Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles tells a tragedy of an innocent girl called Tess, whose fate is dominated by the male power. Angel Clare, as one of the main male characters, has always been neglected. Exploring Angel’s mental process and choices from the perspective of Lacan’s mirror stage theory will provide a new interpretation of this novel, and a deeper understanding of the aesthetic value and the purpose of the characterization might be formed, and Hardy’s concerns for the gender issues in the Victorian age have also been well presented through the time-transcending character.
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