Chiba wrote a book review of Helen Burns from Jane Eyre, "Perfection to Perfection".

"Perfection"

Some people say that she has a calming magic,

Some people say that she does not belong to the world, and is the prototype of his sister,

Some people say that she sees things so thoroughly, so clearly,

Some people say that her thoughts that are above all living beings are shocking,

Some people say that her pure heart is as pure as glass pulp and convincing,

Some people say that she is the most admired character in the whole book, and they like what she wants to say.

【Her Profile】

If you say you can't bear what you have to face in life, it only shows that you are cowardly and stupid.

Jane Eyre is a masterpiece of Charlotte Brontë, a famous British female writer in the 19th century, and is a "poetic portrayal of the author's life" and an autobiographical work. It tells the story of an English woman who has been orphaned since she was a child, and constantly pursues freedom and dignity in the midst of various hardships, insists on herself, and finally achieves happiness.

Helen is Jane's best friend in the first half of the novel at the Lowood Orphanage.

I like Helen very much, she is kind, pure, intelligent, studious, kind, generous, selfless, faithful, and completely selfless in her friendship with Jane.

【Calm Magic】

Admiring her, especially the part where she comforts Jane, I like very much what she says, which has a calming magic:

"Shhhh You value people's love too much, your feelings are too impulsive, your emotions are too intense. A supreme hand created your body and breathed life into it, and that hand provided you with wealth other than your fragile self, or a creature as fragile as you. Beyond the earth and humans, there is an invisible world, an elven kingdom. The world surrounds us and is omnipresent. The elves watched over us and were commanded to guard us. If we die in pain and shame; If contempt from all sides stabs us; If hatred crushes us, the angels will see us tormented, and will admit that we are innocent (and if we are innocent, I know that you have been accused by Mr. Brocklehurst, but this accusation is weak and exaggerated, but it has changed hands from Mrs. Reed, for I see in your passionate eyes, in your clear forehead, the honest nature), and God is only waiting for the soul to be separated from the body in order to give us a full reward. When life is coming to an end and death is bound to be the entrance to happiness and glory, why should we sink because of sorrow? ”

[Not of the world]

Reading novels and watching movies, the pursuit is more about emotional truth than the truth of the story itself, and because of this, how to express people's seven emotions and six desires has become an inexhaustible source and topic of literary and artistic creation. The angelic Helen may only have such a pure soul in a book.

Helen was a very special child, always with a grateful heart, and even if she had been deeply hurt, she might have knelt before God and prayed for those people. Never complain, never blame, has a noble temperament. But many people think that she does not belong to the world and is a very idealized character, while Jane has more fireworks in the world.

But this is precisely one of her own limitations, this kind of resignation that never resists, and invisibly hints at her sad death, just like Melanie and Scarlett in the floating.

It's not that Helen doesn't resist, but her way of thinking is different from that of the laity. In real life, it's hard for a good guy like Helen to survive. Later, the catastrophe in the orphanage took her away, which may be the best way for her, just like Ashley, life in another generation may be a kind of destruction for them, but they still yearn for that kind of beauty, imagine what kind of world it would be if people had no faith and were intrigued and unscrupulous for profit.

I think of her a lot in my life, especially when I'm sad about my own misfortune or when I'm feeling sad. "Since it can't be avoided, you can only endure it, and what you are destined to endure, if you say you can't stand it, it is a sign of stupidity and weakness."

How could it not be appreciated?

I admire people like that, but I admit I can't do it.

【Meaning Inheritance】

Helen can be said to be a turning point for Jane, the friendship she brought to Jane, who was lonely and helpless in her childhood, also dissolved the anger in Jane's character, led her to tenacity, and let her know that there is not only hatred and grief in the world, but also friendship and love.

Helen is the image of Jane in her future life, Jane's young nature is wrapped in Helen's appearance in adulthood, which is the author's greatest praise for Helen.

I like a narrative about Helen after her death: "She was buried in the cemetery of Brock Bridge Church. For fifteen years after her death, nothing but weeds covered her grave. But now it is covered with a gray marble slab engraved with her name and a Latin word: resurrection. ”

【Conclusion】

She is my favorite character in the book, and the first time I met her, my thoughts shook me greatly. She can see things so thoroughly, so clearly, she is a peculiar girl, and her thoughts are through life and death. She was the one who cleansed my heart, and after getting to know her, I suddenly felt like I had grown up a lot.

In my opinion, life is too short to hold grudges. We all have sins, and when we are freed from the rotten shell, we are freed from these sins, and only the spark of the spirit, the invisible principle of life and thought, is as pure as it was when it left the Creator to give life to all things, where it came from and where it returned. Maybe you will enter a higher creature than a human! Surely it will never be the other way around, from man to devil? No, I don't believe so......

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