Eustacia Vye between Dreams and Realities in Thomas Hardy's The Return of the Native

Abstract: Eustacia Vye is a typical romantic young woman who has given up on dreaming and is particularly susceptible to illusions about life and her prospects. She is considered one of the main characters in Thomas Hardy's The Return of the Native. She is the wife of Clym Yeobright who is reduced to being a traveling preacher at the end. Eustacia's frustrations and her disappointment at her husband's failure to take her to Paris lead to the resumption of her secret relationship with Wildeve. She is responsible for her misfortune on account of her characteristic failure to control her passions and desires, and her tendency to yield to her impulses and illusions. This study aims to give an analysis of Eustacia Vye's character between her dreams and her realities of going to Paris. The study concludes with the failure of Eustacia's Vye dream to go to Paris and finally her death.