1、（20_届）本科毕业设计英语从生态批评理论角度分析远离尘嚣ABRIEFECOCRITICALANALYSISOFFARFROMTHEMADDINGCROWDCONTENTSABSTRACTIII1INTRODUCTION111DEFINITIONANDIMPORTANCEOFECOCRITICISM112THEPURPOSEOFCHOOSINGTHETITLE12RELEVANCEBETWEENPROTAGONISTSANDTHEIRRESIDENCES221“FARMER”OAKANDBATHSHEBAONNORCOMBEHILL222WEATHERBURYANDTHESTATUSOFBAT
2、HSHEBA43ATRAGICOMICDEVELOPMENTINTHEWEATHERBURYSURROUNDING531BATHSHEBAANDBOLDWOOD532BATHSHEBAANDSERGEANTTROY6311THEGLADETOLOVEOFSPARK6312ATANUPPERWINDOWTOTHEMARRIAGE7313NIGHTTOTHEENDOFTHEMARRIAGE933BATHSHEBAANDGABRIELOAK10331RECOGNITIONINAFIREINCIDENT10332THESHEPHERDLIFEANDTOTHEINTIMACY11333AFOGGYNIG
3、HTANDMORNINGTOAFINALSCENEOFQUIETMARRIAGE124CONCLUSION14BIBLIOGRAPHY15ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS16摘要目前，在批评理论界生态观念越来越被注意和重视，人们对生态批评、生态美学、生态文学等概念的使用也越来越多。而生态批评，正是文学研究与当代生态思潮的结合，是文学研究的绿色化，是文学文化的染色剂，是文学开创的润滑剂，它是对生态危机的综合回应。生态批评，以文学为出发点的研究线路，是一种联系还较为松散但正成气候的研究方法，是绿色文化研究的领域。本文试图从梳理前人研究成果入手，在此基础上，解读托马斯哈代写作人物所处的环境时代。并结
4、合细读其作品远离尘嚣,分析女主人公巴丝谢芭伊芙丁与环境交织在一起的浑然天成为基地，描写在一定的环境铺垫下与伽伯利奥克、特洛伊和波德伍德三位男士的爱情故事。希望通过对哈代小说远离尘嚣的生态批评分析，增强我们对环境的生态保护意识，进一步延伸生态批评的文学趋向，帮助促进生态批评研究的绿色化，深化生态批评的文化内涵，拓展生态批评的文化领域。关键词生态批评；环境；哈代；远离尘嚣IVABSTRACTATPRESENT,THEECOLOGICALCONCEPTSAREATTRACTINGMOREANDMOREATTENTIONINTHECRITICALTHEORYCIRCLEANDTHECONCEPTOFE
5、COCRITICISM,ECOLOGICALAESTHETICS,ANDECOLOGICALLITERATUREAREUSEDMOREANDMORETHEECOCRITICISMISTHEVERYCOMBINATIONOFLITERARYRESEARCHANDTHECONTEMPORARYECOLOGICALTHOUGHT,THEGREENIZATIONOFTHELITERARYRESEARCH,THEDYEOFTHELITERATUREANDCULTURE,THELUBRICANTOFTHELITERATUREINITIATEDANDTHECOMPREHENSIVERESPONSETOTHE
6、ECOLOGICALCRISISECOCRITICISM,REGARDINGTHELITERARYSTUDYASASTARTINGPOINT,ISTHEGREENFIELDSOFCULTURALSTUDIESALTHOUGHNOWITISALOOSECONTACT,ITISJUSTARESEARCHMETHODONTHEWAYTOGAINACCEPTANCETHISTHESISAIMSTOHAVEAFURTHERANALYSISANDUNDERSTANDINGBASEDONRESEARCHESDONEBYSCHOLARSTOINTERPRETTHEAGEOFTHECHARACTERSWRITT
7、ENBYTHOMASHARDYBYREADINGHISWORKFARFROMTHEMADDINGCROWDCLOSELY,ITANALYZESTHEPERFECTCONNECTIONBETWEENTHEHEROINEBATHSHEBAEVERDENEANDTHEENVIRONMENT,ABASEFORIT,TODESCRIBETHELOVESTORYWITHGABRIELOAK,TROYANDBOLDWOODTHESETHREEMENUNDERTHEMATTINGOFTHEENVIRONMENTHERE,THEAUTHORATTEMPTSTOENHANCEOURAWARENESSOFECOLO
