Plot (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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Narrator of 'The Painter'
Narrator of 'The Painter'
Unnamed villager looking back on past events
William Murray's physical condition
William Murray's physical condition
Weak and sickly from early childhood
Village's initial reaction to William's art
Village's initial reaction to William's art
Pride; felt special having their own painter
William's approach to painting reality
William's approach to painting reality
Unflinching honesty, no softening of truth
Red Roderick sober vs drunk
Red Roderick sober vs drunk
Sober: kind, affectionate. Drunk: violent, abusive
Unprecedented event with Roderick
Unprecedented event with Roderick
First time drunk during daylight hours
Weapon Roderick carries to Angus's house
Weapon Roderick carries to Angus's house
A scythe
William's action during the scythe fight
William's action during the scythe fight
Calmly painting it with detached concentration
Narrator's violent reaction to William
Narrator's violent reaction to William
Pushed chair over, tore painting to pieces
Village's final treatment of William's paintings
Village's final treatment of William's paintings
Threw them all onto the dung heap