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1、StrugglingStrugglingAngelComparisonbetweenTessandMargueriteAbstractInliterature,therearemanysuccessfullycreatedwomencharacters.Theessaychoosestwoofthem:TessandMarguerite.TesswasatypicalexampleinBritishliterature,whileMargueritewasatypicalex-ampleinFrenchliterature.HardyandDumasfillarethetwowhoweregr
2、eatlyinfluencedbytheirownexperi-ences;meanwhile,theywitnessedthesufferingofthewomeninthelowerclassofsociety.Sotheycouldvividlyandtruthfullydepicttheinnerstateofthewomenintheirtime.Infact,thatswhythetwocharactersweresorealtothereaders.Bothofthetwowomenwereregardedasimpureandunacceptabletothecontempor
3、arypeo-ple,however,inthewriterseyes,theywerenotonlypure,butalsonobleinnature.Foralthoughtheysufferedalotaftertheturnsintheirlives,neitherofthemstoppedtreatingotherskindly.Especiallywhentheyfoundtheirtruelove,theycourageouslydevotedtoit.Fortheirtruelove,theyunexceptionallychosetosufferthem-selvesinor
4、dertomaketheirlovershappyafterthestrongconflictintheirheart.Intheend,eachofthetwowonothersrespectandtheirloversloveandunderstanding.Keywordsturnconflictsufferstrugglerepay!IntroductionInthehistoryofliterature,therearemanyspecialwriterswhoonlywriteaboutacertainsubjectoraboutacertainplace.Mostofthemar
5、egreatlyinfluencedbytheirownexperiences.Hence,theirwritingstylesareunique.Someofthewritershavecreatedverysuccessfulwomenchar-acters,amongthemIwouldliketolisttwo:ThomasHardyandAlexanderDumasfils.ThomasHardy,lastandoneofthegreatestofVictoriannovelists,wasborninDorsetonJune2,1840,inthecenteroftheWessex
6、countylaterfiguredinhisworks.Becauseofhisdelicatehealth,hedidntgotoschooltoreceiveformaleducationuntilhewaseightandhejuststudiedinthevillageschoolsandinthenearbytownofDorchester.Asamatteroffact,HardyWessexwasso-familiarthatitishardtorealizehowodditisthatanovelistshouldhavetiedhimselfbysomanystringst
7、oaparticu-lartractofterritory.Theenvironmenthadgreatinfluenceonhim,whichcanbeclearlyseenfromhisworks,especiallyhismasterpieces,forex-ample,TessofthedUrbervilles.AlexanderDumasfilswasbornonJuly27,1824,astheillegitimatesonofAlexanderDumaspereandCatherineLabay,aseamstress.Hisfa-therlegallyacknowledgedh
8、imandtookchargeofhiseducationin1831withoutacknowl-edginghismother.Inasuccessionofpensions(1831-9)wherehewastauntedforhisillegitimacy,Dumasfilswasthoroughlyunhappy.Hefelttheinequalityofhumanlifeandtheunluckinessofwomenfromhismother,whichbecomesoneoftheimportantreasonswhyheshowedgreatsympathyonwomenin
9、hisworks.Becauseofhislifeexperience,hisworksmainlybringssomesocialproblemssuchasadultery,divorce,etc.tolightandshowsprofoundsympathyonwomenlivinginthelowerclassofthesociety,especiallytheprostitutes,whichrevealshisdis-contentmenttothesociety.LaDameauxCamelliasisoneofhismostrepresentingworks.Theabstra
10、ctofthetwostories:A:TessofthedUrbervillesTesswasabeautifulgirl,however,becauseofherfamily,herlackofexperience,hersocallednephewAlecsplan,shelostherinnocencewhenshewasaskedtoclaimrelationshipwithawealthyladywhoactual-lyhadnorelationshipwiththematall.Afterthepoorgirlreturnedtoherhome,sheworkedinthefie
11、lds,facingtheslanderofherassociatebrave-1y.Latershegavebirthtoachild.Thebabydidntlivelong,however,andafewmonthsafteritsdeath,Tesswenttoadairyfarmfartothesouthtobeadairymaid.ThereshemetAngelClare,apastorssonwhohadrejectedtheministrytostudyfarming.HethoughtTessabeautifulandinnocentyoungmaidasshewas.Te
