The Return of the Native Study Guide consists of approx. 77 pages of summaries and analysis on The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy. Browse the literature study guide below:
The Return of the Native takes place in Egdon Heath, a "vast tract of unenclosed wild." The stage is set in a gloomy, wind-battered area without many trees or other adornments of nature. The place is described as being "perfectly accordant with man's nature" it is neither extremely ugly nor common but entirely singular. Egdon Heath is elevated to a place of great importance in the narrative, and is therefore introduced almost as a character in itself. (
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