Thomas Hardy is one of the most renowned poets and novelists in English literature history. Hardy’s career spanned through the Victoriana and the Modern Eras. During his eight-eight years of life he lived through many upheavals, such as World War One. He was often criticized for his work because of its existentially bleak outlook and sexual themes. Hardy wrote fourteen novels and several poems through the course of twenty-six years. Hardy’s great novels, included Tess of the D’Ubervilles published in 1891.In analyzing the novel Tess of the D’Ubervilles by Thomas Hardy, one can see how the theme is developed implicitly through the injustice outcome of the characters’ actions and the fate of their lives. In the novel Tess of the D’Ubervilles
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The unfair blame is always placed on someone or something,but often the blame is misplaced. Furthermore, in the novel Tess of the D’Ubervilles,Thomas Hardy portrays the injustice of life and the effects of mislaid blames. Injustice dominates the lives of the D’Ubervilles to such an extent it seems like a general occurrence of everyday life. Tess accidently kills Prince however, she still has consequences to face, just as she is punished for her own rape. Although her rape was something she could have not prevent, society condemns Tess for Alec’s sin. She is criticized and cast aside, similar to the ducks who are hunted by hunters and left for dead. In the novel (224) Tess states “Poor darling- to suppose myself most miserable being on earth in the sight o’ such misery as your!”- She was ashamed of herself for her gloom of the night, based on nothing more tangible than a sense of condemnation under an arbitrary law of society which had no foundation in nature”. Tess kills the ducks to relieve them from their misery. She realizes that she is not the most miserable creature in the world. She is only being condemned by a law of society and not the law of nature. If Alec did not rape Tess, she would not get treated in an injustice manner by …show more content…
Tess confesses her sin to Angel, Angel begins to look down on Tess, he now sees her as impure. In the novel on page (181-183) during a dialogue between Tess and Angle it states “Forgive me as you are forgiven! I forgive you, Angel.” “Yes-yes,you do.” “But you do not forgive me?” “Oh,Tess. Forgiveness does not apply to the case! You were one person: now you are another. My God- how can forgiveness meet such a grotesque-prestidigitation as that!” One would expect Angle to comfort Tess in a time of distress and be there for her emotionally and look past her rape however, that is not the case. This incident confirms how hypocritical Angle is. If Angle would have forgiven Tess, she would have not been so emotionally
The unfair blame is always placed on someone or something,but often the blame is misplaced. Furthermore, in the novel Tess of the D’Ubervilles,Thomas Hardy portrays the injustice of life and the effects of mislaid blames. Injustice dominates the lives of the D’Ubervilles to such an extent it seems like a general occurrence of everyday life. Tess accidently kills Prince however, she still has consequences to face, just as she is punished for her own rape. Although her rape was something she could have not prevent, society condemns Tess for Alec’s sin. She is criticized and cast aside, similar to the ducks who are hunted by hunters and left for dead. In the novel (224) Tess states “Poor darling- to suppose myself most miserable being on earth in the sight o’ such misery as your!”- She was ashamed of herself for her gloom of the night, based on nothing more tangible than a sense of condemnation under an arbitrary law of society which had no foundation in nature”. Tess kills the ducks to relieve them from their misery. She realizes that she is not the most miserable creature in the world. She is only being condemned by a law of society and not the law of nature. If Alec did not rape Tess, she would not get treated in an injustice manner by …show more content…
Tess confesses her sin to Angel, Angel begins to look down on Tess, he now sees her as impure. In the novel on page (181-183) during a dialogue between Tess and Angle it states “Forgive me as you are forgiven! I forgive you, Angel.” “Yes-yes,you do.” “But you do not forgive me?” “Oh,Tess. Forgiveness does not apply to the case! You were one person: now you are another. My God- how can forgiveness meet such a grotesque-prestidigitation as that!” One would expect Angle to comfort Tess in a time of distress and be there for her emotionally and look past her rape however, that is not the case. This incident confirms how hypocritical Angle is. If Angle would have forgiven Tess, she would have not been so emotionally