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Stone Angel
Title: Stone Angel
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 1607 | Pages: 6.8 (approximately 235 words/page)
Stone Angel
Margaret Laurence has referred to her literary works as “character novels”, in which all aspects of her writing are secondary to the comprehensive and precise development of the character of the protagonist. The Stone Angel is an ideal representation of how Margaret Laurence succeeds in creating a character, Hagar Shipley, with a distinct disposition by utilizing the words and actions of the protagonist. Born the only daughter of Jason Currie, a proud, obstinate, “self-made man”, …showed first 75 words of 1607 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1607 total…of the protagonist, Hagar Shipley, and successfully creates an individual with very distinct traits. Through the words and actions of Hagar, page by page, Margaret Laurence reveals the dire pride that Hagar possess, her judgemental nature, and surprisingly even a positive quality, her courage. Even though the stone angel statue in Manawaka cemetery is symbolic of Hagar and her cold, emotionless exterior, Hagar’s heart is filled with passion and a desire to express it.
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