Exile To Happyness Thomas Hardy Analysis

OBSTACLES TO HAPPINESS

Eleven-year-old boy follows a schoolmaster, holding a book in his hands. He seems quite upset, because he has to say goodbye to his favourite teacher Mr. Phillotson, who is leaving for university. Mr. Phillotson says that the boy will understand when he gets older. But he already understands, since his mind is older than his body. How could someone as intelligent as Mr. Phillotson stay in this godforsaken place? The Jude looks up to Mr. Phillotson and he suddenly realises, that the answer to pursue happiness and better life lies in education. All ways simply end there. That’s how this noble, English dream of becoming a scholar, turned to be a focal point of his life.

Jude lives with his aunt in small, sleepy village called Marygreen. He is bright, ambitious boy, who spends his time studying Classical

He as well as his main character Jude, came from the working class of rural labourers. Hardy’s father worked as a stonemason and his mother - well-read, intelligent woman, educated Hardy until he was eight. She believed in education and encouraged his son to improve his social status. I 've noticed that men who find a positive role model in women or are around them, tend to adopt certain feminist views. Works of the philosopher and proponent of women’s right - John Stuart Mill, which was introduced to Hardy by a scholar Horace Moule, comprised an important part of Hardy 's outlooks. Young Hardy was naturally interested in literature, music, science and architecture. He aspired at first to become an architect and attended a training in London. During his sojourn in London, he started writing poetry and later novels. Hardy found writing to be more fulfilling and the new ambition replaced the previous one. When he was thirty-four, he married his first wife Emma, who shared his love for books. However, their marriage wasn’t nearly