Hardy's sympathy is the kind of atmosphere that permeates every word and line. You will feel sore nose when you read it, even if it is adapted into a film and television work.
Hardy is realistic, but unlike most realist writers, most of them criticize social injustice and expose the darkness of society. Hardy's focus is the powerlessness of writers who are tricked by fate in this world. Tess went to work because her family was poor, but she never returned and was guillotined; Jude wanted to be a scholar, but she met her cousin on the way to pursue her, and they couldn't love each other due to traditional pressure, so Shu had to marry someone else's wife. The two couldn't stop thinking about each other and bravely chose to live together. They think that as long as they have love, they will be happy as long as they are willing. They do not know that in the reality of society, which is like a spider web, any freedom of human beings will be limited. Because renting a house without marriage is discriminated against, the family has to move around in order to make a living. In addition, the number of children later increased, and it was even more difficult to rent a house. At this time, Jude no longer cared about the dream of being a scholar, and only wanted a place for his family to stand. But the world is so big, there is no place for his family to live. The eight-year-old eldest son, sensing the heavy burden on his parents' shoulders, killed his younger brother and sister and committed suicide in order to free himself and his parents. At this time, although Jude and Shu fell in love, even though they could ignore the rules of society, they could never be together again. Because every time I see Jude Shu, I think "your son killed my child".
Both the scholar's dream was shattered, the love dream was also shattered, and, like Tess, it ended in death. Only death can end this tragic fate, which is what Hardy's compassion tells us.
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