Reading Report
Name of book:
Writer’s name:
JEAN WEBSTER
Date of publishing:
August 2009
Version of the book:
The second
Publishing house:
China international broadcast publishing house
Key information about the writer:
She was MARK TWAIN’s grandniece, most of her novels were about orphans.the most famous novel of them is ,which was written in 1912.It was translated in many kinds of languages all over the world.
Type of the text:
Romantic love story , also about growing.
Background of the story:
It began in JOHN GRIER HOME.
Main characters and brief introduction:
Character 1: JERUSHA ABBOTT.she was an orphan in JOHN
GRIER HOME, a smart, natural and independent girl.
Character 2:JERVIE PLENDLETON (DEDDY-LONG-LEDS)：A man who was kind, simple and cute, though he was a member of PLENDTETON, he just like a big boy.
Character 3: SALLIE MCBRIDE: the best friend of JERUSHA, a warm-hearted and kind girl.
Character 4: JULIA PLENDLETON: A rich and proud girl from PLENDLETON, who never tried to be kind to others, but she also a friend of JERUSHA.
Summary:
JERUSHA grown up in JOHN GRIER HOME, she had to do so many works even she was so young, she never went out of JOHN GRIER HOME, also she couldn’t enjoy the happine of family as other girls.but one day, a trustee who named himself JOHN SMITH, would send her to college because her outstanding articles, and she just should do was writing a letter to he once a month.JERUSHA didn’t know who he was, the only thing she know about he was that he was a long-legd man, so she called him DEDDY-LONG-LEGS.then she began a new life in college that she never dreamed and learned everything that she never heard about.she wrote everything about her life, feelings even new clothes to her DEDDY, she aumed he was her family member.JERUSHA met JEVIE who came to saw
niece and fell love in with each other, but she refused to marry him because of his proud family.JEVIE was caught out all night in a storm when he was hunting in CANADA and being ill heavily, JERUSHA was so worried about him, she wrote to DEDDY to asked how to do about it, DEDDY told her came to NEW YORK.What surprised JERUSHA was that JEVIE was her DEDDT-LONG-LEGS.Finally they went on their love.
MY POR:
It’s a lovely story.Somebody said it’s a fairy tale for adults, I agree this view.It’s a really simple love story, nothing about money and authority, without any lust just about love.It is difficult to find such a love in our real life.On the other hand, the personality about JERUSHA also attracted me.She is so honest and natural, she can tell anything to DEDDY, she never worried that DEDDY may get angry.After reading this story, I really admire JERUSHA.Thoughshe had a hard childhood.After all, she found her DEDDY who loved her very much.It’s worth to read.