8、GICALPROTECTIONOFTHEENVIRONMENTTHROUGHTHEECOCRITICALANALYSISOFHARDYSNOVELFARFROMTHEMADDINGCROWD,FURTHERTHELITERARYTRENDSOFTHEECOCRITICISM,HELPTHEPROMOTIONOFTHEGREENIZATIONOFTHEECOCRITICISMRESEARCH,DEEPENTHECULTURALCONNOTATIONOFTHEECOCRITICISMANDDEVELOPTHECULTURALFIELDOFTHEECOCRITICISMKEYWORDSECOCRIT
9、ICISMENVIRONMENTHARDYFARFROMTHEMADDINGCROWD11INTRODUCTION11DEFINITIONANDIMPORTANCEOFECOCRITICISMWITHMOREANDMORESCENICSPOTSOPENEDTOBOTHDOMESTICANDFOREIGNREGIONOFLITERATURE,ECOCRITICISMISBECOMINGAHOTISSUEFOCUSINGONQUESTIONSOFHUMANCREATIVITY,HUMANAGENCYANDHUMANSOCIALRELATIONS,WECANFINDTHATNOWADAYSWESEL
10、DOMPORTRAYANDANALYZETHERELATIONSBETWEENHUMANBEINGSANDENVIRONMENTINALLAREASOFCULTURALPRODUCTIONECOCRITICISMISANEWCRITICALTRENDANDITSBIRTHPLACEISTHEUNITEDSTATESITISAVERYNUMEROUS,JUMBLEDANDOPENCRITICISMOFSYSTEMTOTHEFOUNDATIONOFTHEOVERALLPHILOSOPHYTHOUGHTOFCONTEMPORARYECOLOGYANDTOTHEHIGHESTVALUEOFTHEOVE
11、RALLINTERESTSOFTHEECOLOGICALSYSTEMFROMANINTERDISCIPLINARY,CROSSCULTURALPERSPECTIVETODISCUSSLITERATURE,CULTUREANDTHERELATIONSHIPBETWEENNATURESHUZHIHONG,20062LITERATURECANNOTBESEPARATEDFROMTHEOUTSIDEWORLD,ANDINTHISEXTERNALWORLD,HUMANBEINGSANDNATUREARECLOSELYCONNECTED,AREANINTEGRALPARTOFNATURETHELITERA
12、TURESREFLECTEDPEOPLEANDNATURENEEDTOAPPRECIATETHERELATIONSHIPBETWEENENVIRONMENTANDHUMANBEINGSTRULY,ANDEVENHELPPEOPLETOUNDERSTANDNATURE,RESPECTFORNATUREMOREEFFECTIVELYECOCRITICISMSCHOLARSBELIEVETHATTHEECOLOGICALCRISISISACRISISOFHUMANDOMINANCEUNDERTHEGUIDANCEOFTHEHUMANCENTEREDIDEOLOGYANDACRISISOFTHEHUM
13、ANCULTURESWEMUSTBELEDOUTOFTHECENTRALCONCEPTOFHUMANSURVIVALPARADIGMIFWEWANTTOELIMINATETHEECOLOGICALCRISISFUNDAMENTALLYANDSHIFTTOTHESURVIVALOFTHEECOLOGICALPARADIGMFORTHECENTER“EVERYERAOFHUMANHISTORYHASTHETASKOFTHATERA,THENTHEHISTORICALTASKOFOURTIME,WHATISITTHEANSWERISTHEECOLOGICALENVIRONMENT”FUGUANG,2
14、0074THEREFORE,THEWRITERSHOULDDOTHEIRBESTTOHELPPEOPLETOIMPROVETHEIRAWARENESSOFTHEENVIRONMENTALCRISIS12THEPURPOSEOFCHOOSINGTHETITLEIFPLOTCIRCUMSTANCESEXISTINTHEKEYPOINTOFCHRONOTOPESTIMEANDSPACE,THENTHELANDSCAPEANALYSISINTHEPLOTEVENTSISNOTONLYIMPORTANTTOTHEUNDERSTANDINGOFTHERELATIONSHIPBETWEENPEOPLEAND
