There can be found several themes in Jude the Obscure, which show and somehow explain the Victorian era and the way people were influenced by social conventions. Unfortunately, the impact was rather negative, even devastating in case of Jude the Obscure. ... Jude becomes wretched and dies. ... Sue is the leading character who establishes important landmarks about the marriage in Jude the Obscure. ... In Jude the Obscure Hardy wants to point out the fact that partners should perceive the act of marriage in accord with nature. ...

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