Nature And Modernity Flashcards
In chapter 2 (set in village of Marlott), what quote does Hardy use and what is he saying?
‘The forests have departed, but some old customs remain’. Hardy heavily opposes this place as it had been the same for 100 years but now is being modernised, hence he sees modernity as a disruption to life
How does prince symbolise the durbeyfield family?
They too have a noble name but are reduced to manual labour and suffer
How does the lodge oppose the ideology of nature?
The lodge visibly stands out compared to the ‘soft azure landscape’ of the area surrounding it, to further show the idea of modernity becoming prevalent
In phase the 2nd, what does the omniscient narrator says about nature and industrialisation?