tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343295804928403795.post1896440763586778631..comments2024-03-04T18:22:21.971-05:00Comments on Human Without God: Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Tragedy Unavoidable?Yun Yihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311104014692132715noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343295804928403795.post-4965730220208093252015-10-20T20:40:43.469-04:002015-10-20T20:40:43.469-04:00Hardy's view of the human condition was not to...Hardy's view of the human condition was not too rosy. 'Crass Casualty' rules our lives and we all end up doomed and defeated in the end. I remember reading "Return Of The Native" in high school and being very impressed with it. Loved the character of Eustacia Vye. <br /><br />"Epitaph"<br /><br />"I never cared for Life: Life cared for me,<br />And hencenothing profoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02538561601096574876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343295804928403795.post-28710482641440627782015-10-20T17:58:23.662-04:002015-10-20T17:58:23.662-04:00Although it's a tragedy, you could also that b...Although it's a tragedy, you could also that by the end Tess has grown from a naive and vulnerable person who can easily be manipulated, to someone who has the strength of character to take the law into her own hands even though she knows the likely result. I like Tess - she could definitely take that wimp Jane Eyre in a fight.Sci-Fi Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038987149801517138noreply@blogger.com