A Villainous World

The Killers, by Hemingway tells us an attempted murder story. This short story is set in 1920s. The main characters are George, Sam and Nick. George is experienced and calm. Sam is indifferent and hopeless. Nick is kind, friendly, helpful and innocent.

The theme of the story is people’s illusions are vulnerable and can be easily destroyed by the society in a mass. It is a villainous world.

Hemingway was an American writer and journalist. He was part of the 1920s expatriate community in Paris, and one of the World War late known as “the Lost Generation”. He received the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 for The Old Man and the Nobel Prize in Literature 1954.

There are 4 scenes in the story:

In the first scene, two killers harassed Nick and George and caused some amusement. From the first scene, we can find some significant details that can imply the mission of the gangsters. For example, the killers eat with gloves. And also they keep their eyes on the mirror behind the bar. All these lay a good foundation of scene2. In the second scene, the killers controlled George, Nick and Sam. They arranged the scene of the crime skillfully. However, Anderson didn’t appear. So they left. In the third scene, after the killers leaving, Nick went to Anderson’s home and told him what would happen. It seemed that Anderson had known everything, he didn’t take any action, and on the contrary, he was waiting to die. In the forth scene, Nick went back to the lunchroom and decided to get out of the town.

After reading the story, I get some conclusion:

First, Anderson feels helpless because he knows that he can’t escape the reality. Second, the killers indicate the chaos of the society. Third, Nick decided to leave because of the loss of life and the fear of the society. It is the epitome of America which filled with violence, death and evil.

This story is good and I get something valuable after reading it. I find that reading English novels is interesting and helpful. I will keep doing it.

 

第二篇：The Killers 读后感

The Killers 读后感

Ernest Hemingway who is the famous American writer is known as a tough man. He wrote many distinguish works, such as Old man and the Sea. Yesterday, I read his another short novel the Killers. I was so touched by the novel.

Hemingway is one of the great men who broke the Iceberg Principal. He was said to be a tough man. From his "The Killers", I know that people in that age felt a sense of helpness and confusion of life in the wild world. They fell into a pessimistic hopeless position in the absurb world and in front of the pain of life. Hemingway gave another kind of life. There is no doubt that he also gave his life thinking inhis age.

Therefore, if you know the spirit of the tough man, you should be firm and inflexible. In my word, life is like a rough road along with much obstacle. You can beat it or overcome it. However, only grasp the nettle can we grow in frustration.