Note
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Member of
Contributors
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
1971
Description
This study was undertaken in order to provide the reader
of Jude the Obscure· with a better understanding of the
nature of the directing influences upon the main character
insofar as they control his actions and thus his destiny.
Jude Fawley's misperceptions of Christminster, Arabella
Donn, and Sue Bridehead are the direct result of his
idealistic nature and contribute to his tragic demise.
Jude's inability to cope with reality manifests itself in
a recurrent death-wish which is the direct result of the
failure of his idealistic misperceptions to endure for long
in the light of reality. Therefore, the true tragedy of Jude
is his inability to see that it is his own nature that has
brought him to his fate and not some outside, impersonal force.
of Jude the Obscure· with a better understanding of the
nature of the directing influences upon the main character
insofar as they control his actions and thus his destiny.
Jude Fawley's misperceptions of Christminster, Arabella
Donn, and Sue Bridehead are the direct result of his
idealistic nature and contribute to his tragic demise.
Jude's inability to cope with reality manifests itself in
a recurrent death-wish which is the direct result of the
failure of his idealistic misperceptions to endure for long
in the light of reality. Therefore, the true tragedy of Jude
is his inability to see that it is his own nature that has
brought him to his fate and not some outside, impersonal force.
Language
Type
Form
Extent
78 p.
Subject (Topical)
Identifier
13470
Additional Information
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1971.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
1971
Date Text
1971
Date Issued (EDTF)
1971
Extension
FAU
FAU
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IID
FADT13470
Issuance
monographic
Organizations
Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Person Preferred Name
VITTERITE, NICHOLAS JOHN, JR.
Graduate College
Physical Description
78 p.
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Title Plain
CHARACTERIZATION AND CASUALITY IN "JUDE THE OBSCURE." (THOMAS HARDY)
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Origin Information
1971
monographic
Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
Sub Location
Digital Library
Title
CHARACTERIZATION AND CASUALITY IN "JUDE THE OBSCURE." (THOMAS HARDY)
Other Title Info
CHARACTERIZATION AND CASUALITY IN "JUDE THE OBSCURE." (THOMAS HARDY)