Date of Graduation
12-2011
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in English (MA)
Degree Level
Graduate
Department
English
Advisor/Mentor
Danny Sexton
Committee Member
Susan Marren
Second Committee Member
Karen Madison
Keywords
19th century, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Existentialism, Jude Fawley, Thomas Hardy, Ivan Kaaramazov
Abstract
Fyodor Dostoevsky and Thomas Hardy both explored the intricacies of the burgeoning spiritual crisis of the late 19th and early 20th centuries in their works. The two most prominent of these works, Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov and Hardy's Jude the Obscure, show the stories of two characters, Ivan and Jude respectively, that choose to reject God. This thesis explores the connection between these two characters, specifically as they represent the two authors' outsider characters. It looks at the reasons behind their rejection, the ways that their rejection plays out in their lives, and the novels' alternatives, namely Christianity and selfless love, to their rejection.
Citation
Throgmorton, M. (2011). Returning the Ticket: Rejecting God in Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov and Hardy's Jude the Obscure. Graduate Theses and Dissertations Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/185