Tess is faced with many different levels of happiness, from pure joy to absolute unhappiness. As she moves from location to location, the settings of these places portray Tess's joy. From her pure happiness at Talbothay's Dairy, to the turning point of Tess's joy at the old D'Urberville house, to her most unforgiving stay at Flintcomb-Ash, to her final feelings of content before her death at Bramshurst Court. The reader sees atmospheric changes that diminish …showed first 75 words of 764 total…

…showed last 75 words of 764 total…and peace, and Hardy shows that well through his light and joyful descriptions. From the playful atmosphere at Talbothay's Dairy, to the mysterious gloom apparent at the old D'Urberville house, to the desolate, dismal flavor of Flintcomb-Ash, to the serenity at Bramshurt Court, Hardy is able to show through his descriptions how Tess will feel throughout the novel. Where Tess is on her life journey along with the weather signifies Tess’s level of happiness.