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AnAnalysisoftheCausesofTesssTragedy论文
Contents
AbstractinEnglish……………………………………………………………
AbstractinChinese……………………………………………………………
I.Introduction…………………………………………………………………….1
.AnalysethecausesofTess'stragedy…………………………………….1
2.1TheVictoriansocietyisthemaincauseofTess'stragedy…………….…..2
2.2TheinevitabilityofTess'stragedyproducedbyinternalcauses……….....4
2.3Tess’sparents,AlecandAngelallcontributetoTess’stragedy……….….6
2.4Tess’stragedyisinevitableanddoomedfromthemanycoincidenceswhichHardycreatestoexpresshisviewpointoffatalismandpessimism…………………………………………………………………...8
.Conclusion…………………………………………………..……………...10
Bibliography…………………………………………………..……………..……
Abstract
TessoftheD’urbervilleswrittenbyThomasHardyin1891,isatragicstoryofabeautifulcountrygirl,TessDurbeyfield,itisthetruthfulportrayalofapurewomanruinedbythebourgeoissociety.ThispaperanalysesthecausesofTess’stragedyfromfouraspects.Thefirstoneisthemaincauseofthistragedy,thatistheVictoriansocietyinwhichTesslives,becauseofthedistortedsocialcustoms,moralprinciplesandunjustsociallaws,Tess’stragedyisinevitableinthatenvironment.ThesecondaspectisaboutTess’sowninternalcharacteristics,Tess’sweaknessofindulginginfantacyaccelerateshertragedy.Thethirdaspectisaboutherparents,AlecandAngel,theyallcontributetohertragedy.ThelastonetalksaboutTess’stragicfate,sincetheworldishostiletohumanbeings,therearemanyunfortunatecoincidencesinTess’slife,sohertragedyisdoomed.ThroughtheanalysisofthecausesofTess’stragedy,Ihopemorepeoplewouldappreciatethisnovelandlearntobemorehumanisticandsympathetic,andoursocietywouldbecomemoreharmoniousandjust.
Keywords:
Tess;tragedy;causes;inevitable
中文摘要
由托马斯.哈代于1891年完成的《德伯家的苔丝》是一部描写一位美丽善良的乡村姑娘─苔丝的悲剧人生的小说。
它向世人真切地描述了一位纯洁少女是如何在残酷的资本主义社会中被逼上绝境的。
这篇论文将从四个方面分析苔丝悲剧形成的根源。
第一个方面也是最主要的根源,即当时苔丝所生活的社会,由于那些异化扭曲的社会道德习俗和不公平的社会法律体系,苔丝的悲剧是不可避免的。
第二个方面主要分析苔丝自身的性格弱点是如何加速其悲剧的到来的。
第三个方面是分析其父母,安琪及亚雷对其悲剧形成的直接作用,第四个方面就是分析苔丝的悲剧性的命运,由于许多不幸运的巧合的发生,苔丝的那种由冥冥之中的力量所控制的悲剧性命运注定了她的悲剧的不可避免性。
全文通过分析苔丝悲剧的根源让人们更深刻地欣赏该小说的悲剧美感,了解维多利亚时代的英国社会,也促进当代人更深刻地反省自己和社会,从而使社会更公平和谐,让悲剧不再重演。
关键词:
苔丝;悲剧;根源;不可避免性
.Introduction
In1891,Hardy’snovel—TessoftheD’urbervilleswasproduced.Thisnovelarousedgreatinfluencesbyitsquakewithtragicpower.Itisbasicallythestoryofacountrygirl,TessD’urbeyfield.Shelivedinanageoftransition,whichmadehernaturaldispositionhaveamelancholyviewoflife.SheabsorbedthevaluesofChristianityandconventionthatcausemostofthemisery.Tess—afreshandvirginaldaughterofnature,inmostpeople’seyes,shemustbepurethoughshehasbeenseducedbyAlec,anevilman.Shehasallofthevirtuesofawomanlaborer,sheisindustrious,innocent,loyal,responsible,self-dependent,andselfless.Itisthatpurewomanthatwaspushedtodeathbyhanging.Thisendinghasmademanypeopleanalyseitscauses,differentpeoplehavedifferentideasaccordingtotheirownthoughtsandexperiences,althoughtheyhavedifferentideas,theyenjoyasamedirectionthattheyscoldthathypocriticalera,andsomehaveanalysedmanycausesofTess’stragedy,suchasherownweaksideofcharacteristics,herhusbandAngelandseducerAlec.Basedontheseanalyses,thisthesisanalysesthecausesofTess’stragedyfromfouraspects.ThefirstaspectisabouttheVictoriansocietyinwhichTesslives,thisisthemaincauseofTess’stragedy,thesecondtalksaboutTess’sinternalweakness,thethirdisaboutherparents,AlecandAngel,thelastoneishertragicfate.Ihopethatthroughthisanalysis,morepeoplewilllearnabouttheliteratureandsocialproblemsofVictoriantimesinEngland,andwhat’smoreimportantisthatpeopleoftoday’ssocietywouldreflectonthemselvesandthissociety,andtrytomakethemselvesmorehumanisticandoursocietymorejust,sothatsuchkindoftragedywillneverhappenagain.
