Character: The Narrator (Scottish Highers English): Quizzes
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What dual effect does first person narration create in 'The Painter'?
What dual effect does first person narration create in 'The Painter'?
Intimacy and limitation simultaneously
What pronouns does the narrator use to show community belonging?
What pronouns does the narrator use to show community belonging?
The collective pronouns 'us' and 'we'
How does the narrator establish his reliability?
How does the narrator establish his reliability?
By openly acknowledging uncomfortable truths
What key difference exists between the narrator and William?
What key difference exists between the narrator and William?
Narrator keeps observations private; William
What pronoun shift marks the narrator's independent action during the fight?
What pronoun shift marks the narrator's independent action during the fight?
From 'we' to 'I'
What primarily drove the narrator's violence towards William?
What primarily drove the narrator's violence towards William?
Fear of exposure, not community loyalty
What did the narrator fear the painting would show?
What did the narrator fear the painting would show?
Faces 'contorted with excitement and lust'
What does the phrase 'decent and law-abiding' reveal about human nature?
What does the phrase 'decent and law-abiding' reveal about human nature?
Ordinary people can enjoy violence
What does the narrator's insistence he 'never regretted' his actions suggest?
What does the narrator's insistence he 'never regretted' his actions suggest?
Underlying doubt or guilt
How is the narrator described regarding observation vs action?
How is the narrator described regarding observation vs action?
Reliable in observation, morally compromised