《荆棘鸟》中禁欲主义下梅吉的爱情

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1、AcknowledgmentsIwouldliketoexpressmygratitudetomysupervisor,Mr.LiuZhigang,forhisadviceandsuggestionsonmythesis.Becauseofhiscarefulattitudeandscientificmethods,Icanfinishthisthesissoquickly.Thanksforhisinstructionagain.Inaddition,Ialsothankclassmatesandotherte

2、achers.Theyhelpmenotonlyonmystudybutalsoinmylife.Atlast,Ihavetoexpressmyappreciationtomyparents.Theygivemetheirunderstandingandsupporting.Icandevotemyselftofinishthisthesis.摘要考琳∙麦卡洛是澳大利亚当代著名女作家。她利用业余时间创作《荆棘鸟》,于1977年出版，被誉为澳大利亚的《飘》。这部作品描写克利里家族三代的生活经历和情感历程，并且刻画2

3、0世纪初在澳大利亚宗教禁欲主义制度下，主人公梅吉和拉尔夫缠绵悱恻的爱情故事。全书引用了荆棘鸟的凄美传说，暗示当时人们穷尽一生，苦苦追求至最后一刻。该文总共分为五大部分。第一部分主要是对作者背景的介绍以及20世纪澳大利亚宗教禁欲主义的分析；第二部分是从梅吉的家人、拉尔夫等方面来论述对梅吉的爱情影响；第三部分顺应第二部分进一步展开论述梅吉的性格特点、爱情观与婚姻观；第四部分是通过生命的传承，来论述梅吉、拉尔夫、朱思婷以及戴恩对生命的救赎；第五部分是对在宗教禁欲主义下爱情的总结，值得人们深思。关键词：禁欲主义；爱情；救

4、赎AbstractColleenMcCullough,thefamousfemalewriterinAustralia,madeuseofhersparetimetowriteanovel—TheThornBirds.Itwaspublishedin1977andwaspraisedasimportantasGonewiththeWind.ThisnoveldescribedthelifeandloveexperiencesduringthethreegenerationsoftheCleerysandtolda

5、nexceedinglysentimentalstorybetweentheleadingcharacters,MaggieandRalph,underthereligiousasceticismintheearly20thcentury.Thenovelindicatedthatpeopleobstinatelypursuedsomethinguntilthelastmomentbycitingthelegendofthethornbird.Thisthesiscanbedividedintofiveparts

6、.ThefirstpartmainlyintroducedthebackgroundoftheauthorandanalyzedthereligiousasceticismofAustraliainthe20thcentury;thesecondpartmainlyanalyzedtheinfluencesofMaggie’sfamiliesandRalphtowardsMaggie’slove;thethirdpartcloselyfollowedthesecondpart’scontenttoexploreM

7、aggie’scharacters,loveandmarriagevalues;thefourthpartshowedtheredemptionsofMaggie,Ralph,JustineandDanethroughthelives’inheritance;thefifthpartwasasummaryofallparts,whichwasworththinkingmore.KeyWords:religiousasceticism;love;redemptionContentsTOCo"1-3"u1.Bac

8、kgroundIntroduction11.1TheAuthor’sInformation11.2TheReligiousAsceticismofAustraliainthe20thcentury12.TheInfluentialFactorsTowardsMaggie’sLove12.1InfluencesofMaggie’sFamilies12.1.1Fiona’sI