There are two things I particularly like about the whole book. The first place was when Edith went back to St. Louis to attend her father's funeral. Only stoner and his daughter are left at home, and their way of getting along in the study is quiet and warm. While Steiner is correcting homework or reading, his daughter is drawing. Sometimes, girls will get up and read textbook articles to their father. Perhaps, pregnancy is particularly desirable in such an atmosphere. I especially hope to get along with children like this in the future. Quiet but full of deep love!
It was also at this time that stoner rediscovered his passion for literature. In the process of giving lectures, he is often full of passion, which attracts more students to attend classes. His change came from the heart and rekindled his heartfelt desire and love for literature. So he shines in class. When his wife Edith came home, the change was a great surprise.
Here, Stoner and his wife Edith have changed, but the results are completely different. Stoner loves this job from the bottom of his heart and devotes himself to it. So, he is shining, a real change. Idis, on the other hand, is just changing externally, and the inner part is still the "distorted" mentality in the past. Therefore, if you want to change yourself, the outside may just be embellishment, and the inside is the foundation. This reminds me of the people and things I met when I went to Shanghai for class this year, which made me completely transformed. I have traveled abroad before, but it was only a scratch. When I came back, I was still the same. But this time, I was surprised to change my friends and relatives around me. I have become much more cheerful, smiling every day.
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The other is when Stoner and Catherine are together. The book says, "Sometimes they will lift their eyes from the book, smile at each other and continue reading." "Then, there is a slow and comfortable desire that flows through his body like a calm state. He stood up, stood behind Catherine, and gently put his arm on her shoulder, which made people warm. Both of them are busy with their own affairs, but it's really good to know that the other half is not far away. This reminds me of Zhu Tutu's "The best relationship should be that I meet you, full of love and respect loneliness". Loneliness here does not mean "loneliness", but "independent free space".
? After reading the whole book, Stoner really fulfilled the sentence in the spine of the book, "First read the story, second read the classics, third read life, and fourth read yourself". How much excitement, passion, helplessness and despair do we have in real life? When we encounter these problems, can we compete with all kinds of problems in life, or go with the flow and forget who we are at the end? The road ahead is long and unknown. Maybe we will be at a loss and dare not escape. Maybe what we can do is "live in the present" and pave the way for the future with every present!