英語論文：89001《德伯家的苔絲》悲劇成因探析

1、英語畢業(yè)論文 德伯家的苔絲德伯家的苔絲悲劇成因探析悲劇成因探析AbstractThomas Hardy was a famous critical realistic writer at the turn of the 19th century in England; Tess of the DUrbervilles is the most influential one of all his works. This novel describes a tragic life about one beautiful and pure girl after disgrace. The artic

2、le describes the society environment, then begins to analysis of characters personality and religion factors open out at that time. Tesss tragic life is caused by that society and its the result of that time. Except this, it cant be separated from her own weakness in character, because she obviously

3、 has the dual nature of the society character-resistance and compromise. As a common person, Tess fought with the society helplessly. In the end, she turned out to be the sacrificial victim of society like all other things which disobey the morality and ethic.Key WordsTesss Tragedy; Social Environme

4、nt; Family Environment; Moral ethic; Character 摘要托馬斯哈代是19世紀英國著名的批判現(xiàn)實主義作家， 德伯家的苔絲是他最為有影響力的一部巨著。該小說主要講述了一個美麗純真的少女失身后悲慘的命運。文章通過對小說中社會環(huán)境的描寫，再從人物性格和當時的宗教原因著手，由此揭露出苔絲悲慘的命運是那個社會所造成的，是一個時代思想，傳統(tǒng)，秩序的局限所造成的結果。除此之外,這與她自身性格的弱點也是分不開的，因為她對命運有著反抗的一面也有妥協(xié)的一面。所以，作為普通人的苔絲與當時社會的抗爭是無助的，最終會像所有一切與道德倫理相悖的事物一樣，被淪為社會的犧牲品。 關鍵詞

5、苔絲的悲劇; 社會環(huán)境; 家庭環(huán)境；倫理道德; 個體性格 IntroductionTess of the dUrbervilles can be regarded as one of the greatest tragedies in prose in the history of English literature. Though Hardy mainly writes about the common country people in Wessex, southwestern part of England, he shows grandeur and dignity in his t

6、ragedies similar to what we find in Greek tragedy and his grave and elaborate style contributes to the tragic sense of life. Hardy is remarkable for his tremendous power of producing tragedies comparable to classic tragedies.Tess was a poor peasant girl who wanted to rely on her hands to pursuit ind

7、ividual happiness right, but the power forces of society cant letting off a weak girl, in the end caused her tragedy. In this novel, the great intense counter- religion, ant feudal moral, counter- bourgeoisie law tendency，although meet opposition in the English upper society, received loving of the

8、common readers. Research this novel can let us know the view of morality and ethic in the hypocritical bourgeoisie in the Britains Victorian era, Tesss tragedy is due to the moral root of society and the stable view of women chastity in the society which male is center. In sharp opposition this view

9、 when Hardy guiding Tesss behave of mind, the critique spear point refers society and Christian church which protect this view. We are feeling that imaging put writers discussion in the Britains Victorian era more than one hundred years ago , we amazing the avant-garde mind of Hardy, 英語畢業(yè)論文 ihe melt

10、ed this kind of mind at times when he create Tess this character, from that only then entrusts with this image richer connotation and the more profound social critique. This book became the one of the most great works in the late of Victorian era, because it boldly expose hypocritical moral in the C

11、apitalist society and condemned the Capitalism in the late 19th century caused impoverishment and decay of small farmers in rural England . I. Introduction of Thomas HardyThomas Hardy, (1840-1928), one of the representatives of English critical realism at the turn of the 19th century, he was also a

12、poet; He is famous for novels of character and Environment. His birthplace was in a country which named Egdon in the Westland; this natural environment formed the main environment in the Hardys writes. His father was a stonecutter, but like music, his parents paid more attention on Hardys education.

