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宁波大学答题纸（2014—2015学年第一学期）课号：课程名称：英美文学改卷教师：学号：126110319姓名：金亚靖得分：TessoftheD’Urberville1、AbouttheauthorThomasHardyisthelastofthegreatVictoriannovelistandthemostpessimisticnovelistofthatage.Mostofhisworksweretragedies.Hewasalsoaprolificwriter.Hisnovelswerealmostdividedinto3groups.Firstitwasaboutcharacterandenvironment;Seconditwasabouttheromancesandthefantasiesandthirditwasaboutnovelsofingenuity.Healsowroteshortstoriesandpost-Victorianpoetry.Hardy’swritingstylesalmostlieinhisdeterministicstanceonthenatureofthelifeandthecustoms,hissharpsenseofthehumorousandabsurdandhisloveandobservationofthenaturalworldwithstrongsymboliceffect.AndTessoftheD’UrbervillesisthemostfamousnovelofHardy’s.2、ThesufferingoftheTessAfterreadingthisnovel,IfeltIwasdeeplyattractedbyTess,byherpersonalitycharm.Herwholelifewassosuffering.Itseemsthatintimemandoomedtodominatewomen.Shecamefromafarmer’sfamilyandhermotherurgedhertoclaimkinshipwiththeremainingD’Urbervilleswhichwaswealthy.Shehadnochoicebuttovisitthem.Andthenhertragiclifehadjustbegun.Alecmanagedtoseducethegirlandmadeherpregnant.Returninghome,shegavebirthtoachild,butthebabydiedsoon.HereTesswasjustlikeadollandhadnorighttocontrolherownlife.Shecannotresistherfamilies’orderandalsohadnoabilitytogoagainstAlec.What’smore,thegodalsowouldliketoplayjokesonherandtookawayherchild.Shewasreallythemostmiserableandtolerantwomanintheworld.Shedidn’tgiveupherlife.Thenshechosetoleaveforanothervillage.Sheescapedfromtheoldenvironmentandwantedtomakeanewstart.Shefearedaromanticlove,atthesametime,stronglylookedforwardtoit.Anyway,shewasonly21yearsold,shehadtherighttoenjoythepleasurethatlovecanbringtoher.However,anglestilldidn’tgiveahappylifeandshereturntoAlecandlivelikeadeadperson.Whenanglecomeupagain,shesacrificeherselftopursethelove.3、Whatisthetruelove?AngelClareisthesonofaclergymanwhoconsideredhimselfasafreethinkerandintendedonbecomingafarmerandmarryingamilkmaidandgaveupthechancetostudyabroad.Somehow,IhadthoughthewasapersonwhobaredtheadvancedideasandcangivehappinesstoTess.However,IwassodisappointedwithwhathehaddonetoTessontheirweddingnightwhentheyadmittedalltheirpast.TessforgaveallhispastwhileheAngelleavedherindisgust.HereIcomessomequestions,thelovethatAngletoTessisreallytruelove?andwhatistruelove?andhowcananglebesocrueltoTess?Inmyopinion,loveshouldbeselflessandequal.Thepersonwithdeepreallovewillacceptthepasthisorherlover,nomatterhowbaditis.Becausetheycanunderstandthepastisonepartoftheirloverswhichcannotbeerased.Toleranceisoneelementoflastinglove.Withouttolerance,therelationshipwillbecomemoreandmorenarrowandnoextraairtobreath.Thatwillmeantheendingoflove.Soeveryoneinloveshouldlearntounderstandeachother,maybeasmallmistakecantakeoveryourallrelationship.Tesscomesoverthecontemptofothers,butsheisdefeatedbythemanshelovesmost.Itissoridiculous!IhaveguessedthatifAngelhasnotabandonedher,allthingsmaybetotallydifferent.Angeldoesnotlikehisnamemeans.Heisnottheangelthatgodsenttosaveher.4、ThereleaseofTessAfterAngle’sleaving,TesswasnotinagoodconditionandmeanwhileAlectookadvantageoftheDurbeyfields’povertyandcontinuedtotemptTess.Attheendofhope,thegirljumpsintothetrapoftheshamelessman.Shecannotfearloveorhappyanymore,andjustlivedlikeadeadpersoneveryday.Shethoughtshewouldlivethatwaytillshedied.However,AngelClaire,whoisremorsefulforhismercilessness,cameback.Andhisarrivalbrokedownher“peaceful”life.ShecouldnotcontrolherselfandstabbedAlecintheheartandkilledhim.TessandAngelhadspentthelastfivehappydays,herlifewasendedinrevengeforlove.Butshewasquietwhenshefacedthepeoplecomingtoarresther.Shesaid,”Iwasready.”IknowthatTesswashappyandgotrelievedatthelastmomentofherlife.Becauseit’sherhopetobewiththemanwhoshelovessincerelyandthereisnoneedforhertoworryaboutAngel’sdespise.Sheissobrave.Shewasdeadinbodybutshegotthesucceedinspiritandherownlovewhichweremostvaluableintheworld.5、ConclusionThisnovelalsorevealedthetragedyoflowerclasses’destinyandhypocriticalgentlemenandmoralsbyportrayingtheunfairfateofTess.Hardyshowedhisdeepsenseofmoralsympathyforthelowerclasses,particularlyforwomen.Thenovelindicatedthetendencyofanti-religioussentiments,againstfeudalmoralityandthelawsofcapitalists.TheheroineTesswasatypicalrepresentativepersoninthisnovel.Shewasalwaysagainstherunfairfate,shepursuedhertrueloveandstruggledinhermindandthenmadethedecisiontomarryAngleaftershewasnotaninnocentgirl.Andevenatlast,shekilledAlecforthetruelove.However,atthatage,herstrugglewassoinsignificantandshewasbeatenbytherealityoftheworldandtheunfairsocialsystem.ThomasHardyhasdirectlyandsuccessfulsatirizedtheclassbyshapingtheroleofTess.Buttobehonestitcanhardlyfindsuchapersonlikeherintherealworld.Inaword,thisisawonderfulnovelwhichisworthytoreadingandreflecting.