FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
Does Hardy want Bathsheba to appear good or bad?Gabriel Oak is the hero of 'Far From the Madding Crowd' but Bathsheba Everdene is a more ordinary person who is a mixture of good and bad. Gabriel Oak does not change very much through the novel, he is always noble and reliable, but Bathsheba changes as the experiences in her life force her to learn and change. When we first meet Bathsheba, the gatekeeper tells Gabriel that this beautiful, black-haired woman has one fault: "vanity", but she is obviously attractive enough for Gabriel to ask for her hand in marriage, and she is independent and honest enough to tell him she would never marry him because she does not love him. At this time Bathsheba has no fortune of her own while Gabriel has earned enough to purchase a farm with 200 sheep. His prospects were good, and it would have been easy for Bathsheba to accept him at a time when women were expected to take second place to men. Bathsheba admits she would like to have the things that went with marriage - a piano, pets, her own carriage, her name in the marriage announcements - but she objects to losing her freedom. She seems to have a strong character and
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Approximate Word count = 1227
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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