英语小说读书笔记 TherearetwooppositegangsnamedSocsandGreasers.Kidswhosebackgroundsareveryricharecalledsocials,wenameitasSocs.ThepoorkidsarecalledGreasers,becausetheirhairarecoveredwithgreaseandtheyoftenweargreasyclothes.Therearefullofcontradictionbetweenthem.ThemaincharacterisPonyboy,heistheyoungestgreaser,andhehatestheSocsbecausehealwaysgetsjumpedbythem.DarryandSodapoparehiselderbrothers,andtheybothdroppedoutofschooltoworkinordertoraisemoneyforPonyboysstudy.Throughseeingamovietogetherwitharichbutkindgirl,Cherry,PonyboyrealizesthatnotallSocsarebad.Johnnyishisbestfriend,heusedtobeveryweak,butafterbeingjumpedby4Socs,hebeesmadandusuallybringsaswitchbladewithhim,andifthereisanyonewhowantstoplaytricksonhim,hewillkillthatone.Suddenly,inaweek,Johnnydiesinafire,Bob(hisfriend)iskillbysomeoneunwillingly,Dally(themostviolentgreaser)killhimselfbecauseJohnnysdeath.Ponyboygrowsalot,realizetheloveofhisfamiliesandfriends,andpromisestobeagoodman,andnotfightanymore. Thisisreallyaheroicstory,andIlearntalotfromit. Firstofall,Irealizedthatweshouldntassessanyonejustbyknowingabouthisbackground.Inthebook,Ponyboythoughtthatlifewasunfair-Socsalwayswin,Greasersalwayslose.Socscouldeasilygotocollege,butGreaserssometimesmustdropoutofschooltoworkfortheirlivings.SohehatedSocsasiffromhisbirth.ButhegraduallyrealizedthatsomeSocsarekind,butsomeGreasersarealikeahood.Soweshouldalsoknowpeopledeeplybeforejudgingthem,andbelievethetruthmorethanoursubjectivethings. Secondly,nomatterhowourbackgroundsandfamiliesare,weshouldhavekindandbravehearts.Inthestory,Ponyboysawmanygreaserscrimeandfightjustbecauseoftheiridentify,hethoughtthatwastotallywrong.Evenhisdyingfriend,Johnnytoldhimtostaygoldwhichmeanstobekind,simpleandpureinaserioushealthcondition.Ontheotherhand,PonyboythoughtGresershavethesamerightsasSocs,andheneverloweredhisheadinfrontofSocs. Therearealsosomethinggoodaboutlove.Atthebeginning,PonyboythoughtthatDally,hiseldestbrotherfullyconcentratedonworkingandmakingmoney,butnevercaredabouthimandSodapop,andhewasdislikeayoungmananymore,morelikeanadult.ButoncePonyboywassickveryseriously,hesawDallycryingforthefirsttimewhenhewasasleep-going-to-waken-up.AndwhentheywerehavingarumblewithagangofSocs,hewasalwayscoveredwithhistwoelderbrothers.Fromthat,heknewhissmallfamilywouldneverbeshortoflove,andhisbrotherslovedhimmuchmorethanhecouldimagine.Inmyreallife,whenmyteachersandparentsarestrictwithme,Ishouldntthinkthattheydontloveme,itisjustanother,moredeepwaytolove. Thewriterwrotethisbookwhenhewasonlyateenagerasfourteen-going-to-fifteen,inthesameageasme.Soitismoreeasyformetogetclosetohimandunderstandhim.ButhetrulyexperiencedallIexperiencedandsomethingIhaveneverimagined.SoIshouldlearnsomethinggoodfromhim,andkeepawayfromthingbadhehaddone. Thisbookreallytaughtmealot,andIwillsparenoeffortstodothegoodthingsitbringtome!