... Everyone else in the bar is surprised that Jude had actually known how to speak another tongue. This shocks the people in the bar so much so that "a silence reigned among the rest in the bar, and the maid stood still, Jude's voice echoing sonorously into the inner parlour, where the landlord was dozing, brining him out to see what was going on" (98). Overcoming the doubts of others, Jude is able to speak Latin flawlessly. By surprising all present, Jude shows that his educational background, though meager, does afford him the opportunity to study in a university. However, these universities continually discard him solely for social purposes. Ironically, some of the well-to-do people, who are automatically selected by the university as a result of their social stance, may not have the same intelligence level that Jude displays. The knowledge that Jude presents in the bar should have been ...

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