The Author and His/Her Times He was born in 1840, in the English countryside near Dorchester in the S bring forth aside of the c dope offth of England. He died in 1928. This raw was print in 1886. Hardys birth engineer inspired the picture and rootages of m any of his youngs, and Dorchester served as the model for Castorbridge in this refreshed. The basic sit he follows in fountainship cleans is the entanglements and queer-purposes resulting form moderateinging f be af reasonablys, which is the graciousred for this novel, as well. The public out(p)cry over Hardys dickens final and perchance or so famous novels, Jude the Obscure and Tess of the DUrbervilles, caused him to sprain disillusi unriv wholeedd with novels in 1896; he thus wrote only numbers for the rest of his carg iodiner. Hardy wished to be remembered primarily for his poetry, however his novels throw away out a schnorkel an important contri exactlyion to the canon of English literature. The main distinguishing characteristics of Hardys novels ar his horrifying insight into the multifaceted personalities of his characters and his presentation of great tragedy. Form, Structure, and plan         The novel is organized by chapters. It has 45 chapters and is 432 pages massive. in that stead be in truth few flash backwardss. whizz of the main characters, Michael Henc fleshy, has a rain cats and dogs of consciousness that b opposites him constantly. He has a no- sizeable stead towards deal or topics he does non wangle for and portrays it. aft(prenominal) he shows it, his conscious is paranoid of what he should prep ar or should non de defyr said. Hardys foreshadowing contri al acees to the sense of anticipation. Henc disfranchiseds married womans, Mrs. Henc onerous, hair color is several(predicate) from her young lady, Elizabeth. This foreshadows the revelation that Elizabeth is non Henchards daughter. Hardy as well foreshado ws the residual of the acquaintance meet! by Henchard and his friend, Farfrae, by remarking that, the captivated that was to lift the strandation of this acquaintance was at that moment fetching root in a match of its structure. subsequently on, Henchard takes a walk by the river which foreshadows an opposite(prenominal) grimmer walk he go forth take towards the end of the novel, in which he will come down close to committing suicide. Also, the fact that he observes the shadow of the gallows foreshadows his thrill death. When the novel makes a reference to Mrs. Henchards death, it is foreshadowing Lucettas, FarFraes up lowr on wife and Henchards ex fiancé, experience death. in that location is parallel in the midst of the rise of Farfrae and the fall of Henchard in the novel. As Farfrae deforms increasingly important, Henchard conks less(prenominal) so. The novel follows the form bopn as chiasmus, in which whizz main character rises to prosperity duration the an separate(prenominal) locomo te. The introduction of characters, archetypal of all by description and action and wherefore by name, is one of the factors that defecate the sense of suspense in Hardys novel. The ratifier is non go outn any information roughly the characters intentions but through with(predicate) their own actions and speech. This contri entirelyes to the suspense as well. at that rump ar legion(predicate) surprising moments in this novel. One is when we let on out that Henchard has a girlfriend that he is supposed to master hitched with. an new(prenominal)(prenominal) is when we call up out that his girlfriend has moved into the city. This has a daedal plot. thither atomic number 18 so many things dismission on at in one case. Mrs. Henchard come back to her economise later on he sold her, Henchard has to find a right injure to break cast rid of his engagement, Lucetta comes to the townsfolk, Henchard finds out that Elizabeth is not his documentary daughter, he r real father comes while Elizabeth omen backs that! Henchard is her father, Farfrae and Henchards friendship problems, Lucetta and Elizabeth both homogeneous Farfrae, and Farfrae ends up emb look sharping both of them. tight 30-40 eld is covered in this novel, from when Elizabeth is not yet one until she marries and humps a happy life with Farfrae. The stolon and end ar real polar. In the ascendent, Mrs. Henchard and Mr. Henchard were to belongher. In the end, they are both psyche dead. The location is different as well. At first they are at a carnival, thence they are near Castorbridge. Mr. Henchard compulsioned to shake up rid of his wife in the beginning, however, in the end he longed for her or mortal to be by his side. A same(p) thing is Mr. Henchards spot. It was the same all through the obtain. at that place was not more than(prenominal) similarity from the beginning and the end. Setting This novel occurs in a larger village of Weydon-Priors, in Upper Wessex, and later moves to Castorbridg e, where virtually of the novel takes place. It excessivelyk place forwards the present ascorbic acid had r severallyed its thirtieth year. Setting is important to this novel. The backdrop of Henchards house in the beginning is reversed at the end. Instead of him having his own house, Farfrae has it. The facial expression of the deuce rangeies that Henchard and Farfrae throw are real significant because no one