Tess of the D'Urbervilles Study Guide

symbols in tess of the durbervilles

hi. can someone help me?? i need to come up with a list of symbols for class tomorrow.  thanx

Posted By yolanda s #42761 at Jun 21, 2007 7:24 AM in Tess of the D'Urbervilles || 5 replies

Tess...Things that make you say humm

My English class has been anayalzing Tess. Here are some thoughts that made us say "humm..."

1. Whenever Tess falls asleep, something negative usually happens. Example- Prince the horse dies, she gets raped by Alec

2. Alec's mansion appears perfect and flawless on the outside, but on the inside it isn't. There are icky birds and blindness on the inside

3. Tess's world has the appearance of innocence. Everything is clean, beautiful and untouched, just like she is in the beginning of the book.

Posted By lit p #6656 at Oct 13, 2005 3:14 PM in Tess of the D'Urbervilles || 8 replies

Tess: A Life not so Simple...

Tess has had many downfalls in her life:
    1. her father was a drunk(who died)
    2. She was raped by her cousin(not blood, but still, gross)
    3. She had a house full of kids
    4. She worked on 2 farms, and one muddy field.
    5. She had a baby who died
    6. She got married and then lost that man soon after, due to her past
    7. She became her cousins mistress, who abused her in many ways.
    8. She killed her cousin.
    9. She got arrested.
and more countless things... continue the list and revise mine, i love BRITISH LIT>!!!
signed,
an american.
caleb sharpton

Posted By caleb s #57555 at Apr 14, 2008 12:06 PM in Tess of the D'Urbervilles || 1 reply