Looking closely at the language, examine how Hardy presents the meeting between Bathsheba and Troy in Chapter 23 of Far from the Madding Crowd.
Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy Task: a) Looking closely at the language, examine how Hardy presents the meeting between Bathsheba and Troy in Chapter 23. Text: Far from the Madding CrowdÆ by Thomas Hardy The meeting between Troy and Bathsheba is the turning point in the novel. The name of the chapter (The same night-The fir plantation.) shows the reader that once Bathsheba has unwillingly half committed herself in marriage with Boldwood, she still carries on flirting the same night. It is ironic that she should meet her future husband on the night of her unconditional promise in marriage to Boldwood. In that small amount of time she has forgotten her talk with Boldwood. Surely it is not a coincidence that the placement of this chapter in the book is as it is. Even the name is no coincidence (That same night). Her meeting with Troy has a fairy tale quality about it. She does not meet her on the way to the shops or in the middle of the day but in a dark wood. Troy plays the part of the wolf, catching her unawares and overwhelming her. It is, perhaps significant that Gabriel Oak does not appear in chapter 23. We are told by Hardy that Gabriel had almost constantly preceded her in this tour every evening, watching her affairs ôas any specially appointed officer of surveillance could have doneö (p. 140). However, the one time that Gabriel does not do this Bathsheba
Do the opening scenes from the film 'Far from the madding Crowd' faithfully and accurately reflect what happens in the novel by Thomas Hardy? Answer the questions with close reference up to chapter 16. 'All saints and all souls'
Do the opening scenes from the film 'Far from the madding Crowd' faithfully and accurately reflect what happens in the novel by Thomas Hardy? Answer the questions with close reference up to chapter 16. 'All saints and all souls' The author of 'Far from the Madding Crow', Thomas Hardy, was born and brought up in Dorset on the 2nd June 1840. As Thomas grew up, so did his love of the countryside. We can see this passion of his reflected in most of his work. Especially in 'Far from the Madding Crowd'. Hardy's father was a master mason and his mother was a domestic servant. Hardy's mother deeply influenced Hardy with her love of books and the countryside. He gained a strong appreciation of music from his father. You can see this in 'Far from the Madding Crowd' because music is used on a lot of the occasions to express people's feelings and emotions to what is going on around them. These occasions include when Oak plays his flute. We see this a couple of times. Such as in the fields and when they are all sat around the table eating lunch and they are all singing while Gabriel plays his flute. Another big part in the film when music is used is in both churches on the day when Frank and Fanny were supposed to be getting married. This is in chapter 16, 'All saints and all souls.' Hardy was deeply in love with the countryside. This can definitely be proved by looking at his work.
How successful is Hardy's presentation of character and events in "The Three Strangers"
How successful is Hardy's presentation of character and events in "The Three Strangers"? Hardy's presentation of characters and events is very successful because he makes some of them mysterious and we question who they are. This makes us read on to find out more. Hardy uses repetition throughout the short story which makes the reader think more deeply and anticipate the next event. He also uses irony and humour to makes the story memorable. To start with the Fennels, Hardy gives them a natural name which suits there county lifestyle. Mr Fennel is a shepherd and he is a jolly and welcoming character. He is the direct antithesis of his wife and she is not so welcoming and far more frugal with the mead she is offering her party guests. Their disagreements are memorable because they have opposite personalities although her plans are ruined because "the shepherd himself was in the mood to exhibit the most reckless phases of hospitality". The first stranger is introduced as a "lonely pedestrian of supple frame". There is something mysterious about him but we are not told what only that he "appeared tall" and he is "gaunt". He may be around 40 years of age and his clothing is 'fustian'. He stares at the cottage door of the Fennel's which may be due to his fear but the reader feels this is unusual. However, when he enters the house we learn that he has 'large, open
What do you find of interest in Hardy’s presentation of Bathsheba and Fanny’s experiences in ‘Far from the Madding Crowd?’
