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How Does Hardy Use Superstition to Create Tragedy In “The Withered Arm”? In “The withered arm”, it is inevitable from the start that the story is going to end in tragedy. ... ‘The Withered Arm’ is set in Wessex and was published monthly in a magazine, where each chapter was leading to a dramatic point. ... ’ Because Rhoda could still feel the grasp on her arm, but there was nothing on the floor where ‘…she had whirled the spectre…’ this is a very mystical opening part to the story. ... Gertrude’s’ arm ‘…had a shriveled look, and the outline of the four fingers…’ and ‘…were imprinted in precisely the relative position…’ of Rhoda’s clutch. ... This illustrates that Hardy has made the descriptions of the arm almost unearthly, because of how Rhoda is looking at Gertrude’s arm, almost with a mystical eye. ... Another sense of superstition is when conjuror Trendle is being talked about, and how to find the cause, and cure on Gertrude’s arm. ... Gertrude did change her mind, because her arm seemed worse and she just wanted to visit “…from curiosity…” Hardy is slowly disclosing Gertrude’s real character and what she about to become, as the plot opens out, through simple steps such as Gertrude being curious, and slowly wanting to find out. Rhoda finally gives in to walking with her to the conjuror, because Rhoda is now looking at Gertrude’s arm, thin king of the “…strange affliction. |
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