Lark Rise to Candleford (Lark Rise to Candleford)

Stanford 2022-11-28 07:03:33

To use the mantra of Dorcas in the play: BBC's costume films are one of my weaknesses! But I turned around and read a lot, but I just left this one aside. The reason is very simple. The name of the show is weird and I don't know what it means. In fact, these are two place names, based on the life experience of the protagonist Laura coming from the village to the small town. The lively characters and the warm stories are placed in the beautiful rural scenery of southern England, which makes me intoxicated. , I almost watched the first and second seasons in one breath. Those subtle situations and emotions: the love and care between relatives, the loyalty and support between friends and neighbors, the sweetness and suspicion between lovers, and the indescribable details and essence of life are displayed so naturally and harmoniously. In addition to being amazed, I can only appreciate and experience wholeheartedly.

The protagonist Laura is a lovely and true girl who is nostalgic for her homeland and longing for change; she loves her parents and brothers deeply, but also enthusiastically accepts new friends; she yearns for love, but it is inevitable to be hurt by love; she is steady and studious, and thinks she is no longer a child. But still learning new things from the elders, and occasionally make mistakes, still feel no rubbing, and need help from someone...Everyone who has experienced growth can see their own in her. shadow. Looking at her big innocent eyes, smooth forehead and sideburns, I think she is both lucky and unfortunate. Fortunately, she has the ability to learn, and there are so many loving people taking care of her growth. She has the ability to get rid of the barrenness of her hometown and move towards a new life and a broader world. Unfortunately, maybe she will spend her whole life in pursuit of happiness, but in the end she finds that the greatest happiness is the satisfaction and peace of lying at the feet of her mother when she was a child. It is playing with her beloved partner under the tree in her hometown. The sunset over the fields in the distance went down. Even a person who has been riding his horse all his life will have a hometown in his heart that he can never go back to. That is his driving force to keep moving forward, and that is the most beautiful place.

Every character in the play is very vivid and full of personality, but I am afraid I only have time to talk about my favorite Dorcas. Her grace and beauty, her toughness and ability, her wit and humor, her enthusiasm for old ways, her delicacy and consideration, and her personal life are all examples of perfect women. For a girl who is growing up, if she has such a considerate guide, a practical idol, and a protective umbrella for her life practice, how lucky it would be. No wonder Laura's mother, Emma, ​​faced Docras with such a dwarfed inferiority complex, and even doubted whether she was a competent mother. However, such a perfect woman does not have a happy marriage to match. Her love is deeper, fuller, and more touching than those young Laura's young first loves.

Although Dorcas did not get a marriage, her two loves were very beautiful. The first is Timothy, an open-minded squire. They were childhood sweethearts and often ride horses and play in the fields together. But Dorcas believes that love cannot overcome birth and rank. She felt that she was just an ordinary girl, not worthy of Timothy who was born noble. In order not to affect the future of the other party, she refused Timothy's marriage proposal. I don't know how heartbreaking it was. It was obviously my beloved boy, and it was obviously the boy who grew up holding hands and grew up together. Not only refused the proposal, but also watched him marry another daughter of a Parisian nobleman, sent sincere blessings, and got along like friends from beginning to end. Time flies, Dorcas is always alone, runs the post office, and maintains a friendly but normal friendship with Timothy. Finally, Timothy couldn't help it. He couldn't help but love Dorcas, and couldn't do things that betray his family and sorry his wife. For the last time alone, both of them confided in their hearts. Dorcas confessed why he rejected Timothy. After that, Timothy took his wife away to Paris. Why can't love be pure love? Why does love have so many constraints and obstacles?

The second is James, a refined and shrewd businessman. He grew up as an orphan in Cheqixiang. With his own strength, he grew up as an excellent businessman in London. He returned to his hometown to open a hotel in his hometown, hoping to help the town develop and prosper. As soon as such a high-quality bachelor appeared in Candletown, it attracted the attention of many girls. And he was deeply attracted by Dorcas's temperament. I believe that Dorcas also fell in love with James when they first met. Because the way she looked at him was the same as the one she used to see Timothy, so focused, so bright, brighter than the stars in the sky. What a fortunate thing to get the blessing of such a pair of beautiful eyes. James is deeply fascinated and has been working hard, looking forward to the recognition and acceptance of Dorcas. But somehow, Dorcas, who is usually gentle to people, has a hot temper when facing James and is competitive. Tit for tat time and time again, every decision James made, even if it was a good intention, she would resist and interfere. In the end, James also left his hometown with emotional sorrow. Seeing the final part of the second season, I was full of complaints against Dorcas. I really want to say to her loudly, "Remove your indomitability, and your hypocritical power. Take a good look at this man. He is so sad for you, and haggard by you, why can't you lower your head a little, don't you? Do you really need this strong arm?

Again, as if under a spell, Dorcas once again missed the person who truly loved him. I don’t know what the original idea was when the character and fate of this character were set in the original work? Do you want to tell the reader that there is no perfect person in this world, even if it is perfect like Dorcas, she has to use her emotion of failure to declare that she is a normal person? Or, just want to express, if a woman is too perfect and too strong, then it will be difficult for her to get true love and achieve a happy marriage? I haven't seen the third and fourth seasons yet. I hope that in the following plots, Dorcas can arrange a happy marriage. It is best that James can come back and the family of three can start a new life.

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