Firefly Alley is a novel about female friendship, which makes people feel very warm to read.
The first "After the Dance" in the 1970s
Tully and Katie, sisters of Firefly Lane. They have completely different family background and growing environment: Tali was brought up by her grandmother, her father is unknown, and her mother has been living her own life. Tali recorded the details of her life and longed to return to her mother, but she was abandoned again and again. It can be said that her mother has never assumed the responsibility of raising her daughter. Grandma said, "She is weak and out of her mind. You have to recognize the reality and make yourself strong. " ,
/kloc-at the age of 0/4, she gave up hope for her mother and became a cool girl in a tight coat and low-cut jeans. Katie's family is complete, her parents love her, and she will get care and guidance at the right time. Katie encountered social problems in the second day of junior high school, holding the ring every day and eager to make friends. She looked at Tali from a distance and felt as beautiful as a Moroccan princess, but she didn't have the courage to take the first step. Mother told her, "Only the things we didn't do in life will make us regret." Encouraged by this, she went to Tully.
1974, the girls grew up in the shadow of defeat, riding bicycles side by side ... They were moved to cry for lyrics and tell each other everything. Life is closely intertwined and it is difficult to tell. This friendship is like a retaining wall in life, solid, solid, solid and enduring. The true friendship between the two began when Tali was "injured" (raped at a dance)-the most vulnerable time, the worst night of her life. After she confided in Katie and got a hug, she felt like she was smiling and special. After Katie and Tali became friends, they felt that they were a different person, more daring and willing to try any challenge.
Another character in the book is Katie's mother, Mrs. Murez, who is the witness of their friendship and the guide of Tali's life choice. It was she who told Tully, "Just because your mother is like what kind of person and what kind of life she lives doesn't mean you are the same. You can choose for yourself and don't be ashamed. But, Tali, you must have big dreams. " Influenced by Mrs Miller, at that moment, Tali decided to be a journalist in the future. "Be the next Jane?" Ai Nuo Sen ",this sentence has become her belief, like a magic password, loaded with her ambitions, so that her dreams are no longer illusory. After that, she also worked hard to pursue her dreams. Mrs. Mueller's influence on Tali is not only here, but more importantly, after her grandmother died, she took her in until she came of age. At that moment, Tali changed from falling to flying. For decades, she kept in mind this brand-new opportunity in her life and made her a brand-new person.
The Second Battlefield of Love in the 1980s
Sister flowers in Firefly Lane grow and wither in the constant pursuit of dreams. Tali is looking forward to achieving something in college. She prepared diligently: taking the core courses of Communication Department, taking time out to read at least four newspapers every day and watching TV news as much as possible ... She was eager to apply for a job in a newspaper, but was rejected. She wrote nearly a thousand letters before she was allowed to teach Willie's communication journalism course in Chad. A former golden boy and network anchor collapsed because of an unexpected career and later began to teach at the university. In Tali's eyes, he has an unruly appearance, but his eyes are still full of wisdom. At the end of her sophomore year, the relationship between her and Professor Chad changed qualitatively, and it was no longer a simple and distant teacher-student relationship. Katie is worried about this relationship, and Tali hasn't seen it clearly. She was worried that it would hurt her good sisters, but they misunderstood each other in communication and broke up in discord. From this, we can feel that Tali is intelligent and sensitive.
While Tali is trying to pursue "reporter's dream", Kelly is trapped in a romantic story and enjoys interacting with boys. In Tali's view, it is "a fool with a dizzy face in Tao Tao". Most importantly, Katie has different dreams, such as going to law school, writing novels and falling in love, but she doesn't know how to tell Tali. Because it was Tali who came up with the dream of two people reporting news together. How can she say "I can't follow you forever"? The protagonist "Johnny", who is closely related to sister flowers, is the producer of Tally's internship TV station. To Tali's surprise, this man is so handsome, with messy black hair, cobalt blue eyes and a faint moustache ... No matter how ambitious Tali is, she still can't get rid of the astringency of just entering the workplace. Katie is struggling to tell everyone, especially Tully, that she didn't want to be a reporter or an anchor, but she was dragged to work in Johnny's TV station after graduation. Because she was attracted by Johnny, she agreed against her will. Johnny, Tali and Katie became an invincible team at work. Emotionally, Johnny is attracted by the enthusiastic Tali, while Tali has Professor Chad, so he never talks. Katie loves Johnny deeply, but she is also careful not to let Johnny find out. Day after day, the weird triangle relationship continues.
Tally's career is developing rapidly and he is going to a new TV station. Professor Chad, who loved her deeply, understood their disagreement and finally left her. He understands that Tali wants a lot of things in this world, or because she was abandoned by her mother in childhood, she doesn't know how to love someone. Although Katie is not so keen on journalism and not so radiant, she has her own wisdom and sensitivity to emotions, and she has a passionate heart for love. When I was forced to leave because of love, I finally opened my heart to Johnny, and Johnny was deeply shocked and moved by her feelings. The two finally let go of the knot and came together.
Part three? I am every woman in the 1990s.
