He regrets his harsh treatment of his father, becomes more tender to his mother, and is no more vengeful on Arthur. But he is a helpless romantic despite himself and is blinded by Hetty’s beauty so much that he does not see her coldness and selfishness even when he hears of her crime.īut as the story progresses, Adam Bede’s character develops and he becomes more humble and learns to be tolerant, empathetic, and less judgmental. He is hard and intolerant of things he perceives as faults and weaknesses in other people, for instance, he is harsh on his father for being a drunkard impatient with his mother for being fretful and vengeful to Arthur for falling into the temptation of Hetty’s beauty and charms. He respects the social order in his society and holds those in social classes above him in high esteem.Įven with all his good qualities, Adam Bede is not without faults. However, he is accommodating of others whose perception of religion is different from his and is very fond of his zealously religious brother Seth. He is, however, unfazed by their praise and admiration because he believes a man ought not to be praised for doing his duty and that he must exhibit those good qualities he is praised for.Īdam is not so keen on the traditional notions of spirituality and religion himself, he believes that one can commune with God by earnestly doing one’s ordinary human activities as much as by praying. The folks in the neighborhood admire him for his honesty and integrity as well as for his handsome looks-he is twenty-six years old, stands over six feet tall, with broad shoulders, dark eyes, and full dark hair. Adam is hardworking, industrious, intelligent, and highly skilled in his carpentry.
He is a poor carpenter in the village of Hayslope but with many qualities that give him the prospects of a prosperous future-old Martin Poyser once said to Adam, as quoted from the novel, “Never mind your being poorish yet, there’s money in your head-piece as there’s money i’ the sown field but it must ha’ time.”(Chapter 34, page 332). Let us have a look at some of them.Īdam Bede is the eponymous protagonist of the novel. In Adam Bede, George Elliot cast supposedly ordinary country folks living their rustic life in 18 th Century England but among those folks are some remarkable qualities that make them interesting characters to study.
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