Universial Themes In "The Return Of The Native" And "Great Expectations"

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the boy and quizzes him.

“Then I came down here, and I was afeard, and I went back; but I didn't
like to speak to her, because of the gentleman, and I came on here again”
[Johnny Nunsuch]

“ A gentleman--ah! What did she say to him, my man?” [Diggory Venn]

“Told him she supposed he had not married the other woman because he liked
his old sweetheart best; and things like that” [Johnny Nunsuch]

[Book First, chapter 8, pp. 82]

This chance exchange reveals that Wildeve is meeting with Eustacia. Venn
uses this to his advance by announcing himself to Mrs. Yeobright as a
suitor for Thomasin. This backfires because Mrs. Yeobright tries to use the
second suitor to force Wildeve to marry Thomasin. These events all occur
from the chance meeting between Venn and Johnny Nunsuch. Another example of
chance and coincidence can be seen in the famous gambling scene of Book
Third, chapter VII. This is perhaps one of the most critically examined
parts of the book.

“ “Very well,” said Wildeve, ...

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