The Mayor of Casterbridge Study Guide consists of approx. 83 pages of summaries and analysis on The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy. Browse the literature study guide below:
As the story begins, the reader is introduced to Michael and Susan Henchard who, along with their baby, are traveling to Upper Wessex. The couple is described as poor but not destitute, and Hardy notes that Michael walks like a country dweller rather than a city laborer. Michael is a hay trusser (a person who packs and loads bails of hay) who hopes to find work in Weydon Priors. As they travel, they meet a farmer (a "turnip hoer") who tells Michael there are no jobs available for a hay trusser. (
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