15、NATURES,BUTALSOCRITICALTOTHEUNDERSTANDINGOFTHEPLOTEVENTSMEANINGTHELANDSCAPEALWAYSSEEMSTOINFORMUSABOUTTHEMOTIONANDCHARACTEROFTHEEVENTHARDYSSTYLEHASBEENPRAISEDASRHYTHMICANDIMAGINATIVEWHILETHEBESTCHARACTERIZEDSTYLEOFHARDYSISTHENOVELSOFCHARACTERANDENVIRONMENTHARDYSNOVELSTYLEISCHANGEFUL,2THESUBJECTISWIDE
16、ANDTHECONTENTISRICHANDFULLALLECOCRITICISMSIDENTIFYWITHONEBASICPREMISEHUMANCULTUREASSOCIATEDWITHTHEPHYSICALWORLD,HUMANCULTURESHASANIMPACTONTHEMATERIALWORLDANDISINFLUENCEDBYTHEPHYSICALWORLDBASEDONTHISUNDERSTANDING,ECOLOGICALCRITICSDONOTFIGURETHEPROTAGONISTSINTHEENVIRONMENTASAFREEANDINDEPENDENTEXISTENC
17、EOUTSIDETHEINDIVIDUAL,BUTASAPARTOFTHECOMPOSITIONOFTHEENVIRONMENTANDANINTEGRALPARTOFTHENATURALENVIRONMENTTHISTHESISATTEMPTSTOACHIEVEANADEQUATEECOLOGICALATTENTIONTHATWILLCONTRIBUTETOTHEURGENTIMPERATIVEOFENVIRONMENTALPROTECTIONINTHEUNDERSTANDINGOFECOCRITICISM,THOMASHARDYHASHISOWNVIEWANDHISUNIQUEEXPRESS
18、IONINHISWORKFARFROMTHEMADDINGCROWDINTHISBOOK,THECHARACTERSANDTHEENVIRONMENTCLOSETOGETHERANDARECOMPLEMENTARYTOEACHOTHERTHEUNPREDICTABLE,IMPOSSIBLEFATEANDTHELOVEOFTHEEXPRESSIONOFHUMANSINSTINCTANDEMOTION,UNDERTHECONSTANTCHANGESINTHEENVIRONMENT,REFLECTEDMOSTVIVIDLYANDAREONEOFTHEMAINCONTENTSOFTHISWORK2RE
19、LEVANCEBETWEENPROTAGONISTSANDTHEIRRESIDENCES21“FARMER”OAKANDBATHSHEBAONNORCOMBEHILLHARDYSEEMSTODELIBERATELYAVOIDTHELIFECENTEROFHUMANCIVILIZATIONCITYANDMOSTOFHISLIFETIMEISWANDERINGINTHEVILLAGESANDTHELANDTHATCUTOFFFROMTHECIVILIZATIONHISLIFESEEMSTOBECONSTANTLYLOOKINGFORTHEECOLOGICALNATURALFIELDTHATNEVE
20、RBEENDIPPEDBYHUMANCIVILIZATIONAROUNDTHEWORLDTHEREFORE,HEFOCUSEDHISIDEASANDSIGHTSONHISWORKASAWAYTOEXPRESSHISFEELINGTOTHEREALITYTHISWORKREFLECTSTHEAUTHORSWISHINGTOKEEPAWAYFROMHUSTLEANDBUSTLE,ANDTOLEADAQUIETLIFEONNORCOMBEHILL,“ANCIENT”,“MYSTERIOUS”AND“SURROUNDEDBYMOUNTAINS”HARDY,198214ALLSAIDTHATTHISPL
21、ACEISANISOLATED,PRIMITIVE,INDEPENDENTANDSELFSUFFICIENTECOSYSTEMANDONTHEOTHERHAND,“INDESTRUCTIBLE”,“ORDINARY”,“REMARKABLYCLEAR”AND“UNDISTURBED”HARDY,198214ALLSAIDTHATOAKISANUNREMITTING,PLAIN,EMOTIONALANDNATURALPERSONTHEFARMISDEVELOPEDONAPIECEOFWASTELANDWHICHEXPRESSESTHEFACTOFANATURALIMAGEOFFARMEROAKI
