... writing, it is clear that he focuses more on plot development than characterization in the novels Far From the Madding Crowd, Tess of the d"Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure. The advantages of this can be easily seen in the clever twists and turns that occur in the novel which hold the reader's interest. But the main reason Hardy uses this method, especially in the tragedies Tess and Jude, is to present a moral argument to ... through actions done by and to the main characters of the novels. By mapping out the turning points ahead of time, Hardy is able to control the course of his writi...

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... of some of the smaller details which improved the descriptions some. An example being of the Malt house, which was described as a building enclosed by and old wall wrapped with ivy. Also a description of the door being with an Elymas-the-Sorcerer pattern. He also tells of how the inside was lit so it can be imagined with more detail. Overall the descriptions in Far From the Madding Crowd are excellent. Hardy ... went in to tremendous detail with the character and setting. When Hardy was writing his articles for ... the magazine he must have been concentrating on the description to creat...

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