It is true, innocent, honest, brave, and true, but in the end she became a mistress and ended up in murder, never getting happiness and peace of mind in the true sense. The reason for the tragedy was that some people said it was Eric's despicableness, some people said it was Angel's cowardice, and some even said that Tess was lost in the fog that night. In my opinion, Tess's tragedy comes from the incompatibility between her own personality and the society in which she lives. Tess is a beautiful, innocent, honest, and pure woman who yearns for perfect love, but such a woman cannot survive in a strong, feudal patriarchal society. This is the tragedy of Tess, but also the tragedy of the times.
The fuse of everything is the death of a horse. In an accident, the only horse in Tess's family died. In order to make up for the loss and subsidize the family, Tess came to the Durber's house. From this moment on, Tess's purity was intertwined with the darkness of the times. Tess seemed to have entered a huge rotating gear, pushed by a powerful external force, involuntarily, step by step towards tragedy.
Eric, the host of the Derber family, was deeply attracted by Tess's beauty without any suspense, and left her in the manor. Love, of course, can't be talked about, it's just a naked sensual attraction. It's fair to say that Eric is not a gentleman. From the moment he left Tess, he should have made up his mind to take advantage of Tess. Perhaps it was because of innocence, perhaps because of family livelihood, or both, Tess stayed. The beautiful and innocent Tess stayed in the Durber Manor just as if the sheep fell into the tiger's den, and subsequent things happened only naturally.
The beautiful and innocent Tess was bullied and ostracized in the Deborah Manor. At this time, Eric appeared to play the role of guardian. As a weak person eager to be protected, Tess's trust in Eric gradually strengthened, and her guard gradually weakened; her dependence gradually strengthened, and her resistance gradually decreased. So, finally, on a foggy night, Eric got the Tess he had been coveting. Eric is a hooligan, and the naive and naive Tess may not understand the harm she will bring to her loss, but Eric is absolutely clear. However, a beautiful, innocent and poor girl like Tess, even if she did not meet Eric, might also meet other men who coveted her. After being seduced by Eric, Tess became Eric's mistress for a while. But, later, Tess chose to leave. In her hometown, Tess gave birth to a child. Faced with the contempt of her family and neighbors, Tess struggled to raise this innocent but disastrous child. But the child still died. Here, I couldn't help but admire Tess. Not every woman can be strong under such difficulties. But Tess, who seemed to be weak, decided to leave the wrong Eric and bravely faced the pain caused by her mistakes. Tess, who had been confused for a while, tried to make up for the mistakes she had committed with her actions, trying to get out of the shadows and mistakes brought about by her deprivation with her hard work and strength. But Tess was wrong again. Tess still naively thought that as long as she left the sinful Durber Manor, as long as she faced everything firmly and bravely, the mistake would pass, and people would forgive this lost child.
But Tess was wrong. In this society, people will not forgive a woman who stumbled, even if her stumble is due to the deception and seduction of those seemingly respectful gentlemen. I remember a scene in the book in which Tess’s mother warned Tess earnestly that she must never mention to anyone that she had given birth to a child. Mother who has experienced too much Tess knows too much about the sordidness and integrity of this society. Although she promised her mother, the innocent Tess still placed too much hope for the sympathy and integrity of the society.
Tess met the prince in life, Angel. The love between the two is like all beautiful love stories. The handsome and wealthy Angel fell in love with the beautiful and innocent Tess. The combination of the two looks so beautiful and logical. If nothing happened before, or Tess firmly concealed her past, everything would be like the fairy tale said, and they would live happily together. However, Tess's purity and innocence destined Tess to confess everything to her lover and hope for understanding and sympathy. Tess's innocence pushed her step by step into the abyss of tragedy.
