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
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Humans vs. Nature
Modernity vs. Tradition
Class and Morality
Deception
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Characters
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Eustacia Vye
Clym Yeobright
Thomasin Yeobright
Mrs. Yeobright
Damon Wildeve
Diggory Venn (The Reddleman)
Captain Vye
Johnny Nunsuch
Symbols
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Paris
Eustacia’s Hourglass
Clym’s Eyesight
Literary Devices
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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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Introduction
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Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
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
Quotes
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
Lit 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
Theme Wheel
Theme Viz
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