Character: The Hermit (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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How hermit is presented
How hermit is presented
Through narrator's external observations
Hermit's speech/dialogue in story
Hermit's speech/dialogue in story
None - he never speaks
Hermit as 'disturbance' not 'nuisance' meaning
Hermit as 'disturbance' not 'nuisance' meaning
Challenges assumptions, not practical problems
Quote: hermit's existence to villagers
Quote: hermit's existence to villagers
A kind of insult to us all
Hermit's lifestyle characteristic
Hermit's lifestyle characteristic
Self-sufficient
Villagers' preferred explanation for isolation
Villagers' preferred explanation for isolation
Broken heart/disappointed lover (romantic explanation)
Hermit's function as 'catalyst'
Hermit's function as 'catalyst'
Triggers responses in others while staying passive
Hermit as 'mirror' meaning
Hermit as 'mirror' meaning
Reflects villagers' repressed doubts/insecurities
Hermit's silence described as
Hermit's silence described as
Absolute withdrawal & form of resistance
Destroying hut after departure symbolises
Destroying hut after departure symbolises
Erasing the alternative idea he represents