The Stone Angel Summary
Margaret Laurence

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In ninety-year-old Hagar Shipley, the restless, crotchety, and proud protagonist, Laurence creates a memorable character who reveals what it is like to be very old, physically frail, dependent on others, and tormented by memories of the past. Laurence also movingly depicts the sudden dawning of realization in Hagar's mind of where she has gone wrong in life, and what has been the cause of her unhappiness. The novel suggests there is hope that...

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Margaret Laurence Biographies (2)

(Jean) Margaret (Wemyss) Laurence

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Margaret Laurence

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Essays & Analysis (5)

Stone Angel

1,354 words, approx. 5 pages

In the novel Stone Angel the main character Hagar is quite confused. She is living in a dream world and is completely oblivious of what is actually going on around her. This is evident in her treat... Read more

The Stone Angel: Independance in Marriage

1,341 words, approx. 5 pages

There is much emphasis on being independent and doing things for yourself in society that people are turning cold and are merely looking out for themselves. It is getting to the point that a husband o... Read more

Hagar in Stone Angel

748 words, approx. 3 pages

Despite Hagar's pride, blindness, age and illness, she is quite capable of fine intelligence and insight- either of things occurring at that moment in time or of things that happened in her past. Man... Read more

Hagar and the Stone Angel

889 words, approx. 3 pages

HAGAR AND THE STONE ANGEL Wallace Pg.2 The novel "The Stone Angel" is strong on symbolism. One of the strongest representations is the main character, Hagar and a statue, the Stone Angel. Hagar ... Read more

The Stone Angel

1,676 words, approx. 6 pages

The novel "The Stone Angel" by Margaret Lawrence is a tale about everything. As readers we follow Hagar through her journey into death, as she looks back at her life. In Hagar's eyes we see everythin... Read more

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