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Rereading <The Thorn Birds> in Middle Age: A Different Perspective
Someone mentioned <The Thorn Birds> and it brought back memories.
I first read it as a teenager and used to feel heartbroken over Meggie and Ralph’s love story. I thought it was Mary who kept them apart.
But now, in middle age, I’ve come to see it differently: their relationship was always doomed.
Even without Mary’s fortune influencing Ralph’s choices, I doubt they would’ve ended up together. Ralph was ambitious from the beginning — and honestly, how many people can resist the huge wealth and power that comes with it??
Also, I’m not very familiar with the social context of that time — could a priest without a strong background really walk away from the Church so easily?
#entertainment
Someone mentioned <The Thorn Birds> and it brought back memories.
I first read it as a teenager and used to feel heartbroken over Meggie and Ralph’s love story. I thought it was Mary who kept them apart.
But now, in middle age, I’ve come to see it differently: their relationship was always doomed.
Even without Mary’s fortune influencing Ralph’s choices, I doubt they would’ve ended up together. Ralph was ambitious from the beginning — and honestly, how many people can resist the huge wealth and power that comes with it??
Also, I’m not very familiar with the social context of that time — could a priest without a strong background really walk away from the Church so easily?
#entertainment
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