On the Positive View of Marriage and Love in The Bridges of Madison County

The novel, The bridges of Madison County, brings people a sad yet beautiful love story. Although it is a novel about extramarital love, it gives readers a lot of enlightenment on love and marriage. From the aspect of marriage and love, the unforgettable love between the hero and the heroine as well as the heroine and her husband’s marriage is analyzed in the paper in order to give people insights into the barriers brought about by the boundary between people in the organized society to human emotional expression and communication, advocate to face the emotion and marriage life with a positive attitude, and draw the conclusion of establishing a positive concept of marriage and love.