![]() ![]() She shows similar wisdom in assessing the flaws in the relationship of Thomasin and Wildeve. “You are blinded Clym”, she is right to prophesize the fatal outcome of Clyms involvement with Eustacia. ![]() Mrs Yeobright, representing the older generation, understands life with an instinctive wisdom. Mrs Yeobright is one such character, along with the stature of simple and stoical Thomasin. ![]() Their actions are accentuated by the contrasts established by those who conform to the natural order of Egdon. However such rebels are at least given a recognition so that, irrespective of their ultimate fate in the novel, they rise to the level of tragic grandeur. The Return of the Native is the tragedy of the individuals who break away for free action from the security of established conventions. ![]()
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