As a beautiful woman, Tess could have lived easier than the average person. Beauty is a rare resource in any age, but she did not make effective use of this resource, but instead reduced herself to a miserable field, which is really embarrassing.
Although Alec is hateful, it cannot be said that Tess's tragedy was caused by him, and Angel and Tess' parents also bear unshirkable responsibility. There is not much difference between Angel and Alec in essence, they are just greedy for Tess's beauty, Angel is even more greedy than Alec, not only to possess but also to monopolize. And even if Tess didn't meet them, there were other men like them.
I think the source of Tess's unhappiness is these insatiable men, the chastity that has always tormented her and the shackles that men impose on women. Is there any difference between Angel's childhood sinking and Tess's experience as a mistress? It's all about having sex. Not to mention that Angel is voluntary and Tess is forced, from this point of view, Angel is more "dirty" than Tess. Hopefully one day girls don't have to be educated anymore, virginity is their most precious thing.
Tess's parents had some inexplicable sense of superiority when they learned that their family was descended from an early and well-known d'Urberville family. This is not a bad thing at first. If people can have a belief that they are stronger than others, they are very likely to succeed. No matter what the reason for this pretentiousness is, the power of self-suggestion is often stronger than we think. It is a pity that the Tess family did not benefit from this pride of being a descendant of Derbervilles, but opened up the misfortune of Tess's life.
There is also a very important reason, Tess always makes wrong choices at critical moments that affect her destiny. For example, although the letter of confession was not seen by Angel, she still had many opportunities to tell the truth before marriage, or she could just hide it for the rest of her life, but she waited for things to be irreversible and revealed them all, making this misunderstanding Maximize the blow you inflict on yourself. When Angel finally found her, she could immediately follow him away, but she drove him away, turned her head and killed Alec, unable to grasp the happiness in front of her.
I don't like to regret in my life, I believe that when we make mistakes, there must be some irresistible force that pushes us to make those choices, even if we do it all over again, it will be the same result. Had I been in Tess's situation, I wouldn't have been any luckier than her. So I don't blame Tess, just sigh.
It would be nice if the story didn't have a climax. The beginning of a love story is really beautiful. Angel said to Tess: I hug the three of them just for this moment with you. Even knowing what a tragic ending awaited them, my heart still pounded when I recalled that scene.
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