As we draw near to the middle of Thomas Hardy’s great tragic novel, join Karen and Heidi (who are holding down the fort while David is sick) as they discuss Angel’s background and family life, Tess’s passivity, Hardy’s perspective on women, and the novel’s first glimpse into Angel’s underlying hypocrisy.
I am grateful to Heidi for voicing my feeling toward Angel, which may be that I'm a mom of a daughter and so maybe I'm too old to read it through Tess's eyes. . Speaking of moms, does anyone else want to crawl into the book and punch Tess's mom in the throat?
I am grateful to Heidi for voicing my feeling toward Angel, which may be that I'm a mom of a daughter and so maybe I'm too old to read it through Tess's eyes. . Speaking of moms, does anyone else want to crawl into the book and punch Tess's mom in the throat?
I’m reading this for the first time, and I see Angel as someone who loves Tess. I’m trying to imagine what will go wrong. I guess I’m naive.