...Karina Garcia The Stone Angel Analysis Assignment 5. Analyze and interpret the theme of pride as it reveals significant aspects of the central character’s personality. Pride is such an intriguing yet simple word. It is truly extraordinary how one word can lay the foundation for the reasoning behind of people’s daily decisions. Pride shapes many of their most beloved characters in many of their most beloved stories. Not only pride uses to rationalize the decisions that they make regarding themselves. Pride can also be derived from many of the decisions they make that impact their relationship with others. People often let pride mask their true feelings. Pride is defined as the quality or sate of being proud. This definition can't be more applicable than it is to Hagar's character in the short story “The Stone Angel”, by Margaret Laurence. Throughout “The Stone Angel”, it is clearly apparent that whether it being negative or positive, pride has a significant effect on many of Hagar's relationships with other characters. The main character is Hagar Shipley refused to compromise which shaped the outcome of her life as well as the lives of those around her. “Pride was my wilderness and the demon that led me there was fear… [I was] never free, for I carried my chains within me, and they spread out from me and shackled all I touched.” (Laurence, 292). Hagar’s pride and stubbornness were the causes of her failed relationships and lack of love in her life...
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...Hagar, in the Stone Angel, struggles with her true identity. Her lifelong battle is between head and heart. Hagar can be described as a stone angel. She becomes the angel when she stays true to herself; a kind, loving and compassionate person. She becomes the rock when she strays away from who she really is and takes on her father’s identity. This is when Hagar doesn’t show any emotion and becomes rigid and hard. Hagar looks at John as the son who she relates with the most, but in actuality he is the complete opposite of her. John takes after Bram, a carefree man who gets into trouble constantly. This marginalizes Hagar from Marvin; the son who is actually like her. She de-marginalizes herself when she drops down her guard and hugs Marvin when he joins the army. The “female” side of her empowers her at this moment. Hagar is also marginalized when she realizes that they are poor and old friends are very rich. She knows she could have have had that fortune if she had followed her father. Hagar gets angry and takes it out on Bram because of her short comings. However, she originally de-marginalized herself when she married Bram. She disobeyed her father and followed her heart. Bram saw her and loved her for who she really was. Hagar opened up, became a wife and empowered herself in doing so. She could do nothing to be loved by her father because he didn’t have the means to love. When she tried to please him, she weakened herself, but when she loved Bram and her children it strengthened...
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...Hagar, in the Stone Angel, struggles with her true identity. Her lifelong battle is between head and heart. Hagar can be described as a stone angel. She becomes the angel when she stays true to herself; a kind, loving and compassionate person. She becomes the rock when she strays away from who she really is and takes on her father’s identity. This is when Hagar doesn’t show any emotion and becomes rigid and hard. Hagar looks at John as the son who she relates with the most, but in actuality he is the complete opposite of her. John takes after Bram, a carefree man who gets into trouble constantly. This marginalizes Hagar from Marvin; the son who is actually like her. She de-marginalizes herself when she drops down her guard and hugs Marvin when he joins the army. The “female” side of her empowers her at this moment. Hagar is also marginalized when she realizes that they are poor and old friends are very rich. She knows she could have have had that fortune if she had followed her father. Hagar gets angry and takes it out on Bram because of her short comings. However, she originally de-marginalized herself when she married Bram. She disobeyed her father and followed her heart. Bram saw her and loved her for who she really was. Hagar opened up, became a wife and empowered herself in doing so. She could do nothing to be loved by her father because he didn’t have the means to love. When she tried to please him, she weakened herself, but when she loved Bram and her children it strengthened...
