ABSTRACT
Focusing on the heroine in the novel “Far From The Madding Crowd”, this thesis presents Hardy’s depiction of a Victorian woman一 Bathsheba, who surpasses the tradition under patriarchy. By a detailed analysis of the main characters and the main plot, the thesis presents Bathsheba’s affection transition, her psychological changes and characteristics. The causes for the transition are also discussed here and it finally reveals Hardy’s realism attitude towards love and marriage.
Key words：romantic pursuing；affection transition；realism；love and marriage.
Contents
1. Introduction 1
2. The background review of Far from the Madding Crowd 2
2.1 The brief review of Thomas Hardy’s life 2
2.2 The creation of Far from the Madding Crowd 3
3. The affectional transition of Bathsheba 6
3.1 The friendship and hopeless love with farmer Oak 6
3.2 The joke and emotional entanglement with the farm ownner 6
3.3 The encounter and broken marriage with soldier Troy 7
3.4 The found of ture love and true self 8
4. Reasons and causes of Bathsheba’s affectional transiton 10
4.1 Bathsheba’s character 10
4.2 The era and social background 10
4.3 Thomas Hardy’s own religion and philosophy belief 10
5. Conclusion 11
Acknowledgements 12
References 13
