Analysis of the Thorn Phenomenon in the Emotional Process of the Cleary Women in The Thorn Birds

Abstract

The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough talks about love and destiny. Based on the background of the novel, the paper analyzes the connotation of the female character in the story and explains the clues of thorns for each thorn birds in the three generations of Cleary women. The purpose of the paper is to help understand the characters from a new perspective.