.AnalysethecausesofTess’stragedy
2.1TheVictoriansocietyisthemaincauseofTess’stragedy
ThisnovelwaswritteninthelateVictorianperiod,whichwasaperiodofgreatchangesandmanydifficulties,Englishsocietywasexperiencingseverechanges.Hardydepictedtheeffectsofthepressureofthenew,urbanandindustrialcivilizationontheold,ruralandagriculturallifeofWessex.Tesswasaninnocentgirlwhosefamilyhadglorioushistoryandwasonthedeclineatthattime,andunfortunatelyafterherunconsciouskillingoftheoldhorsePrince,herfamilyhadnofinancialsupportatall,soshehadtoclaimkinandwasseducedbyAlec,afterthat,shewasmaidennomoreandhertragedycamestepbystep.SowecansaythatthegreatdifficultyoftheDurbeyfieldfamilybringsTessacrossthepathofAlecinthefirstplace,anditisAlec’sabilitytoprovideforthefamilythatbringsTessto“sell”herselftohimatthecloseofthebook.ItistheVictoriancultofaristocraticlineagethatdrivesTesstoseekthepatronageofMrsd’urbervillesandmeetherseducerAlec.Becausesheispoor,shehasnopowertoresistthatcruelsociety,itistheunfairclasssystemthatallowsarichnoblemantoimpregnateandabandonalowerclassgirlwithoutconsequences.ItisalsotheVictorianmythofthepurevirginalbridethatunfairlykeepsAngelfromacceptingTessashiswife,despitehisownbesmirchedsexualhistory.
Inaddition,Tesslivesinasocietywithdistortedsocialcustoms,moralprinciplesandunjustlaws.HardyrarelyquestionspublicmoralityopenlyinTessoftheD’urbervilles.Nevertheless,thenovelhasbeentakenasapowerfulcritiqueofthesocialprinciplesthatweredominantinTess’stime.Asthedevelopmentofthecapitalisticeconomy,thesocialspiritisbecomingmoreandmoredistorted,itevenbecomesadestructiveforcethattramplesonthetraditionalgoodprinciples,afterTessisrapedbyAlec,sheisregardedasthemodelofalewdwoman,allthepeopleinherhometownlookherdifferentlyandunfriendly,allthesemakeherfeeldepressed,soshehastomovetootherstrangeplacestowork,evenwhenshemeetsAngelandfallsinlovewithhim,shestillhasaburdeninhermind,andatlast,sheisdesertedruthlesslybyAngel.Infact,herpastisnotherfault,herspiritispureandglorious,sheisinfactavictim,whysuchaninnocentgirlshouldberesponsibleforallthebadthingsonher.SowecanseethattheoutwornconceptandbiasarethemostimportantfactorsofTess’stragedy.
Shelivesinasocietywhoseruleshaveagreatpartincrushingher.Aftertheseduction,shealwaysfeelsthatsheisasinnerbecauseofthebeliefs(whichHardylabelsasdelusions)thathavebeenimplantedinherbysociety.Bytheendofthebookshecomestorealizethatshehadbeenjudgedandcondemnedbyacompletelyunreasonableandarbitrarymorallaws.SomeprofessorassertsthatitispossibletomaintainthatTess’slifewouldnothavebeentragicatallhaditnotbeenfortheproblemsarisingfromsocialconventions.Ifthepeopletreathersympathetically,theseductionmightsimplyhavetaughthersomethingabouttheworldwithoutruiningherlife.Angel,too,iscaughtinthebondsofconvention.WhenhelearnsofTess’spast,hefallsbackontheattitudeshehasabsorbedwhenheisyoung,andistooblindedbythemtoseethatTessisindeedpure.Therefore,becausethesocietyissolargelytoblameforthetragedy,onemayarguethatTessoftheD’urbervillesisanoptimisticnovel,socialarrangementscanchangeandmeninthefuturewillnotactastheydidinthepast.SoTessoftheD’urbervillesisacontributiontoHardy’s“waragainstman’sinhumanitytoman”(DH.Lawrance,1985:
415)
Anotherimportantsocialfactoristheinjusticeandhypocricyofthecapitallawsystem.Ibelievethatintoday’ssocietyourcountry,ourjudgesandlawyerswillnotallowagirlasTesstobesentencedtodeathevenshekillsAlec,becauseAlecissoevilandguiltythatallthejustmenwillcondemnhimandthejustlawwillpunishhimassoonaspossible.Butinmostpartsofthebook,wecanseethatAlecisalwaysfreefromblameandpunishmentjustbecauseheisrich,heistherepresentativeofthenewlyrisingbourgeoisie,andallthelawsaremadeastoolformakingprofitfortheirownclass.So,Tess,asarepresentativeoftheworkingclass,shemustbeexploitedbyAlec,andaftershekillsAlec,sheisdoomedtobepersecutedbythehypocriticallawsandprinciples.SotherealofTessoftheD’urbervillesisobvioustoall.Itdoesn’tlikeJaneEyreagoodendingtothesatisfactionofallwiththehelpofoverseacolony’smoney.Duringthetestoftimefor108years,people’sattentiontoTessoftheD’urbervillesisadded,thedepthandwidthofresearchbeyondthepast.Lenincomparedworkers’hardshipdescribedinitwiththeRussia’spresentsituationaffirmedtherealofrealism.TessoftheD’urbervillesbecomesthemostacutedenouncementagainstBritishrulingclassandwholecapitalism.ThetragedyofTessisrightlytheepitomeofmanylaborsinthatsocietyofextremelyrottenness,itisinevitable.HardyendowsTesswithgreatvigor,makeshertragedybecometherichcontentsofsocialtragedy,andsendsthisbooktotheridgesofBritishnovelsdirectly.So,inmyeyes,themaincauseofTess’stragedycomesfromthatrottenandhypocriticalsociety.
2.2TheinevitabilityofTess’stragedyproducedbyinternalcauses
ThetragedyofTess’slifeliesinthebattlebetweentheinherentwilltoenjoyandthecircumstantialwillagainstenjoyment.Inherpersonalitythereareobviouscontradictoryqualitiesofprideindependenceofspiritandsubmissivenesstowardsherfatean
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