Thomas Hardy > Status Update

Nearing the end of the book, Will reflects on memories from his youth. "The tide of his consciousness ebbed and flowed:" Stevenson states, "he was sometimes half asleep and drowned in his recollections of the past: and sometimes he was broad awake" (Stevenson 26). This small moment shows how Will's own life has affected him greatly.

On page 23 of my book, Stevenson writes "Like a man who has lived among shadows and now meets the sun, he was both pained and delighted." (Stevenson 23). This tells the reader that Will feels externally conflicted and the situation at hand.

My prediction for what'll happen near the end of the story is that Will & Marjory will NOT get married. Right where I stopped reading, they had talked about the prospects of whether or not they should, and Marjory gets insulted, so I would assume they will not be going through with anything.

A special character moment in the book is when Will is talking about Marjory, and he speaks with such a visceral and impactful tone that impacts the character of Will greatly. With lines like "'Tis as if there were a circle around me which kept everyone out but you; I can hear the others talking and laughing but you come quite close."

Will lives high atop a mountain with his parents, and when he is at the top and looks over everything below, his emotions begin to swell as he takes in the beauty of his home. In terms of tone it is MUCH different than Jekyll & Hyde, and while they both use sensory detail heavily, they go about it in very different ways.

Upon starting the book, unlike Jekyll & Hyde, the setting feels a lot more big and grand. "Above, hill after hill, soared upwards until they soared out of the depth of the hardiest timber, and stood naked against the sky." is a good way of describing the size of the setting.