解析苔丝悲剧苔丝简介2篇

解析苔丝悲剧苔丝简介2篇

解析苔丝悲剧苔丝简介2篇

解析苔丝悲剧苔丝简介(1)

ThetragedyofTess（苔丝的悲剧）

“Tessofthed"Urbervilles”isgenerallyregardedasHardy"sfinestnovel.Abrillianttaleofseduction,love,betrayal,andmurder,Tessofthed"UbervillesyieldstonarrativeconventionbypunishingTess"ssin,butboldlyexposesthisstandarddenouementofunforgivingmoralityascruellyunjust.Throughout,HardycharacterizesTessasadaughterofnaturewhoenduresthebrutalityofindustrialismthroughthepeopleandcircumstancesinherlife.Usingspecificlanguage,characterdepiction,andstorydevelopment,Hardyprovidesastrongargumentagainsttheurbanmovementbyshowingthereaderitsharsheffectsontheagrarianlifestyle.Thenovelcentersaroundayoungwomanwhostrugglestofindherplaceinsociety.

Tessisabeautiful,intelligentanddistinguishedwoman.Butthoseadvantagesdonottakeherhappinessorgoodlucky.Itdidn"tlikeJaneEyreagoodendingthesatisfactionofallwiththehelpofoverseacolony"smoney.InherlifeisfullofSufferingandUnfortunate.WhoandwhatcousethetragedyofTess?Ithinktherearefourfactors.

Atfirstofall,Tessisthetragedyofthetimes.Tesswaslivinginthelatenineteenthcentury.Atthattime,Britishcapitalismbegininvadingrural.ThisPhenomenonsetsconflictingbetweetingcountryandcity.Inpart,TessrepresentsthechangingroleoftheagriculturalworkersinEnglandinthelatenineteenthcentury.Hardyshowsthatlifeasamaidenbeginsinthenaturalcountryandendsinthebrutalcity.Tess"slifebeginsintheruralsecludedtownofMarlottwherethecountryatmosphereallowshertogrowintoavirtuouscaringyounggirl.Incontrast,Tess"sdownfalloccursinthecity.Towardstheendofthetale,whenTessisonceagaininAlec"spossession,negativeconsequencesensue.ShemurdersAlecinthecityofSandbournethatwaslikea"fairyplacesuddenlycreatedbythestrokeofawand."(Pg.296)ThesuddennesswithwhichthecityiscreatedparallelsthequickactionsofTessinmurderingAlecd"Urberville.Inbothscenariositseemsliketherewasnothoughtbeforetheactionwasorchestrated.OnceTessisputtodeathinthecity,theharshrealitiesofjusticeandpunishmentremindthereaderofHardy"spessimisticviewofindustrialism.HardypurposelybeginsandendsTess"slifeinsuchamannertoshowherasasacrificeofrurallandscapetotheurbanmovement.ThroughhisportrayalofTess,Hardyisabletouseherentirebeingtomakehisnegativeattitudetowardsurbanityknown.

ManypeopleinEnglandwereforcedtomakesacrificesduringtheindustrialrevolution.Throughlanguage,characterdepiction,andspecificscenesinthenovel,Hardyillustratestheharsheffectsofindustrialismoncertainagrarianlifestyles.Heshowsthereaderthatthemercialismandemphasisonmodernisticwaysoflifedidnotfallwellwithallthepeopleintheland.ThesubstituteofmachinerytomanuallaborcameataheavypriceforthebeautifulEnglishlandandthefamilieswhoinhabitedit.Hardyallowshisreaderstoseethatprogressmaynotalwaysbeapositiveoccurrenceandgoodintentionsmaycausedireconsequences.

Atthebeginningofstoy,Tessisanaivecountrygirl.Sheisprimarilyadaughterofnatureuponwhomurbanitywillleaveitslastingmarks.butoneday,Whenherfathediscoverethatthelow-classDurbeyfieldfamilyisinrealitythed"Urbervilles,hewantTesstorecognizestherelative.Becausethefamilycircumstancesarepoor.tesspliesbyunvoluntary,evenifshefeelsveryashamed.Inthereshemeetsmaster’ssonAlecd’Urberville,whoplaysacharacteraschiefcriminalinhertragiclife.

