光荣与梦想卷一读后感

在申请和上课的间隙磨了大概一个多月，读完了一直心心念念想读的四卷本《光荣与梦想--1932~1972年美国叙事史》的卷一《应运而起1932~1941》。我觉得这是一本很震撼的书，记录了从30年代大萧条到1941年12月7日珍珠港事件期间美国跌宕起伏的历史。威廉曼彻斯特巨细靡遗的笔法让这部书恢弘而妙趣横生，大到原子弹的缘起，再到日本外交人员给罗斯福取的代号（"君子小姐"，国务卿赫尔叫"梅子小姐"），小到女生的发型，广播广告的时间，甚至是性工作者的开价，你都可以在这本书里窥见一斑。而《光荣与梦想》真正吸引我的地方在于，它对于美国历史的阴暗面毫不掩饰--政府对寻求补偿的一战老兵的残酷打击，资本家对劳工运动血腥到难以置信的镇压，针对政敌的刺杀，因为人为失误造成飓风预警失败导致的惨痛损失……而这正是可敬之处--这个年轻的国家从不避讳自己的错误与创痛，在予以正视的基础上不断修正着自己，这就是所谓的文化自信吧。虽然作者偶有失史家之公正，过于偏向民主党和罗斯福，但还是力荐这本书，"它既是长河巨浪,又涓滴可饮。"【今年的第三本书。对洋女神送我书的快递收件人耿耿于怀】

Finished reading Volume 1 of The Glory and the Dream, the third book I read this year. It is a breathtaking book about ups and downs in the history of USA, from The Great Depression and New Deal in 1930s, to the Pearl Harbor attack. W Manchester added many details to this book, like girls' hair styles and price of sexual workers, which make it very interesting. The Glory and the Dream records many dark sides of the history of America, say, the unbelievably ruthless repression against labor movements and bloody assassination. But I think this symbolizes the cultural confidence of USA. It is the process of facing and correcting errors made USA a great country. I think this set of books is "a huge river, and every drip in it can nurture your mind."