Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) ,the great Evolutionary Meliorist and the Progenitor of the world of Wessex preserves a remarkable place among the authors of Victorian Era. His philosophical outlook towards life along with skilful projection of the harsh oddities of life in his novels creates a pessimistic impression regarding him in the mind of his readers. He, no doubt, painted the dark side of life but it was also the reflection of the gloomy age he belonged to. This article intend to focuses upon Hardy as a pessimist thinker and the glimpse of his thoughts getting reflected in his novel-‘The woodlanders’ where we see the protagonist struggles hard with the unseen forces like nature, fate and circumstances to survive.
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He was caught between its craving for happiness and the harsh limitations of fact, material and social, as well as those rooted in the contradictions of human nature itself. He was a realistic observer as in his work there was always the reflection of harshness of nature, the struggles of common people to maintain their livelihood as well as survive against the hostile forces that try to evade them. The Woodlanders, one of the masterpieces of Hardy, is a wonderful tale of love, ambition, expectation and tragedy where the rustic and the sophisticated mass meet with their pre-defined destiny through the changing circumstances. A thick Shield of sadness and pessimism covers the plot of almost all the novels of Hardy and The Woodlanders was also not an exception to it. The disappointments of human life get clearly reflected in the plot; in every character who were the victims of circumstances and misfortune. Every character suffered in one way or the other except the rustics. Hardy’s novels are the realistic presentation of life where we find both suffering and happiness, both Love and separation. But, the suffering, separation and pain always become heavy upon the characters for whom happiness and love appear as rare realization. Hardy doesn’t prioritize the beauty of human life in his writing because he believed –“happiness is but an occasional episode in the general drama of …show more content…
Whenever I plant the young larches I'll think that none can plant as you planted; and whenever I split a gad, and whenever I turn the cider-wring, I'll say none could do it like you. If ever I forget your name, let me forget home and
Heaven!--But no, no, my love, I never can forget 'ee; for you was a GOOD man, and did good things!" (The Woodlanders, Chapter 48)
These lines not only show her deepest love for Winterbone but also her lonely, pathetic life. The author only presented pain, dejection, struggle, suffering in the hands malicious forces who rule over their life.
Among others, Mrs. Charmond too dies. The only survivors are Grace and Fitzpiers who were somehow reconciled with an expectation that they may find happiness ahead but still the author left some doubt regarding it. As the character of Fitzpiers remains questionable still.
“ Thomas Hardy was not pessimistic about human beings rather about the governance of the universe”- observed R.A.Scott James. Hardy even claimed himself as maliorist. The set of events, pathtic display of human misery, and merciless display of the rule of fate, melicous game of Chance and circumstances make the characters appear pessimist and leaves a glimpse of pessimism in the novel “The
Keywords: Evolutionary Meliorist, …show more content…
He was caught between its craving for happiness and the harsh limitations of fact, material and social, as well as those rooted in the contradictions of human nature itself. He was a realistic observer as in his work there was always the reflection of harshness of nature, the struggles of common people to maintain their livelihood as well as survive against the hostile forces that try to evade them. The Woodlanders, one of the masterpieces of Hardy, is a wonderful tale of love, ambition, expectation and tragedy where the rustic and the sophisticated mass meet with their pre-defined destiny through the changing circumstances. A thick Shield of sadness and pessimism covers the plot of almost all the novels of Hardy and The Woodlanders was also not an exception to it. The disappointments of human life get clearly reflected in the plot; in every character who were the victims of circumstances and misfortune. Every character suffered in one way or the other except the rustics. Hardy’s novels are the realistic presentation of life where we find both suffering and happiness, both Love and separation. But, the suffering, separation and pain always become heavy upon the characters for whom happiness and love appear as rare realization. Hardy doesn’t prioritize the beauty of human life in his writing because he believed –“happiness is but an occasional episode in the general drama of …show more content…
Whenever I plant the young larches I'll think that none can plant as you planted; and whenever I split a gad, and whenever I turn the cider-wring, I'll say none could do it like you. If ever I forget your name, let me forget home and
Heaven!--But no, no, my love, I never can forget 'ee; for you was a GOOD man, and did good things!" (The Woodlanders, Chapter 48)
These lines not only show her deepest love for Winterbone but also her lonely, pathetic life. The author only presented pain, dejection, struggle, suffering in the hands malicious forces who rule over their life.
Among others, Mrs. Charmond too dies. The only survivors are Grace and Fitzpiers who were somehow reconciled with an expectation that they may find happiness ahead but still the author left some doubt regarding it. As the character of Fitzpiers remains questionable still.
“ Thomas Hardy was not pessimistic about human beings rather about the governance of the universe”- observed R.A.Scott James. Hardy even claimed himself as maliorist. The set of events, pathtic display of human misery, and merciless display of the rule of fate, melicous game of Chance and circumstances make the characters appear pessimist and leaves a glimpse of pessimism in the novel “The