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“Tess”fromtheTessofthed'UrbervillesTessisoneofthemostsympatheticprotagonistsfromallthepiteoussoulsoftheworld’sliterature.NotonlysympathybutalsoremorseIfeltafterIfinishedreadingthisbook.Thoughgodbestowedherwithbeautifulappearance,intelligentmindandinnocentheart,thesecannotbringherahappylife.Onthecontrary,thesegiftsfromthegoddoomhertoasadending.Ithinkhertragiclifecanbearrangedintothreeaspects:fromherfamilymembers,fromAlecd’UrbervilleandfromAngelClare,andthesethreeaspectsofpressureleadhertothecharacteroftough-minded,proudandindependent.Thedestinytorturedhersoulandforcedherintoyieldingtoherowndestiny.Fromherfamilymembers:Tess’sfamilyrepresentstheordinaryfarmersinEnglandinthelatenineteenthcentury.Theywereinsultedbytherich,sufferedfrompoverty,anddreamingonedaytheywillbecomearistocracyandlivealifewithoutconsideringtheshelter,foodandclothing.Fromthefirstchapterofthisbookwecanseethat:hisfatherwasinsanewhenheheardabouthewasthedescendentofdeclinednobility.Thenhesquanderedhismoneywhichwasquitenotmuchalready,andhekepttellingeverybodyinthevillagethe“goodnews”.Theyaredreamingaboutthatthetitleofthenobilitywillhelpthemgetridofthepoverty.Actually,thetruthis:Tess’sclanwasoncegloriousandpowerfulbutnowithassadlydiminished.Forthem,thenobilitycannotgivethemanymaterialbenefitbutonlythevanity.Evenso,theygladlyaccepteditand,inotherwords,cherishit.Inanotherway,thetitleleadthemliveamoredifficultlifethantheyusedtobe.Whentheyweretoopoortomeetthebasicneedoflife,Tess’sparentmadeadecision,whichmarkedthestartofTess’stragiclife:tocometothed'Urbervillesfamilyforhelp.Tessistheeldestchildinherfamily;thereisnowonderthatsheshouldtakemoreresponsibilitiesofherfamily.Sheneedstoraiseherfamily,takecareofhersiblingsandfollowtheinstructionsfromherparent.Herparentwerealwaysdreamingaboutoneday,herbeautifulappearanceandthetitleofnobilitywouldbringthemgoodluck－－marriedwiththerealnobility.Theylittlecareabouther;theyneverprotectherandtheyjustcountherasthemaineconomicsourceofthefamily.Fromthisaspectwecanseethatthroughoutthewholechildhood,Tesslostthelovefromherfamilymembersandtookmorepressurethanherparents.Shecantalktonobody;shecannotshareherworrieswithothers.Alliftheseleadtoheroppressedemotion.FromAlecd’Urberville:AlecisdefinitelytheevilandnightmareofTess’slife.Fromthebeginning,hewastotallyafake.Hehiredabigfortune,andheldanamethathisfatherpurchased.TheplottoTheSlopes,whichisatthebeginningofthenovelandhersubsequentreturntoAlecnearthenovel'send,areallpredicatedonherwillingnesstoundergogreatpainstomakeherfamily'slifebetter.AlecrapedTessandruinedherwholelife.HemadeTessdeliveredachildandfeltnoresponsibilityforher.Thechild’sdeathhurtherheartforthesecondtime.Atthattimesocietyregardedagirlwhohadlosthervirginityameanttobeunclean.HedidallthebadthingsandithadTesswhoundertookalltheconsequences.WhenAngelheardthatTesswasapartfromhernewhusband,hecametofindheragain.Pretendingtobeadevoutbeliever,heusedmoneytotempther.Heisanadversityhauntingaroundher.Tessisweak,andshedarenottorevolt.FromAngelClare:Justlikehisname--angel.HeistrulytheangelofTess’slife.However,thisangeldidnotbringmuchhappinesstoher.Inreverse,hemadeherenduremorepain.AngelandTessaremeanttobetogether;bothofthemaresoinnocentthattheycherishapureattitudetowardslife.Buthesubmittedhimselftothesecularthought－－sheisuncleanness.HediscardedhiswifeandwenttotheSouthAmericaonhisown.HepunishedTessbylettingherlivealonewithoutmercy.Heevensaid:”YouarenotthepureTesswhichIhavethought.Youhavechanged.”AfterhecamebackfromSouthAmericahefoundthathewaswrong;heshouldn’tletheralone.Butitwastoolate,theevildefeatedtheangelforthesecondtime.PoorTess,shewassowretchedthatshewashurtbythemanshehatedmostandthemanshelovedmost.Shewashelplessbecausethewholesocietyregardedherasan“uncleanwoman”.Sheissoself-esteemedthatsherefusedtoaskAngel'sparentsforanyadditionalmoneyduringAngel'ssojourntoBrazil.Sheisdeterminedtobeself-sufficientandwillingtosacrificeherwellbeingforthegoodofothers.Thesemakeherselflessandonamorallyhigherstatusthanothercharactersinthisnovel.