1. "The withered- arm and other Wessex tales' by Thomas Hardy
Hardy creates Rhoda sympathetically by telling the readers that many of the people lookdown, ignore and frown at her because she had borne' an illegitimate son to a local farmer. Another main factor that lots of the people dislike her is that the village people think she posses' special powers and performs witchcraft. When Hardy was young it was common that people were accused of practising witchcraft so Rhoda would have seemed real at this time. ... This story suggests that women are foolish, gullible and silly. ...
- Word Count: 885
- Approx Pages: 4
- Grade Level: High School