He embodied the degenerating rural society and economy. 他代表退化的农村社会和经济。
After this novel, Hardy was involved into deeper consideration for the fate and the future of the peasantry in Wessex society. 在这部小说之后,哈代转而进入到深沉的哲学思考中,探索随着威塞克斯农村社会的毁灭而破产的农民阶级的出路和命运问题。