role of society in tom jones

NAME : GOND ASMITA KROLL NO : 2ND PAPER :2nd (Neoclassical literature) TOPIC : Role of society in Tom JonesCLASS : (M. A.) SEM -1GUIDE : PROF. HEENA ME’MYEAR : 2014-16E-MAIL ID : asmita.gond414@gmail.comSUBMITTED TO : MAHARAJA KRISHN KUMAR SINH JI BHAVNAGAR UNIVERSITY.ENROLLMENT NO.: 14101017

ABOUT HENRY FIELDINGWas a learned and well

educatedHe has written only

farce, ballad, burlesque, and adaption from French

He has an experience as dramatist also(1728-37)

Was known as the busy person

WORKS OF HENRY FIELDINGHe has written many works

His best known four novels are:

1. ‘JOSEPH ANDREWS’ 2. ‘JONATHA WILD’ 3. ‘TOM JONES’ 4. ‘AMELIA’

TOM AS A PROTAGONIST

Tom as an

infant

Falls in

love

Love triang

le

Sadness in Tom

Happy Ending

TomJones

TOM SEARCHING HIS DESINY

When we meet first time he was a foundling

Helpful with goodness of the heart

A common man Searching for good lifeSociety plays vital role in his

life

ROLE OF SOCIETY IN TOM JONESWilliam Hazlitt exaggerated by observing the

Fielding's novel the Urban societyCharactersLifestyle Bad HighwayThe role of institutesRole of female charactersRole of politics

URBAN SOCIETY IN TOM JONES

CHARACTERS ARE IN TOM JONES Neither Angelic nor diabolic but real oneEducated and well naturedClearly distinguished one anotherTranscribed from human lifeContrast with one anotherLower and middle class homely and

pedestrian

LIFESTYLE We can see vanity and

affectionPassion to be a richerAddicted to eating and

drinkingContrast with each other

like Tom and BlifilDestroys the piece of

social life

FREE LIFESTYLE

BAD HIGHWAYS IN LONDONFull of robbersIt was not safe for

women travel alone Good place of Tom’s

adventure

ROLE OF INSTITUTEPublic school seems to

be inefficientWe can see exposed and

corrupt atmosphere For Tom and Blifil

arranged private tutor by Allworthy

ROLE OF FEMALE CHARECTERS

• Women were shown disgustful and without pity

• Sophia’s love triangle brakes Tom’s life

• Not get protection from man

ROLE OF POLITICSPolitics shows the

mirror of the society.Judge also do wrong

judgments.Politics were

corrupted.

CONCLUSION

We can see hear that society plays vital role in Tom’s life

Either good or badSociety makes so much changes in his life

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