The Tragedy of Tess

The beautiful and warm-hearted girl,Tess of the D’urbervilles was Thomas Hardy’s masterpiece.In this novel,Hardy described a beautiful and warm hearted girl’s experience.As we take pity on her,we can’t restrain ourselves from wondering what caused her tragedy.The capitalist moral bias and hypocritical martial system were the main reasons.Of course,there were also other related factors,which worked together:this pure girl became the sacrifice of that society.     

The End of the American Dream——On the Tragedy of Gatsby

The Great Gatsby is considered as F.Scott Fitzgerald's most important book.This paper will concentrate on the symbolic meaning of Gatsby's tragedy-the end of the mythical American dream.Gatsby's personal experience approximates the whole of the American dream.This paper gives a detailed analysis on the formation of his dream,his great efforts in realizing his dream and his disillusionment.     

On Character of Tess of the D''''URBERVILLS

托马斯·哈代在《德伯家的苔丝》中以看似互相矛盾的景物描写为切入点 ,引出了苔丝性格之中的矛盾与不一致性 ,也为苔丝最终的悲剧埋下伏笔 ,充分展示作者独具匠心的巧妙设计和审美价值 ,同时籍此区别于同时代的其他作家     

A Tragedy of Egoism——an Analysis of George Eliot''''s Moral Concern in Middlemarch

I.IntroductionVirginia Woolf speaks of Middlemarch as“the magnificentbook which with all its imperfection is one of the few Englishnovels written for grown-up people.”(Rubinstein,795)Middlemarch is also George Henry Lewes’favorite amongEliot’s books.Indeed,compared with Eliot’s earlier works,Middlemarch,a close“study of provincial life”,is more matureand complex.In the small provincial town——Middlemarch,individualsfrom different classes interact with each other and theirrelations…     

On Analysis of English Taboos

Taboo,as a social phnomenon,exists in every culture,and it is greatly influenced by culture.In this paper the author attempts to study and analyze early English taboo from its orgion and type.The focus of the study on it is the type of taboo.Furthermore,the author also shows that Modern taboos are motivated more by notion of decency,politeness,decorum and communicative appropriateness than by pure fear sense of danger in earlier taboo practice.They reflect the sensitivity and respect of others' feelings.in 4 aspects     

The Acorn-Gatherer-an Inevitable Tragedy

Richard Jefferies' The Acorn-Gatherer depicts the miserable life of an illegitimate child and his whole family in a backward village. Through a Freudian tripartition of the human psyche combined with social analysis, this paper intends to explore the cause of the tragic life. Through the above analysis, this paper maintains that the life of the protagonist is an inevitable tragedy.     

Eustacia——Victim of Fate——On Thomas Hardy''''s The Return of the Native

Owing to the influences of Greek's view of fate, Dorset peasant's fatalism and Schopenhauer' s pessimistic philosophy, Hardy showed more or less a pessimistic tendency in his early writings and this tendency illustrated itself in his writing of Eustacia, heroine of The Return of the Native. He believed that Eustacia' s tragedy resulted from the disagreement between her aspiration for a brilliant life outside Egdon Heath and the fate imposed on her by some mysterious force working at odds with her. This is what the paper attempts to prove.     

On Man’s Potential for Evil——An Analysis of Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies is a thought-provoking novel written byWilliam Golding in 1954.The book describes in detail the hor-rific exploits of a band of English boys who,ranging in agefrom six to twelve,make a striking transition from civilized tobarbaric on a Pacific island.Golding’s experiences in the RoyalNavy during World War II and his meditation on human naturearoused by the two world wars constitute the creative source ofthe story.Although one cannot be sure of Golding’s motives forchoo…     

A Streetcar Named Desire——A Tragedy of Women

A Streetcar Named Desire is a tragedy.Blanche,a beautiful woman,finally goes insane.She has an indecent past.She tells lies and is indulgent in her behavior toward men.All these seem to suggest that she deserves such a consequence.However,the fact is that Blanche once was a pure girl who dreamed of true love and happy family.It is the cruel reality that results in her tragedy.Compared with her,Stella's tragedy is a tragedy of toleration.Unlike Blanche,Stella prefers to tolerate when confronting with the reality.The tragedy of Blanche and Stella is typical of the time in which women cannot enjoy the same rights as men.     

