English Literature Essay on: Far From The Madding Crowd
Introduction
This books bases on country aspects. It includes a storyline of a young woman named Fanny robin who goes missing after having an affair with Sergeant Oak. There is much more to it though, Bathsheba recalls to having an affair with the man aswell and generally the misshappenings, which take place, are dealt with and found out.
Thomas hardy makes great use of rural settings and countryside work and activities in writing the opening third of Far From The Madding Crowd. His description of the scenery, atmosphere and people involved is quite the opposite of city life. All the people in the book live in the countryside and have similar jobs. Farmer Oak later on becomes one of Bathsheba’s shepherds after an agreement between the two of them. Bathsheba arrives in a village in Weatherbury. Here she works the big and rundown farms (her inheritance). Oak admires Bathsheba who is very a good looking and certainly knows it. (Oak describes her as ‘vain’ when he first set his eyes on her and sees her for the very first time when she was in the wagon, in the first chapter.) She takes charge of the farm and shows who is boss. She is a determined young woman.