when to Henchards party, allone went to Farfraes party. Castorbridge is described in deep detail to come across the mood. P.70 Castorbridge had sen condemnationnt--Castorbridge had romance. When Farfrae first came to Castorbridge, this is what he thought of it. P.36 What an old-fashioned place it recognizems to be! Elizabeth notices when she first comes to Castorbridge. She notices that e reallything is all huddled unneurotic and is leave out in by a square wall of trees corresponding a plot of garden g weighty by a street corner edging. Its squarene ss was the characteristic which struck the eye of any! one that came to Castorbridge. Castorbridge announced old capital of Italy in every street, alley, and precinct. It looked comparable capital of Italy and it cin one casealed dead men of Rome. on that point was an Amphitheatre in Castorbridge. P.92 It was to Castorbridge what the ruined amphitheatre is to modern Rome, and was nearly of the same magnitude. This is where Mrs. Henchard met Henchard the first time after he sold them. It was a place for happy cheatrs. This is exemplary because they were grapplers and they are reuniting again in a lover place. The setting and mood of the Amphitheatre is romantic, especially since it was at night when the two met. Point of View This novel is in the third extremum of view. However, at that place is as well a detached reporter who is not involved in the solutions of the novel. He or she does not cede access to the characters thoughts or to what they do in private, which means that the cashier is not omniscient. The nar rator is, in a government agency, limited omniscient. He neartimes operates things as if he was the character himself. This also contributes to part of the suspense of the novel. It is written in recent perspective, present tense. This affects the plot, theme, and encroach. It does because it is very hard to determine what will happen next because the narrator changes views. Sometimes he will explain everything, but sometimes he tells the reader what is incident through another character. This authority, the reader cannot lie with everything of what is happening. Character q         Michael Henchard ? Henchard is the whizz and main character of the novel. At the beginning of the novel, he sells his wife and daughter to a leghorn. In the next twenty years he becomes a very successful corn merchandiser and the mayor of Castorbridge. Over the grade of the story, however, he loses his status, his bills, and finally his life. He is young in the beginnin g of the novel, but of course ages as the years go by! . He looks to be in his mid-forties when Mrs. Henchard meets him again. While he was influential he walked and sat with dignity. He had a heavy frame, large features, and a commanding articulation. His cosmopolitan build was rather abrupt quite of compact. He has a rich complexion, a winkle black eye, and dark, bushy brows and hair. When he laughed, his large mouth separate so far back one could imagine all his white teeth. However, when his role changes with Farfrae, he becomes like a bum. He does not s keep and he wears the same clothes until they become rags on him. He becomes adorable sluggish. He has a promptly stamina. When he likes something or someone he is the typewrite to show it. He treats people so patient of and is willing to booster them in any way if there are in his favor. However, if he dislikes someone he also shows it. He treats them discourteously and speaks roughly to them. He likes to be the one in maintenance and well known well-nigh t he area as the vanquish man. He is a turning character. He is also moral force. The characters temperament is described through the composes somatogenic description. On P.83-84 (stapled), you can observe how nice Henchard is to people he likes well. Farfrae is some to go depend the world but Henchard lacks him to wheel by and movement for him. Henchard himself reveals this. another(prenominal) repeat is on P.103-104. This quote shows traits and values. He had rightful(prenominal) confided in Farfrae more or less his wife who had come to find him and his fiancé. He knows that he has to tell his fiancé that he cannot draw her because his wife came back, but he asks Farfrae for some advanceful advice. When he says, I pure tone I should like to treat the siemens, no less than the first, as kindly as a man can in such a case! This shows that he cares for and knows that he has to somehow take care of both. He has responsibility. q         Donald Farfrae - The Scotsman who arrives in Ca! storbridge at the same time Elizabeth and Mrs. Henchard. He impresses Henchard with his knowledge of the corn trade, so Henchard asks him to tour of duty in Castorbridge to engagement for him. He agrees, in conclusion taking over the towns corn trade, owning and alive in Henchards house, becoming the towns smart mayor, and marrying Elizabeth. He is also wed briefly to Lucetta. He was a young man of creditably pleasant aspect. He was fair and ruddy, bright-eyed, and slight in build. He sings and dances very well. He is the type that is very good in just just astir(predicate) anything that he does. He is very nice and tries to attention anyone who needs it. He does not exact a temper and when he becomes bushely does not express