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A 6 page discussion of the role of fate and tradition in setting the course of events which would unfold. Asserts that Hardy attributed more of life’s events to fate than to any sort of intelligent guiding force or supreme being. This attribution was fatalistic in that it meant that there was little hope for mankind overall, however. Man was forced to struggle against nature was, in Hardy’s view, a futile expenditure of energy and resources. Calls on events from the novel to substantiate this assertion. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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to any sort of intelligent guiding force or supreme being. This attribution was fatalistic in that it meant that there was little hope for mankind overall, however. Man
was forced to struggle against nature was, in Hardys view, a futile expenditure of energy and resources. Calls on events from the novel to substantiate this assertion. Bibliography
lists 4 sources. PPnative.rtf "The Return of the Native": A Review of the Underlying Theme and Symbolism of the 1872 Novel by Thomas
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Like much of Thomas Hardys, the tragic novel "Return of the Native" reflects his tendency
to view life as a Greek tragedy. The characters of "Return of the Native" are similar to those in Greek tragedies in that in many ways they are the
unfortunate victims of fate. Hardy attributed more of lifes events to fate than to any sort of intelligent guiding force or supreme being. This attribution was fatalistic in
that it meant that there was little hope for mankind overall, however. Man was forced to struggle against nature was, in Hardys view, a futile expenditure of energy and
resources. Hardys attention to folk ceremonies, pagan rituals, and heavy symbolism in the novel is his way of reiterating the futility of this struggle.
"Return of the Native" offers a rich cast of characters and events which contrast Hardys view of the importance of fate verses that of faith in some higher
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