Tess of the D'Urbervilles By Allen Keneth

Tess of the D'Urbervilles is one of my favorite novels wrote by Thomas Hardy. Focusing on the tragic experience of its heroine Tess, the plot of story began. Tess came from a peasant's family, the Durbeyfield. She had lived a poor but peaceful life. But things changed.

One day her father, John Durbeyfield learned that they were descended from the D'Urbervilles, an ancient family once renowned in England. Tess's parents were in an ecstasy of delight over the news. Her mother urged Tess to claim kinship with the remaining D'Urbervilles, so that Tess could marry a gentleman. Unwillingly, the girl came in contact with the Stoke, D'Urbervilles. There she met Alec D'Urbervilles, who showed off the estate and always seduced her. Having received a job of tending to chickens, Tess stayed in the D'Urbervilles.

Her tragic life had just begun. Before long the rich and guileful Alec managed to seduce the girl and made her pregnant. Being humiliated and resolute, Tess returned home. Despite the rumors all around, she gave a birth to a boy, who is called Sorrow but died soon because of grave illness. For several weeks, Tess was overwhelmed by grief and sorrow. Nevertheless, lacking of money, Tess had to leave home and went to work as a dairymaid at a distant farm, where she met Angel Claire. They had met each other before, and Tess had made a favorable impression on Angel. After Angel persistent pursuit of Tess, the two fell into love and became engaged. Then comes the wedding night, too honest to keep any secret, Tess admitted about Alec D'Urbervilles and the child. She begged for forgiveness, but Angel left her in disgust.

Tess again returned home alone, only found that her family remained impoverished and she even had no place to stay. In the meantime, Alec D'Urbervilles, the evil person appeared again. He took advantage of the Durbeyfields' poverty and continued to tempt Tess. He took a word to support her family, only as a means to make Tess dependent. At the end of hope, the girl jumped into the trap of the shameless man. However, the tragedy had not finished yet. Angel Claire, who was remorseful for his mercilessness, came back, but to find the cruel reality. And his arrival made Tess even more desperate. After Angel left, she stabbed Alec in the heart and killed him. Then she followed Angel and escaped with him. They managed to hide for a while in a wood before they came to Stonehenge, where she was arrested. She was hanged later.

The novel is end with the end of the life of Tess whose life was approved to be a big tragedy which is also a tragedy of that special time.

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