Abstract: Tess of The D’Urbervilles is the masterpiece of Thomas Hardy, who uses abundant color terms to describe the tragic fate of Tess. This paper gives an analysis on “red”, “white”, “black” and “green” colors and explores their deep meanings in the novel from the perspective of metaphor. It also analyzes the important role which the metaphorical meanings of colors played on the fate of the character, thus deepening the theme of the novel and making the readers interpret more about it.

Key words: color; metaphor; the fate of the character

CONTENTS

Abstract

中文摘要

1. Introduction1

  1.1 Introduction to Thomas Hardy

  1.2 Introduction to Tess of The D’Urbervilles

2. The Conception and Function of Color Metaphor2

  2.1 The Conception of Color Metaphor

  2.2 The Function of Color Metaphor

3. The Metaphorical Meanings of Different Colors .5

3.1 The Metaphorical Meaning of Red

3.2 The Metaphorical Meaning of White

  3.3 The Metaphorical Meaning of Black

3.4 The Metaphorical Meaning of Green

4. Conclusions 9

Bibliography.11

Acknowledgements12