Alcoholism and the Family: The Destructive Forces in Hardy's Tess of the D'urbervilles
Description:
This study examines the forces which shaped the main character--Tess Durbeyfield--in Hardy's novel in terms of the effects which her alcoholic family had upon her mental and emotional potential and which ultimately become the determining factors in her self-destruction. Using the elements and patterns set forth in the literature regarding the dynamics of the alcoholic family, I attempt to show that Hardy's novel may best be understood as the story of a woman whose life and destiny are controlle…
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Date:
December 1992
Creator:
Alexander, Elizabeth Chenoweth
Partner:
UNT Libraries