The Existence of the Hermit (Scottish Highers English): Quizzes
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What paradox do the villagers display towards the hermit?
What paradox do the villagers display towards the hermit?
He is harmless yet disturbing to them
How do the villagers primarily reject the hermit?
How do the villagers primarily reject the hermit?
Through quiet exclusion and suspicion
Why do villagers invent stories about the hermit's past?
Why do villagers invent stories about the hermit's past?
To make him seem damaged, not choosing
How do villagers feel when the hermit leaves?
How do villagers feel when the hermit leaves?
Relieved, as if a weight lifted
What does the destruction of the hermit's hut represent?
What does the destruction of the hermit's hut represent?
The final stage of deliberate erasure
What does the hermit's alternative lifestyle function as?
What does the hermit's alternative lifestyle function as?
An implied criticism of their choices
How does the hermit respond to the villagers' hostility?
How does the hermit respond to the villagers' hostility?
By removing himself from their proximity
Why is quiet rejection more effective than open hostility?
Why is quiet rejection more effective than open hostility?
It leaves no clear grievance to address
What does the community expect from individuals?
What does the community expect from individuals?
Conformity in behaviour & explanation
What do villagers hope will happen to the hermit's hut?
What do villagers hope will happen to the hermit's hut?
Grass will cover it & they'll forget him