Characteristics Determine Fate—An Analysis of Tess’ Tragedy in Tess of the D’Urbervilles

Tess of the D’Urbervilles is one of the most famous novels of Thomas Hardy. Tess—the heroine brings us deep inspiration and profound reflection. And the author Thomas Hardy describes the impacts of the industrial civilization on a village panoramically, then Tess as an individual miniature, further shows the people struggle in the plight of the struggle in the material. Tess is difficult to be recognized by the society, which makes her realize the hypocrisy of bourgeois society and the distortion of ethics. Briefly in this paper, the author tries to find out the causes of the tragedy of Tess by analyzing the characteristics of Tess and the male characters in Tess’ life and make people have a better understanding of the literary work.