The Existence of the Hermit (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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Narrative technique used in the story
Narrative technique used in the story
First-person plural narrator ('we')
Effect of 'we' narrator
Effect of 'we' narrator
Creates collective voice showing shared community perspective
Where hermit positions himself
Where hermit positions himself
To the outskirts of village, near the road
Definition of liminal space
Definition of liminal space
Threshold/in-between place, neither inside nor outside
Where hermit travels for solitude
Where hermit travels for solitude
Across the moors to isolated places
What moors symbolize
What moors symbolize
Freedom, privacy, escape from scrutiny
What village symbolizes
What village symbolizes
Watchfulness, routine, social expectation
Type of threat hermit poses
Type of threat hermit poses
Psychological, not physical
What villagers do after hermit leaves
What villagers do after hermit leaves
Destroy the tin hut
What villagers hope happens to hut site
What villagers hope happens to hut site
Grass will grow over it completely