Jude the Obscure (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Thomas Hardy
- First Published: 1895
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Philosophical realism
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: Wessex, England
- Genres: Long fiction, Philosophical realism
- Subjects: Suicide, Nineteenth century, Marriage, Rural or country life, Ministry or ministers, England or English people, Illegitimacy, Drinking or drunkenness, Fate or fatalism, Loneliness, Learning or scholarship
- Locales: Wessex, England
Characters Discussed
Jude Fawley, a village stonemason who is thwarted in every attempt to find success and happiness. His chief desire from the time of his youth is to become a religious scholar, but because of his sensuous temperament he is forced into an early marriage. After his first wife leaves him, he falls in love with his cousin and lives with her illegally for several years. The weight of social disapproval forces them downhill. After the tragic death of their children, his cousin leaves him also, and Jude, having turned to drink, dies a miserable death.
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