22、NITIALLY,OAKSYOUNGANDDYNAMICIMAGEDISPLAYEDINFRONTOFUSATTHATTIME,PEOPLEPLANTEDCROPSANDHARVESTEDBYHAND,USEDHORSECARTSASVEHICLES,ANDTHEIRLIVESCHANGEDASSEASONTURNEDOAKWASBORNINTHISVILLAGE,LIVESANDWORKSHERE,WHICHMAKESHIMATYPICALIMAGEINTHISVILLAGEHERE,WHENSOMETHOUGHTFULPERSONSWHOHADSEENHIMWALKINGACROSSHIS
23、FIELDONACERTAINDECEMBERMORNINGSUNNYANDEXCEEDINGLY3MILDMIGHTHAVEREGARDEDOAKINOTHERASPECTSTHANTHESEOAKISREGARDEDASAMANFULLOFOPTIMISTICCONSCIOUSNESSANDISSUSTAININGSTRONG,WILLFULINTENTIONSTHENOVELBEGINSONACERTAINDECEMBERMORNINGSUNNY,WARMANDPLEASANT,THEFARMEROAKISLEISURELYWALKINGONHISOWNFIELD,ASHECASUALL
24、YLOOKSOUTWARD,ANDHESEESAFOURWHEELCARRIAGEOAKSEESTHEMOSTBEAUTIFULMOMENTOFTHEGIRLBATHSHEBAANDFALLSINLOVEWITHHERHERBRIGHTFACE,DARKHAIRANDATSUCHALEAFLESSSEASON,THEFRESHANDGREENPLANTS,ALLGIVETHEGIRLTHEWHOLEPECULIARVERNALCHARMATTHISMOMENT,SHEISASYMBOLOFTHENATUREINTHETHIRDCHAPTERTHEAUTHORDESCRIBED“THEGIRL,
25、WHOWORENORIDINGHABIT,LOOKEDAROUNDFORAMOMENT,THENDEXTEROUSLYDROPPEDBACKWARDSFLATUPONTHEPONYSBACK,HERHEADOVERITSTAIL,HERFEETAGAINSTITSSHOULDERS,ANDHEREYESTOTHESKY”HARDY,198214SHEISALONGWITHTHEQUIETSLOPEANDENJOYSTHEENJOYMENTTHECLEVERANDSILENTFIGUREBECOMESANINTEGRALPARTOFTHESURROUNDINGVIEWWHILENATUREHAS
26、ATREMENDOUSLIFESUPPORTCAPABILITYTOPROVIDEVARIOUSMEANSOFSUBSISTENCEFORPEOPLE,HUMANBEINGSOBTAINTHERESOURCESFROMNATURETHEYNEEDANDREGARDITASAGRANTEDTHINGTHENORCOMBEHILLISVERYPOORBECAUSEOFTHEDESTRUCTIONOFNATURALECOSYSTEMS“BETWEENTHEHALFWOODEDHALFNAKEDHILLANDTHEVAGUESTILLHORIZONTHATSUMMITINDISTINCTLYCOMMA
27、NDED,WASAMYSTERIOUSSHEETOFFATHOMLESSSHADE”ANDTHEADVERSECONSEQUENCEOFTHEHUMANSNATURALOVEREXPLORATIONHARDY,198220THENATUREISANATURALECOSYSTEMANDALOCALPROBLEMWILLINEVITABLYBRINGABOUTACHAINREACTIONASARESULT,INAQUIETNIGHT,ALMOSTTWOHUNDREDEWESLAYDEADUNDERTHEPRECIPICEANDOAKALMOSTBROKEDOWNHEHASTOLEAVETHENOR
28、COMBEHILLANDFINDSANEWLIFEWHILEBATHSHEBAHASTAKENOVERHERUNCLESFARMINWEATHERBURY,OAKDETERMINESTOTHEPLACEWHEREHISLOVERLIVES22WEATHERBURYANDTHESTATUSOFBATHSHEBAINHARDYSWORKS,BATHSHEBAALWAYSCHANGESHERROLESINLIFEANDTHESEROLESAREALWAYSASSOCIATEDWITHDIFFERENTVIEWSANDAGRICULTURALLABORSHEISATALENTEDANDAGGRESSI
