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1、Greentoxic-essay-1Iusedtobeimmunefromliteraturereading.Ididn’tcarethattheboyfallingintoblindloveinFitzgerald’sstorywascalledGatsbyorBillGates,norIhardlyknewanythingaboutsonnetexceptthattherewere14rowsinit.Inspitethatbothmyparentsweretryingtofostermetobeadaughterofaculturedfamilywithagrandfatherwhowa
2、saddictedtoliterature,IusedtobelievethatIwouldn’tbeinfluencedbythosemassivewordsinfatbooks.Mygrandfatherisaprofessorofliterature.WhenIwasalittlegirl,Ioftensawhimsittinginhisroom,huggingoverbooksasifhewashungeringforwords.Hisface,oftendisplayedtheemotionsheread.Lotstimeshewassoimmersedinhisownworldof
3、wordsandstoriesandhecouldnothearmecallinghim.Andsometimes,itseemedthathewastalkingwiththepeopleandevenlivedwiththepeopleinthebooksinsteadofus.Itwaskindofscaryforme.Butonethingchangedmymindabouthimorreading.Iencounteredagroupofhisstudentsvisitinghim,andtheytalkedalotwhileIlistened.Mygrandfathertalked
4、aboutaperiodwhenhehadexperiencedextremeprosecutionofintellectualfreedom.Whenhesaidthatliteratureshouldserveallmankindwithhumanisticcare,hiseyeswasbrimmingwithtears.ItwasthefirsttimethatIsawmygrandfather’stears.Iindeedcouldn’tunderstandandacceptallmygrandfather’sviews.However,Greentoxic-essay-1heopen
5、edadoorformethatday,thatheshowedmeotherthingsliteraturemightbring,exceptpleasure.Yes,likemanyyoungteengirls,Iusedtobecrazyaboutadolescencelovestoriespublishedinmagazines.Butgradually,Ididfindthatalmostalltheplotsofthosestoriesweresimilar.Istartedtowonder,whatwasinrealgreatwritings.Iturnedtomygrandfa
6、therforhelp.Hetoldmethateyeswerethewindowsofsoul，andsowerethebooks.Whenwereadthem,wewerereadingtheauthors’hearts,andre-understoodourselves.Isoonstartedbookswithmygrandfather’sguide.PortiainTheMerchantofVenicemademewanttobeawomanwithwisdom,courageandindependentpersonality;thehonestandindependentheroi
7、neElinorinSenseandSensibilitymademytearsexhausted.Also,manyChineseclassicalworksimprovedmyknowledgeofmyownhistoryandcultureandIstartedtounderstandmyowncountryandpeoplebetter.Ikeptreading.AfterIreached
