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==Themes==

==Themes==

As is typical of Hardy's stories, [[Peripeteia|Peripeteia]], or "the changing of fortunes", features as a plot device. Whereas one character will decline in status, another will work their way up the social heirarchy. In this case, Henchard is something of a traditional [[Tragedy|Tragic]] hero, unable to escape his fated demise. Meanwhile, Farfrae plays the role of the outsider, catalysing social change and bringing in new ideas. It is he who introduces farming machinary, bringing the industrial revolution to the pastoral county.

As is typical of Hardy's stories, [[Peripeteia]], or "the changing of fortunes", features as a plot device. Whereas one character will decline in status, another will work their way up the social heirarchy. In this case, Henchard is something of a traditional [[Tragedy|Tragic]] hero, unable to escape his fated demise. Meanwhile, Farfrae plays the role of the outsider, catalysing social change and bringing in new ideas. It is he who introduces farming machinary, bringing the industrial revolution to the pastoral county.

==See Also==

==See also==

*[[Thomas Hardy]]

*[[Thomas Hardy]]