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...The Unacceptable Demise In order to die in peace, one must accept the inevitability of death. Often when death becomes a reality, regret begins to consume the person. In the novel The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence, Hagar never seems to be able to grasp an acceptance of death. Hagar is constantly characterized as being a stubborn person, which results in her continually fighting her fate and persistently disregard the fact that she is going to die. Also, throughout many distinct settings in the novel, Hagar tends to deny death which is reflected through the different settings in the novel. Finally, due to the fact that Hagar has had so many missed opportunities throughout her life, she ends up being overwhelmed with the feeling of regret which is demonstrated through the narration of the novel. Hagar is a very complex and stubborn character, and as a result she is never able to accept her death. Hagar is portrayed as being a very obstinate individual who can never grasp the fact that she will eventually die. Throughout the novel, there are many occasions where we see Hagar trying to change the outcome of her own fate. We first see this when Hagar is brought to Silver Threads. Hagar being the stubborn woman that she is says “’you’ll not see me here,” I blurt. “Oh—I don’t mean to be rude. But you’ll not see me coming here to stay’” (Laurence 104). Hagar says this when she is consulting with Mrs. Steiner, and even though she enjoys speaking with her, Hagar’s fear of staying...
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...Hagar’s Search for Identity In the past history has demonstrated that we as human beings have a strong desire to find oneselves identity . This often fuels a search for truth and knowledge in order to better understand oneself, as seen in Margaret Laurence’s novel The Stone Angel. Throughout the novel, Laurence illustrates Hagar Shipley’s, lifelong journey of unscrambling her inner problems, in order to find her true identity. Hagar’s search for identity consists of three main stages throughout the novel, each equally important to her search. She undergoes the “guilt” stage, but it is not until Hagar is nearing the end of her long life that she enters the “wilderness” stage and then finally the “reality” stage. After a lifetime of searching, Hagar Shipley was successful in finding and accepting her true identity. Hagar undergoes the “guilt” stage as both her birth and childhood were marked by tragedy and death. Early in the novel, Hagar reveals that her mother died at her birth as well as retells the events of her older brother Dan’s death. It is important at this point to point out that although there is a sense of tragedy for both their deaths, but the real tragedy is Hagar felt guilty connecting to the deaths. When Hagar’s older brother Matt tells Hagar that their dying brother Dan misses the love of their dead mother, Hagar reflects “Matt was almost apologetic, as though he felt he ought to tell me he didn’t blame me for her dying when in his heart he really did” (24)...
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...heart was broken that morning, still she came to love Him and worship him Can we identifying with these women, thanks God for those people who just want to be near Him. Thanks God for those who just want to love Him and worship Him and serve Him faithfully. It is those People Jesus reveals Himself. It is those people whose hearts burn with the flame of love For the risen savior! 2. The Activity of the Angel Humanity was the only one sent ambassadors to the tomb early that morning, Heaven also sent The Angel to proclaim the good news that Jesus was not dead but alive let’s look in on the activity Of the Angel that first Resurrection Sunday, Rolled the stone, and the women made their way to the tomb to finish preparing the body for burial, One of the concerns was how to remove the stone. That stone represented the finality of death. For them, that stone was an exclamation point at the end of the sentence of death. That stone said, He is gone forever! Thank God, the Lord take care of that stone! Not to let Jesus out, He was long before That angel arrived on the scene....
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...Angels Among Us Last time: 4 reasons why the world is enamored with angels: • Spirit of hopelessness—people are looking for answers and for something to fill their empty spirit. • Spirit of selfishness—Christians are called to be servants, but our society would rather be served than to serve. Angels are ministering spirits / servants, and people want to know what the angels can do for them. • Spirit of the New Age—our society is being conditioned for the end times. The world will accept the supernatural during the tribulation. The antichrist gains power on a platform of signs and wonders. • Spirit of curiosity—we’re all curious about the unknown. Questions people have about angels: What do angels look like? Are they female? Do we have guardian angels? How many angels are there? What is an archangel? Is it possible to see an angel? Do I pray to angels? What about demons, are they real? How are they different? Will I someday be an angel? As believers we have good reason to learn more on this subject…not for the sensational, but because there is an unseen world war going on all around us, and we’re in the middle of it! Angels are mentioned over 250 times in scripture. 1. The word “angel” literally means messenger 2. Angels are created spirit beings 3. Angels are not eternal beings 4. Angels are NOT glorified human beings 5. Angels are invisible spirit beings New info: 6. Angels are innumerable in number Hebrews 12:22 But ye are come unto mount Sion...
