The author describes through two plots the different views on history by males and females in Ruby, as well as the influence of a sanctified history on the present.

• 作家通过两条线索描述了鲁比镇的男性和女性对历史不同的认识，以及历史被神圣化之后对现在造成的影响。小说由此揭示出历史会被男性按照自己的需要改写、重构并强加于人。