Jane Eyre and Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Comparative Study - "Jane Eyre" and "Tess of the D'Urberville" compare Thomas Hardy's "Tess of the D 'Urberville" and Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre". As both were written at the same time, both books contain specific aspects due to one type: Victorian novel. However, it is also important to achieve the differences and similarities between books; diversity makes individuals of each novel and makes it different from or includes in other books of the same writer.

One of Thomas Hardy's best novels, Tess of D'Urberville, was published in 1891. This novel was written in Wessex, England in the 19th century. D'Urberville's Tess reflects the British Victorian era of the 1800s. Because Tess de Northfield appears. As she grew up in a pure house, Tess went into the world without knowing where the evil lurked. The world of Alec d'Alberville is widespread in evil. When Tess's innocence conflicted with Alec's evil, the damage was completed. Alec's powerful appearance lacking the morality of "strange power on the gentleman's face and his bold rolling eyes" covered him from the moment Tess first met them. Wealth (79) Angel Clare is another character hurt her in Tess's life, but it is different from Alec. The intention and morality of the angel have cast a shadow on his actions.

Thomas Hardy showed the readers three main characters. They are the protagonist Tess Darby Field, Angel Clea (Tess's long-term affection and husband) and Alec Darberville (Tess' tempt and husband). Hardy chose to place these three protagonists in the most unstable moral and social dilemma. Thomas Hardy showed social problems found at Tess of D'Urberville because of these personality and its predicament. The main character of Hardy seems to have fallen into a dilemma. Tes is the oldest of the very large families, and she is responsible for taking care of the younger brothers. Young Tess has many problems to deal with in life. Her father drank too much that he understood that the Debeifeld family is likely to be the descendant of the royal family known as D'Urberville.

Tess' father, John Debbeld, discovered that he was the descendant of the Norman nobility of the Debel aristocrat who met the conqueror. They were very poor, so the family gave Tess to the newly discovered relatives and Tess wanted to marry the nobility. Unfortunately for Tess it was named a new "relatives". Tess cousin, Alec used the disadvantage of Tess; he seduced her and raped her. Tess returned to his parents house where she gave birth to a boy who is about to die. So, Tess worked as a milk maid on the farm She left home again, where she met Angel Claire and they fell in love. Afraid of losing him, she did not tell him about her past. But when Angel acknowledged his previous things on their wedding night, Tess was convinced that she would eventually be forgiven and confess her past. Although the angel could not help it, Tess left Tess as he thought that he was not as pure as he thought. When the angel finally came back, he found Tess and Alec.