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TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES (1891) - Coggle Diagram
TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES
(1891)
THEMES
Determinism
and the role of
Fate
in life
for example Tessa has to go through some events in hei life against her will or morals. she has no control over them.Victorian principles ande tragic coincidences are the cause of her ruin.So the Fate is unfair.
man's destiny is controlled by a blind,indifferent force (Fate of Circumstances)
Pessimistic view of life
derived from Determinism:philosophical idea
NATURALISM
-artistic movementFrance 19th century)
world could be understood in scientfic terms without referring to religion
influeced by Darwin and Determinism: biology and the enviorement were the 2 controlling forces
Emile Zola:characters objectively,explain motivations scientifically,
Hardy differed from Zola,he treied to revale the human dignity and distinct individualism
STYLE
Realist novel
Hardy was a realist writer
Use of third person omniscient narrator
he often commented on events and expressed own opinios. he made personal inteventions
Balance of dialogue and descriptions
Combined use of
realism
and
symbolism
episodes with symbolic meaning
Tess' letter slipped under the carpet-->chance contributes to tragedy
Stonehenge--> alludes to her role as the innocents scarifcal victim to the Gods
Nature reflects the characters state of mind, feelings and situations.