"In 1868, British society attempted to reshape women's behavior and moral standards, and held a series of "Contemporary Girls" to discuss and formulate the standard for "perfect girls" - innocent and lovely, delicate feelings, pure and flawless, obedient and docile, religiously religious, and psychologically dependent Men, absolutely obey the marriage arranged by fate. In the 1880s, new women who resisted traditional forces appeared. Major changes in the social status of British women, such as property rights and the right to life freedom, occurred after the 1880s. In 1874, it was a period of "darkness" for women's situation, and the novel truly provided a panorama of the living conditions of women in the Victorian era." After reading the writing background of the original novel, you can't help but sigh that this seemingly Mary Sue routine The story is already 145 years old. The heroine Bathsheba , in the opening scene, she has no way of knowing the origin of her name since her parents died when she was a child. She considers herself independent and wild, and cannot bear to become a vassal of a man after marriage. She does not refuse love, but it is difficult to imagine marriage and her husband. The most dramatic moment of the name Bathsheba appeared in the story of King Solomon. She was a famous beauty. She was the wife of the king's subordinates. Hardy, a master of rigorous and metaphorical writing, took this name and had to evoke reverie. Just like the type of heroine we are familiar with, Bathsheba is intelligent, brave, beautiful, enthusiastic, and smug, because she has not experienced too many world events, and she is a little naive and stubborn. Isabella in "Portrait of a Lady" and Scarlett in "Gone with the Wind" have similar personalities and experiences, I don't think it's an accident. Of course, you can understand that this is a love story of one woman and three men, so let's talk about love first. Love is a series of complex psychology and actions, involving the appeals and desires deep in the human heart, and is also closely related to time and space in terms of conditions. Although she was young and lost her parents, Bathsheba did not lack love; her temperament and appearance were outstanding, and she was easy to be admired; she had read books, loved to work, and had enough self-confidence; after inheriting the inheritance, she proved that she really has the ability to operate and manage. So, what Bathsheba at this stage wants is the most dazzling emotion, she wants to be conquered, she wants to take risks. Her old neighbor, now the shepherd Gabriel, is loyal, reliable, and a confidant. The farmer next door, Birdwood, is elegant, restrained, and respectable. Although a close friend, but because of familiarity, lost the sense of mystery, in Bathsheba's view, is a cherished friend, but can not go any closer. One is an old-fashioned gentleman, from a heart like wood to a fire of enthusiasm, he is amiable and respectable, and wants to give everything for the woman he loves. Although moved, it is precisely the life that Bathsheba refuses. Therefore, the encounter with Troy, the officer, was a thrilling encounter. Bathsheba would never have imagined that someone would use malice to grab the sincerity. Her previous admirers were all decent people. This was her luck and misfortune. What girl does not have a sense of spring, such a handsome, rebellious and mysterious officer, how difficult is it to fall in love with him. He doesn't respect her and repress her emotions like others, he's frivolous, arrogant, dangerous, and above all, like lightning, ignites her lust. Is lust shameful, no, it is natural and abundant, neither noble nor lowly. What shame is there to honor one's own passions? No one can be sure that they will love the "right person", and some things will not be proven by time, how the truth will emerge. jealousy, jealous Anxiety, impulsiveness, weakness, some people would say that about Bathsheba who fell in love, and we, who have not traveled such a road, we are such imperfect human beings. Like Scarlett, Bathsheba loves their land and regards it as life, they are women with character flaws, but you have to respect their vitality. Passion can make people blind, and the earth will always make people calm, and they will eventually return to their own paths. Gabriel and Birdwood are friends of gentlemen, and they sympathize with each other. It can be said that this kind of magnanimity is rare nowadays. The chivalry and the gentleman's demeanor, like the legends in the ancient books, have lost their respective contexts. The poetic pastoral has never really existed. It can be painted and sung. It is a short vacation.
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