Aninsoucianttwenty-four-year-oldman,heirtoafortune,andbearerofanamethathisfatherpurchased,AlecisthenemesisanddownfallofTess’slife.Hisfirstname,Alexander,suggeststheconqueror—asinAlexandertheGreatZ，whoseizeswhathewantsregardlessofmoralpropriety.Hisfulllastname,Stoke-d’Urberville,symbolizesthesplitcharacterofhisfamily,whoseoriginsaresimplerthantheirpretensionstograndeur.Afterall,Stokesisabluntandinelegantname.Attheveryendofthenovel,hebeesareverentChristianOnsurface.ButwhenheremeetingTess,hequicklyabandonshisnewfoundChristianfaith.ItishardtobelieveAlecholdshisreligion,oranythingelse,sincerely.Hissupposedconversionmayonlybeanewroleheisplaying.IndeedAlecisdiabolical.AleccreepsuponTessinthedarknessoftheChaseandlieswithherwithoutherknowingit.Hedeconstructedthetess’schastityandpure.Atlast,heforcestesstobehislover.Notaslohereallylovetess,butonlyregardstessashistoy.Itcanbesaid,heistheimmediatecauseoftess’stragedy.

AngelClareisalsooneoftheimportantfactors,causedmoreseriousandterribleharmontesspsychological.AngelClareisaplexartimage.Ontheonehand,heisBourgeoisintellectuals,havingOpenmindsandindependentthinking.Hehopedependonhisownlabortosurviveanddonotwanttoinherithisfather"smantle..Heisasecularistwhoyearnstoworkforthe“honorandgloryofman,”ashetellshisfatherinChapterXVIII,ratherthanforthehonorandgloryofGodinamoredistantworld.Atypicalyoungnineteenth-centuryprogressive,Angelseeshumansocietyasathingtoberemoldedandimproved,andheferventlybelievesinthenobilityofman.Herejectsthevalueshandedtohim,andsetsoffinsearchofhisown.IndeedAngelClareisafascinatingandgood-heartedman.WhenhewasworkingonthePasture,alotofgirlsadmiredhim.ButhisloveforTess,ameremilkmaidandhissocialinferior,isoneexpressionofhisdisdainfortradition.ThisindependentspiritcontributestohisauraofcharismaandgeneralattractivenessthatmakeshimtheloveobjectofallthemilkmaidswithwhomheworksatTalbothays.

Butontheotherhand,AngelClareasloisoneofthemalechauvinistsupporters.Inhisheart,heisstilldifficulttogetridofcontrolingbyfeudalmorals.HisloveforTessmaybeabstract,asweguesswhenhecallsher“DaughterofNature”or“Demeter.”.Tessmaybemoreanarchetypeoridealtohimthanafleshandbloodwomanwithaplicatedlife.SoAngeldesertsTesswhenhefindstheinnocentcountrygirlhefellinlovewithisnotsopure.Ontheirweddingnight,tessconfessesthatsheisnotavirginandexplainswhathappenedwithAlecd"Urberville.Eventhoughhehimselfhasalsohadanaffairoutofwedlock,hebeesupsetandisunabletoreconcilehisrealaffectionforTess,hiswoundedpride,andhisimageofTessasapureandvirginalfigure.Hecan’tforgiveherforhavinganotherman’schildeventhoughsheforgiveshimeverything.AngelabandonsTessandtellshershecannotcontacthim;hewillcontacther.Buthehasnotdivorcedwithtess,becauseofMen"sdignity.Atlast,afterhisfailureinBrazil,andonlythenAngelrealizeshehasbeenunfairtoTess.HismoralsystemisreadjustedasheisbroughtdowntoEarth.Buttohissorrow,whenreturningtoEnglandtofindTess,hediscoverstesslivinginahotelwithAlecd"Urberville.Everthingistoolate.

Inaddition,Tess’scharacterisalsoanimportantreasonforthetragedy.

AlthoughTesshasgreatcouragetoagainstsocialinjustice,shecan’tgetridofastrologyfromherownmoraltraditions.Sheunderstoodherselfisavictimofthesocialviolenceandethicsmoralsvictim.Butinwhilereceiveswhichthenativeplaceperson’scensures,shealsoconsiderherselvesguilty.Toforgetthepast,sheisFarawayherfamilyandhometoTabouLei.FallsinlovewithAngelClaremakesherhappiness,howere,herheartstillfellsuffered.FacingAngelClare’sabandon,shethinkthatisherowncrime.Thusshesilentlyendurestheunjustfate.Inherthingking,strongmoralconsciousnessandreligioussenseisveryobvious.Theintensemoralsensitivityandpsychologicalatonementcauseshertofallintothemireofsufferingandtragedy.

Tesshasalotofadvantages,forinstancesaidindustriously,selfless,simple.Amongthem,hermostProminentadvantagesispure,astheauthordescribedinsubheading-“Apurewoman”.ButthesuchmendablemoralexcellencemakeshergototheAbyssoftragedy.SheisunabletolivewithAlecforthemattertoenjoy,whileshecan’tdeceiveAngelforOwnhappiness.IfTessiswilling,shecanrequestAlectomarrywithher,whenshewaspregnantwithhischild,anddoes