Sympathy in The Withered Arm

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…just the story but also the style of writing. The phrases and particular words Hardy uses are sufficient to gain our sympathies. And in the end, he is even able to elicit sympathy for Lodge, the person whose actions have brought about a good deal of sympathy for the other two. The way he makes things happen and links things together shows us that Hardy successfully manages to elicit sympathy for his three main characters.