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Symbolism and Theme in Thomas Hardy's The Return of the Native

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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  Hardy by - 30 Oct 2001 paper properly!  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