My Reflection

"Tess of the d'Urbervilles" is a masterpiece of British realistic literature in the late 19th century. It is also a masterpiece of Thomas Hardy. In the novel, however, the title of "maiden, raped by Tess". Later, she married and cohabited with others when her husband was not around. In the end, Tess's husband came back, and she killed the man who lived with her and was hanged. From the secular point of view, whether in law, religion or morality, she is not a pure woman. But in fact, what Tess has experienced is actually a girl's infinite longing for happiness and love, as well as the cost and misfortune she has suffered. Even in such misfortune, she still has her own good hope. Therefore, the subtitle "pure woman" I think is the author's blessing for good love.But why did Tess encounter such a tragic fate? Some people think that Tess's tragedy is attributed to Hardy's fatalism, that is, the humble status of women in modern traditional society is the beginning of tragedy. I have different views on this. Although under the double oppression of patriarchy and capitalism, Tess was doomed to become a victim of society, which also conformed to the background of the traditional society of the time of Victoria to confine women, and finally ended the tragedy of Tess's death in a reasonable way. But in my opinion, Tess's tragedy is not only because of the persecution of the society at that time, but also the character of her characters.