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小说主人公苔丝的悲剧一生遭遇了许多巧合事件,仿佛是命运对她的播弄,哈代认为这是一种凌驾于宇宙之上的神秘力量在起作用。而事实上,苔丝的悲剧命运有着特定时期的社会根源。现代工业文明的高速发展冲击着古老的宗法制社会,使它最终面临解体的命运。苔丝的悲剧预示着一种历史发展的必然趋势。
The tragedy of Tess, the protagonist of the novel, suffered many coincidental events in her lifetime, as if fate had been teasing her. Hardy thought it was a mysterious force above the universe at work. In fact, Tess’s tragic fate has social roots in a particular period. The rapid development of modern industrial civilization has impacted the ancient society of patriarchal clan system so that it will finally face the fate of disintegration. Tess’s tragedy indicates an inevitable trend of historical development.