The
Mayor of Casterbridge by
Thomas Hardy (Questions
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The Mayor of Casterbridge as
a novel of contemporary social reality.
Contemporary
social reality's reflection in The
Mayor of casterbridge is one of
the most important aspects. The social
condition of 1970's together with the
male dominated society is one of the
most striking aspects of novel.
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It
was thought that it is husband's
duty to feed their family.
Why Susan Henchard couldn't
protest against Michel Henchard's
decision of selling like as
an animal is very symbolic
aspect to draw the picture
of the actual social condition
of contemporary social reality.
The whole events of the novel
are in the position of contemporary
social realism. By social
realism we mean social nature
of reality. In other words
social realism means the position,
nature and structure of society.
Hardy represents the social
reality of a country named
Wessex during the 19 th century.
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The Mayor of Casterbridge as
a novel of series of coincidence.
In
Hardy's novel coincidence play very
vital and dominating role in determining
the destiny of character. In his novel
The Mayor of casterbridge too
there are series of coincidences throughout
the whole plot structure. Michael Henchan,
the protagonist is a laborious hero
but everything goes beyond his control
and at last he meets his tragic death
in a very sympathetic mood. Read
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Hinchard's
love affair with Lucetta in The
Mayor of Casterbridge.
Henchard
is a kind of soft- hearted tragic protagonist
of Hardy's novel The Mayor of Casterbridge.
He is presented as a believable character
in every step. No doubt he commits the
greatest error by selling his wife and
daughter. But everything happens out
of his identical designing. Read
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Pessimism
in The Mayor of Casterbridge.
Hardy's
The Mayer of Casterbridge is
a kind of pessimistic story of its protagonist
Michel Henchard. He is the main character
who has become puppet of his own luck
though he is labourious man. He tries
to do good and becomes a good human
being but everywhere he gets frustration,
disillusionment, alienation and disorder
in his life. Read
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