12、ssfeltshewaswicked,however,andrejectedtheattentionsAngelpaidtoher,butAngeldidntcaremuchaboutfamilytradition.Againstthewishesofhisparents,heaskedTesstobehiswife.AlthoughTesswasinlovewithAngelbythistime,themem-cryofhernightwithAlescausedhertorefuseAngleagainandagain.Atlasthisinsistence,coupledwiththew
13、rittenpleasofherparentstomarrysomeonewhocouldhelpthefamilyfinancially,wonherover,andshea-greedtomarryhim.Onthenightbeforewedding,shewrotehimaletter,tellingeverythingaboutherselfandAlec,butAngeldidntfindtheletter.Ontheirweddingnight,AngeltoldTessaboutaneveningofdebaucheryinhisownpast.Tessforgavehiman
14、dthentoldaboutheraffairwithAlec,thinkingthathewouldforgiveherasshehadhim.Butsuchwasnotthecase.Hetoldhershewasntthewomanheloved,theonehehadmarried,butastrangerwithwhomhecouldnotlive.Hetookhertoherhomeandleftherthere.ThenhewenttohishomeandontoBrazil.Inordertokeepherfamily,Tesshadtodohardlaboragain.She
15、metAlecagainwhohadbecomeanitinerantpreacher.Frightened,TesswrotetoAngeltotellhimshelovedhimandneededhim,thatanenemywaspur-suingher,shebeggedhimtoforgiveherandtoreturntoher.HavingnotreceivedananswerfromAngel,shewrotehimanotesayingthathewascruelnottofo?iveherandthatshewouldriotforgivehistreatmentofher
16、.ThenshewenttoAlecagain,livingwithhimashiswife.Angelcamebacktotellherthathehadforgivenherandthathestilllovedher.KnowingthatshecouldnotbehappyunlessAlecwasdead,TessstabbedAlecwhenhesleptandfollowedAngel.Angelforgavehereverythingandtheywentontogether.Theywerehappywitheachotherforafewdays.Whentheoffice
17、rsfinallyfoundthem,Tesswasnotafraidforshehadhadafewdayswiththehusbandshetrulylovedandshewasreadyforpun-ishment.B:LaDameauxCamellias:MargueritewasaverypopularprostituteinParis.Shewaspresentatallfirstnightsandspenteacheveninginthetheatreorattheball.Mar-gueritehadneverbeenseenwithanyflowersbutCamellias
18、,soshewascalledtheLadyoftheCamellias.Shehadbeenthemistressofthemostfashionableyoungmen,sheadmittedthefactopenly,andtheythemselvesboastedofit.However,sinceshemadeavisittoBagneres,shewassaidtobelivingwithjustoneman,anelderlyforeigndukewhowasfabu-louslywealthyandhadattemptedtodetachherasfaraspossiblefr
19、omheroldlife.LatershemetAnnand,wholovedheratthefirstsight.Dur-ingthetimeshewasill,Armandvisitedherhouseeverydaywithoutdis-turbingher,whichmadeherdeeplymoved,thenshebecamehismistressUnfortunately,theDukefoundthetruth,heaskedhertoleaveArmand.Margueriterefusedhim,forshelovedArmandsomuchthatshedecidedto
20、giveupeverything.Fromthenon,shewouldnothaveanyfinancialsupport,butshewashappytoliveinthecountrysideandwasdeterminedtogetridofthebadhabitsofthepast.Inordertopayherdebts,shesoldorpawnedalmosteverythingsheownedwithoutlettingArmandknow.Shewantedtobecomeanordinarywomanandliveasimplelife,butAr-mandsfather
21、,whosaidthatherrelationwithArmandaffectedArmandssistersmarriage,destroyedherdream.Shedidntwanttomakeothersunhappyforherownsake,soalthoughshewasreluctanttoleaveAr-mand,shedidsowithouttellingthereasonandreturnedtoParistobegin323herpastlife.Armandmisunderstoodherandmadeuseofeveryopportu-nitytohurtherin
22、ordertotakehisrevenge.Margueritewenttohimtoaskformercywithouttellinghimthetruereasonagain,soArmandmis-understoodherfurther.ShewenttoEnglandalone.Havingsufferedsomuchandbeingunabletoendure,Margueritediedatanearlyage.Afterherdeath,Armandkneweverythingbyreadingthediaryshelefthim.IITurninLifeThecontempo
