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How important is the question of social position in this novel - The return of the Native.
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How important is the question of social position in this novel? The concept of social position should be a vague one when viewed from the supposedly non-judgmental and classless civilization of 2003. But in truth it is not. Social position is determined by the wealth and name into which you were born and Hardy realised the prominence of the distinction between higher and lower and used it both morally and technically throughout The Return of the Native. There is no denying that the happenings of the novel concentrate on the privileged members of the heath community. The Vye and the Yeobright families are presented as the two ruling families of the heath between whom there is a subtle suggestion of rivalry. There are times at which we get the impression that this is almost a feudal society (the gathering at Blooms End for the Christmas mumming, the constant chatting between heath...
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