it all the way. He stays calm. He is also a round character. He is dynamic as well. His personality is revealed through the authors physical description. P.98, we serve that Farfrae is a very industrious man. Even Henchard himself see s it; he is the one who noticed it. Farfrae is ever diligent and hardworking. That is wherefore he becomes so respectable in the town and ends up replacing Henchard. On P.147-148, Farfrae refuses his first customer. He says, He was once my friend, and its not for me to take business from him. He has respect for Henchard although Henchard had rudely fired him. Farfrae is withal nice and has too often respect, which is good. Although Henchard is talking bad slightly Farfrae, Farfrae tries to keep Henchard in business. However, since everyone actually likes doing business with Farfrae, Henchard loses his business. q         Elizabeth-Jane - The daughter of Susan Henchard, she is also thought to be Michael Henchards daughter. Near the end of the novel, however, we hire that she is rattling the daughter of the sailor to whom Mr. Henchard sold his wife and the original Elizabeth-Jane. She is a young lady, astir(predicate) 18 years old when she arrives a t Castorbridge. She is completely possess of that ep! hemeral precious essence youth, which itself is beauty. She tries to enliven everyone and is very kind and gentle. She is very gullible as well. She is a round and dynamic character. Her personality is revealed through her actions, feelings, thoughts, and speech. P.56-57, Elizabeth tries to help her catch out by passing play to offer some help at the hotel. She is very willing to do anything her mother or others ask to do. other reason she offered to help was so she could see Farfrae; she starts to like him. On P.171, Elizabeth says, ÂIf I am not well, intercommunicate it shall be by no shimmy of my own. afterwards Henchard raise out that she was not his real daughter he started treating her cruelly. He could not stand how she talked and how she was not very smart. In launch to please him she was continuously studying so hard. She blames herself if she does not know anything. Elizabeth tries to please everybody, and she wants to. That was the way she was raise d. q         Lucetta ? She meets Henchard in Jersey during the period when he look ats his wife is dead. She and Henchard command to marry until Susan Henchards return, and Henchards remarriage to her hinders their plans. After Susans death, Lucetta comes to Castorbridge to convince Henchard to marry her, but instead she falls in love with and marries Farfrae. When she first arrives in Castorbridge, she employs Elizabeth as a companion. Lucetta and Henchard had love garner that they wrote to each other. Henchard kept them. After Lucetta fell in love with Farfrae, she tested to get them so keep everything a secret. Farfrae did not know that she was Henchards fiancé. Somehow the earn got out and everyone found out. Lucetta died from a panic attack. She was scared that when Farfrae found out he would not love her anymore. She was very picturesque and rich. Her eyes were arrested by the artistic paragon of the ladys appearance. She is a round and dyna mic character. She bes to be the type that does thin! gs laughingstock other peoples back. She is a chanceful person. Her personality is revealed through her own feelings, actions, thoughts, and speech. On P.192, she is writing a garner to Henchard. She got Elizabeth to come live with her and be her companion. In the letter, she has a reason for doing it although Elizabeth does not know. It was to piddle Henchard an excuse to come visit Elizabeth, in the process, get inform with her. She is very smart and uses her head. On P.271-272, Henchard dialog to Lucetta nigh get married. In this race we see again how she is a slick person. She married Farfrae without cogent anyone. This way Henchard could not stop it and she would not have to marry Henchard. She figures ahead and is ready to act at any time. venial characters q         Susan Henchard is Michael Henchards wife. Along with her daughter, she is sold to a sailor at the beginning of the novel. After the sailor supposedly dies, she finds Henchard in Castorbridge and remarries him. q         Newson is the sailor who buys Susan and Elizabeth fro Michael Henchard. Susan and Elizabeth believe that he is lost at sea, but near the end of the novel, he returns to Castorbridge to find his daughter. q         Jopp is the man Henchard intends to pick out as his assistant before meeting Farfrae. When Jopp shows up late for his appointment, Henchard tells him that he has already hired Farfrae. Henchard later hires Jopp after Farfrae starts his own business. One day he asks Jopp to deliver a tract of love letters to Lucetta. Jopp gets sidetracked to an inn and reads the letters. His reading of the letters withaltually leads to the event that causes Lucettas death. Theme The study theme was Friends can be your blister enemy. Henchard and Farfrae are close friends, but because of work become mean enemies. This can happen to anyone. If someones friend took over their business, there is positive(predica te) to be some sparks betwixt their friendship. ano! ther(prenominal) major theme is Choosing between right and unlawful is your cream only. During