Regarding the first part of the "Naples Four Parts", after watching the first season of the TV series "My Gifted Girlfriend", I bought the book and read the first book, "My Gifted Girlfriend". When watching TV series, I felt that the rhythm was slow at first, but when the TV series entered adolescence and changed actors, my feeling became stronger. Maybe I have lost the innocence of children, and I realized how cruel the real world of adults is. The fate of the two heroines was described in the first episode only on the wedding of 16-year-old Lila, but I already felt that it was destined to be a sad story, or a story that was not divorced from reality. After reading some novels, I really wanted to experience the realistic descriptions of women's lives by female authors. This time, this novel by Italian author Elena Ferrante made me truly appreciate life from the perspective of women, without pretense. , not pretentious, not even embellished, not deliberately to please readers. 1. Childhood (primary school) Reading novels and TV series, I was not used to Lila's strong character when I was a child. In other words, I definitely didn't like this kind of girl when I was a child, and the book also said this: Little Lila is not accepted by others. favorite. But as I watched dramas and read books, I gradually fell in love with this woman: she was strong, courageous, caring for her friends, and responsible for her family. The whole story takes place in a dilapidated town in Italy after World War II, and the relationship between the characters in the story is only composed of a few families in the town, which is very simple. But it was in this simple relationship between characters that I saw a microcosm of human society that spanned regions, cultures and languages. I saw the complex family relationships and the way of life of the people at the bottom, and felt the commonalities of thought. The character positioning of the TV series is very consistent with the original, especially Lila is really beautiful when she reaches adolescence (the men in the play are all fascinated by her), the story description in the novel, especially the subtle psychology of women is really delicate, even It can be seen as a love guide. Lila and Elena's acquaintance, mutual acquaintance, and mutual support make me feel that they transcend the general female friendship, not only the awakening of female consciousness, but also the ignorance of the bottom people and the only breakthrough in the poor life. . Since childhood, Lila and Elena have been comparing each other in elementary school, and helping each other complement each other. In terms of family circumstances, Lila's life is even more difficult because her father has to take care of two unmarried sisters in addition to supporting the family. Although Elena is better, it is also very difficult for her family to afford her studies. But it was under such conditions that Lila and Elena expressed their desire to escape from here very early, because they began to understand their own identity in the process of reading and communicating with the outside world. In the environment I live in, there is an ignorant idea of wanting to change my destiny. Lila is a genius. She started to teach herself to read when her classmates could not read. She not only learns things faster than others, but also has a clearer understanding than others. Even without the guidance of a teacher, she can read textbooks clearly. and what is represented and displayed behind the book. Elena also recognized Lila's precociousness since she was a child. She was very jealous. Although Lila was not friendly to her in class at first, after Lila won the competition, other boys who lost the competition took revenge on Lila. Elena reached out to her as she threw stones. Although Elena is a little inferior in front of the smart Lila, she is also attracted by her tenacity and destructiveness, and the two gradually become friends. Especially when the fate of the two is similar but they are gradually moving towards two paths, this kind of friendship becomes more and more valuable. Lila's family was too poor, so his father didn't want her to go to junior high school after elementary school, even though he knew that Lila had a talent for reading. Because of poverty or common people's roots, Lila's fate was decided and she could only help at home. Elena, however, because her family was a little better, at the insistence of her father (his father was a court concierge, and his knowledge would be better), let her go to junior high school, but on the condition that good is not enough, she must be excellent or even first. 2. Pre-adolescence (junior high school) Since entering junior high school, the fate of the two has separated. It was also from entering junior high school that my favorite part appeared: the description of complex psychological changes brought about by the physical changes of girls during adolescence. The description in the novel is far more impactful than the one in the TV series. The TV series shows too vaguely the physical and psychological changes of girls, and it is difficult to appreciate the hazy, shy, or even arousal after the awakening of sexual consciousness caused by the changes in the body. A complex psychology of guilt. Childhood experiences can greatly influence or even shape your character (Batman), and the shock of the drastic physical changes of adolescence can also accelerate everyone’s growth. The subtle psychological activities and various psychological changes in the novel that are due to the emergence of female sexual consciousness make me feel very real. This is also the first time to see the real world from a female perspective, because it is difficult or almost impossible to experience as a male. When Elena had her first menarche, she thought she was accidentally injured. She was the first to look for Lila. When another friend reminded her, Lila expressed her disdain. I only realized from the novel and other drama reviews that Lila actually has jealousy in it, because everyone else