On the wedding night, facing her husband's confession, Tess, who had been in conflict, finally confessed everything to her husband. Angel, who has always regarded Tess as a symbol of purity, heard that his wife had been someone else's mistress and gave birth to a child, and flew away angrily. In Tess's story, the person I have always complained the most is Angel. Eric's wretchedness, and the neighbourhood's criticism of Tess had all experienced it. Tess also saw too much of society's filth and moral integrity. However, Angel's appearance gave Tess a hint of fantasy, a fantasy of beauty and tolerance. Hope is a beautiful thing, but if it is hopeless at all, and it crumbles cruelly in the end, then this hope will deal a fatal blow to the fancier. Eric's seduction, everyone's criticism, the child's death... These Tess all survived strongly. But Angel, the cruel departure of the angel in Tess's heart, dealt a fatal blow to the strong Tess.
After Angel left, Tess could no longer stay in the "home" that once gave her unlimited fantasy. Tess returned to her hometown. The death of his father made the already impoverished family even worse. The mother, who could not pay the rent, took her children to sleep in the street. At this time, Tess was still dreaming of Angel's forgiveness. She insisted on writing to Angel, but the letter sent was like a stone sinking. Psychological and physical torture overwhelmed Tess. At this moment, Eric appeared. Eric is a hooligan, but there is still humanity after all. When he learned about Tess’s experience after leaving Durber Manor, learned that Tess had raised two children, learned that Tess’s life was miserable because of his selfishness, Eric was really pure and strong to this The woman was moved. If Eric’s previous feelings for Tess stemmed from sensual attraction, then I think that now, Eric really falls in love with this beautiful, pure, strong, and incompatible Tess in this world. Eric helped Tess and Tess's family in her most painful time. The condition is that Tess becomes his woman again. Maybe his love is not great, his love is too selfish, but he still loves. So, in my heart, although Eric is selfish and mean, he is more forgivable than Angel, who appeared like an angel but escaped like a coward.
Tess became Eric's mistress again. Live a materially superior life. However, Tess, who pursues perfection and is innocent and pure, will never fall in love with this man who has harmed her for a lifetime. Although Tess was alive, she was dead. However, I often think, even if I can't fall in love, why can't Tess forgive Eric? After all, Eric loved Tess, was willing to be responsible to her, and willing to pay for her. If Tess really forgives Eric and spends her life with him like this, although there is no vigorous love, it will not become a tragedy. However, Tess's simple character determined that she would never forgive Eric.
At this time, Angel appeared again. If Angel's sudden escape made me despise him, then his reappearance made me completely disgusted with this man. Under the social background at the time, making Angell suddenly accept Tess's past was indeed forced on him. But the least he could do was to give Tess hope. Let Tess know his love and struggle. However, Angel escaped suddenly and sadly, and did not give Tess any hope or reply. So, what did he want to make Tess, a beautiful, poor, and extremely self-respecting Tess? His complete departure and lack of news already meant Tess' despair. If it's just that, then forget it. What's more, why did he come back? Didn't he know that his escape had dealt a fatal blow to Tess? Didn't he know that his return would only make Tess more painful and helpless?
In short, Angel is back. He found Tess again, who was already heartbroken. Tess saw the return of her beloved, and fell into pain and contradiction again. Finally, the naive Tess thought of a most direct and simple way to kill Eric. Eric, the selfish hooligan, finally paid the price of his life for his own romanticism. But, Tess, do you really think you can get relief by killing Eric? In other words, society is like an ice cellar, which makes you shiver from the cold, so you rush to the flames, hoping that even death will end in a moment of burning.
Tess found Angel and told Angel what she had done. Faced with Tess's defiance, Angel was so alarmed, and now he accepts the murder quite happily. The two fled to an empty house, where they wanted to love, and the air of indulgence was filled with a smell of despair. Finally, Tess and Angel were found on the altar. At that time, Tess was sleeping, and the sound of horse hooves awakened her. After she woke up, looking at the person who came to catch her, Tess said calmly, let's go. A group of people gradually disappeared into the distance. The moth eventually died in a pinch of flames, majestic but sorrowful. However, it finally ceased to be cold.
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