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論苔絲之死
（作者未知） 2009/4/24
（接上頁）iation?Ifso,istheforceofcircumstancesagainstthem?Someonewillsayit’samournfulstoryoflove.Whatmadethislovebeginning?Beautifulsmile!oncewebegintoloveeachothernaturallywewanttodosomething.Itiswhatthetrueloveinthenovelis.Itispayingputbravelywithoutanyreturn.Whentheworldisfulloflove,theworldisperfect.
C.TessHerself
Ourdramatispersona,Tess,isapurewoman.Butherfinalissopity.Itisherdestiny.Whypeoplesocurltosaythat?Buteasyexactlyaspurelambgetthewrongpath,onekind,herpurekindheartedbedestroyedeasytobewreckedbysocietyisdevouredbyferociouswolf.Herdisinterestandthespiritsacrificingoneself,giveviciousinfluencechance.But,franknessthatheroneselfrunningafterpurifiesalsomakesherandhappinessfailtomeetAnglebyanarrowchance.Whenherjadewasdied,asagirl,howcanshetosupportthisbigfamily?Butwhenthevillagepeoplearrivedatchurchtheynoticedherandstartedwhisperingtoeachother.
FromtwoaspectswecanseeanalysischaracterofTess.First,shehasalltheinnocenceandpuritythatthenaturehasendowedwith.Wecanseethispointfromherkind,selflesstoherparentsandherfriends,andherloyaltytolove.Thesecond,afterherunfortunateencounter,shebecomesacomplicatedwoman,andshenolongerenduresallthingssilently.ShestrugglesagainstAlecandunjusttreatment,contempt’sandcriticizeshypocriticalreligion.ItseemsthatTessisunyieldingtoevils.Atlast,theconclusionisthattherealcauseofTess’stragedyliesinthewickednatureandhypocriticalmoralityofthebourgeoissociety.
Readingthenovel,peopleareimpressedbythetitlepagethatTessis“apurewoman”.Itisthephrasethatcausedsomuchuproarwhenthefirsteditionofthenovelisfirstlypublished.Ithascreatedproblemsforreadersandcriticseversincethenovelwascompleted.Thetitleoffendsmanyonmoralgrounds,forwhomTessisaruined,immoralwoman.Othersarepuzzledintellectually;whatisHardy’sbasisforcallingherpure?Itcallsnotonlytherollthenovelsubject,butalsothetragedyhavingexpoundedherfurther.Thesubtitledefendsinvariousways.OneofthemostcommondefensesisthesuggestionthatHardyisshowingthatthetraditionalChristianviewequatingvirtueandpurit（未完，下一頁）
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