Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Penguin Classics)

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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 || Report this post || Reply

He wasn't her cousin.

and I'll add

10. She fell in love with the wrong bloke.
11. She wasn't strong enough to resist all these nasty people.
Posted by amber j #70623 at Nov 28, 2008 3:54 AM || Report this post || Reply

 

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