Thomas Hardy 
Jude the Obscure 

‘Jude the Obscure’ is the last novel published by Thomas Hardy in 1895. This work is considered a heretic (a copy of the book was burned in public by the bishop of Exeter).The protagonist of the story is Jude Fawley, a young man belonging to the proletariat who has the dream of becoming a writer. Thus, despite his rather poor social status, he decides to try to enter in a prestigious university. Jude, then he leaves for the city of ‘Christminster’ and here, first, he works as a bricklayer to maintain himself. Jude, then he leaves for the city of ‘Christminster’ and here, first, he works as a bricklayer to maintain himself. In that city, his life will begin to change, several disappointing relationships and an avant-garde love will characterize his years in ‘Christminster’. The plot of this work is very complex and even the role of the smallest details serves to fully understand the psychology and  the fate of each character …