In the novel "Tess of the d'URbervilles," the role of fate goes through Tess. Tess, obviously, has a lot of bad luck, but her own emotional nature is what leads her to kill Alec. As a person who believes that many things are unavoidable, no matter how careful you are to avoid them, I believe that Te...
Santiago is portrayed as pretty much an average person if not less than average because of the bad fortune which befalls him. ... The contrasting first image of a dream with that of Santiago covered in bird droppings expresses this idea of a less-than average person with bad luck. ... Santiago wasn't really as bad as Esteban. ...
Another time is when Edmund has a bad experience with a crow in the day so later that night Charles places a stuffed crow on Kingshaw's bed " Kingshaw lay stiff, and did not scream he was dry and faint with fear of the thing . ... At once he knew that he had pushed his luck . ...
Tess of the d"Urbervilles is a novel that reflects values of nineteenth century England, specifically during the Victorian Age. Thomas Hardy effectively utilizes descriptive language, symbolism, imagery and structure to convey these values. The values presented in this novel still exist today but ...