has it and she doesn't. After entering junior high school, in addition to the restlessness and confusion of adolescence, their lives are different. Elena's troubles mostly come from herself The physical changes and studies, and Lila, because she can't go to school, is more about helping the family with chores and borrowing books from the library. Lila is still very smart, and she even started to learn Latin by herself. But she still wants to help her family get out of poverty. He plans to help her brother make a good pair of shoes, and then make money to open a factory. At this part of the story, the context begins to become clearer. In addition to their own family life, the two heroines study at school and help at home, and then both begin to develop secondary sexual characteristics. Although Elena has developed , but it is not worth mentioning in front of Lila, because after Lila develops, she becomes too beautiful. She is really charming in the play. The description in the novel is that the men of the same age in the town are all dumped for Lila and go out to the city. While playing, there were also men who looked sideways because of Lila's beauty. But Lila is beautiful and doesn't know it, because through the foreshadowing of the previous story, Lila's character is actually more like a boy, if she is a boy, she must be very good. So at this time, the biggest trouble of adolescence comes: love. Elena was influenced by Lila in this respect, or Elena was always influenced by Lila. Because Lila is so attractive, she doesn't want to be left behind. This comparison is very interesting. On the one hand, this comparison is childish. They will care about each other's beauty, boyfriend, and what they have done with him; on the other hand, the comparison is childish. This comparison both alienates them and brings them closer to each other. Because they will share each other's inner thoughts, and even some secrets that they will not tell their families. If it were only like this, the appeal and core of the show would be greatly reduced. In this play, there are mainly two rich people in the town, one is the Solara family and the other is the Karachi family. Both families have the characteristics of the bourgeoisie: profit-seeking, oppression of the poor. The poor people in the show are both full of hatred for the two families and hope for their wealth, and this complex emotion is fully reflected in Lila's family. When the stubborn and beautiful Lila defends her friend, she attracts Marcello Solara, who despite being a cynical rich boy, expresses a strong love for Lila. Lila's father and brother were very kind to this son, and even counted on this son to lead the family out of the predicament. But only Lila, he clearly recognized the nature of this young man, and she expressed her disgust for him from the very beginning. And it is precisely because of this incident that Lila's life has taken a huge turning point. 3. After puberty (high school) Elena has maintained good study habits in junior high school, so her grades have always been excellent, and it is precisely because of this that she may have graduated after junior high school. Elena came to work and got the opportunity to go to high school. An opportunity that her primary school teacher won for her. She cares about students who study well, and hopes that they can change everything through their own efforts and escape from here. Although Elena's parents also protested, Elena was able to attend high school under the teacher's strong suggestion. After entering high school, Elena was more stressed, the high school classes were more difficult, and her relationship problems were even bigger: she couldn't find anyone to talk to in the confusion of adolescence, even Lila, although many times I want to share it with her, but I don't know how to say it. Whether it is the narration in the play or the description in the novel, it all reflects Lila's subtle influence on Elena. Many times, she will care about Lila's thoughts, because her view of things is clearer, more thorough, and more What's important is that many of Lila's ideas are insightful. Elena felt that the people around her were unable to communicate, and it was difficult for her thoughts to gain inspiration from others and collide. At the beginning of the novel, the two female protagonists went to Achille Karachi to get back the lost doll. Lila took the initiative to bring it back. She was very assertive and brave. They were still elementary school students. It was also from that time that the fates of the two were intertwined. While Elena is bewildered by the troubles of her adolescence, Lila encounters an even greater difficulty: If the Solara family's demands are denied, her family will be in danger. When Lila encountered major difficulties in her life, Elena went to the island for a vacation. Her experience well reflected the bitterness and helplessness of going from childhood to adolescence. When she returned to the town, Lila pulled her into her own plan: she found another patron or husband to resist the Solara family, the eldest son of the Karachi family, Stefano Karachi. Although Lila's choice seems right, on the one hand, she can get rid of the entanglement of the annoying Solara family by doing so, and on the other hand, she can make her family live a better life from now on, but the condition is sacrifice Own. Because she was the only bargaining chip, it was very smart and reasonable for her to do so under the conditions at the time. But in the end, her father and brother were still unable to support the wall, and her husband was not completely on her side. She was so awake that she said: He loves me because he hasn't touched him. Benefit. When I heard a 16-year-old girl say this, in addition to being amazed, I felt the coldness of reality. The novel is also the end of the TV series, and all Lila's insistence is destroyed: not only did Solara attend her wedding, but Marcello Solara also wore her Shoes made with my brother. Reading the novel, I suddenly remembered the novel "Ordinary World" and