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Thomas Hardy was a very famous Victorian novelist and poet. Most of his short stories spoke about how fate controls every aspect of our lives and that fate controls every aspect of our lives and that stepping out of your class in society can lead to unwanted effect. Both these books which he wrote portray this idea in similar ways. The main characters in 'The Son's Veto' are Sophy, Samuel Hobson and Randolph and in 'The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion' Phyllis, Matthaüs Tina and Dr. Grove. These characters in bringing out the theme of natural affection and how it contrasts with snobbery as in most of Hardy's short stories the main female characters Sophy and Phyllis are wrecked by fate. Both step out of their class which is their biggest flaw and finally it makes their lives miserable. Natural affection is mainly presented through Sophy's love for...

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