Tess of the d'Urbervilles

Describe Tess' mother in Tess of the D'Urbervilles?

Joan Durbeyfield

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Joan is greedy and selfish. She wants her daughter to marry a rich man, and never contemplates what's good for Tess, because she is too worried about Tess doing what is best for her.

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Tess of the D'Urbervilles