A bird in trap--the analysis of Tess

2003年3月第6卷.第1期宿州教育学院学报A bird in trap一-the analysis of Tess张莉(江苏省连云港市淮海工学院东港学院江苏 .连云港220069)[ABSTRACT] This essay will analyze the heroine of《Tess of the D'Urbrille》Tess by refering to theimage* a bird in trap' , First, two features of the bird, namely a daughter of nature' 'and' to fly' are used to describeTess' characteristics. Then, it is reasoned that how the bird falls into the trap, and what the trap refers to.[KEY WORDS] a daughter of nature to fly trap[中图分类号] H319. 4[文献标识码]A[文章编号]1009- -8534(2003)01- - 0068--02I Introductionthings and kept in harmony with the change of natureBecause of the sensitive spirit and the fender na- scenic. At the beginning, the wind valley echoed withture, female characters are always the writers' prefer- Tess' simple life; The dark wood in Trantidge height-ence. Their pale body can not affiord the burden of his- ened Alec's ruin to Tess, Tess went back to the home-tory, nor can the weak fingers write splendid epic. They town. “The midnight airs and gusts, moaning amongstare indulged in one's own sorrow or happiness and taste the tightly - wrapped buds and bark of the winter twigs,the sweet or bitter in common life. From their figure were formula of bitter reproach”as if it wanted to showhowever, we can touch the real melancholy of life and its' iremediable grief at her weakness" 2 and the scenethe uncontrollable changing of fate. Tess under whose of “a particularly fine spring' .....tender appearance is a strong heart occupies a uniqueHer life joumey was in accordance with the rhythmplace among the fictional female characters in the world of nature, while her morality and credit was out ofliterature. She is just like a bird with longing for flying‘inherent will" and free from the bound of doctrines orand the iron will, but each effort to fly becomes a new reasons, which is nearer to the entity, of nature。Afterbeginning of her doom. The mote efforts, the more the being seduced by Alec, she didn't blame herself fromdooms. Just like fllig into a trap, she can't master her moral aspect instead, she tried to keep the calmness inlife and help being brought to her destiny.heart, and curl her own hair by herself. So，‘in theII A daughter of Naturecourse of a tow weeks Tess revived sufficiently to showTess is" a daughter of nature . She was born in a herself so far as was necessary to get to church on Sun-corrupt aristocatic family. Her father was a carpenter. day moming”B Tess didn't pay excessive atention to theShe had been educated, which intensifies her bright- people's whisper. In her thought, "it was they that wereness.She was' a fine and handsome girl - not handsome out of harmony with the actual world, not she”. 国Shethan some others, posibly-but her mobile peony had belief because she need it .It is extremely puremouth and others did eloquence to color and shape”D without any pretensions. As the novel says she like toPure folk customs of Wessex and strong primitive views hear the chanting - such as it was - and the old psalmsmolded Tess' female figure who was beautiful, pure, and to join in the morning Hymn . "That innate love ofvituous and indutrious. A childish heart was bundled melody game the simplest music a power over her whichinto Tess' mature body. Unaterable feeling was in her could well nigh drag her heart out of her bosom at times"heart, never infusing by the world. She was just like a⑥ she baptism her baby by herself, which manifested herfairy maiden run out of the turbid nature. Therefore, she contempt ion over the pretentious religion and the hyp-had the instinct insight and sensitivity to the nature ocrite moralitv.中国煤化工米[收稿日期]2003-2-25[作者简介]张莉,女,江苏省淮海工学院东港学院教师。YHCNMHG张莉:Abird in trap- the analysisof TessTes'tife cnsisenly adheres to nature law. This buried her sorow,“She had hed s0 aool oflat that herkind of obedience orginted from life's instinct not e trouble never generally known was nearly frgolen inlbishled on some resonble rcogition.n“She longed Marlo" She then could live peull there for ever.for the feedon, love and hapeses, only because she But the fact is' she could never be rellyl comfort- tablefelt thee could bring her happy. Life was emerged again"O , for“even now Tess felt the pulse of hopeful lifemuddily but someimes extremely distinct before Tess"D still warm within her" So we can see clearly it was theSo we say like a bild, Tess is a daughter of nature. desire for hopeful life moved her. As the novel says,From the body to the soul, she is in harmony with the“the stir of germination moved her, the same as movednature.the wild onimals, which made her passionate to goM To FlySo,“togo"， “To fly”" was the nature, which could notWith a soul full of power, Tesss couldn't belongto have a vest until her death. As the bird longs for thethe small vllage. She was dfferent from others, because sky, Tess' bheart belonged to' the life afar' . Though sheof her sensitive heart and restless hear, as well as her knew the future was too blur to see, her curiosity andeducation. Likea bird, she is ready to fly. She tried her restless character is overwhelming. Therefore she triedfirst fly to Blackmore vale and ended in failure. After to fly again and again with a failure after a failure.sednlfion, her exotic personality became more distinct,IV In Trap(She was coming to be aware of the difference betweenTess was the daughter of nature with the nature tothe lonely as an individual.)