In An Ecofeminist Approach To Hardy
. In an ecofeminist approach to Hardy, Hardy's novels are looked at in terms of dichotomies: nature/culture, society/individual and femininity/masculinity. These oppositions become interesting insofar as they are set against a changing society, from rurality to industrialism, which in turn are associated with femininity and masculinity.
Within the environment that the characters are placed in, native inhabitants and outsiders are found on various levels that reflect their power within the community and the environment. This means that characters moving around the setting find themselves in various situations, in which they can exert more power over their peers and nature than in other situations and different environments. Jude the Obscure represents a good example of this shift of individuality from a male dominance to a female mannishness, becoming sensitive characters “die auch als weaklings umschreibbar sind” (164), as in the case of Jude.
Within the environment that the characters are placed in, native inhabitants and outsiders are found on various levels that reflect their power within the community and the environment. This means that characters moving around the setting find themselves in various situations, in which they can exert more power over their peers and nature than in other situations and different environments. Jude the Obscure represents a good example of this shift of individuality from a male dominance to a female mannishness, becoming sensitive characters “die auch als weaklings umschreibbar sind” (164), as in the case of Jude.