Chapter 16

• Where does Tess leave to start anew?

  Talbothays Dairy
• What does Tess feel as she moves away from her past?

  A sense of hope and renewal
• How does the landscape reflect Tess's emotions?

  It reflects her sense of optimism
• What does Hardy's description of the landscape symbolize for Tess?

  Fertility and growth
• What does the phrase “oozing fatness” signify in the context of the landscape?

  Fertility and growth
• How does Hardy critique industrialization through Tess's experience?

  By contrasting rural life with Marlott's atmosphere
• How does Tess perceive herself in relation to societal judgment?

  As a figure of Guilt
• What does Tess's self-perception reveal about societal attitudes?

  It shows the moral double standard for women
• How does the pastoral setting of Talbothays Dairy affect Tess?

  It offers her a reprieve from judgment
• What is the significance of the pastoral setting in the context of 19th-century literature?

  • Aligns with Romantic tradition
  • Represents solace in nature
  • Contrasts with industrialization
• How does Hardy layer idealism with foreboding in Tess's happiness?

  Her happiness is always portrayed as fleeting
• Amid the oozing fatness and warm ferments of the Froom Vale.”
• She looked upon herself as a figure of Guilt.”