荆棘鸟-毕业论文-Female-Consciousness-in-The-Thorn-Bird

word文档可自由复制编辑学院毕业论文题目：FemaleConsciousnessinTheThornBird指导教师：职称：讲师学生姓名：学号：专业：旅游英语院（系）：外语系答辩日期：2013年4月24日2013年4日13日

编号2013届毕业论文题目FemaleConsciousnessinTheThornBird学生姓名学号系部外语系专业旅游英语班级旅游英语班指导教师二零一三年四月word文档可自由复制编辑AcknowledgementIwouldliketoexpressmygratitudetoallthosewhohelpedmeduringthewritingofthisthesis.Firstandforemost,Iwouldliketoshowmydeepestgratitudetomysupervisor,SunLijuan,arespectable,responsibleandresourcefulteacher,whohasprovidedmewithvaluableguidanceineverystageofthewritingofthisthesis.Withoutherenlighteninginstruction,impressivekindnessandpatience,Icouldnothavecompletedmythesis.Herkeenandvigorousacademicobservationenlightensmenotonlyinthisthesisbutalsoinmyfuturestudy.Ishallextendmythankstomysupervisorforallherkindnessandhelp.Iwouldalsoliketothankallmyteacherswhohavehelpedme.MysincerethanksshouldalsogotoallmyteachersfortheirscholarlyadviceandgeneroushelpduringmystudyinForeignLanguageDepartment.AnyprogressthatIhavemadeistheresultoftheirprofoundconcernandselflessdevotion.Lastmythankswouldgotomybelovedfamilyfortheirlovingconsiderationsandgreatconfidenceinmeallthroughtheseyears.Ialsoowemysinceregratitudetomyfriendsandmyfellowclassmateswhogavemetheirhelpandtimeinlisteningtomeandhelpingmeworkoutmyproblemsduringthedifficultcourseofthethesis.

摘要考琳·麦卡罗是当代澳大利亚一位多才多艺的女作家。她著名的家世小说《荆棘鸟》在1977年问世后，引起了极大的轰动。本文以女性研究为基础，首先阐述了女性意识的基本涵义。接着作者力图从社会背景与时代女性的关系这个层面上研究探索该书三代女性的女性意识。最后，作者阐明了女性意识的社会意义，指出女性意识的内容并非是固定的，它是不断变化发展的，是时代发展的一面镜子。关键词：女性意识；荆棘鸟；考琳•麦卡洛AbstractColleenMcCulloughisaversatilecontemporaryAustraliawomanwriter.HerfamousfamilysagaTheThornBirdcausedtremendoussensationafterpublicationin1977.Onthebasisofwomen´sstudies.Thisthesisfirstelaboratesthebasicconnotationsofthefemaleconsciousness.Andthenstudiesandinvestigatesthefemalesofthreegenerationsfromalevelrelatedtosocialbackgroundandfemaleconsciousnessofthattime.Intheend,theauthorclarifiesthesocialsignificanceofthefemaleconsciousnesspointingoutthatthecontentsoffemaleconsciousnessarenotirrevocableandthattheychangeanddevelopcontinuouslyasadevelopingmirrorofthetimes.Keywords:femaleconsciousness;TheThornBirds;ColleenMcCulloughContentsAcknowledgement I摘要 IIAbstract III1.TheBackgroundofColleenMcCulloughandherTheThornBird 11.1ThebackgroundofColleenMcCullough 11.2.ThebackgroundofTheThornBird 12.CorrectUnderstandingofFemaleConsciousness 23.TheLegendofTheThornBird 34.TheReflectionofFemaleConsciousnessinTheThornBird 34.1.Thegistofthestory 34.2.AnanalysisofsometypicalfemaleimagesinTheThornBird 54.2.1.Fee,aconfusedfairlady 54.2.2.Maggie,avulnerablebutpersistentwoman 74.2.3.Justine,arebelliousmodernfemale 94.2.4.MaryCarson,acapablefeminist 114.3.AsummaryofthefemalecharactersinTheThornBird 11Bibliography 