On Platonic Love in Captain Corelli’s Mandolin——The Essence of Love:the Truth,Kindness and Beauty of love

The background of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin is based on World War II. When the war provoked on the Greek Island, the Greeks fight against the Italian Fascist and live a tough life with their love. This article mainly talks about the essence of the Platonic love revealed in the book. By analyzing the description about homosexuality and heterosexuality in the book, this article acclaims the essence of the Platonic love——the noble abstention of lust-based love and the truth, kindness and beauty of love.