1. Jude the Obscure
... in the novel, he is compared to Samson (Part I, Chapter 7 and Part VI, Chapter 7), defeated by his own innocence and a woman's cunning. Sue herself compares him to Joseph, to a "tragic Don Quixote" (Part IV, Chapter 1) and to St. Stephen "who while they were stoning him could see Heaven opened." Jude's death at the young age of thirty (the approximate age of Jesus ... ...
- Word Count: 982
- Approx Pages: 4
- Grade Level: High School