《德伯家的苔丝》中的景物描写的作用(4)
Nevertheless, up to now, there are few researches on the scenery description in Tess of the D'Urbervilles, saying nothing of a detailed and systematic study。 Thus, this paper will make a close study in this area。 What’s more, the author will try to analyze the functions and effects of the scenery description。
III。 Scenery Description in TD
Environment is one of the key elements of fiction creation。 It not only contains social environment which refers to the social background, but also includes specific one which provides particular time, place and surrounding natural landscape。 In Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Hardy does not merely treat the environment as background or decoration, but gives it the equally important position like humans。 The scenery description takes up almost one-third of it。 Thus, it is necessary to have a detailed look at the masterpiece about its landscape depiction。
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In this novel, Tess has been to many different places。 In some degree, the changing of places can suggest the changing of her fate。
3。1。1 Vale of Blackmore
Actually, the birthplace of the heroine Tess-Vale of Blackmore, is the shadow of Hardy’s hometown-Wessex。 Hardy has deep love for this place, so he is more sensitive than others to find something special。 At the beginning of the novel, the author uses the enchanting tone to describe the mountain-surrounding, dim and secluded vale。 The vale is Tess's birth place where she is brought up, thus, to her, the vale is her world (Xing, 2007: 23)。