What means does Thomas Hardy use to make the super natural events of The withered arm and The three strangers convincing? Introduction I have been set a task to analyse and understand how Thomas Hardy presents the super natural acts in two of his short stories. “The Withered Arm” and “The Three Strangers.” I propose to tackle this task by comparing the two short stories in the way the super natural events are conveyed to the reader. I will also discuss the similarities and differences