Setting (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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Village's dual nature
Village's dual nature
Peaceful surface concealing violence & moral decay
William's early paintings depict
William's early paintings depict
Idealized version of rural life
Harvest scenes described with
Harvest scenes described with
Fine golden sheen with special light
Winter scenes' atmosphere
Winter scenes' atmosphere
Calm fairytale atmosphere
Houses, villagers, cemetery suggest
Houses, villagers, cemetery suggest
Decay, distortion & discomfort beneath surface
Narrator admits village contains
Narrator admits village contains
Its share of barbarism and violence
Fight compared to being in
Fight compared to being in
Church (religious imagery)
Village transforms into during fight
Village transforms into during fight
Arena with complicit spectators
Scythe glitters like
Scythe glitters like
Glass (becomes symbol of death)
William's paintings thrown on
William's paintings thrown on
Dung heap (erasing uncomfortable truths)