29、VEWOMANWHOHASAQUICKWITNOMATTERINMATERIALASPECTORSPIRITUALASPECTSHEPURSUESINDEPENDENCEINWEATHERBURY,BEAUTIFUL,RICHSCENERYANDWARMSUNSHINEMAKEBATHSHEBAHAVINGAGOODCONFIDENCETOTAKECAREOFHERFARMITPLAYSASMART,CAPABLEANDCREATIVESIDEOFHERCAPABILITYWORKINGINHERFARM,SHECANALONGWITHTHENATUREANDANIMALSCLOSELYTOG
30、ETHER4INTHISNATURALENVIRONMENTFULLOFVITALITYANDCHALLENGE,BATHSHEBAISFULLOFINDEPENDENCE,PERSEVERANCEANDWISDOMHARDYLINKSTHEANIMALSANDBATHSHEBATOGETHERTOREFLECTTHELIFEVALUEOFTHEBIOLOGICALCOMMUNITYINAHIGHERLEVELWHENSHEGOESROUNDTOTHEFARMPADDOCK,SHELISTENSANOCCASIONALSTOLID“MOOS”WHICHISTHESOUNDOFHERCOWS“D
31、AISY”,“WHITEFOOT”,“BONNYLASS”,“JOLLYO”,“SPOT”,“TWINKLEEYE”,ETCHARDY,1982144THUSITBREAKSTHESILENCEANDDARKNESSOFTHENIGHTTHEBEAUTIFULFEELINGANDGOODQUALITYOFBATHSHEBAAREJUSTFROMHERANIMALSREFLECTEDHERE,THECOWSADDTHEDYNAMICLIFEINTHESILENCEOFTHENIGHTINTHEBEAUTIFULFARMPICTUREWEMAYSEE,THENATURALBEAUTYANDBEAU
32、TYOFTHECHARACTERSARESOHARMONIOUSLYCONNECTEDWITHEACHOTHERHARDYDESCRIBESTHELOVEENTANGLEMENTWHICHHAPPENEDINWEATHERBURY,THEPLACEFULLOFQUIETHARMONYANDSIMPLEATMOSPHERE,NOTONLYREPRESENTTHECOMPLICATEDRELATIONSHIPBETWEENPEOPLE,BUTALSOPERFORMANCETHERELATIONSHIPBETWEENHUMANBEINGSANDNATUREBATHSHEBARESPECTIVELYH
33、ASALOVESTORYWITHSHEPHERDGABRIELOAK,SERGEANTTROYANDFARMERBOLDWOOD3ATRAGICOMICDEVELOPMENTINTHEWEATHERBURYSURROUNDING31BATHSHEBAANDBOLDWOODTHEFARMISORDERLYRUNNINGUNDERTHEMANAGEMENTOFBATHSHEBATHEGREENGRASS,THESILENTWATER,THELUSHTREESANDTHESINGINGBIRDSACCOMPANYTHECATTLEANDSHEEPGROWINGWHICHCOMBINEDINTOAWO
34、NDERFULLANDSCAPE,VIBRANTBATHSHEBAISLIVINGINAPEACEFULLIFEWITHTHEQUIETFARM,LOVELYANIMALSANDTHESIMPLEPEOPLEBATHSHEBAISACHARMINGWOMANALMOSTALLTHEMENHAVEAFAVORONHERBUTTHEFORTYYEAROLDFARMERBOLDWOODHASNOFEELINGANDCONCERNTOBATHSHEBAATALLBATHSHEBASVANITYHASBEENCHALLENGEDANDONVALENTINESDAYSHEWRITESALETTERTOBO
35、LDWOODINANAMBIGUOUSATTITUDETHELETTERHASANINTENSEEMOTIONOFLOVEONBOLDWOODANDHELOVESBATHSHEBACRAZILYATDUSKONTHEEVENINGOFVALENTINESDAYBOLDWOODSITSDOWNTOSUPPERASUSUALANDTHEDESCRIPTIONOFTHISNIGHTANDTHESUNRISEJUSTREFLECTBOLDWOODSFUTURELIFE“THEMOONSHONETONIGHT,ANDITSLIGHTWASNOTOFACUSTOMARYKIND”,“INTHEWEIRDL
36、IGHT”,“THENTHEDAWNDREWON,THESKYISCLEAR,BUTWASNOTEQUALTOTHATOFACLOUDYSKYATNOON”,“ANDTHESKY,PUREVIOLETINTHEZENITH,THEONLYHALFOFTHESUNYETVISIBLEBURNTLIGHTLESS”,ANDATLAST“GABRIELOAKDESCENDEDTHEHILLTOWARDSTHERIGHTANDTHEGLOWSTRETCHEDDOWNINTHIS5DIRECTIONNOW”HARDY,1982144ITMAYBEIMPLIESTHATBOLDWOODWOULDEXPER
