Thomas Hardy Research Paper

According to Thomas Hardy, “A story must be exceptional enough to justify its telling; it must have something more unusual to relate than the ordinary experience of every average man and woman.” Thomas Hardy is an English novelist and poet born in Dorset, England in 1840. Hardy grew up in a small cottage on the edge of a heathland, and gained inspiration for his writing from the cultural surroundings. When he was 22, Hardy began working for a well-known architect and gained social and economic skills, but lack of funds led Hardy to abandoning his career and becoming an Anglican priest. It was through his studies as a priest that developed his writing skills. In 1872, Hardy published his novel Under the Greenwood Tree, which gave Hardy his own

Since the first book, Alex has always been the one who has saved both her and her brother’s life. She’s always coming up with ideas to get them out of uncomfortable situations and Connor always standing back letting his sister plot. With each book, Connor learns to input more into their plans and in An Author’s Odyssey he finally wants to show his sister he’s capable of completing something himself. When they travel to Connor’s stories to recruit an army of his characters, Alex doesn’t believe his brother doesn’t have the ability to convince the characters to join them. “I don’t need you or your stupid magic! I’ll find a way out of this myself!” (117). Connor ends up convincing all his characters in joining them; he proves his sister, Alex wrong. Colfer states, “Alex was more relieved than words could describe. Thinking that she had somehow harmed him [Connor] in the past was the worst feeling in the world” (337). In other words, it brings Alex the realization that Connor isn’t the persons she thought he was. She discovers he’s a bright person capable of great things and all she’s done is doubt

Martin has a completely different writing style. R.R. Martin writes more descriptive in his book and doesn’t back away from using complex vocabulary. Not only that, R.R. Martin also incorporates foul language whenever the characters talk to one another. By doing so, he creates more realistic, relatable characters because people use foul language on a daily basis. In relation to Thomas Hardy’s quote, A Game of Thrones defends his idea. It incorporates realistic issues people face. The abuse Daenerys’ suffers from her brother, is an experience a reader can relate to. Just like Colfer, R.R. Martin places these issues in a medieval world with magic and