Thomas Hardy is unique.There are paradoxes in Hardy's nature.He believes something is there arranging the world,but unlike his contemporaries,he is suspicious of an omnipotent God who governs the universe and dist...Thomas Hardy is unique.There are paradoxes in Hardy's nature.He believes something is there arranging the world,but unlike his contemporaries,he is suspicious of an omnipotent God who governs the universe and distinguishes the good from the evil.He is not very Christian,but still cherishes hope for an undogmatic Church.The thesis is to reveal a Thomas Hardy who has considerable biblical backgrounds and yet finally rejects Christianity.Through his novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles,we shall discover a Hardy not very familiar to the public.展开更多
William Golding's Lord of the Flies has been interpreted from different perspective. This paper attempts a biblical reading of the novel by finding the prototypes of the characters. The first section explores the ...William Golding's Lord of the Flies has been interpreted from different perspective. This paper attempts a biblical reading of the novel by finding the prototypes of the characters. The first section explores the direct parallels of the novel and the Scripture; the second section probes into how and why Golding reversely uses the biblical allusions; the last section concludes that sin is ingrained in human heart that it might be impossible to eradicate.展开更多
文摘Thomas Hardy is unique.There are paradoxes in Hardy's nature.He believes something is there arranging the world,but unlike his contemporaries,he is suspicious of an omnipotent God who governs the universe and distinguishes the good from the evil.He is not very Christian,but still cherishes hope for an undogmatic Church.The thesis is to reveal a Thomas Hardy who has considerable biblical backgrounds and yet finally rejects Christianity.Through his novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles,we shall discover a Hardy not very familiar to the public.
文摘William Golding's Lord of the Flies has been interpreted from different perspective. This paper attempts a biblical reading of the novel by finding the prototypes of the characters. The first section explores the direct parallels of the novel and the Scripture; the second section probes into how and why Golding reversely uses the biblical allusions; the last section concludes that sin is ingrained in human heart that it might be impossible to eradicate.
