Who Clym Yeobright is
Clym Yeobright is a thoughtful man whose return home attracts the curiosity of the small community on Egdon Heath. He has worked as a manager in a Paris diamond shop, but its glamour no longer satisfies him. Where others see a successful life worth keeping, he sees work that serves vanity rather than doing good.
What Clym Yeobright wants
Clym wants to open a school and help the poor people of the heath improve their lives. His mother, Mrs Yeobright, fears that this choice throws away the future she has worked to secure for him. His purpose is sincere, yet his belief in it can hide the needs of those closest to him.
Clym Yeobright and the others in the story
Eustacia Vye sees his experience of Paris as the promise of a life beyond the heath. Clym admires her fire and intelligence, and believes she will share his plain life of teaching. Their love grows around hopes that neither fully understands, while his mother's objections deepen the strain.
Perguntas
Why does Clym Yeobright return from Paris?
He returns because he wants a useful life at home, teaching rather than selling diamonds.
How is Clym related to Thomasin?
Clym is Thomasin Yeobright's cousin.
Does Clym want to take Eustacia to Paris?
No, he wants to remain on the heath, although Eustacia hopes marriage will lead them back to Paris.
