Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in The Return of the Native, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Humans vs. Nature
Modernity vs. Tradition
Class and Morality
Deception
Summary
Analysis
Thomasin discovers that her nurse borrowed one of her gloves and took it to a party. Thomasin saw Venn at this party, and he told he was looking for the glove of a beautiful woman. As it turns out, Venn knew the glove belonged to Thomasin, and Thomasin realizes the whole situation is one big romantic gesture. Thomasin goes and speaks to Venn about the glove incident, and the two of them start to fall in love.
Most deceptive actions carry a negative connotation in this novel. However, Venn’s glove ploy works perfectly because it is done with genuine love and innocence rather than a selfish desire to manipulate Thomasin.
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