13、 In his childhood, he received the education for theology, but when he grew up, he turned to learn the literature. Hardy left school became a architects apprentice in 1856。And then went to Landon became a post of the building draftsman in 1862，also in this time he took advanced courses for language

14、in Landon University and began literature creative。His literature career began with poetry, but due to not have the good fortune to publish, changed the matter for novel creation. His first long novel was published in 1871, the celebrated work was his fourth novel Farm from Madding Crowd in 1874, fr

15、om then on, and he dropped construction industry and devoted to the novel creationThere were early 20 long novels in Hardys life, the most famous novels are Tess of the DUrbervilles(1891) ,Jude the Obscure(1895), The Mayor of Cascetbridge(1901). Hardys works reflected the changed of social economy,

16、political, moral and tradition when the hypocritical bourgeoisie invaded the countries in England, especially exposed womens tragic life and hypocrisy of bourgeoisie morals, legal and religious。His works not only inherited the great tradition of England realism，but also pioneering the way for 20th c

17、entury British literature. II. Background of the NovelThis story happened in the late of Britains Victorian era，in this time, Capitalist class controlled all right, and the law were serviced for them. Farmers were at the bottle of the society, they had never equal right as the capitalist class. Tess

18、 as a woman in the Victorian era，she cannot avoided the “Hegemony” father right consciousness to “woman” nature understanding and severe social etiquette。And the patriarchal social system made women lost their independent status.。In the male consciousness, By the Capitalist invasion，those Self-relia

19、nt farmers who had a small amount of land and the means of production had followed the insolvency。Female beauty not only regarded as the Troubles but also become an excuse for men to shirk their crime；The male requests feminine to be loyal and the bodily pure and chaste, actually disregards own indu

20、lging. But in under male power suppression, feminine thought pattern also was controlled solidly by this kind of strong trend was even melting.Tess of the DUrbervilles was a very influential work of Hardy, which told the tragic life story of a beautiful country girl. Tess was a poor peasant girl. Se

21、nted by her mother to claim kindred with a more prosperous branch of the DUrbervilles family, she was seduced by the young master of the house, Alec, and had to return home in disgrace. After giving birth to a child who died in infancy, she went to work as wage-laborer at a daisy farm at Talbothays.

22、 There she met Angel Clare, a son of clergyman, and he felled 英語畢業(yè)論文 iiin love with her and married her. On the wedding night, Tess and Clare told each other about their pasts, and Clare, after hearing Tesss confession left her abruptly for Brazil. Poverty forced Tess to seek for work and she worked

23、 for a long time at a capitalist farm at Flint comb-Ash where she was insulted and oppressed by the master. Then the news of her fathers death and the expulsion of her family from their cottage drived her to seek for assistance from Alec, and the latter, now a preacher, soon resumes his former illic

24、it relations with her. Angel Clare returned repentant and ready to be reconciled to Tess, but the girl found that her living with Alec hinders her from returning to Clare. She killed Alec and then was speedily arrested, tried and hanged. III. Two Deep Stratification of the Tess tragedy in the NovelA

25、. Family and Society Caused Tesss Tragedy1. Family Background of TessAt the beginning of the novel, Tess was a daughter of poverty descent which had once magnificent .She was a dairymaid, who lived in the country, as a daisy on the village roadside, beautiful but humble, and being with her family wa

26、s broken up and decimated sixty years ago before the story began. And as the writer express emotion, “Normans descent, not for the support of Victoria 1800, the wealth, a very inconsequential!” Distinguished background doesnt bring any benefits to Tess, but her tragic life was begun.Tesss father was

27、 a poor countryside hawker, who had the natural disposition is lazy and constantly excessive drinking also benighted, Tesss mother was a dairymaid, who sloppy superstition and mind simply.They were pitiful creature who chart admires the vanity and listened to depend on the time wind and rain willful

28、ly to devastate. Just as such terrible patents became the setter of a bad example of Tesss tragedy.In order to showed off own so-called aristocrat status and satisfied mere vanity, Tesss parents wanted to by acknowledges as relatives, marries to improve own status. Although Tess obnoxious parents hy

29、pocrisy, despised noble origin, and persisted thought oneself is peasant familys daughter who living on own labor, but she was the oldest in the family, parents incompetent made the heavy burden on herself early. She loved her little sisters and brothers deeply that cannot cruel enough to looked the

