In FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD, Gabriel Oak, a shepherd who owns a small farm, is introduced. He falls in love with a girl living with her poor aunt by the hill but is rejected when proposing. The girl, named Bathsheba, soon leaves to inherit her uncle's fortune in Weatherbury, and Gabriel's sheep are all driven away. He tries to find work as a shepherd and extinguishes a large fire. He is surprisingly taken by Bathsheba, who now owns a farm. Fanny Robin, a servant, runs away with a soldier, Francis Troy. Bathsheba catches the attention of a wealthy neighbor, Mr. Boldwood who proposes to her, but with a refusal. Bathsheba falls in love with the immature and naive Troy, but when married, finds that he is selfish and lazy. One day, Fanny is found pregnant with Troy's daughter but dies with the child. Troy admits to Bathsheba that he loves Fanny, and Bathsheba is nothing to him. Troy leaves Bathsheba for a long time. But years later, Troy who supposedly drowned is back again at Boldwood's party. Boldwood shoots Troy with surprise and is sent to prison forever. Boldwood gives Gabriel all his property. Later, Gabriel and Bathsheba marry and live a happy life.
Social status and class greatly depends on the amount of money, possessions, and wealth one has. Not only are people of different classes are treated differently, but marriage is also affected by it. Social class consists of three major proportions: the poor, the middle, and the wealthy. The novel’s characters are clearly grouped into the three main social classes. There are, however, significant changes in social status are highlighted throughout the novel. Social immobility stands for people such as Boldwood and Fanny, who are always in the same social class as they were born like that. Social mobility, on the other hand, stands for people like Gabriel, Troy, and Bathsheba, who are social climbers. Social climbers are born at a middle or poor level, their social status changes throughout their lives. Gabriel at the start of the novel is in the middle class, owns a small farm and cottage. Then, he loses all his sheep and drops to the poor class. His methods of climbing up again at the end of the story are by working hard as a shepherd, by marrying Bathsheba, and by gaining Boldwood’s trust to take over his farm. Troy ascends by marrying Bathsheba, while Bathsheba becomes part of the rich society near the beginning by inheriting her uncle’s fortune. Social status includes the three main classes: the poor, middle, and rich, which determines one’s fortune.
Marriage has significant relationship to social class and status when matching a couple. Marriage normally occurs in the same class: the rich marry rich, and the poor marry poor; but some other marriages are abnormal. In the novel, there are many abnormal and normal marriages and proposals. For example, Bollywood’s proposal to Bathsheba and Gabriel’s marriage at the end of the story are both normal. Troy’s marriage to Bathsheba, however, is abnormal, for he is in the poor class, but marries a lady of the rich class. Pure love is romantic love in which one would do anything for another, and doesn’t care if the other is poor, rich, or a criminal. This type of love is unstable. For example, Troy and Fanny’s love is pure, but soon, Troy abandoned Fanny. On the other hand, money is stable. Troy chooses to marry Bathsheba instead of Fanny, even though he loves Fanny, since Bathsheba is a lady from a high class. Marriage is also the easiest way for people of a lower class to climb up. Many people from lower classes choose to marry another from a rich or higher class. One could go from poor to rich just by being married to a rich person! However, rich ladies and men would have to be more careful about the people they marry. Bathsheba made a bad mistake marrying to Troy, as she loved him but didn’t know if Troy truly loved her. While pure love is unstable and falls apart easily, love created by money is a lot more stable.
Females all have different personalities and variations of features, but a slight difference could determined a whole different future. Women have similar and different features, though their future is determined by one main factor: money, or their financial situation. While the novel mainly rolls around the main character Bathsheba, Fanny Robin is also an important character. These two women are very, very alike, but just because one is rich and the other is poor, their futures and the opposite. Both women are beautiful, independent, hard working, intelligent, and believe in pure love. But there is only one difference: whereas Bathsheba is rich, Fanny is poor. And because of that tiny difference, Bathsheba ends up being wanted by multiple good choices for a husband while Fanny dies in the streets with her child. Even if two women both have good virtues, are beautiful and attractive, and have the same beliefs, their financial situation and amount of money and fortune they have is the most important. Many women have either similar or different features, but what matters most is their money possessions.
In FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD, Bathsheba is wanted by three men, but make a mistake in choosing the wrong option, Troy. Troy soon reveals his real self and abandons Bathsheba, while Boldwood is sent in jail forever for a reasonable crime, so Bathsheba marries Gabriel in the end. Social status and class depends on one’s fortune and amount of money and determines one’s future. In consists of the rich, middle, and poor classes. Marriage normally occurs between people of the same social classes. It is also the easiest way for one from a lower class to climb to a higher class. Females have various different features and personalities, or similar ones, but their financial situation is the major key for a good future.
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