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After reading your pages, why do you think I have chosen these pages for you to read?

These pages highlight Tess' new beginning as she embarks on her journey to the Talbothay's. Hardy focuses on new ideas of hope in Tess.

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It is our first proper introduction to the character of Angel. As with Tess, he is represented as somewhat above the rest of society (in this case the other dairy workers despite his lack of skill). It also brings to the forefront the idea of an alternate timeline where she had spoken to him during the may dance, this scene is recalled by her in the extract.

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- there is a lot of new life featured in these pages, the newborn cows 'lingered for her turn to arrive the milk oozed forth and fell in drops to the mouth'.
-  Fertile imagery 'large veined udders hung ponderous as sandbags', 'succulent feed', 'prime season of the year', grass regrowing after winter etc. It is a chance for Tess to start over and have a new chance at life after what Alec did to her.
- Also, interestingly quite a lot of language associated with the military. The cows are presented as being sort of soldiers: "trooped towards the steading", "phlegmatically waiting for the call", "dazzling brilliancy" etc... This description of the the cows is quite a heroic description rather than being presented as afraid soldiers through the military lexical field (perhaps this is because the novel is set before WW1 and people's perspective on war was still quite a positive one). The cows represent new beginnings and fighting to overcome difficulties.

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Choose 5 significant quotations from your page(s).

'Beneath it was something educated, reserved, subtle, sad, differing.'

'why he should be addressed as 'sir' even by the dairyman himself.'

'Such vicissitudes had Tess passed through since that time that for a moment she could not remember where she had met him.'

'without the milking gear nobody could have guessed what he was.'

'his mobile face had grown more thoughtful.'

Identify 3 themes that are present.

Theme of change- How the two have changed/ matured since their last encounter.

Theme of class- Angel's innate authority over the dairy workers due to his status.

Theme of spring/ new beginnings- the beginning of the relationship between Angel and Tess.

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'Beneath it was something educated, reserved, subtle, sad, differing.'

Represents his layers- he is a nuanced and multi-faceted character (a contrast in many ways to Alec D'Urberville's characterisation as a stereotypical villain). This relates to how he is able to stand out immediately from the other dairy workers, much like Tess.

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Choose 5 significant quotations from your page(s).

-  'the male milkers... did not observe her'
- nourished by the succulent feed which the water meads supplied at this prime season of the year'.
- 'each animal lingered for her to turn to arrive the milk oozed forth and fell in drops to the ground'.
- 'Tess stood... like a fly on a billiard table of indefinite length'.
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Identify 3 themes that are present.

- The idea of things never ending. "infinite", "oblivion", "indefinite length". This is perhaps implicit of Tess' new opportunities in this land being vast.

- Cows. The cows are presented to be soldier-like through a military lexical field. Could be suggestive of Tess fighting to overcome the difficulties she has faced in her life so far. She does not give up but rather finds hope in the new lands of the Great Dairies.

- The beauty of this new land is key to the scene. The breathtaking landscape makes Tess feel more free, she is a "solitary heron". This unknown land presents her many different paths she can take. This also plays into the restriction of interiority after she returns from the slopes and the freedom of exteriority and nature.

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"The sole effect of her presence upon the placid valley so far had been to excite the mind of a solitary heron."

This quotation has connotations of Tess having freedom. Now she has been presented with a new landscape, she can see her future ahead being full of opportunities.
The phrase "solitary heron" refers to her feeling like a bad. She has previously been trapped in an interior setting after being abused by Alec, but now feels that she can go and do as she pleases. This excites her.
The "placid valley" implies that she feels unthreatened by the landscape and almost safe. It has a feeling of being a very tranquil setting in which she can escape the chaos of her former experiences and reflect.

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After reading your pages, why do you think I have chosen these pages for you to read?

- because lots of pathetic fallacy as the weather and scenery resembles Tess' current happiness and enjoyment

- moments where nature is reflecting Tess

- springtime represents new beginnings and being reborn, perhaps suggesting this phase of life for Tess will be a new and therefore joyful stage

- shows the perspective of the omniscient narrator and the way they portray  Tess with her 'perfect beauty'

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Choose 5 significant quotations from your page(s).

- "amid new scenes where there were no invidious eyes upon her"

- "every bird's note seemed to lurk a joy"

- "the change in the quality of air from heavy to light"

- "One day she was pink and flawless; another pale and tragical."

- "new air was clear, bracing, ethereal... not like the streams in Blackmoor"

Identify 3 themes that are present.

- New beginnings
- Nature
- Nostalgia/recovery

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- "any event should have left upon her an impression that was not at least capable of transmutation"

1. Refers to the "tragic" event with Alec that in previous phases has negatively impacted her life

2. With this feeling of new beginnings that Tess has in this phase, we see her trying to no longer let this incident affect her

3. "Not at least capable of transmutation" suggests she won't let this permanently change her or tarnish her reputation as a woman in society

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Read the following and then, individually, compose a paragraph in response.

Think about a person or an object that is part of or connected to the event or situation you are examining. Place yourself within the event or situation to see things from this point of view. Some questions to consider:

•          What can this person or thing see, observe or notice?

•          What might the person or thing know, understand, hold true or believe?

•          What might the person or thing care deeply about?

•          What might the person or thing wonder about or question?

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Read the following and then, individually, compose a paragraph in response.

