Ethical Dilemma And The Road To Salvation In The Thorn Birds

The thorn birds,which is the most famous novel of the Australia’s famous contemporary writer Colleen McCullough, written in the second half of the20th century, is about kerry the family history of legendary family in the sixties and seventies of the20th century in the early20th century. After the novel was published in the United States since1977, it sold more than ten million copies, not only became the United States, and quickly became a global "international novel", and "the godfather","love story","Humboldt’s gift" and so on time magazine has listed the top10modern classic, however, is such a popular world, loved by readers of the book, but its unpopularity among critics, in recent years, although the researchers understanding of its deepening, its value is in constant mining, however, in numerous research articles, can really involved in the deep cultural connotation and significance of the novel is not much, about the family history of all sorts of ethical relations, especially the ethical dilemma and redemption the lack of the attention it deserves. Therefore, this article will be based on a close reading of the text using the method of ethical literary criticism method combined with psychoanalysis criticism for its in-depth analysis and interpretation, and writer in the creation of ethical study tendency and reflected in the works of social problems, the deep cultural connotation of mining works. Paper includes five parts:The introduction part, mainly introduced the Colleen McCullough’s life, create conditions and work content, analyzed and combed the domestic and foreign research status about Colleen McCullough, test, and the selected topic significance and research methods are put forward.The first chapter is divided into three, mainly from frank, meggie and Ralph with three people, through the analysis of the ethical dilemma of they face to discuss them in the affection and love to be tested the ethical and moral and ethical identity changes brought about by a series of tragedy. Among them, the first section analyzes the ethical dilemma frank, namely frank "Oedipus complex" and its conflict with father; Meggie is analyzed in the second quarter of the ethical dilemmas that meggie to pursue their own love and a variety of choices and ethical identity change; The third section analyzes the Ralph’s ethical dilemmas that Ralph is still can’t after to make difficult choices, love also can’t heart torture.The second chapter is divided into three, the main analysis of Ralph and meggie to steal to eat the forbidden fruit", has violated the religious and social ethics of punishment, after and how they get salvation by son and daughter zhu silk d. dion. Paddy were also discussed a natural attitude of redemption, and the author of the hope of human beings. Among them, the first section analyzes the Ralph after convicted of redemption, namely the scapegoat Dane’s dedication and Ralph in the son after the death of introspection and dion to sin road death; Meggie is analyzed in the second quarter after the punishment of redemption, namely meggie reflection after Dane’s death, and at the touch of the master by caring daughter zhu silk, the happiness in the process of the implementation of ethical regression; Paddy are discussed in the third quarter, a natural attitude of salvation, namely the paddy a laid-back attitude to life and the value orientation of unification between man and nature.The third chapter is divided into two sections, and mainly discusses the Christian religious ethics influence on Colleen McCullough, test and examination Colleen McCullough, criticism and inheritance of Christianity. Colleen McCullough, test in the thorn birds, focus on the ethical relationship between people and their own in his works reflect the religious consciousness and ethical tendency, shows that the author to carry on the criticism of the Catholic asceticism and the religious ethics also has different degree of identity. Among them, the first section discusses the Christian religious ethics at writer Colleen McCullough, influence and the impact of embodied in the works; Test is discussed in the second quarter, the criticism and inheritance of Christianity by McCullough, namely does Colleen McCullough to Catholic asceticism and hypocrisy of the religious taboo, the idea of "sin" and salvation of inheritance.End to summarize the full text and sublimation, reveal the cultural connotation of the novel. Namely in Colleen McCullough in the thorn birds, we not only saw the author criticism of Christian asceticism and hypocrisy of the church, can see the author of the thought of sin and salvation in the Christian forces, see her that the author thinking and explores the ethical relations between human beings bring to people inspired;At the same time, the depiction of a natural attitude of paddy’family also shows her pursuit of good human nature and to the exploration of life philosophy. The author of this deep concerning to the society and people’s living conditions, the religious precepts and the contradiction between human nature profoundly revealed that for the human who in the journey of suffering and sacrifice on the character of the acura, as well as to how humans transcend human weakness for happiness, make the thorn birds have broad and profound culture connotation, also show it is published and arouse people’s resonance, be still for the readers of the root cause of the seller.