Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Through life people may fault, or get on the wrong side of the
tracks. Yet hopefully they keep faith and then willingly they may
recoup and redeem themselves by recovering. Many believe that,
Tess in, Tess of the d'Urbervilles was a great example of
this. In Hardy's Victorian age novel, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, he
illustrates casual wrong, the will to recover, the growth of love, and
death.
Almost everybody has done something casually wrong and
not think much of it, many call this indifferent nature. Tess is no
stranger to casual wrong. Throughout her life indifferent nature has
occurred. Her parents were not the greatest of parents. She had a
tough life, she was poor. When she met Alec d'Urberville, she was
considerate and kind, but later on Alec took advantage of her and
seduced her in a forest called the Chase,
"He knelt and bent lower, till her breath warmed his
face, and in a moment his cheek was in contact with
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English: Thomas Hardy Locations, Tess of the d'Urb...hers. She was sleeping soundly, and upon her
eyelashes there lingered tears." 1
She then later fell in love with Angel, and married him. Angel
found out about Tess' past experience with Alec, and he could not
forgive her, even though it was all Alec's doing. Thus it is clear
that casual wrong follows her and yet the wrong is not made by
her.
Tess' true strength is her determination to overcome her
misfortunes. When the Durbeyfields' horse, Prince died, Tess took
control of the situation of the horse's death and the beehive
delivery.
She takes care of the kids and she had done well in school, even
though Tess seems to go nowhere. Also when she leaves her job of
taking care of the flock at the d'Urberville household, because...