Part 1 of Essay
There were two great writers who both expresses their talent as they wrote their books. Charles Dickens who wrote A Tale of Two Cities is similarly compared to Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles. One can compare their novels by society's pressure of aristocracy the novels describe and the irony each author uses as t ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... in Tess of the D'Urbervilles. "Tess's tragedy: she moves in a world where insensitivity, coarseness and greed make it impossible for her to live as she should" (Great Writers). During this time, the family name is important. The insensitivity and greed that is directed toward Tess, comes from her mother, Joan. Joan only wants Tess to marry a man with an aristocratic name so that he family can become wealthy. Tess's feelings are not considered. Therefore her life is also planned out for her, like those of ....