23、rarypeopleacceptedneitherofthetwowomen,butfrommypointofview,Iregardthemasrespectful.FordespitethatbothTessandMargueritewereimpurephysicallyandsufferedalotduringtheprocesstopursuethetruelove,theydidntfailtoshowtheirnoblechar-acters.ForanordinarywomanlivinginthesameperiodwithTessandMarguerite,lifewoul
24、dbeplainlytough.However,coincidencesmakesto-ry.Theirparticularexperiences,addingthecontemporarysocialenviron-mentpermitthestorygo.Indeed,inourlife,onethingmaychangeourwholelife.SinceTessandMargueritearetwosuccessfullycreatedroundcharacters,theyarenotexceptional.Whathappenedtothemwasalmostthesamewith
25、therealpersonsatthattime,thoughnotexactlythesame.Forcharactersastheproductofthehumanimaginationaredifferentfromrealperson.InTesslife,therearethreeimportantturnpoints.First,whenherfathergottoknowhewasdescendedfromthefamousdUrbervillefamily,heandTessmotherceaseddoinganythingtokeeptheirfamily.Theonlyho
26、rsedied,whichTessregardedasherfault.Shehadnochoicebuttoclaimrelationshipwithawealthyfamily,forshehadastrongsenseofre-sponsibility.Thisdecisionmadetheplotprogressive.Asoneoftherepre-sentativesofEnglishcriticalrealismattheturnofthe19thcentury,Hardywasgoodatgivingavividandin-depthdescriptionofthecharac
27、-ters,especiallyhehaddeeplyunderstandingtothewayoflifeandpsy-chologicalconditionofwomeninruralareas.SoTesswent,thoughnottoaskforhelp,butwantedtoworktosupportherfamily,andcameherfirstturninlife.ShewasseducedinAlecscarefulplan.Fromthenon,shewasnotpureanymore,norwassheamaiden.Hardygaveouthisprotest,whi
28、chshowedhisattitudetowardsreli-gion.ForhehadwitnessedthesufferingsoftheordinarypeopleandGodsindifference,justashesaidinTessofdUrbervilles,WherewasTessguardianangel?WherewastheProvidenceofhersimplefaith?Per-haps,likethatotherGodofwhomtheironicalTishbitespoke,hewastalking,orhewassleepingandnottobeawak
29、ed.Crampedbyhispettybourgeoisoutlook,Hardycannotunderstandthatitisnotfate,butthesystemofcapitalistexploitationthatisresponsibleforthetragiclivesofthepeoplewhomhedescribedinhisnovels.Tessseducementandherbabysdeathdidntmakeherlosehope,thoughshewasafraidthatGodwouldpunishher.Shedecidedtogetanewstart,so
30、onceagainshechosetoleavehome,whichbecamehersee-andturninlife.Havingarrivedatacompletelynewplace,sheandherpastwereunknowntoall.Tess,beingonlyayoungwomanoftwenty,onewhomentallyandsentimentallyhadnotfinishedgrowing,itwasim-possiblethatwasnotintimecapableoftransmutation.Itwasagoodbeginning,butherthought
31、suponGodhadwaveredalittlebit,justasshemurmured,ButperhapsIdontquiteknowtheLordyetxfAnyhow,sheinhereyeswassogotanotherchancetomeethertruelove,Angel,perfect.Hisstronglovetowardsherouldchangedher;whoandshefellinlovewithhim,evenmarred.Suchwbeaniceendingifnothingelsehappened.Butgotthestoryhaditsclimax.Te
32、sswasenjoyingherhappiesttimeinlife,meanwhile,whatswaitingforherwashergreat-estcatastropheinlife.Ontheirweddingnight,dreamwasbrokenthor-oughly.HerconfessiontoAngledidntgetforgiven,thoughshehadfor-givenhimforalmostthesamemistake,Instead,shewasdeserted,whichputherintothebottomofthehell.Desolated,Tessco
