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    Thomas Hardy places the social status and subsequent classes at the forefront of his short story‚ "the Son’s Veto". Status and class‚ and therefore society’s perception of one the‚ shape the plot and more importantly‚ the character’s actions‚ reactions and thought processes in this short story. Primarily‚ Mr Twycott is acutely aware of the implications of a decision and its affects on one’s class in relation to society’s perception. His proposal to Sophy was not the norm or status quo of the time

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    The Son’s Veto Background to the Son’s Veto Thomas Hardy was born in rural England. He had a modest social background. His family did not have much money. He never went to the upper class schools or the then revered universities like Oxford or Cambridge. He became an architectural draughtsman and worked as such for a living before he became a successful writer. He moved to work in London but returned to rural Dorset when he became a full-time writer. Perhaps because he never truly managed to fit

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    The Son’s Veto by Thomas Hardy Plot‚ characters‚ Themes The Son’s Veto is a story that deals with three themes that occur throughout Thomas Hardy’s works‚ whether as a writer of short stories‚ as a novelist‚ and even as a poet. The themes are marriage‚ social class‚ and education. Summary Sophy works as a servant to rural vicar Reverend Twycott. One day she receives a proposal of marriage from gardener Sam Hobson‚ but she doesn’t accept him. When she injures her foot in a fall down stairs‚ she

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    I finally decided to tell my son Randolph that I wanted to get married to Sam but I was very worried about the reaction and the answer Randolph would give‚ so I wanted to wait for the right time to ask. I planned on telling him about the possible second marriage on the day of the cricket match but by assuring him it would be in the far future‚ I was waiting to see him in a good mood so I could tell him but at the cricket match he didn’t seem to be in a very good mood so I didn’t want to tell him

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    Sons Veto Themes: 1. Maternal love 2. Sacrifice 3. Class-system 4. Nobility 5. Superiority complexion The theme of relationship revolves around Sophy’s relationships: Sophy and Sam Hobson; Sophy and Vicar Twycott; Sophy and Randolph. A secondary but influential relationship is that inferred between Randolph and his father‚ the Vicar Twycott. In a subtle examination of these four relationships‚ Hardy represents beneficial relationships and harmful relationships. From what we know of

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    The Sons Veto

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    The Sons Veto Thomas Hardy was an English novelist and poet and his story ‘The Sons Veto’ is based on the rigid class system popular in Victorian England. At that time‚ women were perceived as having a diminutive purpose with little independence. The restrains of society were clearly seen in Sophy’s character. Hardy opens the story with a detailed description on a woman’s hair. He comments on the fashion of that time. Her name was Sophy and she was born in the country village of Gaymead

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    The Son’s Veto |Character |Trait |Quote or action | |Sophy |Kind |She took her son’s correction of her grammar and “did not resent his making it” (p47). | |(Mrs Twycott)

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    The Son’s Veto Marriage There are any number of injudicious‚ difficult‚ and failed marriages in Hardy’s work. It was a subject dear to his heart‚ since he felt that his own marriage to Emma Gifford had run onto the rocks of boredom and indifference once it had passed beyond its early days of romance. Sophy at nineteen has a proposal of marriage from Sam the gardener which she refuses‚ but thinks is reasonable. She explains to Twycott ‘It would be a home for me‚’ which illustrates her social

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    The VETO Power

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    finally removed from the back section of the West Hall in 2005‚ leaving its muon veto shield intact. This created a 13 m x 10 m x 40 m lab space located 2341 ft deep (2090 m.w.e.) surrounded by more than a thousand gas proportional tubes lining the walls‚ ceiling and floor. The veto tubes on the floor were removed since there is only ~1 upward-going muon per week and lots of gaps due to support structures. All the veto panels were pressure tested and run to HV under gas. Signals were observed from

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    The Son’s Veto: Thomas Hardy. Written in the late 19th century and published in the collection Life’s little ironies‚ this story focuses on Hardy’s usual areas – rural England and its demise; the position of women in society; the class system and the role of the church in sustaining it and the ironic nature of much of life. In brief: The demise of rural England is best shown in the comparison between Gaymead (the name itself being telling) and London as shown at the end of the first chapter

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