Tess,known as one of the softest figure in English literature,has moved most readers to tears with her tragedy.I believe most readers will put their blame on the evil Alec D'Urberville,even on Angel Clare,for his desertion of Tess,however, I hold the view that Hardy wanted to suggest that Tess was an inevitable victim. Throughout the book,Hardy's narrator constantly offers comments which suggest that Tess is a pure,innocent girl …showed first 75 words of 458 total…

…showed last 75 words of 458 total…Tess's return to Alec,economic condition is crucial in shaping Tess's decision. For the second reason,the forbidding ,cruel landscape is the most vivid example of the hostile social attitude towards Tess.In general ,women in the novel are presented as victimized and powerless because of their sex. "'Justice'was done ,and the President of the Immortals ,in Aeschylean phrase,had ended his sport with Tess"Ironically,the book ended with the inevitability of Tess's tragedy.