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Contents
ABSTRACT 4
KEY WORDS 4
摘要 5
关键词 5
1. INTRUDUCTION 6
1.1 The reason of writing.6
1.1.1 A brief introduction of The Thorn Birds.6
1.1.2 The significance of this topic6
1.1.2.1 Educational value.6
1.2 The definition of concepts7
1.2.1 Life choices.7
1.2.2 View points of love.7
1.3 Maxist literary theory.7
1.3.1 The guiding of sense of value.7
1.3.2 Life choices reflect one's sense of worth8
1.4 Research methods, technical routes, experimental schemes and feasibility analysis8
1.4.1 Main methods and technical routes.8
1.4.1.1 Methods of close reading.8
1.4.1.2 Methods of comparative study.8
1.4.1.3 Methods of case study8
1.4.2 Feasibility analysis9
1.5 Characteristics and innovation.9
2. CHINESE AND FOREIGN RESEARCH STATUS 10
2.1 Foreign research status10
2.2 Domestic research status10
3. RESEARCH CONTENTS.11
4.1 Fiona’s life choices and her view points of love11
4.1.1 Fiona and Parkham11
4.1.2 Fiona and Paddy12
4.2 Meggie’s life choices and her view points of love.13
4.2.1 Meggie and Ralph.13
4.2.2 Meggie and Luke13
4.2.3 Meggie and Dane13
4.3 Justine’s life choices and her view points of love14
4.3.1 Justine and Dane.14
4.3.2 Justine and other males around her.15
4.3.2 Justine and Reina15
4. CHARACTERISTICS AND INNOVATION15
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 17
BIBLIOGRAPHY 18
A Study of Three Heroines’ Views of Love from Their Life Choices in The Thorn Birds
1. INTRODUCTION
As a study of the novel’s content, the emotions and core value of the characters’ and especially the heroines’ ideas of love, this thesis can help readers understand the interaction of the heroines’ value and life choices, and thus made it possible to explain the three heroines’ behavior and how did the story develop and the logic behind it, so I can reveal the splendid masterpiece’s glamour as a literary work. The full-length novel, is called Australia Gone with the wind, and makes a sensation throughout the world. Why? I think the reason must be that the novel composes a melancholy and miserable but also solemn and stirring symphony by three female images that were very brave to challenge the fate. In addition, it tells such a truth: the true love and beauty should be attained with unimaginable cost.
1.1 The reason of writing