The Quantitative Analysis of Test Papers

Testing, as a part of English teaching, is a very important procedure, not just because it can be a valuable source of information about the effectiveness of learning and teaching but also because it can improve teaching. But most people are only interested in the scores of the test and neglect the reliability of the scores. This article tries to describe the test paper quantificationally and thus has the conclusion that the scores are imperfect.     

The Functional Methods of Discourse Analysis

From the macroscopic angle of function, methods of discourse analysis are clarified to find out two important methods in pragmatics and through which will better used inthe understanding of discourse.     

A Myth of "Wessex"──On the symbolic Description of Settingsin "Tess of d''''urbervilles

TheheinhtofThomasHaxdy's(1840-1928)achievementasanovelistwasreachedinhisnovel"Tessofd'Urbetwlles"publishedin1891-ThisnovelisconSderedbymanytbbehismOStsuccessfulwork,inwhichhenotoulycreatesavividtragicheroine-Tess,butalsothescenelandscapeinhis"Wessex",aplacecreatedbyHardyrepresentingthesouthOfEngland.Inthisnovel,justlikeinhismanyOthnysettingnotonlyservesasabadi-ground,butisthoroughlyinterwovenint0theplotSofthestoryaswellasthecharacters.In"Tess",thelandscapeandthetitlecharactertakeparallel…     

An Analysis of Gertrude Morel in Sons and Lovers——On her Desire to Dominate

D.H.Lawerence's masterpiece Sons and Lovers portraits one vivid female figure,Gertrude Morel,who adds a great luster to the work itself.With a discussion of her desire to dominate the thesis brings the completeness and vividness of her characteristics into full display.     

On the Place of Discourse Analysis in Intensive Reading

近年来的外语教学中，出现了教学重点由句法分析向语篇分析的转移，与此同时，也出现了一种倾向，即重视篇章而忽视句法。本文通过作者的教学实践，阐述了自己的看法，既重视篇章又不忽视句法与词汇。     

The Analysis of the Chinese Politeness Scale

With the introduction of pragmatic studies, politeness has aroused great interest among Chinese scholars. Different cultures have different traditions and values, which bring out different understanding and application of politeness strategies. Great Chinese culture brings out the complicated Chinese politeness scale. A successful communication depends on politeness principle. Learning the Chinese politeness scale will make we know more about the Chinese culture. By researching this, we will perform better in communication.     

On Anti-interpretation in Endgame——Man Is Unable to Change the Miserable Life ——Analysis of the Arrangement of Four Characters in The Glass Menagerie

Tennessee Williams is considered as one of the most important American playwrights since World War II. The Glass Menagerie is his first successful drama, which describes a tragic situation of family and means to say that Man is unable to change the miserable life, no matter whatever means he try. This essay focuses on the analysis of the arrangement of the four main characters： Laura, Amanda, Jim and Tom to reveal the theme. Laura is fragile. Amanda is brave. Jim is vital. Tom is sensible. And all of them develop and try the different means to struggle against life, but fail tragically. With the evidence, the paper comes to conclusion naturally that Man is unable to change the miserable life, and he dooms to fail.     

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Literature Analysis

Mark Twain is one of the greatest writers of American in 19 century.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is his best work。It show us a lot social problem through Jim Huck’adventure in Mississippi river.Mark Twain applies humor in the various episodes throughout the book,his literature explored questions of freedom,independence,and identity.     

The Four Stages Tess Is Ruined by Her Admirers

托马斯·哈代的著名长篇小说《德伯家的苔丝》是一部爱情悲剧,他笔下的苔丝是个纯洁漂亮的姑娘,然而命运的捉弄,爱情的波折让她一步步走向毁灭,并最终为爱而亡。造成苔丝悲剧的因素是多方面的,但直接将她逐渐毁灭的正是两个爱她的人——安吉尔和亚雷克。苔丝被他们毁灭分为四个阶段。