131.TheBackgroundofColleenMcCulloughandherTheThornBird1.1ThebackgroundofColleenMcCulloughMsColleenMcCulloughisafamouswriterwhodidaverygoodjobonpsychologicalcreation.Asafemalewriter,sheknowsthefeelingsandthepsychologyactivitiesofwomenverywell.Fromthelate1960stothe1980s,therewasavibrantwomen’smovementinthewesterncountries.Themovementbroughtaboutmajorchangesinmostwomen’slivesaswellasineverydaylifeintheUnitedStatesinwhichtheauthorofthebook,ColleenMcCullough,haslivedforquitealongtime.Feministideasarepartoftheintellectualclimate.Influencedbyherlivingbackgroundandtheideologicalrevolutionofhertime,ColleenMcCulloughnurturesherfeministconsciousness.Shesuggeststhataharshsuppressionusuallybringsoutastrongflameofrebel.HerfeministoutlookfindsfullexpressionintherebelliousthoughtsandactionsofthefemalecharactersinTheThornBird,eachpossessingastrongerrebelliousspiritagainstthepatriarchalsociety.Furthermore,thelivesandattitudesofthefemalecharactersofthethreegenerationsinthebookrepresentthreedifferentstagesofthefeministmovement.Therefore,whileportrayingherprotagonists,theauthorhintsattheevolutionofwomen’spsycheinthestreamoffeministmovement.1.2.ThebackgroundofTheThornBirdTheThornBird,withitsintricateplot,vividcharacterdepictionandthoughtfultheme,claimstobeafascinatingnovel.Sinceitspublication,ithassetrecordsforsalesandpopularity.Publishedin1977,overahalfmillionhardbackcopiesofthebookhadbeensoldin1979.Afteritwastranslatedintoseveralotherlanguages,itgainedevenmorewidespreadpopularity,particularlyamongfemalereaders,andwascrownedas“theAustralianAnswertoGonewiththeWind”byTheGuardian.Thenovelwonitsoverwhelmingpopularitynotonlybecauseofitsfinestyleofwriting,butalsoitsthought-provokingthemeandambiguousconnotations,whichhavebeeninterpretedfromdifferentperspectives.Anexaminationofthecontentofthisbook,therefore,ishighlylikelytorevealtheconnotationhiddeninthenovelwhichtriggersthefemalereaders’commonfeelings.Studiesaboutthisbookinthepastmainlyconcernedwithacomparativestudy,withanemphasisonitstheme.Mostthesesrelatedtothisnovelexplorethereligiousbackground,theconflictsbetweenhumannatureandsuperhumanstrength,theloveandfate,andinmostcases,anappreciationofthefinequalitiesofthecharacters.ThenovelisfrequentlycomparedwiththeScarletLetterandNotreDomedeParisintermsofreligionaswellaswithTheHistoryofSoulintermsofbeliefandfate.However,malechauvinismrootedinfemalecharacters’mindsthroughmentalevolutionofthreefemalecharacters,whichleadstotheiraffliction,hasseldombeenexploredinthisnovel.2.CorrectUnderstandingofFemaleConsciousnessOnfemaleconsciousness,weneedtoclarifytwoviews:First,femaleconsciousnessisnotasexualantithesisbetweenmenandwomen,ornotthedenialofthefemaleindividualdifferenceinsociety.Second，itisalsonotatrendthatabsolutelyobjectstopatriarchyculture,inordertoacquirewithsimilarposition,righttothemale，andtoshowoffitsownconsciousness.FemaleConsciousness，self-evidentasitis,isaconsciousnesscomparedtomale’s,underthepremiseoffemale’sindependentconsciousness,withitsself-examinationforfoundationtoinvestigatethemale-centeredmainstreamculture,thereforerealizesthefemale-orientedmarginalculture,Aperfectfemaleconsciousnessshouldbeaunitycombinedgenderconsciousnesswithwhatwecallahumanbeingsconsciousness,isakindoffemalecultureinwhichthefemale’shumannaturecandevelopfullyandhealthily.Beinghalfofsocialmembers,thefemaleshouldn’tnegativelyadaptthemselvestothesurroundingsandsociety,orcompromiseandsacrificethemselvesforthemale,theyshouldlearntokeeptheirowndignityandrights,thereforemastertheirownlife.Facingvariouschallengesinlifeandsociety,theyshouldlearntocopewiththemindependently,sayingfarewelltotheweaknessinemotion,helplessnessinmentalstate,andclearingupvariousfettersthatsuppressthem.Bothofthefemaleandmaleneedtogetalonginharmonyandtorespecteachothermutually,givingenoughspacetotheotherparty,ratherthansacrificingtheotherpartyasthepremisefortheirowndevelopment.3.TheLegendofTheThornBirdThereisalegendaboutabird,whichsingsjustonceinitslife,moresweetlythananyothercreatureontheearth.“Fromthemomentitleavesthenestitsearchesforathorntree,anddoesnotrestuntilithasfoundone.Thensingingamongthesavagebranches,itimpalesitselfuponthelongest,sharpestspine.And,dying,itrisesaboveitsownagonytoout-carolthelarkandthenightingale.Onesuperlativesong,existencetheprice.ButthewholeworldstillstolistenandGodinHisheavensmiles.Forthebestisonlyboughtatthecostofgreatpain….“4.TheReflectionofFemaleConsciousnessinTheThornBirdInthepreviouspart,theauthorhasmainlyexploredsomerelatedtermstothemotif,femaleconsciousness,aswellassourcesofitsemerging.Wecanseethat,one’sgenderconsciousnessandthegenderbehavioraren’tshapedfromone’sbirth,butgraduallyforgedinsocialculturalenvironment.Women’sdestinyisnotdominatedbythephysiologicalfactors;thegenderroleinthefollowingpart,theauthorwillelaborateinavarietyofexamplesreflectedinMcCullough’sTheThornBird.Seenfromthemaincharactersofthethreedifferentgenerations,wecouldseethatthefemaleimagesmostlyhaddeviatedfromthetraditionalmoralstandardsandcustoms.Theynotonlyresistedthepositionstipulatedtothetraditionalwomeninspirit,and,theirbraveryandpursuittolovealsoexceededtheindividualitysuppressedbythedestiny.Thethreefemalecharactershadsurpassedthefemaleimageworshipedbytraditionalpatriarchyculture,re-definedthecontentsoffemalegenderroles,andfullyembodiedacoursefromlosingoneself,lookingforoneself,todiscoveringoneself.McCulloughposessuchquestionsasfemale’srestrictionsbythemarriageandfamily,theirfettersbythetraditionalideasandthemoralconcepts,theirtiesbytheconductsandactionsaswellastheircourageoutoftheimmigrantnation,thereforepresentsavividpictureofthefemaleconsciousnessinthemodernworld.4.1.ThegistofthestoryTheThornBirdtellsthestoryoftheClearyfamilyinthreegenerationsfrom1915to1969.Maggieisthecentralcharacter,andthestoryopensinNewZealandwiththewholefamily’sstruggletosurviveonthefarm.Hermother,Fee,isoverworkedandignoresher,andherfatherPaddyisalwaysbusilyworkingforsupportingthefamily.Thebrothersworkhardonthefarmtomakealiving.ThenthewholefamilygetsanewchancetomovetoDrogheda,alargefarminNewSouthWalesinAustraliawherethefatherPaddy’ssisterMarylives.Mary,whoistherichestpersoninthatarea,hiresthemtotakecareofherestate.Ralph,themainmalecharacterofthestory,ahandsome,ambitiousprieststuckintheoutback,triestobefriendMary,whichcanhelphimrisetothetopofthereligiousposition.RalphtakescareofMary’srelatives,andtakesalikingtothefamily’syoungestgirlMaggie.ToMaggieRalphisthecenterofherlife,andRalphhasneverfeltsostronglytowardsagirtotherthantoMaggie.However，herelderbrotherFrank