简介:The love story between Ashurst and Megan is an old story. But it is beautifully described by John Galsworthy. He is a splendid writer. In this story,express their ideas through the portrayal of the characters in their works.[13] John Galsworthy insistes the idea that literature came from reality.[14] He is a realist. The Apple Tree was written in 1916. In this story Galsworthy tells us the beautiful sad story between Ashurst and Megan. Through the portrayal of Ashurst’s dual personality,. He looks the love tragedy between Ashurst and Megan as a mistake. In this novel we see no approvement and negation to Ashurst. What we see is Ashurst’s complicated character in the romantic realistic love story. From this we can easily understand Galsworthy’s class stand. In this novel