Abstract

 "Tess of the D'Urbervilles" is a classic novel; it is written by Thomas Hardy in British. The main character Tess is a beautiful, honest, responsible and self-sacrifice and courage of the outstanding girl, but she encountered hardships during her lives. This novel focuses on the tragic fate of virginity. Through description of the social environment in the novel and then proceed to the family factors, traditional character and ethical reasons, thereby exposing the Tess’s tragic fate is due to the society. Therefore, this article further analyzes the reasons for the tragedy of the family tragedy, traditional moral tragedy and tragic personality. 

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Keywords: Tess; background; tragedy; the factors

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1. Introduction1

2. Introduction of the novel and the writer2

2.1 The introduction of Tess of the D’Urbervilles2

2.2 The introduction of Thomas Hardy4

3. Background information of the novel.5

3.1 The social background of the novel5

3.2 The religious background of the novel.6

4. Analysis of Tess’s tragedy.8

4.1 Analysis of Tess’s family8

4.2 Analysis of traditional morality9

4.3 Analysis of Tess’s character11

5. Conclusion.13

References15