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Tess powerpoint no_pixAynur Seferbeyli
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles uses landscape and nature symbols to represent Tess's journey of faith. The novel describes the rural English countryside where Tess grows up. Nature and the sun in particular represent divine forces that witness Tess's life. Tess loses her innocence but finds fleeting happiness at Talbothays Dairy, represented as a pastoral Eden. Her faith in love is tested when her husband rejects her for her past. Though condemned by society, Tess emerges as a Christ-like figure who sacrifices herself, suggesting love and forgiveness are higher virtues than rigid morality.