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Bathsheba in Far from the Madding Crowd is one of Thomas Hardy’s most interesting female characters. What gives her a strong edge over the rest is Bathsheba’s necessary stand against being reduced to being merely ‘womanly’. Pursued by three suitors, Bathsheba asserts her womanhood by redefining herself. She refuses to comply with the wishes of patriarchal culture. As a consequence, the representatives of patriarchy make her see the inadequacy ingrained in her as a woman. She is judged by the standards of the Victorian ideals of womanhood and categorized accordingly. Her longing to escape appropriation and classification becomes pronounced in her actions when she is not given integration as a ‘woman’ with her own aspirations to rise above her lot. This paper attempts to highlight her resistance and rebellion against the set standards and conventions of the society. It explores her deep rooted revulsion for the institution of marriage which, according to her, suffocates two individuals by defining a limited space to realize themselves; hence curbing the possibility of healthy growth.
Dr. Shazia Ghulam Mohammad, Dr. Abdus Salam Khalis. (2013) Far from the Madding Crowd: Bathsheba’s Tale of Resistance to Appropriation, The Dialogue, Volume 8, Issue 4.
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