Analysis of Reasons for the Tragedy of Tess 英语专业毕业论文.doc

Contents Abstract in English 2 Abstract in Chinese 3 Chapter I Introduction to Tess of the D’Urbervilles 4 Chapter II The reasons for the tragedy of Tess 5 A. The social background and Victorian moral standards 5 1. The development of industry which destroyed the English culture by modern technology and established capitalism 5 2. The Victorian moral standards 6 B. Two men: Alec and Clare 6 1. Alec 6 2. Angel 7 C. Tess herself 8 1. Her kindness: sacrificing her happiness for her family 8 2. Her weakness: not struggling with the cruel reality in order to protect herself 8 3.Her resistance and compromise: giving up her rights to pursue her happiness 9 Conclusion 10 Bibliography 11 Abstract Hardy’s one of the most greatest masterpiece, Tess of the D’Urbervilles describes the heroine, Tess’s miserable life, which is caused by the society, the two men as well as her own weak character. Tess has long been regarded as the most exceptional woman character in English literary history. she fights against the society helplessly. In the end, she become the sacrificial victim of the society. In the Victorian Age, this work caused a great strong debate. The moral concept that purity came from soul could not be accepted by the people of that age, and was even strongly criticized. Now people started to recognize the work and life from a new aspect. Since twenty century, there emerged an increasing numbers of readers on the novel of Tess of the D’Urbervilles. Among these readers, what most people paid more attention to is the causes of Tess’s tragedy. This paper tries to analyze the causes of Tess’ tragedy.. [Key words]: Tess Tragedy Hypocritical morality sacrificial victim 中文摘要 《德伯家的苔丝》是哈代最具有代表性的作品之一，这本书描述了女主人中苔丝的悲惨生活。在维多利亚时期，这篇巨著引起了激烈的争论。这种来自心灵纯洁的道德观念不被那个时代所接受，引起了强烈的批评。现在人们开始意识到一种新的工作和生活方式。从二十世纪以来，《德伯家的苔丝》引起越来越多广大读者的关注，在这些读者中，更多的人关注的是苔丝悲剧的原因。教授韦伯斯特悲剧的主要原因归于人类生活不可控制的力量，那就是美丽和性格的遗传、异性之间的相互吸引。这篇文章将通过对《德伯家的苔丝》这部