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1、特洛伊英文读后感IhaveneverbeentoTroy,butDavidMaulemademefeelasifIwerestandingonthehighwallofTroy,watchingthefiercewar.ThankstothisBritishauthor,whoadaptedthefamousHomer,spoemintoalivelystory,Ifounditeasiertounderstandthisstory.Thoughthestoryhappenedover3000yearsagoinaremoteplace,Iwasdeeplyfascinatedbyit.The
2、mysteriousplotisoneofthereasonswhyIlovedTheStoryofTroysomuch,yetIammoreinterestedinthehumanheroesofthewar.HectorwastheeldestsonofkingofTroy,Priam.HewasnotonlyarealheroofTrojan,butwasregardedthehighestmoralheroinGreekclassicbylaterhistorians.Thewarstartedbecauseofthemischiefofhisbrother,Paris,whomhed
3、idn,tappreciate.However,sinceHectorwasthecommanderoftheTrojanarmy,hewasobligedtofightwithallforce.Itwasreallyatragedythatsuchavaliantmandiedintheduelwithanothergreatwarrior,Achilles.Itisnaturaltoseedeathinawar.AsafamousChineseparablesays,“Alifecanbeasslightasapieceoffeather,orasweightyasMountTai.wSo
4、metimes,one/sglorywalkshandinhandwithone,sdoom.Achilleswassuchatypicalperson.HispersonalcharmmadeTheStoryofTroymoreattractive.Hewassocrucialbecausehiseveryappearanceinawarencouragedhisfellowsoldiersandterrifiedtheenemies.Actually,Achilleswashalf-godwhowasalmostinvincibleinpeoplesmind.Thafswhyhisname
5、wasmemorizedlongafterhisdeath.Besidesthetwogreatmen,thewisdomofOdysseusalsoprovedhimtobeagreathero.Hedidn,twanttoattendthewarbecausehewashappilymarriedandhadalovelyson.However,sincehiscountrywasalliedtoMycenaezhehadtotakethecommandgivenbythekingofMycenae.Vmquitesurethatthestoryofthewoodenhorseiswide
6、lyknown,however,fewpeopleknowwhothoughtofthebrilliantidea,that,swhyIadmiredOdysseussomuchbecausehewasthepersonwhogottheidea.Thankstothehorse,theten-yearwarcametoanendatlast.Ifyouwanttoknowhowthewoodenhorseworked,justreadthebook.TheancientGreeksbelievedthatthegodsandgoddessesalsoplayedimportantrolesi
7、ntheorigin,processandendingofthewholestory.Thestoryofthegoldenapplewassuchanexample.WhenEris,thegoddessofargumentanddisagreement,threwoutthegoldenappletoaweddingceremonyonMountOlympus,adisputehappened.Hera,thequeenofgods,Athenazthegoddessofwisdom,andAphrodite,thegoddessofloveandbeauty,wereallinvolve
8、dintheargumentfortheapple.Noneofthemwaswillingtogiveway,sotheyturnedtoParisforafinaljudgment.TemptedbyAphrodite/sbeautyandpromise,Parishandedtheappletoher.Tokeepherword,AphroditehelpedhimtogetHelen,themostbeautifulwomanintheworld,ashiswife.Thatwasthecauseofthewar.Pariszschoiceobviouslyannoyedtheothe
9、rtwogoddesses.Soduringthewar,theyhelpedtheGreekalliancearmywhilesomeothergods,suchasApolloandAphrodite,guardedTroy.WhenParisdueledwithHelenzsformerhusbandMenelaus,AphroditesavedPariswhenhewasabouttobefinishedoff.Aftertheduelbetweenthosetwopeople,therewasatrucebetweentheGreekallianceandTroy.However,b
10、othHeraandAthenawerenothappytoseeit.HerapursuedherhusbandZEUS:Now,willyousendAthenatomaketheTroyjansbreakthepeace?(Page22)ThenwithZeus,spermission,AthenawentdowntostartthewaragainandfinallyshebroughttheGreekstosuccess.Fromthewholestory,wecanseethatinancientGreeksview,godssometimesplayedamuchmoreimpo
11、rtantroleintheirlife.However,withtherapiddevelopmentofscience,wehavelearnedthattheGreekgodsneverexisted.ThisiswhyarecentmovieofTroyhasnotmentionedasinglegod.Everythinghappenedduetomen,sambition,love,loyaltyorjealousy.Withthoseemotionandpeople/seffort,wehumanbeingscanaccomplishwondersandbemasteroftheworld.Godareoflessimportancethantheyusedtobe.Nonetheless,thegodsandgoddessesmadeTheStoryofTroymoremysteriousandmarvelous.Ihavelearntfromthebookmorethanthewonderfulstoryofhistory,loveandwar.Ibelievethathumancandeterminetheirdestinybytheirown.Ihighlyrecommendthisbooktomyfriendswiththesameinterest.
