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TheAppleTreeTheAppleTreeJohnGalsworthy•becausethatbookisnotfamiliarwithyou,soIwillintroduceitmorespecificlyAboutTheAuthor•Galsworthyisaprolificwriter,hewrote17novels,26plays,12shortnovels,prose,poetryandletters.HewasawardedthehonorarydegreeawardedbymanyAmericanUniversity,•HisnovelstheForsytesagapeaked,wontheNobelPrizeforliteraturein1932.PLOTSUMMARY•Athersandhiswifecametothecountryfortheirsilverweddingtrip.Hewassurprisedtodiscoverthatthemysterious,watercolor-likeplacesareveryfamiliartohim,herememberedthatwhenhewasauniversitystudenthehascomehere,stayinafarm,metagirl.Bothsideswillfallinloveatfirstsight,inthebeautifulundertheappletree,hepromisedtobringhertoLondontolivetogether,butwhenhewenttothenearbytownfortakehismoneyoutfrombankaccidentallymethisoldfriendandhis3sisters.Andhefallinloveagain,hissoulwaseaccused,howeverhechosetoreturntoLondonandmarriedwithStela.Manyyearswentbyhereturnedtohere,discoveredMegandied.Businessasusual,butdon'thavethebestthingsinlife--theappletree,thesingingandthegold.StellaAshurstMeganPhillFreidaShabinaJimJoeDisabledAlsothemanwhotoldAshustwhathappeedWholoveMeganandaskAshursttogoaway.ButevenwhenAshurstgonehewasstilldidn'tbeacceptMaybeyouthinkit'sastoryallaboutloveoryouarecriticizingthemanwhobetrayhispromise.•Actuallyit'sastorywhichnotonlyaboutlove,butalsosocialclasses.•it'salovestorywhichhasbeendescribedindetail描写细腻andseemspeacefullybuttoshowshadow(阴影)inthetruelife,inthattime,thatMaterialistic(物欲横流的)worldTheconceptofclass(阶级观念)Thisisnotabookonlyaboutlove•AndyouhavetoknowthatJohnGalsworthyisfamousforitsClassismnovel(阶级性的小说)•once•whenitwastheirsilver-wedding•itwassobeautifulEverythingseemstobejustperfect(一切似乎恰到好处)won'tthisdo?StellaaskedAshurstbuthejustfocusonhispoetand...agravethatisMegan‘sgrave，apoorgirlwhichhebetraymemoriesgoback•Sheissocute,wearingherscruffycoarsedress•herlovelybrownfaceherflush(blush)•Atthatgloaming,IsawherfaceandrealizeIfellinlovewithher,anytimewithouthercompanyispainfulHerbeautyisgoodenoughforthearistocracyThingshavechangedSheismorebeautifulHerbeautyisgoodenoughforthearistocracySheismorenobleSheseemslikeanangel.•thewordsarestillbeautifulbutthingstimethatneverbackorneverasitbefore.•ThatEnglandsmallvillageincludessomanymemoriesandpainTheAppleTreeTheSongsAndTheGold•Welookforsomethingwethoughtweneedwelove,however,whenitisatanendyouwillrealizethatwhatyoumissedinthepastismostvaluable•Peopleisalwayslikethis,onlywhenthingspastcouldfinallycherishthememoryofitsfragrantSomethingthathappenwhenyouleastexpectit.Somethingthatbeautifulalwayshappenedwhenyounevercareaboutit.Somethingthatmakeyouregretit.maybethat'sthecrueloflifeWhatevervaluenowguys.TKSTKS~~~~~~