The Stone Angel

by Margaret Laurence

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The Stone Angel Questions and Answers

What is the significance of the title The Stone Angel?  How would a person approach an essay with this question?

What is the conclusion of The Stone Angel?

How does Margaret Lawrence move from present to the past?

In The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence, explore Hagar Shipley's character as a survivor. Discuss the ways in which she demonstrates those survival attributes.

How does Hagar develop as a character?

What is the theme in The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence, and what is the author's overall message to the audience?

Hagar was incredibly embarrassed of having married Bram. Where in the novel are there convincing quotes about her insecurity of having married Bram and why she is embarrassed?

What is the significance of the title of The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence?

How would you describe the Hagar-Lottie relationship in the novel The Stone Angel?

From Chapter 3 in The Stone Angel,  in what senses are Bram and Hagar opposite in nature?  How do Bram and Hagar differ in their feelings about children?

Compare and Contrast the personalities of Hagar's two brothers in "The Stone Angel"

How does Margaret Laurence portray the extreme old age of Hagar in The Stone Angel?

How do the inital incident and climax in the Stone Angel, relate to each other? I read this book and enjoyed it, but I have also been having troubles pin pointing the exact inital incident and climax.  I feel that a couple things work for both and am having trouble finding the contection between them. If you can help answer my question that would be great! Thanks!

How do I write an essay about symbolism in The Stone Angel? I have to write an essay exploring the symbolism in The Stone Angel, mainly focusing on the Stone Angel and the family pin but also mentioning other symbols in the story. Do I just talk about the symbols, what is represents and how it relates to the character? I don't know what else to talk about and it has to be 1200 words.

In the novel The Stone Angel, where is feminism shown?

How does Margaret Laurence create sympathy for Hagar, despite her negative character traits in The Stone Angel?

What is the meaning of this phrase from the novel The Stone Angel?  " I wonder if she stands there yet, in memory of her who relinquished her feeble ghost as I gained my stubborn one, my mother's angel that my father bought in pride to mark her bones and proclaim her dynasty, as he fancied, forever and a day. "

Contrast the portrayal of the male character Jason Currie with the female character Hagar Shipley in Margaret Laurence's The Stone Angel.  

Discuss whether The Stone Angel is an extremely appropriate title for Margaret Laurence's novel. The assignment is a 500 word essay.  

How does Hagar describe her mother in The Stone Angel?

Does anyone know all or some of the main symbols in The Stone Angel, portraying the universe of meaning within which Hagar lives her life?

What is Hagar's character in The Stone Angel?

How many diferent themes are there in The Stone Angel?

What is the meaning of the comment that John makes to Hagar when he is asking for help in the hospital,"You can't, canyou? Never mind."

When was The Stone Angel originally published?

The Stone Angel  Can someone help me with following please? Which is specific incident in hagar life? and experience of love in her life? What she chooses to revel about herself and what she has learned?

What are the characters in the novel The Stone Angel?  

Identify three characteristics of "The Stone Angel".

How is loss a barrier for hagar?

Remembering the stone angel, Hagar reveals information about her character as well as of her father. Explain.  

Looking for info on Sex and Love in The Stone Angel. Specifically dealing with Hagar's character and how she would give advice to a newlywed. 

What social classes exist in Manawaka and what qualities distinguish them?

In The Stone Angel, how long has Mrs. Dobereiner been at the hospital?

What are the spiritual and material things in Hagar's life?