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Explore the Ways in Which These Two Stories Use the Theme of Love
Summary: In Thomas Hardy's stories, "The Withered Arm" and "The Son's Veto", the theme of love is prominent. Some of this emotion is shown between mother and son, for example Rhoda and her son, whilst some exists between lovers, like Sam and Sophy. Not all the love could be considered as `true' however and some of the characters do not really love each other at all, merely believe that they do.
In Thomas Hardy's stories, "The Withered Arm" and "The Son's Veto", the theme of love is prominent. Some of this emotion is shown between mother and son, for example Rhoda and her son, whilst some exists between lovers, like Sam and Sophy. Not all the love could be considered as `true' however and some of the characters do not really love each other at all, merely believe that they do.
We encounter Rhoda's relationship with her son early in "The Withered Arm" just as in the opening of "The Son's Veto" we are given evidence of Sophy's love for Randolph. Maternal love being possibly the strongest emotion expressed in these two stories, this is an effective way of leading into the theme in both the stories. However, although the feelings towards their sons are the same in respect of their obvious care and devotion towards them, other aspects...
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