Tess of the d'Urbervilles
IS TESS A PURE WOMAN?
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This really depends on what context you are looking at it from. From a modern day context, the very phrase "pure woman" is problematic. Female "purity" is a male invention to exert control over the female gender. In the context of the novel, some may consider Tess "un-pure" because her sexual status was directly linked to her worth.