荆棘鸟中女性人物分析

XX大学

本科生毕业论文(设计)

题目: The Analysis of Female Characters in

The Thorn Birds

荆棘鸟中女性人物分析

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt gratitude to all those who have given me much help in my pursuit of the bachelor’s degree and in my thesis writing.

First of all, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my supervisor Mrs. Li, who has offered me her insightful comments and enlightening suggestions in the whole course of my thesis writing. Without her patient instructions, I could hardly have completed my thesis.

Second, I wish to express my sincere thanks to professors and teachers at the Department of English, who have instructed and helped me a lot in my English learning. I also owe my sincere gratitude to my roommates and my fellow classmates who gave me their help and times in listening to me and helping me work out my problems in these four years.

Last but not least, my thanks would go to my beloved family for their understanding and support which have relieved me of a lot of anxieties and tensions that have accompanied my studies all through these years.

摘要

《荆棘鸟》为澳大利亚著名女作家考琳·麦卡洛所作，它于1977年问世后便在全球范围内引起极大的轰动，被誉为澳大利亚的《飘》。在澳大利亚独特的文化背景中，该书以爱情和命运的主题，展现了克里利家族三代女性的坎坷的人生经历与丰富而复杂情感历程。本文首先对这部小说和作者及荆棘鸟的含义做了介绍，然后对小说中四位女性：玛丽·卡森、菲奥娜、梅吉及朱丝婷的人生历程进行剖析，探讨她们不懈地追求各自的爱情和对传统女性命运勇敢反抗的精神，以及在特定的时代中女性自我意识的觉醒。由此通过分析得出结论：女性只有树立正确的爱情观，勇于追求爱，挑战命运，坚持不懈，才能获得幸福，实现自我价值。

关键词:荆棘鸟;女性角色;爱情观;命运;自我意识

ABSTRACT

The Thorn Birds written by Australian famous woman writer Colleen McCullough has caused tremendous sensation throughout the world since it was published in1977 and is called Australian Gone with the Wind. Based on the unique background of Australian culture, the novel unfolds life experiences and emotional journey of the females of three generations in the Cleary family. First，this thesis includs a brief introduction to the writer, the novel and the symbolism of the thorn and the thorn birds. Afterwards it makes a deep analysis of the life course of the four female characters of three generations- Mary Carson, Fiona, Meggie, Justin, and explores the spirit of their untiring pursuit for love and brave resistance of traditional female fate, as well as the awakening of female’s self-consciousness in a certain period. A conclusion is drawn that women can gain happiness and realize self-value, as long as they establish correct love views and are brave enough to pursue love and challenge the destinies.

Key words: The Thorn Birds; Women images; Love view; Self-consciousness