Tess of the d’Urbervilles

Tess of the d’Urbervilles is solely about Tess - her personality, trials, growth, and development. While many novels concern the interaction of characters, this novel concentrates almost single – mindedly on the life of its heroine Tess. The other characters are important only to the extent that they affect Tess' fate. Tess' story is of a woman who tries to respond to the changing world around her with honesty and integrity. She can be viewed …showed first 75 words of 709 total…

…showed last 75 words of 709 total…She feels as though even if it is not her fault, she can not win in a battle such as this one. She knows that her fate will come, in defiance of doing all she can to deter it. In addition, because she is a Durbeyfield, it is obvious that she can not clear her name and start over. She is a woman of this era and chooses to take anguish over happiness. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**