Prose: TD- Chapter 21-25 Flashcards
21- When the butter churn stops working, what myth occurs?
That’s there’s an illict romance within the dairy, harking the story of Jack who courted and “decieved” a young woman, and mother can to find him. This is used by Hardy to foreshaow negative events between Tess and Angel, before they even get to know each other.
21- Why does Tess feel emotional at the story?
Because none of her fellow dairypeople felt sad at Jack’s misfortune.
21- What does Tess relaise in this chapter?
That all of her roomates fancy Angel, however, they say he likes Tess the best. The roomates declare they will not marry Angel and Tess is upset as she feels she also cannot marry Angel, based on her past.
22- What event occurs at the dairy that forced Angel and Tess together?
They discover that a cow has eaten a gaerlic plant that has caused the butter to have a weird taste. Dairyman Crick asks the dairypeople to all form a line and comb the fields for garlic plants, and Tess and Angel end up walk side by side together.
23- How does Hardy use religion in this chapter?
He criticises followers of it, by showing Tess, Izzy, Mariam and Retty ‘deciding’ to go to church on a Sunday morning, almost apparerntly for the fun of it, or as more of a status thing, as opposed to being devout followers of the faith. This is also shown through their dress, with very formal, elegant dress, showing them wanting to ‘show off’ themselves to others
23- Why does Angel want to help Tess out the most?
Because he loves her
23- What is interesting about what clothes Angel is in as opposed to the girls and what social comment might Hardy be trying to make?
Angel is dressed in work clothes, as he is checking this flood that has stopped the girls in their tracks’ damage to the hay. The girls are in their ‘Sunday best’ as they are going to church, however, it is more of a fun, social-status-showing-off event for them instead of a place for following the faith. Hardy has done this to show the contrast between someone, who is a more intellectual, reconnecting with nature and a ‘simple’ life, as opposed to the girls ‘stuck’ in their church dresses, leading to Hardy constructing an image of Nature and Religion ‘fighting’ over people and within them.
23- How does Hardy construct the beginning of Tess and Angel’s relationship?
The other girls become upset when Angel carries them across as it becomes clear to them he likes TGess the best, after comparing her to Rachel in the Bible, who was the mother to Joseph and Benjamin, who become two of the twelve tribes of Israel. Tess annouces she would refuse Angel if he asked her to marry him, however, secretly admits to herself that she loves him. Back at the dairyhouse, they begin talking about Angel, and say his family have already picked a doctor’s daughter to be his wife, which causes heartbreak for Tess and she then gives up hope of marriage.
24- How does Hardy use pathetic fallacy to show the blossoming of Tess and Angel’s relationship?
It is the ‘season of fertility’ on the dairy farm, and becomes very warm, sparking an enigma code that passion and love for each other should grow during this time.
24- What occurs after Tess milks a cow?
Angel is overcome with love for Tess, and embraces her. He desperately wants to kiss her, but stops as he hasn’t asked for her consent, and declares his devotion to her. Tess is surprised by his actions, but accepts the gesture, giving out a cry of joy
25- How has Angel’s pans at the dairy changed quickly?
He intitally says he planned to come to Talbothays for a brief episode of education and observation, but now sees the dairy as more of a permanent home with Tess. He recognises he must be careful with Tess, as she is a human with her own “precious life”. He decides to take a journey back to his parents to ask them if it would make sense to marry Tess, a farmwoman, as he wants to be a farmer.
25- What happens when Angel arrives home?
Both his brothers are also home, as well as his parents. Whilst Reverend Clare doesn’t agree with what Angel is doing, he treats him no less. His brothers believe he has “lost culture”. Angel goes for a walk with his brother’s and takes note of their ‘mental limitations’ as both follow what is in fashion, and have no care for the world around them. Felix advises him to not to loose his morality and thought. Angel begins looking for the gifts he brought for the family from Mrs Crick, the dairyman’s wife, and notices they have gave away the puddings and put the mead in the medicine cabinet, as they don’t drink alcohol. Angel feels ashamed of his family’s stiffness.
