A Tentative Study on Thomas Hardy’s Fatalism in The Return of the Native
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17507/jltr.1201.18Keywords:
The Return of the Native, fatalism, destinyAbstract
Thomas Hardy, the most influential novelist in British literature is famous for the pessimism and fatalism in his works. This paper mainly discusses the characters in The Return of the Native to probe into Hardy’s fatalism through his keen observation and skillful writing of the description of the tragedy. Instead of the overwhelming pessimism, the author also sheds a hope for the human beings.
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