37、IENCEATORTUOUSLOVESTORYANDOAKISTHEFINALWINNERWALKINGTOWARDTHEBRIGHTLIFEROADINTHISECOSYSTEM,THEPEOPLETHROUGHTHEPRODUCTIONANDLIFETOGETACOMMONKNOWLEDGEBOLDWOODISGROWINGANDWORKINGINTHISVILLAGEWHICHMAKESHIMATYPICALFARMERTHEREWHENITISANEARLYSPRING,THEVEGETABLEWORLDBEGINSTOMOVEANDSWELLANDTHESAPSTORISESPRIN
38、GHASCOMEANDTHEFARMISFULLOFLIFEWHICHMEANSTHEREBIRTHOFBOLDWOODSLOVETOBATHSHEBAHEBEGINSTOPURSUEBATHSHEBASLOVECRAZILYWHENHEAPPROACHESTHEGATEOFTHEMEADOW,BEYONDITTHEGROUNDWASMELODIOUSWITHRIPPLESANDTHESKYWITHLARKSTHELOWBLEATINGOFTHEFLOCKMINGLINGWITHBOTHINAPRILDAY,HARDYDESCRIBESTHATBATHSHEBASPROBABLEWHEREAB
39、OUTSISOUTOFDOORSATTHISTIMEOFTHEYEARINTHECOMMUNICATIONWITHNATURE,INASENSE,SHEBELONGSTONATUREPLANTSONTHEEARTHNOTONLYDECORATETHEBEAUTYOFNATURE,BUTALSOADDTHENATURALRHYTHMOFLIFEEVERYBATHSHEBASLITTLEDETAILHASBECOMEPERFECTINTHEEYESOFBOLDWOODEVENHEISWILLINGTODOEVERYTHINGFORHERINTHELIFEOFBOLDWOOD,BATHSHEBANO
40、TONLYDECORATESHISIMPERFECTLIFE,BUTALSOADDSTHEHAPPINESSOFHISLIFEINMAYDAY,THERIVERSLIDALONGNOISELESSLYASASHADETHISMAYBEMEANSTHATTHEREISASTORMCOMINGTOBOLDWOODITWASNOTUNTILTHEENDOFMAYTHATBOLDWOODWASBRAVEENOUGHTODECLAREHISLOVEHEASKEDHERTOMARRYHIMONTHESPUROFTHEMOMENTTHESHEEPSHEARINGSEASONCULMINATED,THELAN
41、DSCAPE,EVETOTHELEANESTPASTUREBEINGALLHEALTHANDGREENHARDYPUTSBOLDWOODANDBATHSHEBASFIRSTDATEONTHEFIRSTDAYOFJUNE,THETWOYOUNGPEOPLERIDEOUTWHENBOLDWOODDECLARESHISLOVETOBATHSHEBA,EVENTHEMAREHOLDINGINHERHANDSEEMSTOBEDEEPLYMOVEDANDITISNOLONGEREATGRASSANDLOOKSUPHOWEVER,SOMEHAPPYMEMORIESANDSOMEUNCERTAINEXPECT
42、ATIONSOFTHEPASTCANONLYBRINGASHORTTERMVISIONTOBOLDWOODINWEATHERBURY,CHRISTMASEVECOMESONENIGHT,BOLDWOODANDBATHSHEBASFEELINGSHAVEANEND“NIGHTISVERYDEEPANDVERYQUIETTHEDARKTREETOPSGENTLYROCKAGAINSTTHESKYANDOCCASIONALLYSHIVERINGINASLIGHTWIND”HARDY,1982144BOLDWOODSLOVEISALONGLASTINGFEELINGANDEVENCOULDSAYAGO
43、ODTOLERANCEBUTHEISNOTASKINGFORANYTHINGWITHOUTRETURN,HEDESIRESBATHSHEBASLOVEDEEPLYANDFANTASIZESTHESUREOFHERLOVETROYISSHOTBYHIMANDDIEDATLAST,BOLDWOODPUTSONHISHATANDGOESINTOTHEDARKNESSHISLIFEISGOINGTODARKNESSTOOANDTHELOVEBETWEENBATHSHEBAANDHIMISCOMINGTOTHEEND6THEQUIETWEATHERBURYMAKESASILENTBOLDWOODHERE
