The most obvious examples of symbolism in this work involve the different marriages going on between the various characters. During the meetings between Eustacia and Wildeve, there is always an element of darkness that seems to show that fate did not want the two to be marrie

d, or escape the heath. On a very basic level, the two always meet in the dark, which portrays fates or God’s dislike for the two’s lusting for each other. This also seems to take place during the meeting between Eustacia and Clym, when they decide to be married. The night in this scene is even darker than usual though, since there is a full lunar eclipse while the dialogue is going on. Then “fate” seems to take the upper hand while they are married, and it destroys both Eustacia’s and Cylm’s dreams, outside and within the marriage.

A lot of the language that Hardy uses is very metaphorical and figurative. Egdon Heath is the place where the story takes place, and the characters reside. Hardy also uses the heath though as one of the main characters, and in many ways the main protagonist of the story. The heath is constantly stirring up conflict between the characters, and within the characters. Eustacia marries C

Some topics in this essay:
Eustacia’s Cylm’s, Egdon Heath, Native Hardy, Eustacia Wildeve, Eustacia Clym, Thomas Hardy, hardy techniques, leave heath, language hardy, fate stepped, reader sense, clym’s mother,