In his novels of “character and environment”,Thomas Hardy,an English novelist of critical realism,adopted an innovative plot developing pattern to manifest that human fate was controlled by a kind of unpredictable “supernatural force” while exploiting a variety of artistic techniques,such as symbolism,metaphor,coincidence,and contrast,to show and highlight fatalism and pessimism.

Western pessimistic theory of civilization originated from ancient Creek mythologies.

An Analysis of the Pessimism in Dreiser’s Novels;

There alway exist pessimism and optimism in the research of future and protection of envirornment,but in practice,environmental pessimism leads a dorminant role.

Their life style appeared different,but presented the historical fatal tragedy of the three-generation:the fate of having no place to escape.