The Reading Response for Daddy Long Legs

Several days ago, I finished my reading of the book Daddy Long Legs. It was written by the American writer Jane Webs. The whole story is conprise of letters, which caught my attention in the first place. After reading the story twice, I want to share some feelings with you here and likeswise, I would show you some details of the novel in the following paragraphs.

The leading girl of Daddy Long Legs was named Jerusha Abbott which she later changed into Judy herself. Judy was an orphan in John Grier Home. She had to do mountains of works there and couldn’t go outside like the other girl. However, a Trustee of John Grier Home promised to send Judy to university for she had once written an outstanding article. Moreover, the Trustee would also offer a fix amount of money to her once a month. Judy had a wonderful time in college and fell in love with the uncle of her roommate. Nevertheless, she refused to marry the man because of her though that he deserves a better girl. Finally, with a broken heart, she told the affair to her Daddy- Long-Legs yet suddenly been informed the facts that the man she loves with all her heart was her dear Mr.Daddy.

Why the girl calls the her benefactor Daddy- Long-Legs? I believe you might wonder it. The answer lies in the figure of the man. Before she

was given the chance of going to school, she happen to meet the benefactor in the asylum but just from behind. As she recalled it later, she only remember his long legs. Now that the man refused to give her his true name, she addressed him in her own way as Daddy- Long-Legs in her letters.

From the story above, we could see that Judy is a nature and optimistic girl. She could crack a joke even with a stranger who she regarded as an elder. Although she grown up in an asylum, she tries hard to searcher the bright side of life and enjoy the sunsight every day. She relished telling everything to her Daddy- Long-Legs. She was such a plain girl that she never worried that her Daddy may get angry.

Some people say it’s a love story like a fairy tale for adults. Even though Judy and her benefactor love each other, she turned down her proposal for she belived she did not deserve his love. However, I don’t share the same idea with the girl. In my point of view, she should never deny the opportunity of pursuing true love. Love, which exists around us without reason, gives every human being the equal right to process it. In addition, whether a girl is qualified or not is depends on the mind of the beholder. We all have the choice and chance to pursue ourselves’ true love no matter who we are , after all, love is what really counts.

 

第二篇：读后感

感恩生活

——《长腿叔叔》读后感

杨玲

暑假期间带女儿去山东长岛度假，在往返的列车上，女儿读她感兴趣的书，我便拜读了简.韦伯斯特写的《长腿叔叔》这部小说。《长腿叔叔》这个书名乍一听来像是儿童读物，可是当我看完这本书后对它有了彻底的认识。它不仅是我们成长路程中需要阅读的读物，更让我们在其中懂得什么才是幸福，又要如何对待幸福……

这是一部以感恩为题材的小说，虽然没有太多修饰，但是，它的写作方式却别有一番韵味。正文都是以书信的形式来写的，这令我印象尤为深刻。小说文字活跃，显得十分俏皮，主人公乔若莎·艾伯特（后自行改名为茱蒂）时而孩子气，时而小大人的可爱性格，也深深吸引了我。

一位孤儿院长大的女孩茱蒂，被一个曾被她不经意在墙上瞥见，被车灯拉长身影的神秘人物送去上大学。至此她开始了全新的学习和生活。茱蒂每月会寄一份信给那位神秘人，但当她渐渐明白了自己的信永远不会有回音时，她对长腿叔叔开始了一丝青春的抱怨与不以为然，在孤儿院时内心叛逆的种子又蠢蠢欲动了。直到邂逅谈吐不凡的杰夫，她才再度将长腿叔叔当成倾诉对象。从单纯封闭的环境来到缤纷多彩的世界，茱蒂一直骄傲自己从来不曾觅食。正当她考虑和姐夫表达爱的告白时，长腿叔叔终于露面了，而且竟然是——杰夫。

虽然简·韦伯斯特用了简单的书信来作为这本书的写作形式，但茱蒂的每句话都充满了少女微妙敏感的心情和情绪。

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越是简单的故事其实它的内涵越是贴近生活，越是让人们牢记。《长腿叔叔》就是这样类型的书籍。

曾经有过一种心理测试，把自己最心爱的七样东西按顺序列在纸上，既可以是亲人和朋友，也可以是一件事或物，然后按顺序自己选择一一放弃。虽然是个残酷的选择，那种痛楚确真的深入内心，那一瞬间，你是否发现，自己实际上有很多不能割舍的东西，自己原来拥有很多美好而快乐的东西，更重要的是那些幸福和快乐是我们未曾注意到的。

那么设想一下如果自己就如茱蒂一样是个孤儿，当一切回归于零，我们需要的便是新的开始，新的奋斗，新的生活。面对一切不可挽回的局面时那种伤痛将永远铭记在心。

虽然孤儿在大家看来是可怜的人生。但是如果每个人在他人生之初的一段时间里做一次孤儿，或许也是一种幸福。孤独使我们更珍惜相聚，隔绝会告诉我们如何去爱，如何去珍惜身边的爱。我们常常没有感谢我们所拥有的，常常抱怨得不到人和物，一直在不停地留恋已经丧失的或者未得到的，这正是人的悲哀和缺陷所在。

一无所有后才会无所不有，失去后才会珍惜现在所有，学会施与才懂得感恩，这正是我们需要懂得并赋之于行动的。

我们需要记住的便是“生活需要奇迹，而最大的奇迹就是自己”。如果能认识到这些道理，那么我们也不枉去阅读这本书籍，不枉这本书的出版了

长腿叔叔这部小说，使我懂得了很多，它用俏皮的语言，表达出如此深奥的情感，尝试感恩吧，如果你不懂感恩，学会感恩吧，如果你想要感恩。 2