of fancies‚ and wilful " How far do u agree with Clym ’s opinion of Eustacia From the outset of the novel Eustacia ’s character is steeped in mystery and intrigue. Before we even learn of her name Hardy describes her as "an organic part" of Egdon. As her character develops‚ and her thoughts and intentions unfold‚ the reader is forced to agree with Clym ’s opinion of her as "desperate‚ full of fancies‚ and wilful ". Eustacia displays these particular character traits within a number of passages
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Topic Tracking: Fate Fate 1: By chance‚ Captain Vye and the reddleman‚ Diggory Venn‚ walk on the same road. Captain Vye suspects that Thomasin Yeobright is in Venn’s wagon‚ and unmarried. He will later tell his granddaughter‚ Eustacia‚ that Thomasin and Wildeve are not married. Fate 2: It is a combination of fate and scheming that brings Eustacia and Clym together. Eustacia hears from Charley that the Christmas mummers will be performing at the Yeobrights’‚ and she schemes to meet Clym by performing
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The Return of the Native is Thomas Hardy ’s sixth published novel. It first appeared in the magazine Belgravia‚ a publication known for its sensationalism‚ and was presented in twelve monthly installments from January to December 1878. Due to the novel ’s controversial themes‚ Hardy had some difficulty finding a publisher; reviews‚ however‚ though somewhat mixed‚ were generally positive. In the twentieth century‚ The Return of the Native became one of Hardy ’s most popular novels.[1] |Contents
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Thomas Hardy’s novels are all set in Wessex which is a quasi-mythical region in southern and south-west England. The native community of this area was of particular interest to Hardy‚ and in The Return of the Native this community plays a greater role than it does in other works by Hardy. In The Return of the Native‚ the significance of the rustic characters is not limited to providing mere background scenery or local colour. Instead‚ these characters fulfill various important functions such as commenting
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The Return of the Native: Character Profiles Captain Vye The Captain is the grandfather of Eustacia and before her marriage to Clym she lives with him at Mistover. Christian Cantle Christian Cantle is entrusted by Mrs Yeobright to take Thomasin and Clym their gift of money. He is described as naive and when Wildeve wins the money from him‚ Wildeve’s behavior may be perceived as all the more appalling. Clym Yeobright The eponymous hero of the novel is characterized by the expectations others
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Although Eustacia Vye‚ the protagonist in Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy‚ just wants to get out of the heath‚ her actions alone could be considered immoral. Even before she meets Clym‚ Eustacia decides to fall in love with him. She makes herself infatuated with him because of his social status. Eustacia deceives Clym and her own emotions. She says she will do anything to get off of the heath she hates. Eustacia uses him with the idea that she will get out of her own personal purgatory and
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The Return of the Native: Style The Return of the Native is Thomas Hardy’s sixth novel and probably his best known. The story focuses on the lives and loves of residents in the fictional county of Wessex‚ England‚ an area which was based on the rural area where Hardy was raised. The narrative style of the novel is different to that of the traditional writing. He uses different narrative mechanisms in making it attractive to its readers. His different approach towards the treatment different components
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‘The Return of the Native’ - Questions 1. Many critics feel that ‘The Return of the Native’ is too pessimistic. How far do you agree with this? 2. “The main interest in the novel lies in the characters of the three women and the ways in which the return of the native affects their destinies”. Account for the effect Clym’s return has on the three women. 3. Discuss the function of the rustics in The Return of the Native. 4. Discuss Hardy’s use of symbolism and imagery in The Return of the
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Feminist Reading of Hardy’s The Return of the Native Most of Hardy’s novels or better to say all of them are considered to be modern. In fact‚ one can notice so many features of modern novels in his fiction. By referring to Robert Schweik’s article (1994) pertaining to the idea that Hardy has influenced so many modern novelists such as D.H. Lawrence‚ one of the key critics of Hardy novels‚ chiefly in the notion of feminine and treatment of women which is one of the distinguishing features
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[Abstract]: The Return of the Native is one of Thomas Hardy ’s "Novels of Character and Environment". This paper mainly deals with the conflict between the main characters in the novel and the "Environment"----Egdon Heath‚ especially the conflict between Eustacia and the Heath. The Heath as a physical object is described as "inviolate"‚ untouchable and unalterable by man‚ as a symbol it is highly flexible: it becomes what the various characters want to make of it. It is ugly for Eustacia‚ beautiful for
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