33、ntinuedtoaskforhisforgiveness,butinvain.Howcouldsheknowthemisfortuneswerefallinguponher?Herenemy,Alec,metherandpursuedheragain.Jok-ingly,hehadbecomeapreacher,whichshowedHardysteaseonreligion.HelplessTessmettoomuchtroubleatthetime,herfatherdied,theylosttheirhouseandAlecgavethemtimelyhelp.Butfatedidnt
34、stopplayingtricksonher.AngelcamebackaftersufferingalotinBrazil.Hefinallyrealizedhehadmadeamistakebyabandoninghiswife.Feelingregretted,hewenttoher,onlytofindTesshadbecomeAlecswife.NowshehatedAlecfurtherandknewshewouldnotbehappyunlesshewasdead.ShemurderedAlec,whichbecamethethirdturninherlife.Fromtheno
35、nsheturnedtobeamurderer,whatswaitingforherwaspunish-merit.ForTess,thethreeimportantturnschangedherwayoflifecom-pletely.Shechangedfromapuremaidentoaladywholostherinno-cence,toanabandonedwifeandfinallytoamurderer.Duringtheturnsinherlife,shesufferedagreatdeal.JustlikeHardyexpressed,xf,Jus-ticewasdone,a
36、ndthePresidentoftheImmortals,inAeschyleanphrase,hadendedhissportwithTess.x?oItwasherethatshowedthatHardyreal-izedheshouldplacehishopeofsavinghumanbeingsonthepeopleandthefuture,andrevealedthehypocrisyofbourgeoisethics,lawsandreli-gion.Asanordinarywoman,Tessseemedtohavesufferedtoomuch.Anyhowduringthep
37、rocess,shegotalot.Forawomanwhomaynothavesorichexperiences,shecouldhavesufferedthesame.Margueritewasoneofthetypicalexamples.Asaprostitute,shewasdeprivedoftherighttoloveandtobeloved.Orwecansayitisveryon-usualforaprostitutetofindtruelove.ButMargueriteshowedthecase,forshewasoneofthefewwhoremainedloftyin
38、naturealthoughphysi-callyimpure.Itwasjustbecauseofherdifferencethatshegotsomeonewhotrulylovedher.BeforeshemetArmand,anychangeinherlifewassuperficial.SincesherealizedArmandwastheonewhowasworthloving,shechangedcompletely.Itwasherturninlife.Margueritewasdeter-minedtogetridofherpastlifeandliveanordinary
39、womanslife.Thoughshegothappinessfromthisattempt,itwasthistimethatmadeuphermindthatshecouldnolongerhopetochangeforthetraditionalcon-ceptdidntallowit.Asaprostitute,shewasunacceptedbyafamilywithfame.Thisbigturnaffectedhermost.Shecontemptothersjustbecausesheknewclearlyshewasnoblerinnature,butArmandsfath
40、ersarrivaldeniedeverything.Duringthelonghumanhistory,numerouswomenlikeTessandMar-gueritecameout.Theirdeedsareinspiringandtouching,thoughtheirstoriesaredifferenttosomeextentbecauseoftheirbackgroundandcus-toms.Theyareunavoidablythesameindevotingthemselvestotheirtruelove.Indeed,TessandMargueritearenotc
41、ommonexamplesthinkingoftheirbackgroundandexperiences,thatsthemostvaluablethingtheyshare,becauseforawomanwhohasbeenseducedortreatedasatoy,itisnoteasytobeoptimistictowardstheloveaffairs.Noteverybodyhasthecourageandstrengthtogoonstriving.ThatswhywesayTessandMar-gueriteandthewomenalikearelovableandrespe
42、ctable.?ConflictandStruggleTimegoeson,generationspassby,buttheproblemofwomenre-mainshot.Tesswastormentedbothphysicallyandmentallybythepeo-pleathertimeandherself.Thereasons:thetraditionalconceptionofpurelove,theearthlylookofapuremaiden,theweaknessinhercharac-teristics,andevenherbeliefingoodthings.She
43、couldnotconfrontpeo-plestraditionalthoughtonher,meanwhile,sheherselfcouldnotacceptthefactshewaspureeventhoughshewasonceseduced.Tessknewthemistakedidntbelongtoheralone,butshecouldnothelpputtingtheburdenonherownshouldersinceshehadbeenusedto324;?j?o?U?U?V?S?n?K?m?a?o?s?m?b?o?v?a?,?o?6?V?m?m?o?:?V?m?m?P
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