Jude the Obscure

by Thomas Hardy

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What is the significance of little Father Time in "Jude the Obscure"?

Discuss the aspects that make Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy a modern novel.

In Thomas Hardy's novel Jude the Obscure, why and how is the title character "obscure"?

Analyze Jude the Obscure as a bildungsroman.

In what ways is the novel Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy a naturalistic novel? What links with Darwin's theory can we find?

Discuss how Thomas Hardy portrayed women in Jude the Obscure.

What aspects of narration make Jude the Obscure a psychological novel?

What is the importance of religion in Jude the Obscure?

Discuss the theme of marriage in Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy.

What is the point of view of Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy?

In Jude the Obscure, despite its title, why is Sue the obscure?

What are the major themes in Jude the Obscure?

What are the themes of Jude the Obscure?

Describe and explain Jude's dreams and fantasies about Christminister early on in Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure. 

To what extent is Jude successful in realizing his dreams in Jude the Obscure?

In Jude the Obscure, why does the name "Beersheba" sound romantic? 

How can we talk about the theme of marriage in Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy?

In Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy, to what extent is Jude's Romantic approach to life to blame for his failure in life?

Whose pictures does Sue have at the training school?

How can you describe Jude from Jude the Obscure?

In Shaston, Jude is awakened by the cry of a rabbit caught in a steel trap. What does the rabbit symbolize?

What is the explanation of the theme of class in Jude the Obscure?

What are the secular values defended in the novel, Jude the Obscure? 

Would it be correct to say that Jude the Obscure is the last of the Victorian novels and first of the modern ones?

What do critics think about "Jude the Obscure"? How can you criticize the story in the new classical method or Russian way?

What is marriage in Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy. I want some help with an essay.

How can we talk about the wickedness of the educational system in the 19th century Victorian society through Jude the Obscure?

In Jude the Obscure, how does Jude deal with both his responsibilities and his love for Sue at the same time?

In Jude the Obscure, how are the Victorians' anxieties about science displayed?

In Jude the Obscure, what does the scene in which Jude reads his books on a horseback tell us about Jude?

In Jude the Obscure, hy could Hardy not find some resolution to Jude's needs? The trouble I see is not in the world but in Jude's inability to come to terms with it. What was Hardy after? Jude is a very pitiful character.  I would read him as a idealist if Hardy did not take such pleasure in undermining all his hopes and dreams. Is the novel solely written from Hardy's own feelings of resentment against society? Is there no place in this world that Jude can find some mode of happiness? He could have found it in the artistic use of his talents.

In Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy, what job does Sue have when she goes back to Phillotson?

What type of ruins do Jude and Sue go see?