Comparisons with Crichton's Other Work (Scottish Highers English): Quizzes
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What do the four stories by Crichton Smith examine about small communities?
What do the four stories by Crichton Smith examine about small communities?
How they stifle individual freedom
What fundamental tension appears in all four stories?
What fundamental tension appears in all four stories?
Individual wants vs community expects
What do doorways symbolise across these stories?
What do doorways symbolise across these stories?
Possibility and change
How does Murdo describe his dissatisfaction in The Red Door?
How does Murdo describe his dissatisfaction in The Red Door?
There were times he felt more to life
What does the hermit's open door reveal about him?
What does the hermit's open door reveal about him?
His indifference to village opinion
How does Mother and Son differ from the other three stories?
How does Mother and Son differ from the other three stories?
Focuses on 2 people not individual vs community
What does the village represent for John in Mother and Son?
What does the village represent for John in Mother and Son?
A potential escape route
How is the croft described compared to the village in Mother and Son?
How is the croft described compared to the village in Mother and Son?
A prison more oppressive than village
What happens to William and the Hermit in their stories?
What happens to William and the Hermit in their stories?
Both must eventually leave their villages
What pattern connects the protagonists in all four stories?
What pattern connects the protagonists in all four stories?
Male characters who exist not truly live