the movie "Walk With Me". Although "Ordinary World" written by Lu Yao is of the same origin as me, it is also about a poor and miserable family, showing a period of social changes in the history of China's development, but "My Genius Girlfriend" feels more appropriate. more delicate. "Walk With Me" shows the precious friendship of boys in childhood, and "My Gifted Girlfriend" shows the precious friendship of girls in childhood. The drama "My Gifted Girlfriend", especially the novel, gave me a stronger impression. The writing was so contagious, it really brought me into such an era, so charming, and what was even more special was that I really They have entered a world of women's perceptions, and from their perspective, looking at everything that happens around them, they can better and deeper understand our current society. In this experience, the most representative is the confusion and confusion of female adolescence. It is said that female physical development and psychological development are earlier than males. Perhaps their bodies have to experience more and prepare for life. . The description of the relationship between the two sexes did not make me feel dirty at all, on the contrary, it was very warm because of the truth, as if I had entered the inner world of a truly beautiful and charming woman. This book only uses uncomplicated character relationships and layered stories to portray an Italian low-level society into three parts, and finds many similarities between our society and family, and what human society has in common. In the TV series and novels, the point of the title is what Lila said to Elena when she got married: You are my talented girlfriend, you will continue to read the book instead of me, and I will read for you... Also At this time, I feel that the friendship between the two heroines is fascinating and distressing. The character who runs the needle in the play is the elementary school teacher who facilitated Elena's studies but also denied Lila's choice. The fate of the two heroines makes me feel that it is not easy for women to survive in society. They must protect themselves at all times, and sometimes they appear sensitive and vulnerable. The entanglement of the two heroines made me feel that their experiences represented the experiences of many women, which made me think about my life experiences from a different angle. I admire Lila, I am fascinated by her, and I like Elena, who are by my side like family and lovers, reflecting my heart. ——2019.02. 16 ******************************************** Can't help but read it The second novel, in the novel, the author also mentioned the theme of one twin. In order to avoid spoilers, I will only talk about the plot of the first part. 1. Friendship The friendship between Elena and Lila is really touching and at the same time sighing. The entanglement between them cannot be deeply understood if you don't read this novel. Lila is not only beautiful but also strong, brave, and intelligent. This independent woman is impressive. As mentioned in the novel, Lila is dangerous and seductive. Although Elena is a little cowardly, she is also very strong, with another kind of beauty and wisdom . The two of them grew up in the same poor and dilapidated neighborhood, in a similar environment and entangled with each other, but they had different fates. Every time I think about it, I feel that fate is impermanent. Lila seems to have been guiding and inspiring Elena in the novel and TV series, because the entire TV series and novel are Elena's point of view, and Elena's narration always permeates Lila's life. But Elena is not influencing and helping Lila, Lila once said: Since childhood, everyone thought that I was a bad boy and you were a good boy. So Lila is actually jealous of Elena and wants to become Elena. It is this kind of communication where you chase after each other, compare each other, and penetrate each other, and the friendship between the two is particularly real and moving. 2. Since love is a TV and novel with two female protagonists, there will naturally be love entanglements. The descriptions in the novels are basically narrated by Elena. Her narration has both female-specific emotions and unique It has a very nuanced sense of narrative, making it easy for people to enter the scene of the novel. In "My Gifted Girlfriend", although Lila was married at the age of sixteen, her emotional line is still unclear. As for Elena, she already had two boyfriends in the first movie, but the most important place in her heart has always been reserved for Nino, although I don't understand, maybe this is the love of adolescence. In fact, the emotional description of the second part is the most abundant, but it will not be expanded here. 3. Family and Society In the play, Lila mentioned that on the night of the fireworks, she felt a sense of "disappearance of borders" and saw the roots of the common people. At that moment, I felt very blocked because of these things. It didn't go away with the passage of time. Compared with Elena's family, Lila's family will be poorer, so Lila was forced to drop out of school only after finishing elementary school. But she is still very smart, and many times, many things, she can see through the appearance and get to the essence at a glance. Maybe it's because she's too smart, no one can understand her, no one can communicate, and sometimes even Elena doesn't understand what she's doing, she's lonely. Elena, on the other hand, was lucky because she had such a role model and motivation when she was studying, which finally formed pressure, gave her pain, and even made her depressed for a while, but she was very grateful for this With hard work and persistence, she has the opportunity to get out of this small and ugly neighborhood and see the outside world. "My Gifted Girlfriend" is destined to be a tortuous, tragic and heartbreaking story, and it is precisely because of this indescribable feeling that this story seems real and so charming... ——2019.02.
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