Implication as an instrument of communicating themes in Thomas hardy's Jude the obscure

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The focus of the current study is to explore the implicated and obscure meaning of Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure by revealing the concealed message of different struggles that Jude, the eponymous characters, has experienced.

Throughout relying upon the reader-response theory, the paper attempts to provide a better understanding of the novel.

It explores the different views of readers, and it looks at the deep meaning rather than the surface meaning of the text.

It allows the reader to have a better understanding of the events, the struggles, issues, and the message of the story.

It reflects the confrontations and hardships of modern life after the massive industrial innovations.

All of these issues will be investigated by declaring the implicated meaning of the themes conveyed in Jude the Obscure.

In this respect, the present study enables the reader to acquire an accurate knowledge about Hardy's thoughts and values of his society.

Therefore, it makes the reader understand the obscured and concealed connotations.

To achieve this aim, the study will conduct the reader- response theory.

Furthermore, the study will tackle certain issues like women's plight in the modern age, marriage, religion, science, education, and class division.