Landscape_Imagery,_Tess_Of_The_Durbyvilles

Landscape Imagery, Tess Of The Durbyvilles In the novel, Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, the author uses landscape imagery to convey the message that nature is not the Eden that many believe it is. Nature is not only a perfect place that causes humans to spiritually feel goodness and peace, but in fact, has a dual characteristic of causing humans to also feel pain and suffering. By using descriptions of Tess, the Dairymaids and Angel Clare in The Rally and The Consequence sections, Hardy is able to express the idea that besides producing delight and joy, nature can also causes suffering subjugation in humans. Through descriptions of Tess, the suggestion that she is tormented by the control over her by nature is revealed and the idea that nature has the dual characteristic of causing tranquility but also suffering subjugation is expressed. Nature is an element that humans cannot control, throughout the book, Hardy makes statements that implies Tess is a part of nature, she is described as the “daughter of the soil” and also the “fresh and virginal daughter of nature.” With the implication that Tess is a daughter of the elements, it is suggested that Tess’ life is also an element in which nature, tess, clare, dairymaids, suffering, over, humans, control, subjugation, towards, relationship, feelings, element, described, causing, tess, part, law, idea, feel, daughter, clare’s, caused, uncontrollable, through, soiling, place, herself, hardy, garden, fact, dual, descriptions, characteristic, causes, angel