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　　浙江工业大学英语论文开题报告范文 --1. Research objectives and significance/ issues to be discussed and relevant means to be employed, etc. The Thorn Birds, e, claims to be a fascinating novel. Since its publication, it has set records for sales and popularity. Published in 1977, over a half million hardback copies of the book had been sold in 1979. After it ore ong female readers, and ing popularity not only because of its fine style of e and ambiguous connotations, different perspectives. An examination of the content of this book, therefore, is highly likely to reveal the connotation hidden in the novel ale readers’ mon feelings. Studies about this book in the past mainly concerned phasis on its theme. Most theses related to this novel explore the religious background, the conflicts betan nature and superhuman strength, the love and fate, and in most cases, an appreciation of the fine qualities of the characters. The novel is frequently pared e de Paris in terms of religion as s of belief and fate. Hoale chauvinism rooted in female characters’ minds through mental evolution of three female characters, been explored in this novel. The aim of this thesis is to reinterpret the novel from the feminist critical perspective. Actually, from the late 1960s to the 1980s, there ens movement in the ovement brought about major changes in most en’s lives as e. Feminist ideas are part of the intellectual climate. Influenced by her living background and the ideological revolution of her time, Colleen McCullough nurtures her feminist consciousness. She suggests that a harsh suppression usually brings out a strong flame of rebel. Her feminist outlook finds full expression in the rebellious thoughts and actions of the female characters in The Thorn Birds, each possessing a stronger rebellious spirit against the patriarchal society. Furthermore, the lives and attitudes of the female characters of the three generations in the book represent three different stages of the feminist movement. Theref