The Tragical Causes of Tess of the D’Urbervilles.docVIP

The Tragical Causes of Tess of the D’Urbervilles Abstract： Thomas Hardy was a famous critical realistic writer at the turn of the 19th century in England； Tess of the D’Urbervilles is one of the most influential all his works. This novel was going to expose Hardy’s frustration and pessimism towards social mobility， moral collapse and the class structure. Tess was scapegoat of narrow-mindedness， she always wanted to be independent from the man-dominated society and won the respect for men. Tess was a victim of male ideology. The man-dominated society and hypocritical religion controlled and ruined Tess’s whole life. Key words： the fatal destination hypocritical religion man-dominated society When Tess of the D’Urbervilles appeared in 1891， the hypocritical bourgeoisie invaded the countries in England，which is as one of the most famous novels reflecting the change of social economical， political， moral and traditional reforms. Tess of the D’Urbervilles brought him notoriety―it was considered quite scandalous―and fortune. The tragedy story begun with a ordinary thing： Tess became involved with Alec who gave her employment but took advantage of her， seduced her in unpleasant circumstances. Tess and Alec had a child together who died early and can not be baptized because he was illegitimate. The second stage of the novel concerned the family of the Reverend Mr Clare and his son Angel. Angel and Tess fell in love and got married， but she admitted the incident with Alec when she had a marriage ceremony， their relationship was torn apart. Finally， Angel made a decision of departure for South America and deserted Tess. During Tess’s difficult time， Angel did nothing to help her， she went suffered the poverty and had no economical support， she had no choice to live with Alec after he attempted to ensnare her again. This confusion and depression led to murder and crime， the so called “Justice” ，finally destroyed superficial impurity on the part of Tess. This was an exceptional