-long tail. His beautiful long tail was cut off just because the owners thought it was fashionable. Humans never understood how pained a horse is when he can’t brush flies off his sides and back legs.
Sky, the terrier, had had a part of her ears sheared off. Her owners wanted to make her look cute and ignored that parts of her ears were intended to protect the delicate parts from injury. “Why don’t people cut their own children ‘s ears to make them look lovely?” Asked the poor dog angrily.Yes, why can’t we think from the animals’ perspective?
“Black Beauty is a heartbreaking story,” I thought when my mother read it to me when I was a child. As a child I was haunted by the described cruelty to those horses. Now I deeply hope, in the future, we will be able to tell our children that because of the book, and others like it, such mistreatment of animals no longer exists. And they just need to enjoy the novel as a beautiful historical documentary recording the progress of upholding animal rights. At that time, the dream of the author will have come true and her hard work will have been rewarded.
