JAMB - Literature In English (1997 - No. 25)

From the novel; The Mayor of Casterbridge

This question is based on Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge.
The novel is about growth because

Farfrae replaces Henchard as the Mayor of Casterbridge

of socio-economic changes in Casterbridge society

Henchard finally permits Farfrae to woo Elizabeth-Jane

Henchard gradually attains self-awareness