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...enjoyed were I was able to dig into the Bible and not just see it as a religious text but also a history text. Similarities between Matthew and Luke are most apparent. In Matthew and Luke they both have the same accounts of the temptations of Jesus. In these two books they both mention that Jesus was tempted for 40 days. The literal meaning of 40 days is not so true. In many times the Bible mentions about 40 days, 40 nights, and 40 years, so it is seen as a very long time not necessarily exactly 40 days. Matthew and Luke also mention that the angels took care of Jesus. Mark was not so similar except that all three accounts mention that the Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness. Differences were pretty apparent in all three passages. First of all Mark gives only a small account of the temptation. Where Matthew and Luke both spell out all three temptations, except that they are in a different order. In Matthew the order is to turn stone into bread, then jump off the temple, then...
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...2007 was the year in which Sally Sparrow, a photographer, entered the dilapidated house, to capture certain interesting photographs but on the contrary, she came across creepy angel-like statues, which had a key hanging on the hand. She discovered strange messages behind the wallpaper which was peeling off and was addressed to her with a warning indicating the "Weeping Angels". These messages to Sally were given by Dr Who who was transported to the past (1969) by these creepy angels along with his partner. Those quantum-locked Weeping-Angels were the initial source of dispute as they were seeking to capture the TARDIS of Dr Who to acquire its potential power filled with time energy. By possessing it, the Weeping-Angels could devour the powers...
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...Angel Falls Kelsi Cork General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform my listeners about Angel Falls. Central Idea: Angel Falls is the tallest waterfall in the world with an unusual tale of discovery. INTRODUCTION I. Attention Material A. This is Angel Falls. (Power-point slide 2) 1. It is the world’s tallest waterfall. 2. It is located at Canaima National Park the second largest National Park in Venezuela. (Power-point slide 3) B. Angel Falls was discovered by American pilot, Jimmy Angel in 1937. 1. Jimmy Angel mistakenly found the waterfall while searching for gold. II. Orienting Material A. The waterfall tumbles from a cleft near the summit of table Top Mountain Auyan-tepui into what is known as Devil’s Canyon, 3213 feet below. B. Before the mid-1950s, Angel Falls was an unknown wonder because the tribe that occupied the valley beside the mountain-top believed that the location of Angel Falls harbored Malign Spirits. BODY I. The Discovery A. Jimmy Angel, in 1934, was searching for an isolated goldmine when he came upon the Auyan-tepui. Angel being the curious man he was decided to fly around the mountain when he found the falls, but because his fuel level was low he was forced to return to his base. Upon his return Angel told descriptions of the wondrous landscape and the Stone Mountain he saw but his listeners didn’t believe him. B. Angel returned to fly over the mountains again in 1935 and continued to tell...
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...it. According to the MET, the reliquary was used to cover a wood core. “The sculpture wood core, which was not originally intended to be seen, is currently separated from the silver image, now supported by a modern mold.”(Set in stone) Therefore, it supposes to have two layers: silver sculpture is the outside layer and the wood core is the inner layer. The skull of St. Yrieix was once placed inside. Unlike Reliquary Shrine which contains many different figures, this reliquary bust is all about St. Yrieix. Presenting only the head to reveal the characteristics of St. Yrieix, the artist wanted viewers to...
