Elizabeth-Jane and Lucetta

A comparison of two female characters, Elizabeth-Jane and Lucetta in the novel "The Major of Casterbridge" by Thomas Hardy.

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An examination of the very different characters of these two women in Hardy's novel. The paper shows how both characters are brought into the plot with a very concise profile of the kind of person they are - two different stereotypes: the simple, innocent and passive woman, represented by Elizabeth-Jane; and the self- focused and "conventionality- transgressor" , represented by Lucetta. The paper examines the great contrast between Lucetta's characteristics and Elizabeth-Jane's strict adherence to the moral codes which can be visible throughout the novel.

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"The novel "The Major of Casterbridge" written by Thomas Hardy presents us with two important and very different female characters, Elizabeth-Jane and Lucetta. The first one, who is supposedly Henchard's daughter with Susan is presented as a kind, simple and uneducated girl. Lucetta, on the other hand, is presented as a fashionable and self-seeking character who is known in the novel for having an affair with Michael Henchard."

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Elizabeth-Jane and Lucetta (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-Elizabeth-Jane-and-Lucetta/9760