Troyand Oak in Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
"Far from the Madding Crowd" is one of Thomas Hardy's most popular
novels. Written in 1874, it was Hardy's last published work before his
marriage. It was not, though, published in novel form at first but in
instalments in the popular magazine "The Cornhill Magazine". "Far from
the Madding Crowd" is a pastoral tragedy, a tale of romance, tragedy,
loyalty and betrayal, involving four main characters, two of whom the
essay is based on. Gabriel Oak, a steadfast farmer now working as a
shepherd, is in love with his mistress, Bathsheba Everdene whose head
has been turned by the handsome Sergeant Troy and it is these two, Oak
and Troy, who are of particular interest. The two men exhibit a range
of qualities, attitudes and actions throughout the novel.
Clearly, Hardy integrates elements of his own background into the main
themes of the novel. The dominant theme of the country's superiority
over the town is drawn from Hardy's own anti-modernisation beliefs -
we are shown how the simple rustics of Dorset, Hardy's home county,
are carefree, kind and hardworking in comparison to the town's
stressful and corrupt businessmen.. It is also obvious that Hardy
bears a particular grudge against the discrimination or mistreatment
of women - we see how, through the novel, Troy's lack of loyalty or
respect towards Bathsheba and Fanny is apparently punished by nature:
"Troy found himself carried to the left and then round in a swoop out
to sea". Nature is perhaps the main theme of the novel. Oak is
represented and associated by and with it, while Troy seems to be
plagued by it. In frequent and effective uses of the pathetic fallacy,
we see how rain shows a dreary s...
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...haracterisation. In contrast, the final
words spoken by Oak on the last page of the novel are typically gentle
and generous: " 'Thank ye; thank ye all. A bit and a drop shall be sent
to Warren's for ye at once.' "
In the end, the reader can see how good has triumphed in the form of
Gabriel Oak. This play on good and evil is also quite suggestive as to
Hardy's beliefs of the evils of industrialisation. The novel is a very
moral one; one between the hurtful antics of Troy, and the stoic love
and care of Oak, with people such as Bathsheba, Fanny and Boldwood
getting caught up in the middle. Superficially, there are similarities
between the two men, but we can see that the contrast is a lot larger.
Hardy's novel "Far From the Madding Crowd" provokes deep and moral
thinking from its readers, leaving an impression of its ending on the
consciences of readers.
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