JAMB Literature in English 2005 Question 19

Question 19

Other Set Texts: Non-African Prose

In Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles, from the tragedy of Tess, it can be said that Thomas Hardy is concerned with the evils of

  1. A.modernization
  2. B.industrialization
  3. C.democratization
  4. D.colonization
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (industrialization)

Explanation

The threshing machine at Flintcomb-Ash and the decline of rural life show Hardy's worry about the harm done by industrialisation.