Caroline Stephens What do you find of interest in Hardy's presentation of Bathsheba and Fanny's experiences in 'Far from the Madding Crowd?' Thomas Hardy, the son of a stonemason, was born in Dorset, England, in 1840. He trained as an architect and worked in London and Dorset for ten years. Hardy began his writing career as a novelist, publishing 'Desperate Remedies' in 1871, and was soon successful enough to leave the field of architecture for writing. His novels 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles' (1891) and 'Jude the Obscure' (1895), which are considered literary classics today, received negative reviews upon publication and Hardy was criticized for being too pessimistic and preoccupied with sex. Hardy was a writer ahead of his time. 'Far From The Madding Crowd' was a novel written by Thomas Hardy in 1874. In his stories he showed a clear outline of women in society. In the nineteenth century women lacked power and leadership. This was a time where women had little freedom, a place where women's belongings became their husbands and where farms and properties were passed from father to son. Their opinions were undermined and disregarded. This affected Hardy's writing. It is evident from reading novels and stories by this author that the time and society he lived in affected his views on women. Hardy indicates in his novels that he is undoubtedly sexist. In 'Far From The
An Analysis of Bathsheba’s Character
An Analysis of Bathsheba's Character Bathsheba is decisive, brisk and businesslike whilst dealing with the paying of the farm workers in chapter 10. She is very confident; "I have formed a resolution to have no bailiff at all". The farm workers are astonished at this; "The men expired an audible breath of amazement". "I shall be up before you are awake, I shall be afield before you are up, and I shall have breakfasted before you are afield. In short I shall astonish you all". This phrasing and rhythm is very strong and very convincing. This speech again shows her confidence and her ability to cope. Bathsheba is the only female in the corn exchange ("the single one of her sex that the room contained") but does not seem to mind. "'Tis a handsome maid, however, and she'll soon get picked up". Here the people in the corn market are discussing Bathsheba and assume that she will get married and hand over the farm for her husband to get picked up. This chapter alone shows that Bathsheba has a hard task ahead of her because of the men's views of a woman farmer. The farm workers are convinced that she will "bring them all to the bad". She goes against traditional ways; "Why only yesterday she cut a rasher of bacon the longways of the flitch!" (Chapter fifteen). For the farm workers, any change is wrong. Bathsheba has a traditional man's job. She is a woman farmer but she is not
Comparing two short stories -The Superstitious Man's Story by Thomas Hardy and Night Fears by L P Hartley.
Comparing Two Short Stories - The Superstitious Man's Story by Thomas Hardy and Night Fears by L P Hartley Thomas Hardy lived between 1840-1928. He was brought up in Higher Brockhampton in Dorset. New technological developments were appearing all over the country, like railways and development of industry. As these wonders hadn't reached his part of the country yet, they still believed in country folk traditions and superstitions. Thomas Hardy liked to use these superstitions in his writings. The background to The Superstitious Man's Story is about a man who is travelling home on a stagecoach. He's been away 25 years and while travelling, is being told stories by the country folk. L P Hartley (1895-1972) was a well-off child as his father was a solicitor. He was educated at Harrow and Oxford. He liked to deal with the difference between reality and what people think is reality. He also liked using symbols in is stories. The Night Fears story is set after World War One when fewer people believed in ghosts, but what was scaring people was what was in their own minds. A scientist, Freud, was a psychologist and he had shown that such fears and paranoia could come from within us. The mood of the start of The Superstitious Man's Story is very unsettling as it tells you that this is going to be a ghost story. "You could feel when he came near'ee". "There seemed to
Discuss the author`s perception of women in two of the short stories you have read.
Discuss the author`s perception of women in two of the short stories you have read. Back in the 1800s women had it pretty rough compared to men. There were poor women working in the cotton and woolen mills for 12 to 16 hours daily. Many lived six to a room and two to a bed in company boarding houses and were paid 2 pounds a week. Women were not permitted to give evidence in court, or have the right to speak in public before an audience. When a woman married, her husband legally owned all she had, including her earnings, her clothes and jewellery, and her children. If he died, she was entitled to only a third of her husband's estate. So women couldn't really be their own person, they hold little independence. Is it still like this today? Strange as it may seem, the family roles have not changed much in today's society. While women have more opportunities in home based employment, the traditional roles of women are still quite evident. They are still the caring provider and nurturer of young children, the comforter for the crying child and the feminine presence of the household. While the husband's role has changed into taking more part in household chores and the cooking and cleaning up responsibilities, they are still considered to be the head of the household in some families. But nowadays women and men should be pretty much equal. Women are allowed to vote, and they can
Compare 'After the First Death' with Far From the Madding crowd,' with special consideration of each author's style and characterisation.