30、y suffer hardships. Unfortunately, when the old horse died what her family living on it, Tess great reluctance obeyed the aunt to assign to go for shelter richly adulteration relative with same surname, in the result she suffered devastating, became the sacrificial victim and the Confucianism crimin

31、al which the beast wants. Afterwards, in order to her family Tess forced to leave native place, everywhere the wooden scoop anchors, experiences the vicissitudes. When end of hills and rivers, Tess came back to Alec again for family, received in exchange for family members warm and sufficient condit

32、ion by own human body.The God gave Tess a woman of high stations soul, let she has the fine dust does not dye, unusual refined, but the reality actually gave her to fall the soul the family background that made she got rid of between this mortal world incapably all sorts of troubled. This kind of sp

33、irit extreme is not harmonious with the meat caused Tesss tragic fate.2. Hypocritical Capitalism Morals View and Unequal Legal SystemTess was lived in the Victorian era which capitalism invasion the rural England. She was a hardworking, kind-hearted, intelligent and beautiful girl；but regard as a la

34、borer, a man of poor agricultural workers, she has low social status that naturally will received oppression and humiliation in the capitalist society。Research this novel we can know at that time in Victoria dynasty time England bourgeois societys moral ethics view, Tesss tragedy was due to social m

35、orals root mainly is in the masculine central society that kind of firm woman chastity idea. In the capitalist society, legal regime and moral outlook all 英語畢業(yè)論文 iiiwere take maintains the exploiting class the benefit and the acknowledgment exploiting class oppresses peoples authority as the premise

36、, were serviced for protect reactionary control. Alec wildly dominated in the township, did all kinds of evil things, but she was protected by the law. Tess actually is condemned the death penalty. This just was explaining bourgeoisie politics system reactionary, indicated the unimportant persons in

37、 the lower level social class were impossible to obtain the fair treatment in the society. We may see in the novel, such as Alec this thunder actually receives the bourgeoisie state apparatus and the religious morals protection. 3. Impoverishment and Decay of Small FarmersThis story has happened in

38、the southern countries of England. Small farmers impoverishment and the decay which the writer really describes these which to be hired the farmers and seeks the work. These laborers are mercilessly exploited by the rich landowners.Let us see the economy condition in the 19th century. In the late 19

39、th century, the economic crisis took place there in bourgeois world; it led to the social change. The change made many peasants lose their lands and became peasant workers. Large quantities of peasants were bankrupt. It is the same with the DUrbervilles. Their narrow minds and stupidity make them pu

40、zzled. The society is so cruel that it does not give them a chance to live and makes them discard their children. Tess was born into the family of a poor rural tradesman. Her father drinks a lot and doesnt work hard. Her mother herself is like a child and never thinks about the future. There are man

41、y children in their family. Her family is poor and when the old horse “Prince” is killed by accident, the economic condition of her family was worse, that means the bankrupt of the family. Her mother sends her to claim kin with a distant relative of noble DUrbervilles family in the hope of changing

42、the poor and miserable condition of the family. Her disjoint from the country leads to her later tragedy: the young master Alec seduces her and the following pregnancy compels Tess to return home in disgrace. Her tragic life was begun.B. Characters Analysis in the NovelIn one novel, peoples characte

43、r also takes a very important part，in this novel, the writer though the environment to describe Tesss tragic fate, but the other reasons caused this result is peoples character，Alec and Clare are very closely to Tesss fate. Lets focus on Tess first.1. Tesss CharacterTess was a daughter of poor peasa

44、nts had been reduced to a wage laborer. Her nature character concentrated reflection human nature industrious and brave, is refracting the quality of human natures brave benevolence. Tesss beauty and temperament are harmony with the nature, she was “the natures daughter”, and her mind which is conta

45、minated after the common custom has not been good and the rich sympathy, she never even a fly, worms are not cruel enough to injury and a little bird in a cage can make she cry. Tess this own character decided she has no ability to protect herself, and the efforts required to pay in excess of her en