Katie married Johnny, but it didn't end happily like a fairy tale. Katie, like most women in the world, married her beloved, and her married life was full of sweet and vague worries. Then she began to give birth to a small life ... while Tali continued to pursue her career and media dreams and became a career-oriented woman, and her feelings (or men) were just the adjustment and relaxation of her busy life. Terry and Katie are still important to each other. At the moment when Katie gets married and has children, Tali will appear no matter how busy she is, and become the godmother of Katie's daughter Mara. Like all modern mothers, Katie once fell into anxiety when she was a new mother: she was deformed, took care of her baby day and night, and had no time for herself. But Mrs Muzil also appeared to take care of her, which made her and Johnny go to the world alone and relive the newlyweds. Life is not always peaceful. Like Tali, Johnny has a dream of "news". When the war broke out in Baghdad, he could no longer remain silent. He wanted to make up for the deficiency in his heart and went to the front after consulting Katie. No matter how sad and worried Katie is, she can't stop him. She knows Johnny and what he wants. Katie and Tati, sisters of Firefly Lane, have been friends for half their lives since 14 years old. There have been disputes and conflicts: Johnny was seriously injured on the battlefield, Katie went to take care of the guards, and Tali also arrived there at the first time, which made Katie immediately rely on, and she was very grateful. But she didn't know that Tali was in charge of the exclusive report on Johnny's injury, which Katie strongly opposed. As a wife, she wanted to protect her husband who couldn't express her wishes, so she slapped Tali with all her strength ... This was the conflict after Katie and Tali had completely different life pursuits. Johnny wakes up, and after all kinds of tests, Katie wants to find someone to celebrate, but this person is not just anyone. Growing up, Tali was always the first person to celebrate with her. At this time, Tali took earl grey in a styrofoam cup and made up with Katie. Her eyes were full of pleading, but she didn't apologize ... In a blink of an eye, they laughed happily together again. Being a wife and mother is a profession, but it is a profession that kills people's will and even loses themselves.
After a difficult and challenging year, Katie took good care of her family and children. Tali kept changing her hair style on TV ... In a blink of an eye, Mara will be in the second grade of primary school. This year, something happened that caught her off guard: Princess Diana died ... Princess Diana was a girl of her generation-a goddess, a dream and a belief. Life is over when it should be, and she has just started her own life. Katie also re-examined her life: "I'm going to Washington University to sign up for a writing class".
In the 1990s, Katie and Tali lived completely different lives, focusing on family and having no career. Focus on career, no family. Modern women, shouldering the dual responsibilities of work and family, may be a combination of Katie and Tali. Raising children alone will lead to countless anxious mothers.
The fourth Millennium-like moment
Life goes on. Katie has another pair of baby-sitters. Like thousands of mothers in Qian Qian, her daily life is like a tornado crossing the border, swallowed up by all kinds of trifles. Tali has a successful career, but at the age of 40, it's hard for her to glow after busy work and all-night parties as before. She misses those who really know and care about her more and more. She is questioning, "Do you have to sacrifice your life to have a successful career? What's the point of success if no one can share it? "
For the true meaning of life, everyone is thinking while walking. Is it the love of husband and wife, the success of children or the success of career? Tali is a man obsessed with finding answers. The encounter with Chad, her former lover, shocked her from the bottom of her heart: he became a conspicuous symbol, marking everything she gave up for her career. Awakened by Chad, Tali realized that she was not alone, but also her mother-"Baiyun". Then, she had another goal to pursue and tried to reconcile with her mother. Of course, she followed her usual style and invited Johnny to be a producer in the form of a documentary. Although Katie felt bad about their cooperation and Johnny couldn't resist the temptation of generous benefits and career success, he persuaded his wife.
With the arrival of her daughter Mara's adolescence, the relationship between Katie and her is becoming more and more tense. Like all girls aged 14 and 15, Mara longed for independence, freedom, attending parties and studying art, which were restricted by her mother, which aroused her strong dissatisfaction. The deterioration of the relationship with her daughter made Katie very anxious. Seeing his wife working hard in life and worrying about educating her children, Johnny felt distressed and helpless. He complained to Tali and asked for help, hoping that his former sister could lend a helping hand.
This time, however, the most serious rift, or quarrel, broke out in the life of the "firefly lane sisters" Tali hurt Katie again because of her subjectivity and self-righteousness. Without Johnny and Katie's prior permission, she invited an education expert to hold a live broadcast to let "an overprotective mother and an adolescent daughter who hates this protection" have a dialogue. In Katie's view, this is accusing her of being a "bad mother" and a failed mother, which suppressed her daughter's delicate heart. For Katie's mood at this time, I fully understand that all mothers will be wronged and even angry when maternal love is misinterpreted. What's more, it was her closest and most trusted sister who gave it a blow when she didn't know it.
At this point, Tali and Katie "broke off diplomatic relations" and did not contact each other.
We were wrong when we thought that there would be eternity and countless tomorrows waiting for us to meet again. Katie is destined to have malignant breast cancer. For this family, it began a painful and difficult journey. During her illness, Katie missed her good sister Tali very much. Compared with life and death, the contradictions in the past are so small and insignificant. She put the past behind her and called Terry. However, Tali only heard some information and ignored them. It was several months before she knew that Katie was ill and would die soon. Tali is emotional, as if he can't bear it once, which contains fear, sadness, guilt and regret. At this time, I found it easy to say "I'm sorry", but why wait until it's too late to say it?
At the end of the book firefly alley, Katie's psychological description in the late stage of cancer is very detailed, with a sense of bringing in, full of love and reluctance to her family's last time; When I am sick, I pretend to be strong and forbearing; When I am alone, I have panic and fear of death. When Mara said to her mother, "I was unkind to you before," Katie thought that she would give everything to quarrel with her again, because that meant they still had time. The hug with her daughter is so wonderful that Katie wants to hold it forever. No matter who accompanies you to the end, death is a lonely thing, no matter how reluctant you are, you must finally let go.
Tali is in the street, and suddenly she feels that her best friend is beside her, beside her and in her heart. She heard Katie whispering, in the howling wind, in the rustling of golden leaves sweeping the sidewalk. Firefly Lane Sisters-They have been in love for more than 30 years and experienced ups and downs, and nothing can take away their memories.