Compare 'After the First Death' with Far From the Madding crowd,' with special consideration of each author's style and characterisation. I have Recently read two books. The first was Thomas Hardy's novel set in the English counrty side during the nineteenth centuary. It told me a story about the arrival of Bathsheba Everdene in the village of Weatherbury to work a large, dilapidated farm that she inherited. In consequent of her inheritence she met a dashing young cavalry officer whom she found herself infanuated with; and also of her growing temptuous realtionship with the shepard-farmer, Gabriel Oak, whom she ends up marrying. The second novel was Robert Cormier, terroist act in America during the twentieth century, upon a bus full of small children and a vunerable high school cheer leader. She story contains not only fear and heroism but a psychological drama of ordinary people who are confronted with extrodinary events. It is in this essay that I am to compare each novel noting there simularities, even though they seem very different, and there extreme differences. Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd is a political and common cultural novel. It contains a great deal of detail allowing each reader to create a unique interpretation of the scenes described. He has used omnicient 3rd person narative and a simple chronolgical order. This makes the story easier to
'Far from the madding crowd' - Several natural catastrophes happen over the course of the novel; the dog’s driving the sheep off the cliff, the fire, the sheep’s feeding upon young clover, the storm - What role do these events play with respect
Several natural catastrophes happen over the course of the novel; the dog's driving the sheep off the cliff, the fire, the sheep's feeding upon young clover, the storm. What role do these events play with respect to the character of Gabriel? 'Far From the Madding Crowd' is a novel based in the fictitious rural county of Wessex. The book is based around Gabriel Oak, a hard-working, kind-hearted farmer who has become destitute, and the love of his life, Bathsheba Everdene. It goes on to explore the hardships that farmers in 19th century England faced and how these problems were over come by Gabriel. Bathsheba Everdene is introduced to us as a very attractive, pompous woman. She is also described as a flirt and is guilty of leading many men on. Throughout the book Farmer Oak is portrayed as the stronger character and is always coming to the rescue of his 'damsel in distress', Bathsheba. On many occasions he proves himself to be strong minded, trustworthy and knowledgeable about farming matters. In chapter five Gabriel's sheep are run off a cliff by his young sheep-dog. This has made him destitute and instead of seeing hatred we are shown Gabriel's compassion. On page 44 it says "his first feeling now was one of pity for the untimely fate of these gentle ewes and their unborn lambs". This showed me that though Gabriel had lost all his wealth he is still kind-hearted enough to
Essay Question On Far from the Madding Crowd.
Essay Question On Far from the Madding Crowd Thomas Hardy suggests that in the mid-ninteenth century women were limited in their choice of jobs. Factory work was available in some areas but this meant working long, tiresome hours. They could also work for the rich, but for very little money. The term used for a woman who makes dresses is a seamstress. They spent their lives sewing for the rich ladies who wore smart dresses. In Far From the Madding Crowd the main character 'Bathsheba' is the proud owner of her inherited farm. She has maids, farm workers and shepherds working for her. She spends long hours of the day working in fields. She is a fortunate woman, very popular among the men but who clearly is unsure about life /love. Her character is affluent and enjoys a privileged lifestyle. In Wessex where the book was set it is very traditional, old fashioned (even some parts are today). The rural setting makes it relate to what the scenery was like, and enhances the atmosphere. At the time this book was written, health standards were very poor and there was no birth control. Illness was common, and people often had to cope for themselves. A woman was considered lucky if she was rich enough to employ a maid to care for her. There were no injections to prevent people against tetanus, common among farm workers. (It occurs when dirt is passed through a wound with a risk of