They are Aunt Carey, Mildred and Sally, who respectively represent the authors three woman images—tragic angel, she-devil and ideal woman.

她们分别代表了毛姆心目中女性的三种形象——可悲的“天使”、“女恶魔”和理想女性。

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There are some origin for her tragic destiny from her own personality of being remorseful for the family, credulous to Allen, infatuation love for Angel and impulsive killing.

而对家庭的愧疚、对亚雷的轻信、对安吉尔的痴情、杀人的冲动的四种性格因素是造成她悲剧命运的根源。

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