TESS JURGEN KNOWS ALL THAT PREJUDICE AND HATRED DO NOT VANISH OVERNIGHT. BECAUSE OF HER PAST THE MAN SHE LOVED HAS BEN FALSELY ARRESTED AND THROWN IN JAIL. BECAUSE OF HER PAST SHE CANNOT FORGIVE HERSELF OR HER ADVERSARIES AND SHE CAN'T BEGIN TO SHARE HER BURDENS WITH THE LORD.