"The Mayor of Casterbridge" by Thomas Hardy is a story about Michael Henchard, whose rash choices in the 1800s dramatically impact his life in the town of Casterbridge. Early in the story, Henchard is traveling with his wife and child, but their issues are clear. Arriving in Weydon-Priors, Henchard gets drunk at a fair and shockingly sells his wife, Susan, to a sailor. This event sparks the novel's main focus of regret, consequences, and redemption. The reader wonders what will happen as a result of Henchard’s choices and how he will change.
The Mayor of Casterbridge
By Thomas Hardy
A drunken decision to sell his wife haunts a man, shaping his fate and influence in a close-knit rural town.
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About the AuthorThomas Hardy was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, including the poetry of William Wordsworth. He was highly critical of much in Victorian society, especially on the declining status of rural people in Britain such as those from his native South West England.
Thomas Hardy was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, including the poetry of William Wordsworth. He was highly critical of much in Victorian society, especially on the declining status of rural people in Britain such as those from his native South West England.
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