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Book Report of Tess of the D'Urbervilles

About the author

Thomas Hardy (1840---1928), is an English novelist who is famous for novels of character and Environment. When he was young, he derived a love of music from his father and a devotion to literature from his mother. He grew up in the Dorset shire, of which the environment there became the main backdrop of his writings. His writings often reflected the change after capitalism intruded the countries in England and the people‟s hard life. The novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles was published in the year 1891, which was his most famous novel.

The summary of the book

It tells a story of a tragedy life of a pure girl .In the Victorian period, a rural clergyman in England tells D‟Urbervilles, a simple farmer, that he was descended from the illustrious D…Urberville s family. The D‟Urbervilles couple sent his daughter Tess to a family named D…Urberville s in order to improve their social status. Tess was asked to feed chickens there and Alec fell in love with Alec, who later raped her, so she left, pregnant. She went back home, gave birth to the baby, named Sorrow who died soon. Some time later, Tess began working as a milkmaid, and there she met her true love Angel Clare. They fell in love, but Angel does not learn of her previous relationship with Alec until their wedding night, and abandoned her. Deserted by her husband, Tess met Alec again, and poverty forced her to resume their relationship. Angel returned from travelling abroad, remorseful at his treatment of Tess, but found her with Alec. Tess murdered Alec in order to run away with Angel. They spent one night of happiness together, before she was arrested.

My viewpoint towards this book

After reading this book, what cause me to deeply think is that Tess‟s tragedy is a result of lots of factors.

First of all, Family background c aused Tess‟s Tragedy

Tess‟s father was a poor countryside hawker, who is lazy and is addicted to drinking and Tess‟s mother was a dairymaid, who was sloppy and simply-minded. They sent Tess there not only wanted Tess to have a better life, but as well hoped that they could get rid of their poverty and led a noble life. In order to showed off own so-called "aristocrat" status and satisfied mere vanity, Tess‟s parents wanted to claim relative relationship or marriage to improve own status. Although Tess felt anticipated towards her parents‟ hypocr isy and looked down upon her noble origin, she still went there because she thought she was the family's oldest daughter who should take the family burden. She loved her little sisters and brothers so deeply that she cannot cruel enough to look they suffer hardships. Afterwards, in order to protect her family from forcing to leave the native place after her father died, Tess came back to Alec again with no choice, just for her family. The God gave Tess a woman of glory soul, which was called the daughter of nature, such as considerate, caring for her families, responsibility. However, she was ruined by her family background and the cruel reality.

Secondly, Tess‟ personal characteristics were also the cause of her tragedy.

Towards life, Tess is never surrendered. No matter life is difficult, she tried her best to