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1、ThetragedyofTess（苔丝的悲剧）“Tessofthed'Urbervilles”isgenerallyregardedasHardy'sfinestnovel.Abrillianttaleofseduction,love,betrayal,andmurder,Tessofthed'UbervillesyieldstonarrativeconventionbypunishingTess'ssin,butboldlyexposesthisstandarddenouementofunforgivingmoralityascr
2、uellyunjust.Throughout,HardycharacterizesTessasadaughterofnaturewhoenduresthebrutalityofindustrialismthroughthepeopleandcircumstancesinherlife.Usingspecificlanguage,characterdepiction,andstorydevelopment,Hardyprovidesastrongargumentagainsttheurbanmovementbyshowingthere
3、aderitsharsheffectsontheagrarianlifestyle.Thenovelcentersaroundayoungwomanwhostrugglestofindherplaceinsociety.Tessisabeautiful,intelligentanddistinguishedwoman.Butthoseadvantagesdonottakeherhappinessorgoodlucky.Itdidn'tlikeJaneEyreagoodendingthesatisfactionofallwiththe
4、helpofoverseacolony'smoney.InherlifeisfullofSufferingandUnfortunate.WhoandwhatcousethetragedyofTess?Ithinktherearefourfactors.Atfirstofall,Tessisthetragedyofthetimes.Tesswaslivinginthelatenineteenthcentury.Atthattime,Britishcapitalismbegininvadingrural.ThisPhenomenonse
5、tsconflictingbetweetingcountryandcity.Inpart,TessrepresentsthechangingroleoftheagriculturalworkersinEnglandinthelatenineteenthcentury.Hardyshowsthatlifeasamaidenbeginsinthenaturalcountryandendsinthebrutalcity.Tess'slifebeginsintheruralsecludedtownofMarlottwherethecount
6、ryatmosphereallowshertogrowintoavirtuouscaringyounggirl.Incontrast,Tess'sdownfalloccursinthecity.Towardstheendofthetale,whenTessisonceagaininAlec'spossession,negativeconsequencesensue.ShemurdersAlecinthecityofSandbournethatwaslikea"fairyplacesuddenlycreatedbythestrokeo
7、fawand."(Pg.296)ThesuddennesswithwhichthecityiscreatedparallelsthequickactionsofTessinmurderingAlecd'Urberville.Inbothscenariositseemsliketherewasnothoughtbeforetheactionwasorchestrated.OnceTessisputtodeathinthecity,theharshrealitiesofjusticeandpunishmentremindthereade
8、rofHardy'spessimisticviewofindustrialism.HardypurposelybeginsandendsTess'slifeinsuchamannertoshowherasasacrificeofrur