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...St Sernin Church The Basilica of Saint Sernin in Toulouse, France was constructed between 1070 and 1120 and attracted many pilgrims on the route to Santiago de Compostela in the early 11th century. The Basilica that is remarkable for its architecture and important medieval sculptures was dedicated to the first bishop of Toulouse, Saturninus, who in 250AD was dragged through streets because he refused to worship pagan gods. St. Sernin is the largest Romanesque church in Europe and it reflects the religious traditions and spiritual symbols of its time. Devout Christians would undertake long pilgrimages in order to visit and venerate the relics of saints and martyrs. These large numbers of people traveling created standard routes from one monastery to another also known as "Pilgrimage Roads". The pilgrims believed that taking journeys to visit these sites would act as a penitence or honor for them. The St Sernin monastery was a wonderful choice for those who could not travel to Jerusalem or Rome. The monastery also housed the relics of saints, donated by the Charlemagne. It became a major cultural factor of the Romanesque period that each chapel would have different relics funded by wealthy donors To accommodate the large number of visitors, the churches changed their designs. The Romanesque style concentrated mainly on achieving massive proportions, rounded vaulted bays, the round arch, the wall buttress, cylindrical apse and chapels, and towers. With double aisles and with...
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...story is about an angel who comes in a struggling family during a thunderstorm which clearly seems like a fairytale but Marquez describes common people’s behavior in reality through this fairytale. The name of this story emphasizes on the angel’s wings. Wings usually symbolize power and freedom but in this story the angel is nothing like that. Here, this magical angel is described as weak and captivated inside a chicken’s coop by this common family. He is being ill-treated by the common people. This probably represents that one has his own importance only when he is strong and powerful. Weak people are always being ignored, no matter if he is an angel or not. Although he is an angel but the responses towards him was not something that we expect to see. Pelayo and Elisenda were taking advantage of this weak angel by showcasing him and charging money from the village people. After realizing a connection on the fate of the angel’s arrival and the recovery of their extremely ill son, Pelayo and Elisenda then finally decide to keep him inside the chicken’s coop. That’s the best they can do for an angel! On the contrary, if it was a strong and perfect angel with a halo that we usually picture in our imagination, then their responses would have been totally different towards the angel. Instead of showing gratitude or respect, the people of the village seem kind of cruel and unconcerned of the angel’s sick situation. They did not even care that the angel was suffering. It...
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...First Wave Feminism In today’s world, women are still living in a male dominant society where even when we get married, we vow to love, honor, and obey our husband. Even today we are still fighting for many rights for women, including: equal pay, the right for abortion, the end of rape, the right for contraceptives, and many other important rights that men have ( or do not need to worry about). “The movement to end sexism, sexist exploitations, and oppression . . .” (Hooks 37) is known as feminism. Today people would call us feminist, but during the 19th and 20th century that term did not exist. These women and men were known as suffragettes or suffragists. The suffragettes who fought beginning in 1848, with Seneca Falls, all the way to 1920, when women achieved the right to vote, were labeled First Wave Feminist. Two key elements of the First Wave in U.S. Feminism were how different races and class divisions affected the feminist movement (Shaw & Lee). The movement of feminism was brought about by many: men, women, upper class women, African American men, and the divisions just keep going. Yet all these people believe in the same thing, so why cant they all stand together and profess it. If only it was that simple. Race was a key element of the first wave of U.S. feminism. Presented in the Documentary “Not for Ourselves Alone” viewed in class, a famous African American is introduced. He is a great African American male journalist who supported the movement for women’s...
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...In Gabriel Garcia's short story A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings a couple named Pelayo and Elisenda, one day encounter a human like creature with wings that lands in their patio. The creature is not an angel, this can be recognized from the manner in which it was described. The author portrayed the creature as “dressed like a ragpicker. There were only a few faded hairs left on his bald skull and very few teeth in his mouth, and his pitiful condition of a drenched great-grandfather took away any sense of grandeur he might have had. His huge buzzard wings, dirty and half-plucked, were forever entangled in the mud” (Garcia). This is not how an angel is usually perceived, angels are often thought of as something that is beautiful, in white clothing with magnificent white wings and are in great physical condition. The...
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