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Theleadinghero,namedZhivago,whowasraisedbyhismother'sfriendduetolosingparentsinthechildhood,wasnotonlyanexcellentgeneraldoctor,butalsoanpassionatepoet.HavemarriedtoTonya,ZhivagojoinedthearmyvoluntarilyandbecameabattlefielddoctoralongtheEasternFrontwherehecameacrosstheleadingheroine,Lara,whousedtoberapedbyhermother'slover,enlistedasanurseinordertosearchforherhusband,whowasanidealisticsocialdemocrat.whentheFebruaryRevolutionbroke,ZhivagoandLaraworkedtogethertotreatthewoundedandthengraduallyformedakindoffavorableimpressiontoeachother.ReturnedtoMoscowafterthewar,Zhivagoresumedthejobatthelocalhospital,buthecouldn'tsupportthefamilyandwhat'sworse,hispoemshadbeencondemnedbySovietcensorsasantagonistictoCommunism.Atthehelpofhishalf-brother,Zhivagotookaheavily-guardedandcrowdedtraintoanotherplacewithhisfamily.Afterlivingapeacefullifeuntilthenextspring,ZhivagowentintonearbytownandencounteredLaraagain,whostilllivedwithherdaughterandworkedasalibrarian.Surrenderedtotheirlongrepressedfeeling,theybegananextramaritalrelationship.Untilhiswifebecamepregnant,ZhivagodecidedtobreakoffhisrelationshipwithLarabecauseofdeepshame.Unfortunately,ZhivagowascaughtinthewayhomeandcompelledtoservewiththePartisansfornearlytwoyears.WhenZhivagocamebacktoLara'sflat,theyrebuildtheirrelationshipandthenlearnedthathiswifehademigratedtoParisandgivenbirthtoadaughter.Intheend,LaraleftZhivagotoavoidbeingarrestedbytheauthorityduetopoliticalreasonsandtheynevermeteachotheragain.ThewaywhichtheculturepasseddownisdisplayedthroughthechangeofZhivago'sattitudetotherevolution.Hesupportedandexpectedtherevolutioninitiallybutthenqueriedafterthewar.Thespiritofthiscultureiscontradictoryandnon-rational.WhenhelookedupintoskyandsunimpliedhewasfulloflongingforthepeacefulandquietlifeBecausehewantedtomakeupforthemistakethathehaddone.Becausehedidn'twanttoleavethecountryandlookedforwardtoabetterfutureforhismotherland.Ithinkit'sLara'shusband.Ifherhusbandwerenotsobigoted,Laracouldliveapeacefullife.TheplotthatZhivago'swifeleftaletterandtoldhim:ImusthonestlyadmitthatLaraisagoodperson.afterheescapedfromthePartisansleftmeadeepimpression.ItshowsthattheRussianpeoplearetolerantandhonest.Ithinkweshouldlearntoadmitthemistakewemadeandforgiveothers.ThewaywhichtheculturepasseddownisdisplayedthroughthechangeofAndre'slove.AndrehadsodeepaffectionforJennythathecouldn'tallowanycheat.Consequently,withextremesorrowhehithisseniorofficerandthenwaspunishedbyexilingtoSiberia.Tenyearslater,whenJennysoughtAndrewithgreathopeandlove,shefailedtomeethimforthatAndrelosthisproudandpassion,butonlysawJennyleavinginsilence.Thespiritofthiscultureiscontradictory、extremeandnon-rational.