Thomas Hardy, Tess Of The Durbervilles Student

Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D’UrbervillesStudent’s NameProfessorInstitutionCourseDateThe novel, Tess of the D’Urbervilles: a Pure Woman Faithfully Presented was written by Thomas Hardy. The novel is set in rural England during the great depression that hit England and the rest of Europe in 1870s. The novel is divided in phases from phase the first to phase the seventh. John Durbeyfield, a poor peddler happens to know that he belongs to an ancient d'Urbervilles' noble family. On the other hand, Simon Stockes changes his name to d'Uberville. Alec, son to d'Uberville takes the advantage of her situation to seduce her and bears his child. Tess declines to marry Angel but later kills Alec so that she could be with Angel who promises to protect her. A search party later finds them and Tess is taken to prison that signals her execution. This novel greatly incorporates the social class, race, and religion, ethnic and regional aspects as discussed below. Tess is in most of her life a pagan and does not align to any belief although she is married to Alec who is converted to Christianity. Most of the characters surrounding Tess's life are