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TheimpressionofALittlePrincessandLittleWomenALittlePrincessisatouchingnovelwrittenbyFrancesHodgsonBurnett—afamousnovelistanddramatist.Itobviouslycontainslotsoffanciedplots,butthepartsittalksaboutcreatingmiracles,canreallyreachthebottomofmyheart.Thebookcanbringmeintoaworldthatismorethanrealitywhilereadingit.Theextraordinarystorymakesmeponderalotandgivesmeadeepimpressionthateverygirlcanbeaprincess.Afterreadingthisoutstandingbook,IwasshockedbySara,alittlegirlwhosufferedsuchunimaginablepainandtortures,butstillhadanoppositeattitudetowardslife.WhatimpressesmemostisthatSaraputonheractofbeingaprincesswhensheworethinbottomshoes,wadinginthestreetofLondon.Frommypointofview,herspiritofbeingsostrong-mindedwhenshewasinhardtimesisworthadmiring.EverygirlcanbeaprincessifshecandoallImentioned,nomattersheisrich,beautifulornot.Tospeaktruthfully,IcannotdoaswellasSara.However,Iwillexertmyselfonbeingaprincessmentally.ThestoryofalittleprincessremindsmeabookIreadmanyyearsago,calledlittlewomen.Thestoryoflittlewomenalsoimpressedmeandmakesmethinkalot.LittleWomenisacomingofagedramatracingthelivesoffoursisters:Meg,Jo,BethandAmy.DuringtheAmericanCivilWar,thegirlsfatherisawayservingasaministertothetroops.Thefamily,headedbythierbelovedMarmee,muststruggletomakeendsmeet,withthehelpoftheirkindandwealthyneighbor,Mr.Laurence,andhishighspiritedgrandsonLaurie.Thisbookallbeginsinthedeadofwinter;TheChristmasSeason.Thecoldestoneofall,werethewarhasmadefuelforheatingveryscarce.Whileherhusbandisoffatwar,Marmeeisleftalonetoraisetheirfourdaughters:Jo,Meg,Beth,andAmy.OneoftheprominentthemesinLittleWomenisthecomingofageormaturationofthegirls.Duringthecourseofthenovelweseethemgrowinmanyways--physically,intellectually,andespeciallyemotionally.OnequestionwhichreadersmustaskthemselvesiswhethertheviewsthecharactershaveonthecomingofageprocessaresharedbyAlcott.Iftheyaren't,whatareAlcott'sviewsandhowdotheydifferfromthoseofthewomeninherstory?ItisinterestingtoexaminethelasthalfofChapter20,Confidential.JoaddressesthematurationissueasshespeakswithMarmeeofthesituationbetweenMegandMr.Brooke.Thepossiblelovebetweenthesetworepresentsoneoftheveryimportantaspectsincomingofageforateenagegirl.Jotreatsthisnaturalprocessasifitweresomesortofdisease,however.JocannotunderstandwhyMegwouldwanttostopbehavinglikeasensiblecreature,andreferstoloveassuchnonsense.Afterreadingthistwobooks,IfoundthatI’mreallyinterestedinthosekindofstory,IthinkI’llreadalotmoreinmyfreetime.TheimpressionofCamilleIreadtheCamillerecently,IwasdeeplymovedbythemaincharacterMargueriteGautier.“Camille”or“TheLadyoftheCamellias”byAlexandreDumas,fils,isthestoryofMargueriteGautier,ayoungcourtesan,orkeptwoman,inParisinthemid1800's,andhowshefallsinlovewithayoungman,ArmandDuval,andthentriestoescapefromherquestionablepast.Unfortunately,itcomesbacktohauntherandsheendsupreturningtothatlifeanddiespainfullyandalone,butwiththeknowledgethatshewasanoblewomanatheart.afterreadingthisbook,asentencealwaysstayinmyhead,“Womenareliketheflowers”.Thoseprettywomenarelikethosebeautifulflowers;theirdelicatebeautymakespeoplefeeltheyarethemiracleoflife.However,eventheGodenviestheirbeauty.Itseemsthatbeautifulwomenalwayshavetragicendings.Aswearenormalpersons,evenwecanseethehideousnessofhumanitythatresultsintheirfateofwithering,wecanatmostaskquietlyinourhearts:Wherehavethosebeautifulflowersgone?Wherehavetheygone?TheimpressionofGulliver'sTravelsGulliver’sTravelsrecountsthestoryofLemuelGulliver,apractical-mindedEnglishmantrainedasasurgeonwhotakestotheseaswhenhisbusinessfails.Inadeadpanfirst-personnarrativethatrarelyshowsanysignsofself-reflectionordeepemotionalresponse,Gullivernarratestheadventuresthatbefallhimonthesetravels.OneofthemostinterestingquestionsaboutGulliversTravelsiswhethertheHouyhnhnmsrepresentanidealofrationalityorwhetherontheotherhandtheyarethebuttofSwift'ssatire.Inotherwords,inBookIV,isSwiftpokingfunatthetalkinghorsesordoesheintendforustotakethemseriouslyastheproperwaytoact?IfwelookcloselyatthewaythattheHouyhnhnmsact,wecanseethatinfactSwiftdoesnottakethemseriously:heusesthemtoshowthedangersofpride.WhenbendingmyeyesdownwardasmuchasIcould,Iperceivedahumannotsixincheshigh!AfinalindicationthattheHouyhnmnsarenotmeanttobetakenseriouslyoccurswhentheleaderoftheHouynhmsvisitsLilliput,wherehevisitstheFrenchRoyalSociety.Hegoesintoaroominwhichascientististryingtoturnwineintowater(itselfapridefulactthatreferstothemarriageatGallilee).Thescientisthasbeenworkinghardattheexperimentformanyyearswithoutsuccess,whentheHouyhnmnarrivesandimmediatelyknowsthattodo:Thecreaturenosoonersteppedthroughthedoorwaythanhestruckuponaplan.Slurpingupallthewineinsight,hequicklymadewaterinabucketthatsatnearthedoor.TheimpressionofLittleWomenLittleWomenisacomingofagedramatracingthelivesoffoursisters:Meg,Jo,BethandAmy.DuringtheAmericanCivilWar,thegirlsfatherisawayservingasaministertothetroops.Thefamily,headedbythierbelovedMarmee,muststruggletomakeendsmeet,withthehelpoftheirkindandwealthyneighbor,Mr.Laurence,andhishighspiritedgrandsonLaurie.Thisbookallbeginsinthedeadofwinter;Th