Morality

It seems as though Tess is concerned about whether or not God will forgive her for what has happened. This is shown through her brief conversation with the man carrying the bucket of red paint. Later, she sees a rainy day as an expression of God's grief towards her "sin". However, on page 85 Hardy states that "the world is only a psychological phenomenon, and what they seemed they were." I think that this implies that the only reason Tess thinks she has sinned and that God is disappointed with her is because she believes it to be true. If only she stopped believing in it, this stress, anxiety and depression concerning the act would leave her.