Struggle Between Humanity And Divinity

The work tells the life-experiences and emotional journey of three generations. Living in Australia and being received virtually and devoutly by Catholic religious culture influenced the writer. In her works she involuntarily verifies the traditional Christian faith and culture. It has quite a strong religious breath. The author feels that, in the modern and open society, man pays more and more attention to oneself. In this kind of social atmosphere, religious belief and human desires are coincided with each other, which people are thinking of. This paper probes into the conflicts between divinity and human nature in the choice of human problem by analyzing the works which show one's own thinking.The Third Birds tells the story which began in the early 20th century and ended after more than half a century later in the late 1960s and early 1970s using a way of expressing a deep-rooted love between Meggie and a Catholic Priest ---Ralph as the main line. Though the author is affected deeply by religious influence, more makes sure back to nature and to normal humanity. This is awakening thought which has been inherited in further discussion since the Renaissance Humanity.The Third Birds reveals the complex effects of religion and religious complex emotions with the main characters taking the Priest Ralph as a main example to aim to explore the religious position and value in people's lives. From the angle of humanity and divinity it analyzes Ralph and other protagonist's personality. We may safely draw a conclusion that a person, although sincerely hoping to be a loyal servant for God, because of the inherent characteristics of nature, often can't achieve, so the fight between human nature and the divinity is throughout the long history.