46、durance. The tragedy of her fate set the tone early, and the tragedys happen only the problem of time or might different in form.Tess experienced major changes in human relationships. She obviously has the dual nature of the social character- resistance and compromise. Tess was in a difficult positi

47、on, but she never spiritless. Tess was her parents climb recognize the chip which DUrbervilles family marries, this field confirmed blood relations transaction has ruined her pure and chaste, and also made Tess doubt her own nature. From then on, “Almost at a leap Tess thus changed from simple girl

48、to complex woman.”(Thomas Hardy, 145) Marries the tentative plan is disillusioned; Tesss inner asked “Womans chastity, really time has lost, forever has lost? All organisms have the ability to restore the source, why shouldnt the sole maidens 英語畢業(yè)論文 ivchastity have this kind of ability?” (Thomas Har

49、dy, 164)“why the sun do shine on the just and the unjust alike？”（Thomas Hardy,184）Treat with the bad young man Alec. Tess revolts constantly. Although she became a disgrace woman, she always holds an inviolable attitude to Alec. She dropped originally may enjoy easy and comfortable life, fostered th

50、e child lonely. Periphery discriminates the judgment has not certainly frightened her; she silently endured the unfair in the life. In order to after because the child who gives birth to die can be peaceful, she does not attend to blaspheme the canon, own begins to the child to execute the baptism.

51、Although life gave her only attack and disaster，she all can tenaciously endure and undertake and never set the excessive request to the life. The second time Tess meet Alec just her lives in the most difficult time. Faced every enticement of Alec, she basic remains unmoved, Tess was not willing to c

52、ompromise. The disaster arrived, Tesss father died and her family was expelled the village. Tess entrusted the body once again in Alec in order to her mother and little brothers and sisters have a place to live，but anti-makes in light of this had not ended, submits is only temporary. In the end, she

53、 used a knife killed Alec; this is inevitable result of her innermost feelings revolt. Tess had the ending of violent resistance to evil just her character to a higher level. The other side of Tesss social character is resigned to bad conditions. Tess adopts completely another kind of manner to trea

54、t Clare. The relationship between lovers should be equal, but Tess constantly disparages herself and raises Clare. At the beginning of love “she loves he extremely, she looks he as the god.”(Thomas Hard, 261) “To her sublime trustfulness he was all that goodness could be - knew all that a guide, phi

55、losopher, and friend should know. She thought every line in the contour of his person the perfection of masculine beauty, his soul the soul of a saint, his intellect that of a seerThe compassion of his love for her, as she saw it, made her lift up her heart to him in devotion.”(Thomas Hard, 276)This

56、 is a love which how strong is blazing actually acts sterilely. In front of love, Tess has lost herself, has lost the dignity. Just this kind of blind, unequal love make Tess dropped the happy right as a wife, deepened her tragedy.Tess write a confession letter to Clare before married, and then tell

57、 her “crime”, but Clare is the traditional morals defender of traditional moral principles, his “new mind” demand Tess gives forgiveness and tolerant for his profligate behavior in the past, Tess has done, but the tragic past of Tess, actually cannot obtain Clare repays -like the intolerance. Tess h

58、as not done revolts slightly face Clare heartless abandonment. Oppositely, she said:” I certainly like a low pitiful slave of yours, absolute obeys you, if you ask me not to be able to fall to the ground, suicide killed, and I do not violate you.” (Tomas Hard, 352) Clare cruel-heartedly leaves; Tess

59、 never reduces her love to Clare. A passionate letter actually cannot call Clares ice-cold heart. The disaster layer on layer causes her to be able not but makes the choice in the social role and the natural disposition, she started to Clares revolt. Harbors to Clares despairing, she went to Alecs t

60、hunder bosom who called himself the Satan. However she submits the ratio to the Alec thunder to lose the pure and chaste humiliation.In the end, when Clare finally came to tell her that he had forgiven her and he still loved her. Tess was bitterly unhappy. She now hated Alec because once again he ha