Abstract: This paper mainly studies Hardy’s representative novel The Return of the Native aiming to analyse the character conflicts of the main characters in the novel and their tragic causes, mainly to analyse the tragic consciousness of Hardy from his life experiences and social background, so as to help better understand the literature value and social significance of the novel.
Key Words: Thomas Hardy;The Return of the Native ; Tragic Consciousness
Introduction 1
1.Analysis of the Novel 2
1.1Brief Introduction 2
1.2 Particular Elements 3
1.3 Main Characters 4
1.4Conficts between the Charaters and Their Causes ………...6
2.Tragic viewpoint from Hardy’s Life and Social Background 7
2.1 Life Background about Hardy 7
2.2 Social Background 9
2.3 Causes of Tragedy Writing 9
3.The Tragic Consciousness of Hardy in The Return of the Native 10
3.1 The Tragic Consciousness in the Weather and Time Depictions 11
3.1.1 Weather ..11
3.1.2 Time 12
3.2 The Tragic Consciousness Depicted in the Dialogs 13
4. Conclusion 14
Bibliography 16
