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The Tragic Consciousness of Hardy in The Return of the Native
Abstract: This paper mainly studies Hardy’s representative novel The Return of the Native aiming to analyse the character conflicts of the main characters in the novel and their tragic causes, mainly to analyse the tragic consciousness of Hardy from his life experiences and social background, so as to help better understand the literature value and social significance of the novel.
Key Words: Thomas Hardy;The Return of the Native ; Tragic Consciousness
论还乡作品中哈代的悲剧意识
摘 要：本文主要通过研究英国小说家托马斯·哈代的作品《还乡》，试图分析作品中男女主人公游苔莎、克林的性格冲突和悲剧成因，重点通过哈代个人经历与社会背景探究其悲剧观及其在该作品中的具体表现，从而更好地体会作品的文学价值及社会意义。
关键词：托马斯·哈代；还乡；悲剧意识。
CONTENTS
Introduction 1
1.Analysis of the Novel…………………………………………………2
1.1Brief Introduction.2
1.2 Particular Elements………………………………………………………………3
1.3 Main Characters……………………………4
1.4Conficts between the Charaters and Their Causes…………………… ……….6
2.Tragic viewpoint from Hardy’s Life and Social Background………7
2.1 Life Background about Hardy………………………………………………….7
2.2 Social Background……………………………………………………………….9
2.3 Causes of Tragedy Writing………………………………………………………9
3.The Tragic Consciousness of Hardy in The Return of the Native……………………………………………………………………10
3.1 The Tragic Consciousness in the Weather and Time Depictions………….11
3.1.1 Weather………………………………………………………………… 11
3.1.2 Time……………………………………………………………………12
3.2 The Tragic Consciousness Depicted in the Dialogs ………………………….13
4. Conclusion……………………………………………………………14
Bibliography…………………………………………………………….16
