Thomas Hardys Use of Fallen Women in His Writings Essay -- Biography

Thomas fearlesss Use of Fallen Women in His WritingsThomas Hardy sheds new light on the idea of the fallen woman. Through kayoed several(prenominal) of his works, he portrays the fallen woman through her own eyes, and, in doing so, presents a different perspective. Three of his works which establish this new perspective are the poem, The Ruined Maid, and the novels Far from the Madding Crowd and Tess of the dUrbervilles. In The Ruined Maid, which he wrote in 1866, Hardy focuses on one womans recent loss of chastity and how she is perceive by a friend who is returning to town. Rather than feeling humiliated of her actions, she expresses a sense of pride. In the last line of each stanza, she points out how she is ruined however, the tone of her various declarations is triumphant. For example, at the end of the third stanza she states, A lash out is gained with ones ruin (l.12). After Hardy portrayed the idea of the fallen woman in this manner through his poetry, he proceeded to explore this idea within his novels. In Far from the Madding Crowd, Hardys portrayal of Fanny Robin re...