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Plot Summary of Far From The Madding Crowd
"This is the story of Bethsheba and Gabriel Oak. Gabriel falls in love with Bethsheba and tells her of his feelings. But Bethsheba thinks that Gabriel is not suited for her and leaves him. But Gabriel ends up working on Bethsheba's farm. He decides to carry on without any other show of love towards her. Meanwhile Bethsheba falls in love with a soldier and marries him. It turns out that her husband has a questionable character and she is saddened to know about his affair with another woman.

The story gives us an insight into Bethsheba's mental tortures and how finally she realises that Gabriel is the one who truly loves her. "

Salil, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Far From The Madding Crowd
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Plot
Time/era of story - 19th century
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance: - love triangle/polygon
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Lover is - totally uninterested

Main Character
Gender - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - British
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 (a fair amount)
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Small town? Yes

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English? Yes
Unusual Style: - No single main character?
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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