Central protagonist, a deeply flawed and selfish man who auctions his wife and infant child while drunk. Though aware of his defects, he repeatedly fails to change, lacking forgiveness and succumbing to stubbornness. His atheistic tendencies and painful reflexive choices evoke considerable sympathy despite his flaws.
Internal conflict between self-knowledge and behavioral inability.
Biological father who sold his daughter as an infant.
Married couple separated by Henchard's drunken impulse.
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