The Real Cause of Tess’s Tragedy.docVIP

The?Real?Cause?of?Tess’s?Tragedy As the industrial movement swept England in the 19th century, many farmers and agriculture workers found themselves in devastation. People lost their homes, their jobs, and the simple lifestyles they cherished. The movement had an even greater affect on the English landscape when lush fertile valleys were transformed into railways and urban centers. Thomas Hardy was very concerned with the loss of beautiful rural land during the industrial development. His main belief system was founded upon the ideal that nature is the core of all existence .Tess of the DUrbervilles is one of the Thomas Hardy’s most famous novel. Under Hardy’s pen, the heroine Tess is created as an attractive and warm-hearted pure woman, who has the quality of endurance and self-sacrifice. Tess has long been regarded as the most exceptional woman character in English literary history. However, the life of this pure woman is tragic. First,She is seduced,.then abandoned and finally driven to murder for which she is hanged. What is responsible for her tragic fate? What is the reason for a pure woman to become a murderer? I couldn’t help thinking over these questions again and again. From the tragic story of Tess’ short life, I can see in a deeper sense that it is the evil capitalism that has ruined her. Living in a society overwhelmed by capitalist Law, and religion, Tess, a poor peasant, inevitably leads a tragic life and finally goes to her collapse. Tess of the DUrbervilles is about the tragedy of a peasant girl, who was born in a poor family. When their horse is killed by accident, they lose the only means to make a living .So she is persuaded by her mother to visit the DUrbervilles atTrantridge and claim kin. Tess works there and is seduced by Alec DUrberville, the young master of the family. Then Tess gives birth to a child who dies very soon. Upon the childs death, Tess works at the dairy-farm at Talbothays, where she meets and loves Angel Clare, the son of a c