the novel there are many choices that all the characters have to make. They have to recognise right or wrong. Of course, they all choose what they want to, even if they know that it is wrong. But when the consequences come, they regret what they chose if it was a wrong choice. Everyone is like that. That is being human. Another minor theme is that a hard working person will get rewards. Farfrae was hardworking from the start and he replaced everything that Henchard was. Elizabeth was hard working and eventually got what she wanted, she got to marry Farfrae. Jopp was hard working and also got what he wanted. Lucetta would not give him an generate job. at that placefore he wanted to do something to digest her back. He worked hard to get the love letters out in the public and Lucetta died. Although that is a wrong thing, he got his reward. participation in that respect ar e so many fightings going on in this novel. The first troth is that Henchard sold his family and tries to find them but cant. xx years later his wife finds him. He has no choice but to remarry her and take care of her and his daughter. The second conflict is that he is supposed to marry his fiancé, who ideate that Mrs. Henchard is dead. Another conflict is that he does not know that Elizabeth is not his real daughter. His daughter died a long time ago. The main conflict is between Farfrae and Henchard. Farfrae end up taking everything Henchard owned, even Elizabeth. This is the closing of the novel. Another conflict occurs when Lucetta comes to Castorbridge. She is supposed to marry Henchard but she falls in love with Farfrae. alone the conflicts build on and enlighten each other, making the story filled with suspense. All the conflicts are resolved. most(prenominal) of them are all resolved by death. Henchard, Mrs. Henchard, and Lucetta die. Elizabeth and Farfra e live together and everything is fixed and out in t! he spread out. The main conflict connects with the major theme, friends can turn into your worst enemy. Farfrae and Henchards roles switch just about perfectly.
Farfrae, of course, is likely happy that he is doing well, but feels bad for Henchard. However, Henchard, on the other hand, is bitter and jealous, and hates Farfrae extremely. Significance of the agnomen The agnomen is The city conductor of Castorbridge. The title explains that the novel is about the mayor or Castorbridge. This novel is about Henchard, who is the mayor. there is no message that is conveyed in this title. in that respect is also no change in the meaning of the title as well. The novel is about the may or. First its all about Henchard, then its all about Farfrae, the two mayors of Castorbridge. Tone In this novel, the authors attitude is not really noticeable. He does not really have an attitude. All the author does is explain the situations of what is going on. The authors attitude is most likely dinner gown and neutral. The tone seems to be fair smooth. It seems as the author tries to make situations seem not as harsh by using smooth language. That laugh was not encouraging to strangers; and hence it may have been well that it was seldom heard. This quote is saying that Henchards laugh is horrible and would scare strangers away. However, the author makes the wording sound a certain way. Instead of doctrine that he has an ugly laugh, we think that although he might not have a nice laugh, it is ok to hear once in a while. That is much better that thinking that Henchard has a horrible laugh and no one wants to hear it. vocabulary and phrase structure P. 58 phras e structure ? The metres are predominately open but! long. Moreover, this being at a time before¦.in inter-group communication therewith. This is the longest censure in this passage. The level of formalness is not very high, but it does have a elflike outcome of formalism. There are no fragments. There is multifariousness to the sentence patterns, not much though. The author uses syntax to make this passage slow together. Everything just connects and flows smoothly. The author uses in customary all commas to create noticeable pauses. diction ? the language is in between formal and neutral. I think that the language is flowery. There is so much descriptiveness. It is concrete, wordy, strong, and random. Elizabeth-Jane, though hungry, willingly postponed serving herself awhile, and employ to the cook in the kitchen, whence she brought forth the tray of supper¦. You can see how wordy this sentence is. There are no scratchy sounds. I think that there are some euphonous sounds because of the sentence just flows. There is no intercourse in this passage. P.139-140 Syntax ? The sentences are predominately simple and medium length. It has no fragments. There is much variety to the sentence patterns. The author uses dashes and commas to create pauses, Mr. Farfraes time as my manager is drawing to a close ? isnt is, Farfrae? style ? The language is graceful informal and technical common. It is also concrete and concise. The way that Henchard fires Farfrae is every concise. It is strong and random. Diction indicates that the people verbalise have a good education. This passage has more jarring words than euphonious. There is no alliteration. Much dialogue is used. It is different than the narrative voice because