Tess of the d'Urbervilles
How does Tess's life exemplify "the inherent will to enjoy and the circumstantial forces against enjoyment"?
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Tess seems to manage and even thrive under the harshest of circumstances. She faces the abusive Alec and even Angel's rebuke with a patient understanding and acceptance of her reality.