About Tess's tragedy.

1. Tess of the D’Urbervilles “pure woman” Written by Thomas Hardy Created by : Sneha Dave

2. The subject of “Tess of the D’Urbervilles” is stated clearly by Hardy to be the fate of a “pure woman”. Actually, however, the subject of this novel is the destruction of the English peasantry. More than the other 19th century novel, “Tess of the D’Urbervilles”has the quality of social document. It is a novel with a thesis and a thesis which is all-pervasive, and which determines the nature of every part of it. The thesis is that in the course of the 19th century the disintegration of the English peasantry reached its final and tragic stage. The way of life had been proud and deep - rooted, its destruction was necessarily painful and tragic. Tess is the story and symbol of that destruction.

3. Tess of the D’Urbervilles is a tragedy of social and industrial but first we feel that it is a tragedy of Tess, Angel and Alec. After reading this novel many questions arise that, Who is responsible for Tess tragedy? Is Tess “pure woman” or not? In this novel I identify that in Tess’s life many things play roll. We can say that chance and coincidence play wilder roll in her life. Most of the time we feel that at this time this should happen but that will not happen or unexpected thing happens.

6. when she is with women in fair there is quarrel with them so she can not stand there and at that time Alec is passing from there and he offers her help and she has to accept. Here we find her unexpected meeting with Alec.

10. Tess never thinks practically, she always thinks heartily. Her nature is too pure. In short we can say her around things play wilder roll in her life. Also her too much pure nature is responsible for her tragedy. Morel of the story :“Don’t be too good ,be practical.”