The Red Door (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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Murdo's age
Murdo's age
Forty-six years old
Murdo's defining characteristic at story start
Murdo's defining characteristic at story start
Complete ordinariness; never done anything unusual
Murdo's key realization about his life
Murdo's key realization about his life
He has never been himself; always hidden among others
Murdo's action at the story's conclusion
Murdo's action at the story's conclusion
Knocks on Mary's door
Red door's place in village history
Red door's place in village history
Unprecedented; never been a red door before
Villagers' potential reaction to the red door
Villagers' potential reaction to the red door
Might 'hunt him out of the village'
Who painted Murdo's door red
Who painted Murdo's door red
Mary
Why Mary is mistrusted by villagers
Why Mary is mistrusted by villagers
She never gossiped & has read many books
Mary's approach to fitting in
Mary's approach to fitting in
Made no concessions; has a world of her own
What red symbolizes in the story
What red symbolizes in the story
Passion and anger