’srelationshipwithhisfatherPaddyhasalwaysbeentense.Inanargument,PaddyblurtsoutthetruthaboutFrank’slife.Frankrunsawayandgoesboxing.Marydiesafterherseventy-birthdayparty,andsheleavesallthemoneyinthecontrolofthemandmakessurethattheyarewelltakencareof.HehimselfgainstheattentionoftheChurchbecauseofthebigsumofmoney，andissentawaytoSydney.Beforeheleaves,Maggieconfessesofherloveforhim.RalphrefusesherbecauseofhispositionasapriestandheasksMaggietomarrysomeoneelse.Indisappointment,MaggietakesalikingtoLukewhohasrecentlycometobecausethemanlooksremarkablylikeRalph.Hemarriesher,andtakesheraway.Actually,Lukeisamiser.TheaimtomarryMaggieisnotforlovebutforhermoney.Heworksasasugarcutter,andleavesMaggieinapoorplacetoworkasamaid.Maggiebearsababygirl，JustineAfterhertearing，Maggiefeelslonelyandhurt,andshefedsweakerandweaker,sothefamilyshestayswithsendshertoaquietsummerresortforrest.RalphcomesbackonaholidaytofindMaggie.HejoinsMaggie,andatthattimehishumannatureasamanconquershisbelief:helovedMaggiemorethanGod.Theyspendafewdaystogether,andMaggieispregnantwithRalph’sbaby.MaggienamesthebabyboyDane,andparticularlydotesonhim.HermotherFeeknowswhothefatherisbecauseofherownexperienceandtellsMaggiethatwhatshestolefromGod，shehadtogiveback.AsDanegrowsuphewantstobeapriest,andhegoestoRalph,whoisnowaCardinalbutRalphdoesnotknowthatDaneishisownchild.DanedrownsinGreece,andMaggieneedstofindherchild.SheseeksRalph’shelpbutherefused.Whenheknowsthetruth,heisshockedandrepented.TheyflytogethertoGreeceandbringDane’sbodybacktoDrogheda,SoonafterDane’sdeath,Ralphpassesaway.JustinewantstobeanactressandleavesAustraliaandspecksherowndream,andthestoryendswithherlivinghappilywithRainer,adistinguishedGermanwholovesherfromthebeginningandhasthepatiencetowaitforhertorecognizehislove.4.2.AnanalysisofsometypicalfemaleimagesinTheThornBird4.2.1.Fee,aconfusedfairladyFeeisaverycomplicatedcharacterinthestory.Herwholelifehasn’tcomeoutoftheshadowofherearlyyear’sexperience.Thoughshehasn’tbeensubjectedtoheractualmarriage,spirituallyshecan’tgetawayfromtheoriginalpromisearidfantasytoherformerlover,alwayslivingwithrecollection,waitingforsomeonesomewhere.Asawoman，hervalueispurelystipulatedbythepatriarchysociety;namelysheisnotatalltakenintoconsiderationbecausewhetheranywordsandactionsareimproperly；sheis,afterall，alabelofmen’spropertyfromthebeginningtotieend，andasign,abeautifulsymbolofthem.Shedidn’twanttobehismistress,rather，shewaitedforhisdivorce.Butatthattime,divorcewasoutofthequestionforhim.Hewasoneofthefirstpeopleofhisracetoattainapoliticalposition.Hehadtochooseherandhispeople.Atlast,hechosehiscareerforhecouldn’tresistachancelikethat.AndtoFee,stubbornasshewas,shedidnotcare.Feeisaverybravegirlofthatage,andsheprefersmarriageinsteadofotherwaystowaitforherlover.Actuallyshehaswaitedforhimalllifelong，andFrank,thechildstolenfromhim,becomesherspiritualsustenancelater.Inthepatriarchysociety,marriageistheonlymeansforwomentojoinsociety:ifnoonewantsthem,theymaybecomediscardedproducts,sotheirgreatestfearisbeingpushedaway.Fortheyhavenotgotindependenteconomicposition,theycanonlybedecidedbysamemalemasterstomarrysomemalemasterselsewhere.Marriageisauniquewayforwomantoproveherexistenceintheworld,andmeanwhileproperlyreflectshervalueinsociety.Toman,marriageisjustamilestonenecessarythroughouthislife,buttowoman,itisall.SoisFee’sdestiny!Suchscandalastonishinglydisgracesherfamily.Asaresult,sheisforcedtomarrysomeoneunknownforthesakeoffamily’sreputation.ThoughFeecomesfromNewZealand’sfirstfamilyherfatherhadabigwheat-and-sheeppropertysomewhere,andsheisanonlydaughterandhasneverliftedahandinthehouse,shehasnorightchooseherownlife.PaddysaidthatFee’sfatherhadalreadyplannedherlifeforher:atriptotheoldcountry,adebutatcourt,andarighthusband.IfFeehadnotbeeninsuchanawkwardsituation,shewouldhavemarriedsomeoneelsespecifiedbythefamily.Inasense,women’sfateisultimatelymanipulatedbymen.Thus,FeeandPaddy’smarriageisrdkindofaccidentalfamilyexistence.Thiskindofmarriagemodereflectsademandofacertainhistoricalstageandsociety,asaninevitableresultoftheendofthe19thcenturyandthebeginningofthe20thcenturyinEnglandorAustralia,duringwhichtheagriculturalcultureandindustrialculture,theruralcultureandtheurbanculture,religiouscultureandbourgeoisiedemocraticcultureconflictwitheachother.Thiskindoffamilymodedoesnotconformtoanyfamilynorminanysociety,butisbyallmeansafortuityoutofnecessity.Becauseofindecisivemindanddepressedspirit,andalmostunawareofthemselves,thefemalearesometimesforcedtothrowalltheirstrengthinthehomelifeandsacrificethemselvesforthefamily.Thiskindofmentalpropositionisdeeplydepositedintheirinnerworld,graduallybecomingakindofunconsciousnessinwhich,thisworldbelongtothemaleandso，sacrificingherselfandgivingupherownchancetohelpamantosucceedisawoman’snaturalduty.Thefemalesofthislimehavealmostlostthemselves.ToyoungFee,whoisonlysixteenthen,hastoacceptsuchreality.Sheishardlyonguardtoprotectherselffrombeingputdownandpushedaround.Thefailinginlovemakeshercareaboutnothing,andhermentalendurancetoconfrontthepatriarchysocietyconstitutesherimportantpersonality:heavyhearted,serious,coldanddetached.Besidesendlesshouse-laboringdayafterday,yearafteryear,theothertaskforFeeistobearchildren.ExcepttheillegalsonFrank,shehasbornPaddyaltogethersevenboysplusonegirl.ToFee,sheisnotonlyinsensitivetothelifewhichshouldnotbelongtoher,butisknuckledunderthepatriarchysociety.Sheherselfresignsherselftotheunfairfateandregardsitaspredestinate.Wecanseethatfemaleconsciousnesshas beenwipedoutfromhermind.Sheherselfacceptssuchconceptthatmenaresuperiortowomen.Forexample,shethinksthat“theboysweredifferent;theyaremiracles,malesalchemizedoutofherfemalebody.Itwashardnothavinghelparoundthehouse,butitwasworthit.Amonghispeers,Paddy’ssonswerethegreatestcharacterreferencehepossessed.Letamanbreedsonsandhewasarealman”(McCullough1994：22).ToheronlydaughterMaggie,shefeelsthat“therewasnomysterytoMaggie,shewasfemale”(McCullough1994:22).Sosheneitherenvieshernorpitiesher，sheonlydoesnotknowwhatherlotwillbe.Tobeamother,sheevendoesn’ttellthecommonknowledgetoherowndaughterasmeetingmenstruationorthephysiologicaldifferencesbetweenmenandwomen,thusMaggie,whoisinanawkwardageandcompletelyignoranttowoman’sgeneralexperience,isnearlyfrightenedtodeath.ToFrank,Feehaspouredherwholelove,sortsoflover’stohim;andFrank，alsowithakindofunusuallovetoher,isalwayspayingcloseattentiontohismother.Actually,shehaswallowedinthatdelusionsolongthatshecannotextricateherselffromherfeeling.WithFrank’sleaving,Feehaskeptherselffoldedupwithquietness,andatotalundemonstrative.Sheignoreseveryone,evenherbelief.SheoncesaystoFatherdeBricassart.ItisonlywhensheknowsPaddy’sdeath,doessherealizehowmuchgratitudeandregretsheownstoherhusband.Itisthefirsttimethatsheshowsheremotion:“Doyouknowsomething,Father?TwodaysagoIdiscoveredhowmuchIlovePaddy,butitwaslikeallofmylifetoolate.IfyouknowhowIwantedthechancetotakehiminmyarms,tellhim1lovedhim!OhGod,Ihopenootherhumanbeingeverhastofeelmypain”(McCullough;1994:291)!ThusFeeisunfortunate，sinceshecan’tlivewithoneshelovesinlife,andthenlosesonewhooncelovesher.However,sheisfortunate,forshehaseverdeeplylovedamanandalsowonaman’sdeeploveonce.4.2.2.Maggie,avulnerablebutpersistentwomanMaggieisthecentralcharacterinthestory.Thestoryactuallytellsaboutherandapriestandtheirlifelonglove.Herfemalequalities,filledwithmaternalinstinctsinceherchildhood，impelhertolookforwardtomarryingamanshelovesfromherchildhood.Inthefiction,sheappearstobeveryvulnerable,humiliatedsinceherchildhood,despisedathome,sufferedcountlesshardshipsinthegrowth，butshehasalwaysbeenstrugglingforthedestinywithhertoughnatureandtenaciouswillingness.itconfirmsSimonedeBeauvoie’sfamoussaying,“Awomanisn’tborn,butisturned”.InMaggie’sstory,wecanstronglyfeelakindofgutsyquality，atruepictureaboutanexploreronfemaleconsciousness.Infact,Maggie’sfemaleconsciousnesshasexperiencedtwoperiods:fromayounggirl’searlierhazyperiodtoamaturewoman’sstrongwillperiod,duringwhichbothherbodyandmindhaveconfrontedsomefrustrations.WhenMaggieisafifteen-year-oldgirl,“shewasignorantevenofthemeaningofaphraseashackneyedasthefactsoflife,forcircumstanceshadconspiredtoblockeveryavenuewherebyshemighthavelearned”(McCullough1994：169).Inthepatriarchysociety,“herlifewasabsolutelyharnessedtotheneedsofthehouse”(McCullough1994:169).Withhergrowingup,shegraduallyrealizestheblockbetweenRalphandher,andshecomestoanalyzethedifferentelementsaroundher.WhenshetalkswithLuke,shecantellthedifferencebetweenhimandRalph:“FatherRalphwouldneverhavefallenforoutwardtrappings,butthismanlackedhissensitivity”(McCullough,1994:310).ShehashesitatedfortherelationshipofherandRalph,shehasturnedthisquestionoverinhermind，forshewantedtofeel,wantedemotionblowoverherlikeastronghotwind.Shedidn’twanttoplodlikealittleautomationfortherestofherlife,shewantedchangeandvitalityandlove”“Love,andahusband,andbabies”.Whatwastheuseofhungeringafteramanshecouldneverhave”(McCullough,1994:312)?SowhenshedecidestomarryLuke,shereallywantstohaveanewlifewithhim.Likeallthewomenofhertime,shehandsoverallherproperty,fourteenthousandpoundsplustwothousandsofeachyear,totheman.Becauseatherage,“AllsavethemosteducatedandsophisticatedAustralianwomenwererearedtothinkthemselvesmoreorlessthechattelsoftheirmen,andthiswasespeciallytrueofMaggie”;“Themenownedthemoney,thehouse,hiswifeandhischildren”(McCullough