Analysis of the Inevitability of Eustacia’s Tragedy

Caiqiao Huo^*, Yajing Shi

Foreign Language Department of Baoding University, Baoding, China.

DOI: 10.4236/als.2015.33012                

Abstract

The Return of the Native is one of Hardy’s famous novels about character and environment, which has shared a huge popularity since it is published in China. This paper aims to analyze the inevitability of Eustacia’s tragedy. It analyzes the deep reasons of the heroine’s tragedy from the feminism perspective. It reveals that people who violate the regulation of nature and society are bound to be punished. The aim of the paper is to tell people that each citizen should try to help establish a harmonious relationship with other human beings, nature and society.

Keywords

Tragedy, Fighting, Dream

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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