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Universial Themes In "The Return Of The Native" And "Great Expectations" - Research Papers

Universial Themes In "The Return Of The Native" And "Great Expectations"

Classic novels usually share in the aspect of universal themes
which touch people through out the ages. All types of audiences can relate
to and understand these underlying ideas. Victorian novels such as Thomas
Hardy's The Return of the Native and Charles Dickens' Great Expectations
are examples of literary classics that have universal themes. Hardy's tale
illustrates the role of chance in his characters lives. Through the story
we encounter events of pure coincidence and their effects. Dickens,
considered to be more of a reformer (Literature Online), tries to portray a
social theme in his novel. The basic theme of Great Expectations is that
good does not come from ones social standing ...

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the boy and quizzes him.

“Then I came down here, and I was afeard, and I went back; but I didn't
like to speak to her, because of the gentleman, and I came on here again”
[Johnny Nunsuch]

“ A gentleman--ah! What did she say to him, my man?” [Diggory Venn]

“Told him she supposed he had not married the other woman because he liked
his old sweetheart best; and things like that” [Johnny Nunsuch]

[Book First, chapter 8, pp. 82]

This chance exchange reveals that Wildeve is meeting with Eustacia. Venn
uses this to his advance by announcing himself to Mrs. Yeobright as a
suitor for Thomasin. This backfires because Mrs. Yeobright tries to use the
second suitor to force Wildeve to marry Thomasin. These events all occur
from the chance meeting between Venn and Johnny Nunsuch. Another example of
chance and coincidence can be seen in the famous gambling scene of Book
Third, chapter VII. This is perhaps one of the most critically examined
parts of the book.

“ “Very well,” said Wildeve, ...

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Added: 4/17/2006 03:03:29 AM
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