Theme: The Individual vs Society (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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William's 4 key characteristics
William's 4 key characteristics
Physically weak, intellectually gifted, emotionally distant, artistic
William's approach to painting
William's approach to painting
Paints reality as he sees it, not flattering images
Why William must leave the village
Why William must leave the village
His existence challenges village's self-perception
What forcing William out represents for villagers
What forcing William out represents for villagers
Act of collective self-defence
How society survives according to the theme
How society survives according to the theme
By silencing the voice that tells uncomfortable truths
Narrator's true motivation for intervening
Narrator's true motivation for intervening
Fear of personal exposure, not communal loyalty
How William vs narrator respond to village flaws
How William vs narrator respond to village flaws
William expresses through art, narrator suppresses
What narrator sacrifices for belonging
What narrator sacrifices for belonging
Honesty to maintain his place in community
What William gains and loses
What William gains and loses
Gains artistic integrity/truth, loses community/belonging
What society demands from individuals
What society demands from individuals
Conformity