Part 1 of Essay
Some critics have said that fate conspires against Tess, and that she is not responsible for the things which happen to her. She herself says, "I am more sinned against than sinning." Do you agree or disagree? Support your answer with evidence from the text. As a person who believes that many thi ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... them. This is our first glimpse of Tess, and even before we learn more about her, we know that her family is not well off and that her father seems to be a bit of a drunk. Next, she is, to a degree, railroaded into going to claim kinship to the d'Urbervilles. "ŒWell, as I killed the horse, mother,' she said mournfully, ŒI suppose I ought to do something. I don't mind going and seeing her, but you must leave it to me about ....