5/26/2023 0 Comments Jude the obscureWhen he is older, Jude is apprenticed to a stonemason and as he learns his trade by day, he studies biblical texts in ancient Greek and Latin by night using old and superseeded copies of the texts. Sadly, it seems that from the beginning, Jude is doomed to a life of poverty and bleakness. The story follows Jude Fawley from childhood where he is inspired by a leaving teacher to study and hope to one day become a university student at the collegial town of Christminster, dubbed the most religious town in England. The criticisms Hardy received for Jude caused Hardy to become disillusioned with novel writing which is such a shame because it’s a remarkable book and Hardy is a very talented, if a little bleak, writer. Jude the Obscure is significant for two reasons – one, being Thomas Hardy’s last novel and two, the topics the novel covers.
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