I like “The Ruined Maid” by Thomas Hardy. My paraphrase is this: “Two women talk about the ‘ruined’ lifestyle. Ironically, a ruined lifestyle is filled with luxury and refinement. The ‘ruined’ woman seems to have been a country woman before like the other woman. While the country woman focuses on the other woman’s success, the ‘ruined’ woman constantly says that it’s because she is ruined.”
Thomas Hardy’s “The Ruined Maid” consists of a conversation between a ‘ruined’ woman and a country woman about the ‘ruined’ woman’s changes in life. Interestingly, the farmer woman focuses mainly on the other woman’s looks and “fair garments” instead of asking about the ‘ruined’ woman’s day (3). It implies that the other woman is jealous about the ‘ruined’
Thomas Hardy’s “The Ruined Maid” consists of a conversation between a ‘ruined’ woman and a country woman about the ‘ruined’ woman’s changes in life. Interestingly, the farmer woman focuses mainly on the other woman’s looks and “fair garments” instead of asking about the ‘ruined’ woman’s day (3). It implies that the other woman is jealous about the ‘ruined’