Tess of the d'Urbervilles
writer
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Thomas Hardy, ( 1840
– 1928) was an English
novelist and poet. He
became widely
regarded for his novels,
such as Tess of the
d'Urbervilles and Far
from the Madding Crowd.
Hardy's work was
admired by many writers
of a younger generation .
some information about the book
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When the book appeared in 1891, Thomas Hardy
was one of England's leading men of letters .Tess
is considered quite scandalous. Some people
attacked Hardy for the novel's subtitle, "A Pure
Woman," arguing that Tess could not possibly be
considered pure. Today, the novel is praised as a
courageous call during Victorian time The novel
was one of Hardy's last. He was deeply wounded
by some of the particularly personal attacks he
received from reviewers of the book.
Brief Introduction of the Story
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Tess is a pure and beautiful woman. Her life was
totally changed from her loss of purity. She was
seduced by a so-called gentleman—Alec, In order
to get rid of the past ,she decided to go to a distant
dairy farm. Then , she met her true love. She fell in
love with Angel. After Angel knew the truth, he left
Tess. And she sacrificed for her family, being a
lover of Alec. Alec had always told Tess that Angel
would never come back so he won Tess’s trust.
Angel did come back and found Tess! Everything
was too late! Then , Tess was desperate. She
killed Alec and she was sentenced to death.
She is a kind, sensitive
and intelligent girl.
Angel said she was the
daughter of nature.
Although she lost her
purity for knowing little
of man ,I still think she
is pure, she is that girl
she used to be and
she is full of sympathy
and love . I really love
this lovely girl.
What Cause the Tragedy
Tess’s tragic life is caused by that society and
it’s the result of that time. Except this, it can’t be
separated from her own weakness in character.
She obviously has the dual nature of the society
character--- resistance and compromise.
But,compromise is the winner.As a common
person, Tess fought with the society helplessly.
In the end, she turned out to be the sacrificial
victim of society .
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