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222 In short, the sun offers Troy the conditions for hope and happiness: reconciliation with Bathsheba (who, forgiving Fanny, replanted the flowers), and the chance to become the new man he had wished to be. The preceding examples are intended to define a subject for discussion , Hardy's symbolism. The discussion need not be limited to the stars, sun, and moon. 229 some of them eloquently formulated (but confusing nevertheless), on the question of whether Napoleon is a genuine hero in a nonherolc universe, or only a puppet whose twltchlngs amuse the Spirits. There Is, Indeed, a great deal left to do with Hardy's poetry. 238 Southerinrton, F. R. Hardy's Vision of Man (Lond: Chatto & Windus, 1971). Squires, Michael. "Far from the Madding Crowd as Modified Pastoral," Nineteenth Century Fiction. XXV (1970), 299-326. Tanner, Tony. "Colour and Movement in Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervllles ," Critical quarterly, X (1968), 219-39. Zabel, Morton Lauwen. "Hardy in Defense of His Art: The Aesthetic of Incongruity," in Albert J. Guerard (ed) ,' Hardy: A Collection of Critical Essays (Englewood Cliffs, NJs Prent1OeTHaIl, I963T, B>. 24-45 247 ...