Essay on The Pure Voice in Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles

#Own voices is important because there’s a huge difference as an outsider looking in and living as a minority. It also inspires young writers from underrepresent groups to produce stories of their own which spreads awareness. As a child I gravitated towards novels about underrepresent groups of people because I wanted to see other perspectives beyond what is read in English class. Regardless of the authors background I appreciated diversity, but whenever I would discover it was an own voice book, it inspired me that there was a place in literature for voices like mine. I think more people from marginalized groups would appreciate seeing novels they see themselves in. But own voices should not solely address struggle and prejudice, but also

In the beginning, Tessie is calm and unbothered, then as soon her husband was going to die, then herself, she was freaking out and trying to tell everyone that it wasn’t fair. In the text she says, “‘Clean forgot what day it was,’ she said to Mrs. Delacroix, who stood next to her, and they both laughed softly. ‘Thought my old man was out back stacking wood,’ Mrs. Hutchinson went on.’...’I think we ought to start over,’ Mrs. Hutchinson said, as quietly as she could. ‘I tell you it wasn't fair. You didn't give him time enough to choose. Everybody saw that.’” (page 2 and 6) That shows that when you aren’t worried about being in danger, you are relaxed and as soon as you’re in danger, you try to justify why you shouldn’t be the one who is going to be

She said that Tom forced himself on her. When the real story was that she forced herself on him. While she was forcing herself on him, her dad noticed a yelled at her calling her a whore and accusing Tom. Bob Ewell said that Tom forced himself on her because he didn't want the town knowing what his daughter did. "I got somethin' to say an' then I ain't gonna say no more. That nigger yonder took advantage of me an' if you fine fancy gentlemen don't wanta do nothin' about it then you're all yellow stinkin' cowards, stinkin' cowards, the lot of you. Your fancy airs don't come to nothin'—your ma'amin' and Miss Mayellerin' don't come to nothin', Mr. Finch-" (MayElla). She did not want to confess what she did. She has no compassion for what was going to happen to Tom as long as she was the

Tessie’s fate is foreshadowed in the beginning of the story when Mr. Summers says “Thought we were going to have to get on without you” (134).

Tess also struggles between the proper course and her own desires. She was born poor and, as a woman in a rigid social hierarchy, is expected to remain poor. Her heart, however, chooses to reject normal conventions as Tess falls madly in love with the wealthy Angel Clare. Angel himself has broken away from orthodoxy and, rather than being repulsed by her lowly status, becomes enamored by Tess’s beauty and humble charm. Unfortunately, the couple finds their love is not enough as the relationship is at the mercy of Angel’s parents’ opinion. As influential members of the

Sticking up for her would have been the just and courageous thing to do, however he would have been scorned just as much as Tessie if he had defied the town’s favorite pastime. Mr.Summers finally says “All right, folks. Let's finish quickly(Jackson 7). Tessie has instantaneously become a social outcast and when she is pointed out as such, everyone in the village begin to feel utter apathy towards her impending murder. Any compassionate sane community would immediately think about what they were doing and then spare this poor woman's life, however there is no one here to take a stand for what is right, so no one questions it and continues to throw stones like

Moreover, the town who originally made Tess feel like an outsider was shown from the start. The fact that she is late to the lottery and yet still eager is the first sign of showing that she did not fit in with her community. Even though the town treated her tardiness in an abundant way, several people did not and felt the need to say a comment, “in voices just loud enough to be heard across the crowd, ‘Here comes your Missus Hutchinson,’” (433). Another example that displays how the town acted in not so nice way towards Tess and her

As the narrator wakes up in the silence of the morning, a peaceful tone arises yet again until broken by the build up of unsaid words. The author uses the word “broken” specifically to demonstrate the destruction and disruption. In addition to this, the usage of words the author puts into the poem portrays a dark and serious tone. “And there is a silence of this morning / Which I have broken with my pen, / A silence that had piled up all night” (14-16). In order to reveal the tension of the overall silence, a serious and dark tone become a necessity. Readers experience the negative effects of silence on life. By using words like “broken” and “piled” it seems as if the unspoken words cause more destruction than wanted. Also, the lack of humor throughout the poem portrays that the scenarios described provoke readers to think, making the examples given come off more dark than anything. The peace at times becomes disrupted because of the involvement of such a dark and serious tone in order to emphasize clearly that the tension of these words built up over time, and left a more troublesome situation. The author also uses structural elements such as an enjambment. “The silence of the falling vase / Before it strikes the floor;” (13-14). By

“No,” Meg said. “Nothing.” Her voice was heavy with misery. ”In the last sentence it says that Meg’s voice is heavy with misery, therefore, showing that she has been miserable since her father left, this also sets a tone of misery for the reader. Meg next sets a tone of misery when in the text it says, “Again Meg leaped up, and again Calvin pulled her down.

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When Tess tells Angel about her past, he gets angry and leaves for Brazil, even though he has confessed to the same sin. “In considering what Tess was not, he overlooked what she was, and forgot the defective can be more than the entire” (282). He only saw one side of Tess and chose not to see her faults, which caused a major break in their relationship when he finally came to realize that Tess, just as everyone else, has faults.

The shame she talks about derives from the guilt she feels from taking someone's meaning to live away. From lines nineteen to twenty Gibson realizes being a bully did not reward her in any aspect when she says,”Nobody ever won anything from anyone thinking the whole world was out of their league.” She realizes she is not better than anyone and does not get the satisfaction of being better. Nonetheless, after coming to these realizations she feels little. She implies this in lines twenty one to twenty two when she writes,”I'm sorry you know what I look like when no one is looking¨ Furthermore, from lines twenty three to twenty four she writes,”I don't expect anyone to believe in justice and forgiveness at the same time.” In these lines it appears clear she is seen asking for forgiveness but knows she will not get the forgiveness she

Throughout the book, Hilly is seen as a being very vindictive. When anyone does something she doesn’t like in the story, she goes out of

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