# Farmer Troutham — Jude the Obscure character guide

> Farmer Troutham in Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Troutham, Presently Troutham

**First appearance:** 0001-jude-the-obscure

## Who they are

The farmer who employs young Jude as a bird-scarer.

## Relationships

### [Jude Fawley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/characters/jude_fawley)

_professional_

Harsh employer who fires young Jude for negligence, reinforcing Jude's sense of failure.

### [Jude Fawley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/characters/jude_fawley)

_professional_

Harsh employer who fires young Jude for negligence, reinforcing Jude's sense of failure.

### [Jude Fawley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/characters/jude_fawley)

_professional_

Harsh employer who fires young Jude for negligence, reinforcing Jude's sense of failure.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jude_the_obscure_se/chapters/ii)

The farmer who employs Jude to scare birds and punishes him for letting them eat corn.

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