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1、TheThornBirdsisa1977best-sellingnovelbyColleenMcCullough,afemaleAustralianauthor.ItmadeacluetotheloverelationshipbetweenMaggie,theheroineofthenovel,andfatherRalph.Basedonthat,theauthortriedtorevealthevividstoriesofthepeoplefromgenerationtogenerationwhoarebelo
2、ngingtotheClearyfamily.Andinthesestories,thelastingtimespanisalmosthalfofacentury.TheThornBirds,describingatragedyaboutlovebetweenMeggieandRalph,hasaffectedmealot,notonlybytherolesinthenovel,butalsosomethingdeepbehindtheroles.Ifeltpainfulandhelplesswhenreadin
3、gthenovel.Itmademerealizethatpeopleneedtopayanunimageablecostinexchangeoftrueloveandallniceness.Thefirstpartofthenovelhasalreadyimpliedthatstoryismovingandtragic,whichistheclueforreadertounderstandthemeaningofthenovel.Thereisalegendaboutabirdwhichsingsjustonc
4、einitslife,moresweetlythananyothercreatureonthefaceoftheearth.Fromthemomentitleavesthenestitsearchesforathorntree,anddoesnotrestuntilithasfoundone.Then,singingamongthesavagebranches,itimpalesitselfuponthelongest,sharpestspine.And,dying,itrisesaboveitsownagony
5、toout-carolthelarkandthenightingale.Onesuperlativesong,existencetheprice.“Forthebestisonlyboughtatthecostofgreatpain.”Ithinkthisiswhattheauthorwantedtotellusthroughthenovelaboutlife.Andmostoftherolesinthisnovelliveasthethornbirds,searchingtheirownthorntreesof
6、emotionorenterprise,fromthemomenttheyleavedtheirnests.Ralph,apriestwhoattractedbythefeminityofMeggie,fellinlovewithMeggiethefirsthemether.However,hegavebothhisbodyandsoultoGod,andlivedtobecomeacardinalasthemostimportantthinginhislife.Therefore,inordertobeprom
7、otedtobetheCardinal,heabandonedMeggiethoughhelovedherfromthedeepbottomofhisheart.Butasapriest,hecan’texpresshislove.WhathecandowastotakecareofMeggiejustasafatherorbrother.HishearthurtedandhebecamemoreandmorepainfulasMeggiegrewup,andfinallyhehadtorepulseMeggie
8、’slove.RalphthoughthispainwouldfadeastimegoesbyandifMeggiemarredotherpeople.Onthecontrary,hewaswrong.Infact,peoplesometimeswouldfacethissituation,andformostofus,it’sverydifficulttochooseo
