Part 1 of Essay
In Hardy’s “The Return of the Native”, Mrs. Yeobright and Clym Yeobright share a relationship filled with destruction and havoc. Hardy presents Clym and Mrs. Yeobright as two very similar characters. Both are extremely judgmental and narrow minded. They both share the same objective throughout the novel, control of Clym’ ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... “What the facts show is a deep vein of self-destructiveness that runs right through the Yeobright family”(Hardy 492). He goes on to say that aspects of the Yeobrights reflect the “condition of man”(Hardy 496). Mrs. Yeobright is quick to pass judgment on others, including Clym. “And yet you might have been a wealthy man if you had only persevered. Manager to that large diamond establishment –what better can a man wish for? What a post of trust and respect and respect! I suppose you will be like your ....