'The History
of Tom Jones, a Foundling', often simply as 'Tom Jones', is a comic novel by
the English playwright and novelist Henry Fielding.
The
protagonist of this text is a foundling whose parents are unknown. Therefor he
is considered as a fallen person. He has affairs with many girls, but he is
good hearted person.
We can see
that Fielding brings in an antihero in the picture. Normally we see that the
protagonist is a man of character. Tom lives an adventures life facing all the
injustices strongly. At the end we see him getting fruits of all his struggles.
He is also a helpful person.
If we try to
deconstruct this text, then we can see that in order to show Tom good other
women characters are given less importance.
There are
many major and minor characters in the play. We can say that the women
characters are only in minor role. Importance is not given to the women. They
are not at the power position. They are given a subordinate position. We can
see the characters with the touch of feminism.
We see both
types of women characters in this novel, ones with the bad light and with good
light. Overall the women character in this novel faces injustice in one or the
other way. Henry fielding has represented Sympathy for women in thematic terms.
Fielding’s ideology is embedded in the text.
“Woman was
made for the comfort and benefit of man”.
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