Character: The Narrator (Scottish Highers English): Quizzes
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What role does the narrator primarily serve in the story?
What role does the narrator primarily serve in the story?
The voice of the village
Why is the narrator's repeated use of 'we' significant?
Why is the narrator's repeated use of 'we' significant?
It shows communal attitudes, not personal
What does the word 'naturally' reveal in 'Naturally he never went to church'?
What does the word 'naturally' reveal in 'Naturally he never went to church'?
An assumption everyone should attend church
How is the narrator's tone throughout the story best described?
How is the narrator's tone throughout the story best described?
Calm, reasonable and measured
What contradiction reveals the narrator's unreliability at the end?
What contradiction reveals the narrator's unreliability at the end?
Claims to have forgotten yet hopes to forget
To whom does the narrator show sympathy?
To whom does the narrator show sympathy?
Villagers but not the hermit
What does the narrator's interpretation of the open door reveal?
What does the narrator's interpretation of the open door reveal?
The village's self-importance
Why does the narrator make statements about 'human beings' in general?
Why does the narrator make statements about 'human beings' in general?
To reduce communal responsibility
What does the phrase 'quiet lives' reveal about the community?
What does the phrase 'quiet lives' reveal about the community?
They prioritise conformity over honesty
How is the narrator's relationship to village values best described?
How is the narrator's relationship to village values best described?
Morally compromised and complicit