Hardy represents this man as Hardy's attitudes and ideas. Exploits contrast of place and character- place she lives with Alec compared with dairy and Stonehenge is contrasted with all other places. Tess contrasted with everyone, Mercy Chant; the Clares are contrasted with Tess" parents. Tess contrasted with other women (dairy maids) most other characters are just expanded stereotypes (Alec - villain etc) Character and place are also paralleled with each other. Hodge - page 173 Angel initially is foreign in his surrounding, the "conventional farm-folk of his imagination - personified by the pitiable dummy known as Hodge" but these misconceptions "were obliterated after a few days residence". In a short time Angel began to "like the outdoor life". Hardy parallels Angel with his surrounding saying that "He grew away from the old associations, and saw something new in life and humanity". The Herons page 463 Hardy uses metaphor to describe the surrounding "a fairy place suddenly created by the stroke of a wand, and allowed to get a little dusty". This "glittery novelty" is "exotic" and out of place like Tess is out of place. Glittery, but dusty also describes Tess. Flintcome-Ash is contrasted to the dairy, the landscapes are a reflection of Tess's position society. Marlet is a sheltered existence that is protected and symbolic of Tess's protection compared to when she moves into the more threatened and dangerous world. As this happens Tess starts to decline. Find an example from both demonstrating the landscape. Juxtaposition of places from chapter to chapter. Each time Tess returns to Marlet she is increasingly alienated and Marlet is becoming more and more industrialized. This is a good record of Tess's demise, make a diary of her returns to Marlet. N.B. The timing of her return is not entirely coherent with the rest of the novel, what affect does this have? Symbolism One of the most poignant episodes in the novel that demonstrates Hardy's use of symbolism to communicate complex ideas and issues is the rape of Tess.