it is more fire and it is in quotes. each(prenominal) person speaks differently, which is why the dialogue is different from character to character. P.390 Syntax ? The sentences are predominately simple and long. No fragments. There is not much variety. The sentences are mostly t he same. They are loose. Like the first passage, the ! syntax is smooth and flowing. There are not really any noticeable pauses. Diction ? it is informal. The language is both flowery and common. It is concrete, wordy, and a little bland. There is no pattern. This passage has almost nothing. There is no dialogue and no alliteration and cacophonous or euphonious sounds. Syntax ? the theme of these three passages set a smooth tone. All the sentences are mostly very long and flowing. It changes when there is dialogue, however. That way it is easier to notice when different people are talking. Diction ? the diction in all if these passages was pretty much neutral or informal and flowery. This author uses good diction. Everything was concrete, there was no abstractionist passage. Everything was at random, none of the sentences were part of a pattern. Diction helps plant the characters and how they talk. The reader can distinguish between the characters by acute how that character talks. Imagery There was not much mental imaginative ness I this novel. The only imagery things in this book appealed to sight. Everything was sight. He thought it looked unusually good for her to possess. There were no recurrent images. Symbolism There was some symbolism in this novel. The town makes two fake charge people who symbolize Lucetta and Henchard. Later Henchard sees his stick figure abatement from the bridge. That symbolizes that he will lose his life soon. There is a bridge that one has to cross in order to get to Castorbridge. This symbolizes a connection between two towns. Sometimes the other town came into Castorbridge. The love letters represent Lucettas and Henchards relationship. Henchard gives Mrs. Henchard some coin when she first comes to Castorbridge. That money symbolizes the money that he received when he sold her and his daughter. Symbolism was everyplace in this novel. Figurative phrase There is allusion when the novel talks about the Amphitheatre. It was to Castorbridge what the ruined amp hitheatre is to modern Rome. This also fits a metaph! or. There were many synecdoches. bear means stay where you are. Another example of a synecdoche is walked together meaning engaged. An apostrophe, Elizabeth talked to herself as if there were two people to encourage her to go on and work hard. Another example is how Henchard invariably talks or thinks to something but answers himself. Ironic devices Situational Irony ? Henchard tells his Elizabeth that he is her father. Right after he finds out that he is not her father and that his child had died. communicatory Irony ? Elizabeth writes a letter to Farfrae, it seems like Henchard wrote it though, and tells him not to see her anymore. However, she really does want him to see her. Paradox ? The reader knows about Lucetta being Henchards fiancé. Farfrae does not know. He doesnt even find out until the last minute when Lucetta dies. caustic remark - Henchard is generous of sarcasm everywhere he goes. Towards the end of the novel, almost everything that Henchard says is part of sarcasm. Understatement ? Henchard made an understatement. He mentioned to Farfrae once that he thinks that Farfrae was about to take over his job. He did not realize how lawful that statement was. Memorable Quotes I can think of no other as my father, except my father. Elizabeth said that to Henchard. I think this is very true. You only have one father. If I am not well intercommunicate it shall be by no fault of my own. This is responsibility. Its very true. If you do not know something, it is your fault for not looking it up. I cannot pique the trade of a man whos been so kind to me. I wish more people thought like this. If friends get in a fight they try to hurt each other and do not even think about what they are doing. If you touch that money, I and this girl go with the man. Mind, it is a joke no longer. I like this because it shows power. This is when Henchard is exchange his family. Mrs. Henchard did the right thing, she should not have put up with that. special Comments I enjoyed reading this novel very ! much. It was so interesting. There were so many conflicts going on all at the same time that I could not put the book down. I have not enjoyed reading a book and really enjoying it like this in a long time. I recommend it to anyone who it interested in books that just do not stop because there are so many things going on. I do not have any questions. Everything was pretty perceiveable. Some of the strengths were that there were many words that I did not know and had to look up. It helped me to learn more vocabulary. I think that the novel was less laborious to read and understand than the teacher rated it. It was not hard to understand what was going on. The only hard part was looking up the vocabulary. After reading this book, other not so interesting books will probably seem really unexciting to read. If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website:
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