Tess of the d'Urbervilles, a novel by Thomas Hardy is the story of a young woman from a poor family, objectified, harassed, and pursued by an older man with wealth and power over her. Unfairness dominates the lives of Tess and her family to such an extent that it begins to seem like a general aspect of human existence. The novel explores injustice and fate, nature and modernity, social criticism, paganism, christianity, etc.