The Return of the Native

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Book 1, Chapter 1 Book 1, Chapter 2 Book 1, Chapter 3 Book 1, Chapter 4 Book 1, Chapter 5 Book 1, Chapter 6 Book 1, Chapter 7 Book 1, Chapter 8 Book 1, Chapter 9 Book 1, Chapter 10 Book 1, Chapter 11 Book 2, Chapter 1 Book 2, Chapter 2 Book 2, Chapter 3 Book 2, Chapter 4 Book 2, Chapter 5 Book 2, Chapter 6 Book 2, Chapter 7 Book 2, Chapter 8 Book 3, Chapter 1 Book 3, Chapter 2 Book 3, Chapter 3 Book 3, Chapter 4 Book 3, Chapter 5 Book 3, Chapter 6 Book 3, Chapter 7 Book 3, Chapter 8 Book 4, Chapter 1 Book 4, Chapter 2 Book 4, Chapter 3 Book 4, Chapter 4 Book 4, Chapter 5 Book 4, Chapter 6 Book 4, Chapter 7 Book 4, Chapter 8 Book 5, Chapter 1 Book 5, Chapter 2 Book 5, Chapter 3 Book 5, Chapter 4 Book 5, Chapter 5 Book 5, Chapter 6 Book 5, Chapter 7 Book 5, Chapter 8 Book 5, Chapter 9 Book 6, Chapter 1 Book 6, Chapter 2 Book 6, Chapter 3 Book 6, Chapter 4

Themes

All Themes Humans vs. Nature Modernity vs. Tradition Class and Morality Deception

Characters

All Characters Eustacia Vye Clym Yeobright Thomasin Yeobright Mrs. Yeobright Damon Wildeve Diggory Venn (The Reddleman) Captain Vye Johnny Nunsuch

Symbols

All Symbols Paris Eustacia’s Hourglass Clym’s Eyesight

Literary Devices

All Literary Devices Allusions Dialect Dramatic Irony Flashbacks Foil Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Idioms Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Pathos Personification Setting Similes Style Tone

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The Return of the Native

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Thomas Hardy

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All Themes
Humans vs. Nature
Modernity vs. Tradition
Class and Morality
Deception

All Characters
Eustacia Vye
Clym Yeobright
Thomasin Yeobright
Mrs. Yeobright
Damon Wildeve
Diggory Venn (The Reddleman)
Captain Vye
Johnny Nunsuch

All Symbols
Paris
Eustacia’s Hourglass
Clym’s Eyesight

All Literary Devices
Allusions
Dialect
Dramatic Irony
Flashbacks
Foil
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Idioms
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Pathos
Personification
Setting
Similes
Style
Tone

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