SAlec,andfromthenonherlifetotallychangedfromthislossofinnocence。Peoplelookeddownonherandrespectedhernomore。Actuallyshedidnothingwrongbecausebeforeshewasseducedsheknewnothingofmen。Shewasjustagirlwhenshefirstmetthatterribleman。 Shewasforcedbythegossipsandthechurchtoblameherselfforthisaccident,soshethoughtshedeservednothinggood。Inordertogetridofthepastshedecidedtogotoadistantdairyfarmbutwasstillsayingtoherselfthatshewaswrong。MaybeGtagreewiththat,becausetheLAngelChare。Angelpoppedthequestiontoherbutsherefusedhimwithoutsayingwhy。Shesaidshelovedhimdeeplyandperhapsnooneintheworldcouldlovehimmorethanshedidbutshecouldnotmarryhimforsomeunspokenreason。AtsatisfiedwiththisvagueansweranddidhisbesttowinTess。Somehowsheagreedandtheysoonfixedtheweddingday。SoonaftertheirweddingAngelconfessedthecrimehecommittedtoawomanlongtimeagoandaskedforTsforgiveness。TesswasnotatallangryandforgaveAinfactshewasratherhappyandexcitedforshealsohadthingstoconfess。 ShesatandtoldeverythingtoAngel,hopinghewouldforgiveherashewasforgivenbutshewaswrong。Shewasnotforgiven,notasshethoughtshewas。Thewomanpays。 WithoutAslove,nothingmeantanythingtoher。Ttimportantnow。Tesswasarrestedforhermurderofthatsocalledgentleman。Why?ShestilllovedAngelandwhenhefinallywentbacktoherandaskedforHERforgiveness,afterheregrettedwhathehaddoneunfairtoTess,shewasdesperate。TAlechadalwaystoldTessthatAngelwouldnevercomebacksohewonTstrust。UnluckilyAngeldidcomebackandfoundTess。!Everythingwastoolate! TesswasdeceivedandshelostAngelforthesecondtime!Thestrenghofherlovewassostrongthatshehadforgottenthedifferencebetweenrightandwrong。BeforethatshehaddonenothingwrongbutwhenshekilledAlec,everythingreallychanged!Shebecameacriminal!Howcoulditbe?ShewasaspureandinnocentasthegoodwifeintheBible。Herwholecharacterwashonestandfaithful。Angelfiguredoutatlastthatapersonshouldbejudgednotonlyonwhathehasdonebutalsoonwhathewantedtodo! Tsall!AngelalsodidthewrongthinganditwasevenmoreseriousthanTscrimebutHEwasnotblamedforit。Whyitisalwaysthewomanwhopays?Whytheyarealwayshurt?WhywasTsgirlishpuritylost?Whydoesthewrongmantakethewrongwoman?Whydothebadoftenruinthegood?Whyisbeautydamagedbyugliness?Womenaretooweak!Thousandsofyearsofhistoryhaveshownusthatwomenhavealwaysbeentreatedunfairly! InoldChinatherewasaculture,tthinkofwomenashumanbeings。Ifyouaskedoneifhewastheoldestinhisfamily,evenifhehadsomeeldersisters。Ifyouaskedwhythenhewouldsay,Ha,theyarenotincluded! Peoplegavebirthtomanygirlsinordertohaveonlyoneboytokeepthefamilynamegoing。Theythoughtgirlshadnouseforthefamily。Thomeandbetheirwivessomedaysoonerorlater。Sotheywereextremelyhardongirls。 Girlsshouldbehardworking,faithful,loyal,intelligent,andvirtuousandthemostimportantthingwasshemustbeamaiden!Ifherhusbandwasthefirstmanwhotouchedherthenshewasagoodgirl,agoodwifenomatterhowshethought。It,thenshewouldgainaverybadreputationandnobodywoulddaretogonearher。Whataboutmen?Peopledidnotcarewhetherhewasanexperiencedmanornot,nordidtheycareabouthischaracter。T Nsnotbesobitter。Nssituationshavebecomemuchbetter。Somearebecauseofthechangeofsocietyandsomearebecauseofcivilization。JustletthosepoorpainfulwomenlikeTESSbejustamemory。