Tess Of The D Urberville Quotes Analysis

After picking Tess up in the town, Alec rapes Tess while she is sleeping, symbolizing her transition from an innocent girl to a jaded woman. Through her experience of being raped and getting pregnant as a result, Tess learns that the world is full of “snakes,” people who do not have her best interest in mind, that will attempt to take advantage of “sweet birds,” innocent young girls. The segment of the quote stating “She could not bear to look forward into the vale” is an allusion because it alludes to the idea that Tess is unwilling to look forward to her future which she saw would have many trials and challenges now that she had to cope with adult problems.
Tess no longer fears Alec because he had already succeeded in his quest to advantage of her. As a result, Tess no longer has any need to fear Alec because he has already raped her and Tess no longer has anything to protect. This is further demonstrated when Alec says goodbye to Tess and asks to kiss her twice. Tess relents and allows Alec to kiss her knowing that he had already won when, prior to being taken advantage of, Tess refused to allow Alec to kiss her. This causes Tess sorrow because she knows that her life will be filled with hardship because of her pregnancy as the baby will be difficult to care for as a single mother and, perhaps
Therefore, Hardy observes the contrast between the purity and acceptance of nature versus the evil of mankind. As nature was increasingly eliminated and replaced with machines and industry, as during the industrial revolution and during the time period of Tess, Hardy may also observe that an escape from the constrictions of society, such as nature, was increasingly difficult to find. Additionally, society was increasingly difficult to