Think about a person or an object that is part of or connected to the event or situation you are examining. Place yourself within the event or situation to see things from this point of view. Some questions to consider:

•          What can this person or thing see, observe or notice?

•          What might the person or thing know, understand, hold true or believe?

•          What might the person or thing care deeply about?

•          What might the person or thing wonder about or question?

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Read the following and then, individually, compose a paragraph in response.

Think about a person or an object that is part of or connected to the event or situation you are examining. Place yourself within the event or situation to see things from this point of view. Some questions to consider:

Cow's perspective:

I am being milked by someone of ill skill. There are many milkmaids milking my friends and I; there is also a new girl. She is more quiet than the other dairy workers, but everybody is more or less the same to me. I do not understand why everybody is always looking at the man who milks me - especially the new milkmaid; she keeps staring at him (maybe it is because he is not good at milking). I, a cow, have been here in this barn for a very long time (as long as I can remember!), but many men and women come and go. This man is by far the most popular among the milkmaids as he is not loud or crude like many others. It is a warm day and the grass is green and fresh; I am glad it is no longer so cold and dark like it used to be. However, this man who milks me has no skill and I wonder why he comes here if he is so bad! Moo...

Cow's perspective:

I am being milked by someone of ill skill. There are many milkmaids milking my friends and I; there is also a new girl. She is more quiet than the other dairy workers, but everybody is more or less the same to me. I do not understand why everybody is always looking at the man who milks me - especially the new milkmaid; she keeps staring at him (maybe it is because he is not good at milking). I, a cow, have been here in this barn for a very long time (as long as I can remember!), but many men and women come and go. This man is by far the most popular among the milkmaids as he is not loud or crude like many others. It is a warm day and the grass is green and fresh; I am glad it is no longer so cold and dark like it used to be. However, this man who milks me has no skill and I wonder why he comes here if he is so bad! Moo...

•          What can this person or thing see, observe or notice?

•          What might the person or thing know, understand, hold true or believe?

•          What might the person or thing care deeply about?

•          What might the person or thing wonder about or question?

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Choose 5 significant quotations from your page(s).
- 'Was once lost always lost really true of chastity?'
- 'Almost at a leap Tess thus changed from simple girl to complex woman'
- 'A particularly fine spring came round, and the stir of germination was almost audible'
- 'She would be dairymaid Tess, and nothing more.'
- 'Symbols of reflectiveness passed into her face.'

Identify 3 themes that are present.
- new beginnings
- hope
- life (nature, etc.)

Choose just one quotation and explore its deeper meaning.

'the pulse of hopeful life still warm within her'
- pulse relates to organs or the heart showing the necessity for hope and emphasizes its presence

-warmth suggests that she seeks comfort in hope
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Read the following and then, individually, compose a paragraph in response.

Think about a person or an object that is part of or connected to the event or situation you are examining. Place yourself within the event or situation to see things from this point of view. Some questions to consider:

•          What can this person or thing see, observe or notice?

•          What might the person or thing know, understand, hold true or believe?

•          What might the person or thing care deeply about?

•          What might the person or thing wonder about or question?

lauren as the pulse of hopeful life

i'm somewhere foreign. inside the tragic crevices of this tortured young soul. pirouetting  angelically through the budding veins of her i burn passionately with white hot and blue flames and reside firmly within her heart. i'm goading her gently like a candle in a church, reassuring her, soothing her...

inthuja as a rabbit

I weave my way through the ferns, clearing the delicate ribbons of grass with my ears. The meadow provides me with a sense of tranquility. I pause, lifting my head. A figure can be seen: large, angelic, somewhat tortured.

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As she walked over the fresh grass, she had a simultaneous sense of tranquility and confusion. She was fascinated by the flow of the river and the freshness of the newly-grown flowers. It seemed as if she had seen and experienced things no child of her age should experience, this was evident in her eyes. They were a dark brown that looked as if they had experienced the pain no human being should experience. Yet as she walked through the serene fields, with the calm breeze and the steady streams her eyes became wider. There was a twinkle in them that appeared and got brighter as she progressed through the fields. The twinkle in those brown eyes could only be described as one thing; hope.

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The young girl pranced across the emerald field as though she was stepping outside for the first time in her life, her eyes glimmering with the hot glow of the sun. I recognized her from somewhere, somehow... could it be Tess Durbeyfield? Surely not. None of the girls had seen her in weeks. The thick locks of dark hair streamed behind the girl as she continued to soar through the field, her pace quickening with every step. She seemed to take in every ounce of the scenery in awe; cows and birds pondering in her vicinity moved towards her as though she were a

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The milkmaid is in a mildly rundown barn, amongst many large, uncomfortable and unhappy cows being milked, amongst her other young women and men. Her work is disrupted by the entrance of a slightly dishevelled young woman come in, looking slightly lost, and the reaction of her other milkmaid friends to this new girl. She would assume that this young girl was looking for a job, and is intrigued by who this stranger is, where she has come from and now the milkmaid ready to converse with the other milkmaids about the origin of this newcomer, who are all as equally intrigued as her.

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The cow is among lush foliage and is able to graze and enjoy their day. Unlike Tess, it does not have such harrowing worries and all it is concerned with is eating and watching the world go by. It is joined by all my other cow friends and they are unified in their existence and common interests of eating. They all created a singular mass moving through the Dairies, like that of an army. The cow wonders what that odd girl is doing, staring at them and taking in the landscape that it lives upon?