Name:- Chavda Dhruvi

Batch:-2014-15

Class:- Sem – 1

Roll no:- 7

Subject:- Tom Jones as a realistic Novel

Paper:- Neo-Classic Literature

About Henry Fielding:- ‘Tom Jones’ written by Henry

Fielding.

He was well known novelist and dramatist.

His career began in London.

‘Tom Jones’ and ‘Amelia’ are his best known works.

He died on October 8, 1774 in Portugal.

•In 18th century the reader’s tastes changed.

•People wanted to find more and more of their own reflection of lifein literature.

•And Henry Fielding satisfied these demands.

•His characters are full of blood and flesh, good and bad contradictions, humbleness, frankness.

• All this found in Henry fielding’s ‘Tom Jones’.

The character of Tom depicts the charm of book.

Tom is neither ideal character nor he is ridiculed.

He is not selfish, but honest naïve, light-minded and helpful.

Tom leads toward the series of adventure through his passionate, open and humble nature.

This novel is written in easy and free manner with moral and psychological theme.

All the details are very significant. We can say that Fielding touches all the sphere of life.

We can find many different class people and their activities.

We can say that Tom Jones is the reflection of middle class society.

•We can also find many different class of people, society, churches, theatres,

different professions of that, prison, court, highways, hotels or inns.

•The character of Tom depicts the inner the charm of book.

•Tom is neither ideal character nor he is ridiculed.

•Tom makes mistakes after mistakes, because he became a victim of prejudice.

•We can say that Tom Jones is the reflection of middle class society.

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