Thomas Hardys Nature Symbolism: A descriptive theoretical study

Abstract

This study aims to highlight the use of nature symbolism in Thomas Hardys novels of Characters and Environment. The study investigates one of Hardys most accomplished writing techniques in terms of his symbolic employment of natural features. The importance of this study emerges from the fact that Hardys attitude of story-telling, along with his nature symbolism, has recently come to be associated with eco-critical studies; which enhances eco-critics, as a literary genre, to find its right way to the modern literary criticism. Hardys nature symbolism has proved to open new horizons for environmentalism; he has drawn the worlds attention to the importance of nature. Accordingly, a great number of pressing groups are now starting to raise environmental issues in relation to global environment crisis.