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“The expression and action of the hand revealed in The Mayor of Casterbridge” Studies in English Language & Literature. 38.3 (2012): 1-18. This paper aims to study the expression and action of the hand presented with The Mayor of Casterbridge written by Thomas Hardy. In this work he says that non-verbal language shows the contemporary regional feature. In addition the body language is the means of communication which shows the other person's heart. Through the expression and action of the hero Henchard's hand we can see his character and action correctly. Here I will study how it affects the surrounding characters—Susan, Farfrae, Roucceta and Elizabeth Jane in this novel. The hand presented with Hardy's work is organized medium and embodied action. In special, among the bodily expressions the expression and action of the hand can be the symbol and the means of communication which reveals the emotion and volition of a man. Hardy shows that handwriting in the world is the most powerful of all the means created by mankind. Hardy's work The Mayor of Casterbridge identifies the characteristic of modernism about the country community. Hardy says that the daily expression and action of the hand signifies humanity, sociality and meditation, which reveals a kind of pattern naturally. (Kunsan University)