Alice’s Reviews > Jude the Obscure (Everyman's Library Classics & Contemporary Classics) by Thomas Hardy > Status Update

“Don’t you dread the attitude that insensibly arises out of legal obligation? Don’t you think it is destructive to a passion whose essence is its gratuitousness?”
Harry’s views on marriage are so refreshing compared to other male writers of his time, observes the restrictiveness of marriage, and the way it somewhat strips away female autonomy.