,1994:335).ButthelifealtermarriagemakesherreallydoubtaboutthischoiceSheindeedwantstomakeherlifebetter,andshesaystoheroverandoveragain:“Yourlifeisyourown,MaggieO’Neill,andyou’renotgoingtowasteyourtimedreamingamanandchildrenyoucanneverhave”(McCullough,1994:416).Shetrieshardbutfinallyloseshope,althoughshebearsadaughtertoLuke.Thetruelifemakesherawakenfromherso-calledmarriagedreamwithLuke.SherealizesthatLukeisaslavetomoney,anditisimpossibleforhertoget“abitoflove”fromhim，andshewillneverhavearealhomebelongingtoher,hencesheleavesLackresolutely,Maggie’sleavingfromLukeisexactlyademonstrationoftheawakeningofherfemaleconsciousness，alsoaresistanceorchallengetothetraditionalmoralsinthepatriarchysocietyofwhichawomanhastodependonman’smoney,dependonaman.ThisactionhasfullydisplayedMaggie’sstrongwillasanextraordinaryfemalewhohasanindependentpersonality.Maggieisaresolutewoman.Herlovehasexperiencedanintrospectiveprocess,fromhelplessnesstosuffering,frompainfullyexaminingherselftobetrayingherhusband.Meanwhile,shehasafearlessstruggletowardsthereligion,finallymakingRalphunderstandatruththatthesourceoftheirbitternessliesintheirownchoice,eitherleavingGodordevotinghimselftoGod.ItisironicalthatMaggiehasalwaysfeltthatGodisherenemy.AndbytheendofitRalphsaysthatMaggieactuallyhasalwayshadabetterrelationshipwithGodthanhehas，becauseshe’salwaysreallylivedlife,andhasbeenabletosurvivewhateverGodhadthrownather.MaggieoncesaystoRalph,“Luke’snotabadman,...justaman.You’reallthesame,greatsillyflamebehindaglasssoclearyoureyesdon’tseeit.Andifyoudomanagetoblunderyourwayinsidetheglasstoflyintotheflame,youfalldownburnedanddead”（McCullough,1994:397).shescornsbothLukeandRalphwhoonlyseekfortheirowninterest:“Whileallthetimeoutinthecoolnightthere’sfood,andlove,andbabymothstoget.Butdoyouseeit，doyouwantit?No!It’sbackaftertheflameagain，beatingyourselvessenselessuntilyoubumyourselvesdead”(McCullough,1994:397)!Thisisavoicefromatorturedwomanwhohasdearlyunderstoodtheessenceofmen’slife.Wecanseethat,Maggie,suchacommonfemale,justlikeathornbird,thatwhenthesharpthornpiercesintoitsbreastitstillbearshugepainandtellspeople:“TimeforDroghedatostop.Yes,morethantime.Letthecyclerenewitselfwithunknownpeople.Ididalltomyself,Ihavenooneelsetoblame,and1cannotregretonesinglemomentofit”(McCullough1994:724).4.2.3.Justine,arebelliousmodernfemaleJustineisanunusualgirlevenwhenshewasborn.Innature,sheisindependentandintractable.“Justinedidn’tseemtoneedamothersinceshewasconvincedshewastightabouteverything.Norwasshethesortoflittlegirlwhorequiredaconfidante,orwarmapproval”(McCullough,1994:509).Shehasherownthought，ownwaysofdoingthings,andmostofall,sheistryingtobethemasterofherownlife.Shewantstobeanactresssoastodisplayherpersonalityfully,sosheconvinceshermotherMaggiewhothinkssheishorrible,queeramongjuggernautstoacceptthisfactbecauseshehasalreadypassedtheentranceexaminationofCullodenTheaterinSidney.Justineprefersacting.Shelooksdownuponthepopularideasaboutwomenofhermother’sagewhotaketalkingonthetelephoneandplayingbridgeapastimeofone’slife.Shewantstobesomethingandwantstoenjoyabitoffamewhilesheisstillalive,an