Essays Tagged: "Jude"

Personal Response to Literature- Passage from "Wild Geese", Responding to Jude's need to escape.

e to LiteraturePassage from, Wild GeeseIn the passage from Wild Geese, two ideas convey to me about Jude's need to escape. The first idea is that Jude feels smothered by her daily surroundings, and se ... o escape. The first idea is that Jude feels smothered by her daily surroundings, and second is that Jude is living two separate lives.Jude's farm life and family ultimately suffocate her. Jude's fathe ...

(3 pages) 22 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

Another creative writing project, this time about a first date. The essay was supposed to be funny, I'm not sure how funny I ended up being.

; I hadn't been the only one in need of the support.I caught sight of them through the glass doors. Jude, Chris, and Dave. I recognized Jude from the picture I had seen. Long auburn hair, glasses, tal ... lways the oddball of the group.They made small talk amongst themselves, and I sat wordlessly beside Jude. What could I say to this man? What could I possibly do that wouldn't make me look like a compl ...

(4 pages) 97 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Oppression in Thomas Hardy's 'Jude the Obscure': Discussion of Class and Gender

In Jude the Obscure, Thomas Hardy presents two characters whose dreams and ambitions ultimately end in ... timately end in failure and tragedy. It can be argued that this is due to oppressive social forces; Jude is unable to fulfil his dreams due to his class, and Sue due to her gender. However, there are ... ors, both personal and social, that contribute to their downfall.Throughout the course of his life, Jude's great aspiration is to be a scholar. He dreams of following in the footsteps of his teacher M ...

(7 pages) 77 0 4.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Thorough Analysis of Jude the Obscure- 4 characters, 4 quotes, conflict, setting

Summary:Jude Fawley has always dreamed of attending the university of Christminster, however his humble upbr ... no avail he does. They find out that he has a son by Arabella, and the son comes to live with Sue, Jude, and their two children. Jude's son hangs himself as well as the other two children for what Su ... what Sue and Arabella see as punishment for their incestuous relationship.Four Important Characters:Jude Fawley- A man who aspires to attend the university of Christminster but is distracted by his lo ...

(4 pages) 35 0 2.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Sue, Jude and the Society that Killed Them in Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure

Sue, Jude and the Society that Killed ThemIn Jude the Obscure, Thomas Hardy presents two characters whose ... society around them, and their inability to merge into it, causes this downfall. More specifically, Jude is unable to fulfill his dreams due to his class, and Sue due to her gender. However it can be ... e argued that it is the surmounting these obstacles that is the accurate measurement of success and Jude and Sue seem throughout the novel to be locked in to their own ideas and are unwilling to bend ...

(5 pages) 36 0 1.7 Apr/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Sue, Jude and the Society that Killed Them.

In "Jude the Obscure", Thomas Hardy presents two characters whose dreams and ambitions ultimately end in ... society around them, and their inability to merge into it, causes this downfall. More specifically, Jude is unable to fulfill his dreams due to his class, and Sue due to her gender. However it can be ... e argued that it is the surmounting these obstacles that is the accurate measurement of success and Jude and Sue seem throughout the novel to be locked in to their own ideas and are unwilling to bend ...

(5 pages) 23 0 0.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

"All You Need is Love"

8; a generational, as well as personal, 1960s musical epic set to Beatles tunes, tells the story of Jude, a young Liverpool dock worker, and Lucy, a clean-cut American, who meet up in New York City. I ... #146; natural performances…allow the characters to transcend the generic. When Lucy, gazing at Jude, sings ‘If I Fell’ very slowly, in a sweet, trembling voice, she is one girl worriedl ...

(5 pages) 34 0 4.5 Oct/2007

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Suicide

Sai Rana Show how in Jude the Obscure, Hardy explores ways in which, despite having 'lost its rational justification'; Ch ... first rejected, but they provoked profound questioning.This context reflects very distinctly in the Jude the Obscure as during the time in which Hardy was writing scepticism and confusion towards fait ... faith was rife.In spite of this background, there are religious references, which Hardy has used in Jude that add such potency and importance to the story in various ways. The novel symbolizes the cla ...

(4 pages) 7 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy