Perception, class and environment in the works of Thomas Hardy

Keith Wilson

doi:10.1080/08905495.2026.2713360

August 17, 2026Nineteenth Century Contexts

Perception, class and environment in the works of Thomas Hardy

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Examine how individual perception, social class, and environmental context intersect and shape meaning within Thomas Hardy's literary works.
Conducted a critical literary analysis using Roger Ebbatson's thematic framework.
Evaluated thematic progression spanning individual perception, class hierarchies, and broader existential settings in Hardy's texts.
Demonstrated that individual perception serves as a thematic entry point linking personal experience to broader social class dynamics.
Established that the surrounding existential and natural environment systematically shapes character agency and societal outcomes.

Implication

Critical analysis uncovers intertwined structural themes in Hardy's novels, highlighting how individual perception links to social class and existential environment.

Abstract

The three categorical components of Roger Ebbatson’s title, eddying out as they do from the individual (perception), to the social grouping (class), to the wider existential context (environment), ...

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