MAGGIE doesn't love himself enough, doesn't cherish himself enough, that's why he sees RALPH as more important than anything else, loves him at all costs, and worships him.
But he rationally ordered his needs. After firmly grasping MAGGIE's heart, he gave up on her and looked back at him occasionally.
MAGGIE is the bird, RALPH is the thorn,
she knew the pain and faced the thorn,
he knew she was in pain, and he stabbed her.
Maggie's self-sacrificing love and ralph's self-love cruelty
together made the song of the thorn bird and its death
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