1、TherepresentativeworkofThomasHardy TessoftheD UrbervillesJudetheObscureThesenovelsaretwoofhisgreatestandbestknownnovels ThestoryisaboutThetragicfateofTessandherfamily ThethemeofTessoftheD Urbervilles Inthiswork theauthor spessimisticandnaturalisticviewoflifeisfullyexpressed Ontheotherhand hiscritica
2、landboldexposureofthehypocriticalmoralityofthebourgeoissocietyandthebitterdenunciationofthecapitalistinvasionintothecountryandthedestructionoftheEnglishpeasantrytowardstheendofthe19thcenturyisfirstrate ThestonemasonJudeFawleyisadreamer hisisatragedyofunfulfilledaims WithhistantalizingcousinSueBrideh
3、ead thelastandmostextraordinaryofHardy sheroines Judetakesontheworld anddiscovers tragically itsbrutalindifference Thestorydramatizedtheconflictbetweencarnalandspirituallife Hardy sstoriestakeintoconsiderationtheeventsoflifeandtheireffects Fateplaysasignificantroleasthethematicbasisformanyofhisnovel
4、s Charactersareconstantlyencounteringcrossroads whicharesymbolicofapointofopportunityandtransition Hardy stwonovels Tessofthed Urbervilles 1891 andJudetheObscure 1895 arehislastlongfictionworks ThelastnovelschallengedthesensibilitiesofVictorianreaderswithsituationsthatruffledmanyaVictorianfeather immoralsex murder illegitimatechildren andtheunmarriedlivingtogether conclusion Mankindissubjectedtotheruleofsomehostileandmysteriousfate whichbringsmisfortunetohumanlife Fatalism chanceandfate Naturalism thefinaldisintegrationofpeasantryinEngland Hypocriticalmorality Thankyou
