Thomas Hardy was an English man, who lived in England near Dorchester E

Thomas Hardy was an side man, who lived in England near DorchesterThomas Hardy was an English man, who lived in England near Dorchester.He lived from 1840-1928 most of what he wrote is set in Dorset and theneighboring countries. He gave these the fictional name Wessex. Hewrote 17 novels which one was unpublished. And roughly a thousand poemsthe melancholy hussar and the withered arm are both from the Wessextails book. He lived on the edge of a tract of a kookie heath land,which was very isolated this may have resulted in his stories beingset out in the country or being isolated. Or make up ending happy in themelancholy hussar or the withered arm.The social class issues, these would stop a lower class soulfulnessmarrying a higher-class person it was seen as a very big thing backthen, there-for Dr.grove wants Humphrey to marry Phyllis, and in thewithered arm Rhoda could marry farmer lodge but he does not want to asit is seen as a disgrace. Also the stigma of being an unmarried moth eris tough for Rhoda and her son. Farmer lodge does not however acknowledgehim wh...