The Stone Angel | The Spiritual Journey of Hagar Shipley in The Stone Angel
In the following essay, the author explores the spiritual journey of Hagar Shipley in The Stone Angel.
Poor Hagar Shipley. Unreconciled to old age and approaching death, relentlessly critical, unable to reach out to others, always ready to think the worst of people, Hagar is a stone angel indeed. Imprisoned in her own mind, she is unable to bring light to herself or to those around her. However, although the weight of the novel is on the negative aspects of Hagar's behavior, she eventually goes some way towards breaking down the walls she has built around her, and finding redemption.
The word redemption is appropriate because there are biblical echoes that suggest the novel...
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