Character: Men of the Village (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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Smith's construction of three village men
Smith's construction of three village men
Representative figures, not complex individuals
Hermit's symbolic function for the men
Hermit's symbolic function for the men
Mirror showing emptiness/limitations of their choices
Old man's defining life characteristic
Old man's defining life characteristic
Conforming to village expectations
Old man's emotion watching hermit cycle past
Old man's emotion watching hermit cycle past
Wistfulness
Schoolmaster's main character trait
Schoolmaster's main character trait
Vanity and self-importance
Schoolmaster's reaction spying on hermit
Schoolmaster's reaction spying on hermit
Stunned by vision of world he didn't know existed
Which man has most severe response to hermit?
Which man has most severe response to hermit?
The bachelor
Bachelor's repeated cry during breakdown
Bachelor's repeated cry during breakdown
It is impossible to live like that
Pattern of men's response to hermit
Pattern of men's response to hermit
Curiosity → obsession → personal crisis
Hermit's function for village men
Hermit's function for village men
Test of character, not model to follow