Character: Red Roderick (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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Factor that transforms Roderick's personality
Factor that transforms Roderick's personality
Alcohol/drinking
Roderick's qualities when sober
Roderick's qualities when sober
Well-liked, generous, singer, popular in community
Roderick's behaviour when drunk
Roderick's behaviour when drunk
Violent, aggressive, bully, commits domestic violence
Why village accepts Roderick despite violence
Why village accepts Roderick despite violence
He adheres to village codes & is 'one of them'
How William painter is treated vs Roderick
How William painter is treated vs Roderick
More harshly - ostracism despite no violence
What village prioritises over morality
What village prioritises over morality
Familiarity and social conformity
Example of village complicity with Roderick's violence
Example of village complicity with Roderick's violence
Strikes child publicly; no one intervenes
Roderick's obsession regarding Big Angus
Roderick's obsession regarding Big Angus
Inheritance - driven by greed, resentment, wounded pride
What village fears more: violence or truth?
What village fears more: violence or truth?
Truth/exposure - violence forgiven, truth leads to rejection
Roderick's brutality reflects what about villagers?
Roderick's brutality reflects what about villagers?
Their own suppressed instincts and collective anger