‘ 'She saw before her long fy, like a bird. But the bird was put into the trap byand strong highway which she had to tread, without aid, Fate.and without lttle sympathy ”she beard the dificultiesA. Alec and Angel were the two traps m Tess' lifeof glowing, and drying the blood of hurt in her heart Alee took advantage of Tess' innocence and physicalbecause of losing son along, while her eyes seeking the exhaustion to seduce her. He was“the crime who ex-second f*g.....erted devastation of boundless morality and spirits onLater she came to the beautiful Talbothays, and fell Tess"*while Alec spoiled Tess' virgin of the body, Angelin love with Angel. Alter having been abandonedby her stared the pure soul. He obtained Tess's love. Afterhusband ，she passed through many places . (barren and enjoying it, he abandoned Tess like a smoker silld outdeserted Flintcomb- Ash，southwest to the Blaekmoorthe smog because he knew clearly it would be harmfnlvale there，she was exploited her constantly.) Having for his reputation, status or eIse. What he loved is hisno way out, she was taken to Sandboume . At the end ,own fancy or a fresh experience not the real Tess. Theafter she killed Alc, she fled Sandbourneand abscond-woman he loved is not Tess but another woman in hered to the north and was surrounded by the police in shape. That is why he calls Tess‘'Artemis, Demeter,Stonehenge. In her life - long journey ，She constantly and other fanciful names half teasingly, which she didchanged her living place. Each place represented anot like because she did not understand them." 'So heflight - a try to get the ideal life with freedom, lovecould not forgive Tess's default ness as Tess did. Norand happiness. That consequently resulted in her rest-could he confront with the frustrating marriage . Hless life. Though' she was for one thing, physically andwanted to keep the fancy of happiness and made Tess hismentally suited among these new surroundingswife in the name. Compared with Alec, Angel was morekept incompatible with her suroundings around and itellectual, but "the deep - rooted relation - ship be-couldn't be accustomed in the old and familiar place. tween culural soil of Vicorian and modemn crvliationThe surface reason might be the trouble she meet exoticcasted a gap hard to exceed between Angel and Tess -personality as said before, particularly her longing forthe daughter of nature”.the pure sky, which is full of freedom, love and happi-_:he slaughtering Tessness. It was her nature or' inherent will" ordered her中国煤化工different directions.fy, just like a bird. The evidence is suftice. AfterTess The:^YHC N MH Ghe fist(下转81页)69刘军:论诚实信用原则在法律语境中的 困境及消解③史尚宽《债法总论》，中国政法大学出版社政法大学出版社 1992年版,第315页。2000年版,第331页。⑧⑨郑强《合同法诚实信用原则比较研究》,载④徐国栋.《民法基本原则解释》，中国政法大《比较法研究》2000年第 1期。学出版社1992年版,第79页。①徐国栋《民法基本原则解释》，中国政法大学⑤转引自徐国栋<民法基本原则解释》，中国政出版式社 1992年版,第79页。法大学出版社1992 年版,第77页。①孟勤国《质疑“帝王条款”》,载《民商法学》⑥徐学鹿等《商法中之诚实信用原则研究》，2000 年第6期。载《民商法学》2000年第9期。②沈宗灵<比较法总论),北京大学出版社1987⑦转引自徐国栋《民法基本原则解释》， 中国年版,第 144- 145页。(上接69页)trap made by Alec, Tess couldn't help flling into an- dream, Her restles soul and atracting ideal became herother one, and this time is on her own will and more own burden, which made her sad in the whole life. Hermiserable.strong will that supported her innumerable tries causedB. Tess had the nature to fly. But fate changed her body and heart black and blue. Such games the Fateeach fight into a new trap made by herself. It seemed played with Tess didn't end until our heroine's death.Tess's effort was only to trap her tighter and tighter. NoThe bird image occured constantly in (Tess),matter when she took a step, there is a disaster waiting which represented the heroine's fate。Tess's tragedy infor her. The farther ehe went, the more trouble she met. her early years told her' "the serpent hisses where theIf she was content to live like her parent, Tess would not sweet birds sing”。. When Tess frstsaw the birds andhave gone to Trantridge and met Alec. There would not heard the joyful songs of the birds, Tess knew nothinghave been seductin. When the time blured her insu- abont her situation. At that time Tess is a simple care-lation and people's memory, she could have stayed in free girl. These symbolized what Tess is like -a pureBlackmoor Vale and lived without a chance to know and daughter of the nature with two wrings to fly. Butlove Angel .But she went to Talbothays, then was 8- through the continuous blow, she knew "he birds hadbandoned in tile wedding day. Another fight caused her been driven down into the cormer the day beforeby fileexploiation and insulation by the bully frme, which shooing party" ●She loked herself as the"poor dar-forced her tobe the mistres of Alee. At last，she lngs"because boh were the most mierable“with thebusted her last resistance -kill Alec and the Fateimpulse of a soul"●. And she fully understood the em-showed her the Ace - her death. As said before, Tessbarrassed fate. Her first thought was‘put the still livingis full of desire for hopeful life, which, however, be-birds out of their tortures". And to this end, she brokecame the direct cause to her own doom. She tried to getthe necks of birds as she could find with her own hand.rid of the doom. But her try was just a new beginning ofShe knew death is the only way to get nid of Fate's trap.a new disaster. Fate put her into' 'trap in trap”'.C. Tess was like a bird caught in lrap. Though theSo, in the end though Angel pressed her to escape, shebird was bom of nature witha strong will to fly, it is inwas content to rest at Stonehenge and greeted those whocomto awe. she died with the words"It is as it shouldtrap. That decided no matter how many times she triedbe..... This hapniness could nnt have lasted".tofly, the result could only be crashing into the cage中国煤化工of the D'Ubrillesand hurting herself. The sky would always be far away.Freedom, love aud happiness could be a unrealizableMYHC N M H Geches Press, 1994).81