[Hardy-l] Re: Thoughts on 'Tess'

[Niemeyer, Paul J.]

Keith, thank you for bringing my attention to the contradiction in my thoughts.  I should have said that the killing of the horse is POSSIBLY EITHER analogous to Tess's killing of the birds OR symbolic of her rape, BUT certainly not both. . .but I can't take it back: that's the danger of posting naked, unrevised thoughts to a public forum.  I further plead guilty to comparing material in a serial that hasn't finished its run to material in a novel I know very well--perhaps in the TV program there is a bird-killing scene, which would make my analysis of Prince's execution superfluous; and perhaps Tess escapes from the gallows and she and Angel live a life of peace and prosperity in Argentina, making my comparison to Tess's execution out of bounds as well.  Who knows?
 
One thing I do know is that the director meant SOMETHING by changing the way Prince dies.  His lingering shot of the smoking gun is a clear indication that the change is not arbitrary.  I'd like to find out what the director meant by the change, and I may err in my attempts to find the answer.
 
Now serving lunch,
 
Paul 
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