Development of Setting and Suspense in The Withered Arm by Thomas Hardy The author of this story is Thomas Hardy. The storyis set in the 19th century in a very close society. It is a rural setting in Wessex. The story follows a couple that have been divoreced but had a child along time before. The man of this couple gets married, the old girlfriend attacks the new wife, Gertrude Lodge, and she received a mark or scar on her arm from where she was attacked in her dream by the new wife. As the mark on her arm got worse tthey had to go see a conjourer Rhoda Brook is the old girlfriend of farmer Lodges son. She is a very quiet person who hasn't got alot of money. I know this because she has old clothes, pale skin and dark brown eyes. Rhoda keeps herself to herself and and doesn't really seem happy but i think that she likes to know about other peoples business, eg. the village rumors. Her life seems to be dull and boring. She works as a milk maid, then when she comes home she is a full time house-wife lookin after her son and feeding farmer Lodge. In society she is the one that everyone talks and gossips about because she had broke society's rules by having a sexual relationship without being married. She seems to be an outcast. I think that what makes her an intresting character is that she has alot more to her than people think there is. There is alson the fact that she has no friends apart from her son. She must ave used to been a goodlooking woman when she was younger because it says "and made her dark eyes, that had once been handsome anew."I dont think that Rhoda is evil, the only reason that she attracted Gertrude in her ... ... middle of paper ... ... this shows how much his knowledge is superior to his "sidekick" Watson. Watson is the "Robin" of the two he is the one who follows Sherlock closely behind him over his shoulder learning and marveling at Sherlock. Where there is a superhero there is a super villian, in this case the character is Dr Grimesby Roylott. He is described as "a large face, seared with a thousand wrinkled, burned yellow with the sun, and marked with every evil passion" also he described as "a fierce old bird of prey" which makes you beleive he is also superhuman. The reader is kept intrested because it is easy to read and is more simpler than the withered arm which makes it easier for the reader to understand. But there is a very good plot to the story mystery and suspense is developed at the end of the story by slowing the story down.
that she used to enjoy. When her baby, Jimmy, is born however, she appears to
Her emptiness toward her husband may be seen in the way she interacts with him. She
foresight to begin saving money so she does not have to live paycheck to paycheck for the rest of
her boring life. This then leads to her everyday life left empty, because she is
part time job for two weeks. When she gets there, she meets the tiger named Ren. She says the
I have chosen “The Lord of the Flies” and “The Withered Arm” because they are similar even though they were written in different time periods. Lord of the Flies was written in the 20th century and the Withered arm was written in the 19th century. Lord of the flies by William Golding The title signifies Death, devil (Beelzebub).The Withered arm by Thomas Hardy The title signifies decay or decline. Settings:The withered arm is set in the 19th century on a farm. This is in Anglebury .The story starts of on Mr Lodges farm and finishes on the farm.
that she knew a song that Sethe made up to sing to her children to
was well off and needs to find a husband to help her take care of the farm that
Using distinctive diction, detailed imagery, and references to God, Thomas Hardy portrays his perspective of the sinking of “Titanic” in his poem, “The Convergence of the Twain.” Employing these poetic mechanisms, Hardy claims that the sinking of the Titanic was fate and meant to happen. The title furthermore portrays the coming together of the hemispheres as Titanic and God.
is an only child; she is rich and would be a good catch for any man of
An Essay on The Withered Arm, by Thomas Hardy ‘The past is a foreign country. They did things differently there.’ ‘The Go Between’ by L.P. Hartley. Thomas Hardy, a Victorian novelist, based his stories on experience of growing up in rural Dorset. Growing up there, he became familiar with the language, customs, practises and stories of the country folk.
...s. She is not allowed to talk to anyone but her husband, who spends all of his time in the fields, which makes her feel reclusive and much of an outcast.
her lack of respect and how she herself views him as a person based on
She plays dress-up, sings, and pretends she might be a ballerina or princess.... ... middle of paper ... ... “On boys’ favorite TV shows, male characters are frequently portrayed at work, while the occupations of nearly half of female characters are unidentified.”