44、,HARDYSEEMSTOIMPLYTHATNATUREHASANEFFECTIVEROLETOHUMANBEINGSEVERYONECANNOTRUNOUTOFTHEIROWNENVIRONMENTALSITUATIONS32BATHSHEBAANDSERGEANTTROY311THEGLADETOLOVEOFSPARKINWEATHERBURY,BATHSHEBADILIGENTLYDOESFARMANDLETSHERSELFINTOTHENATURE,WITHTHECATTLEANDSHEEPTOGETHERINTHENOVEL,THEDESCRIPTIONOFTHERELATIONSH
45、IPBETWEENANIMALANDHUMANBEINGSREFLECTSTHEINTIMACYBETWEENMANANDANIMALSHUMANBEINGSANDANIMALSAREALLALIVEBEAUTIFULSCENERY,WARMSUNSHINE,THESMOOTHFARMANDTHEWELLFEDGLUTOFLIFEMAKEBATHSHEBAHARDERANDMORESELFCONFIDENTEVERYNIGHT,SHEWILLTURNAROUNDHERHOUSETOENSUREEVERYTHINGISINORDERANDPEACEFORALLTHENIGHTONENIGHT,D
46、ARKNESSANDSILENCERULEDEVERYWHEREAROUNDHERE,ONTHEWAYBACKTOHOUSE,SHEMEETSSERGEANTTROY,INTHEFIRPLANTATIONTHEDENSITYOFTHEINTERWOVENFOLIAGE,EVENATCLOUDLESSNOONTIDE,HEREISASGLOOMYASMIDNIGHTANDBLACKASTHENINEPLAGUEOFEGYPTATMIDNIGHTTHESURROUNDINGSREFLECTTHERESULTOFTHEFOLLOWINGSTORYBETWEENBATHSHEBAANDTROYTHEY
47、HAVEAGOODIMPRESSIONACTUALLYNOWSERGEANTTROYCOMESFROMCASTERBRIDGETHEIRRITABILITYOFCASTERBRIDGEISEXTENDEDTOTHEUNSTABLEANDFRIVOLOUSCHARACTEROFTROYINCASTERBRIDGETHEREARETALLBUILDINGSAROUND,TRADEFAIRS,ENTERTAINMENTPLACES,THESTEEPLECHURCH,OPENROAD,THEDARKPRISON,ANDTHECROWDFULLOFSTRIFEITISACITYWITHURBANATMO
48、SPHEREANDAWORLDOUTOFTUNEWITHNATURETHEARRANGEMENTOFTHESECONDAPPEARANCEOFTROYAFTERONEWEEKOFFINISHINGCUTTINGTHEWOOLISJUSTAFORESHADOWINGOFANEWEMOTIONALSTARTTHENTHESCENEOFHIVINGTHEBEESDEEPENSTHEFORESHADOWINGTHEYHAVEANAGREEMENTTOMEETATTHEHOLLOWAMIDTHEFERNS“THETALLTHICKETSOFBEECHFERN,PLUMPANDDIAPHANOUSFROM
49、RECENTRAPIDGROWTH,ANDRADIANTINHUESOFCLEARANDUNTAINTEDGREEN”HARDY,1982164ISTHEDESCRIPTIONOFTHESLOPEWHICHSUGGESTSTHATTHETWOPEOPLEWILLRUBTHESPARKOFLOVEIMPULSIVELYTHEMIDSUMMEREVENINGBATHSHEBARUNSALONGTHEFIELD,CLAMBEREDOVERTHEBANK,ANDFOLLOWEDTHEORIGINALDIRECTIONALLTHEPASTORALSCENERYOFFERSAPOWERFULELEMENTFORBATHSHEBAANDTROYBATHSHEBAISTAKENINTOAPREDESTINEDSITUATIONANDSHEUNABLETOEXTRICATEHERSELF7312ATANUPPERWINDOWTOTHEMARRIAGETROY,UNDERHARDYSWRITING,ISAFLATTERINGOFFICERANDISVERYCRITICALINTHEFARMPEOPLEPEOPLERUMORTHATHEISAFRIVOLOUSANDDISSOLUTEPLAYBOYBUTITDOESNOTSTOPTHERISINGTE
