That is one reason Jude wants so badly to go to Christminster-a topic we tackle in our " Character Analysis" of Jude. Not only are the settings different, but the settings also define the people who live there. In other words, Jude believes (at first, at least) that the minds of the people of Christminster are literally higher and more elevated than those of the people around him at Marygreen. 'As we be here in our bodies on this high ground, so be they in their minds' (1.3.37). When Jude learns about Christminster early on in the novel, he is told: The multiple settings also allow Hardy to explore the differences between country and city life and class. Major events throughout the book occur in this setting that means so much to Jude. However, Christminster always remains at the center of all of Jude's wanderings. They can never simply stay and be comfortable in one place they are literally out of step with the world around them. What we gather from the multiple locations is that Jude (and later Sue) roam around a lot. Hardy makes it a point to name every part of the novel after a specific place or places, so setting clearly means a great deal to him. (For more on the fictional county of Wessex, which is based on Hardy's home county of Dorset, check out our " Brief Summary" of the novel.)
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