The Stone Angel - Hagar-Lottie

Running Head : Analytical Analysis

Analytical Analysis on Margaret Laurence 's The Stone Angel

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February 1 , 2008

Margaret Laurence 's novel entitled The Stone Angel ' showed the different kinds of relationship that can be seen in the society Laurence depicts certain characters that are connected to one another to justify the different levels of relationship that emerged in our environment . One of the most significant kinds of relationship that has disturbing influence to me as a reader was Hagar and Lottie 's relationship . In the beginning

of the novel , Hagar does not want Lottie at all for many reasons that she continue to discuss as she reminisces her life in the past . However , this kind of relationship develops into a more complicated and uncontrollable situation that both Hagar and Lottie could not resist

We never called Lottie No-Name ' though - only the boys did that But we tittered at it , knowing it was means , feeling a half-ashamed excitement (Laurence 11 . This is how Hagar illustrated Lottie during their childhood . She hated her the way boys did for she was an unusual person with different kind of aura that frustrates both boys and girls in their school . Lottie on the other hand stays calm and accepts the No-Name ' term that people used to describe her . She ignores all those things and made her own way of creating a world for her own sake

Lottie Dreiser was not invited to our parties , when she 'd grown a doll-like prettiness and a bosom , Dan sneaked her in once and father raised cain about it (22 . Hagar remembered how Lottie bloomed into a pretty rose that people recognized . Even the boys who used to torture Lottie 's personality turned out to become her friend but still , Hagar hated her not because of Lottie 's childhood distress but because she was turned into an icon in their place , which was Hagar could not accept Every development that Lottie used to have even the smallest detail of her skin , hair , and complexion , Hagar wanted to know and observe . That is why cruelty within Hagar 's heart against Lottie started to emerge like a time bomb

The Simmons ' plot is just across the way ' I said , and Lottie comes here every Sunday to put flowers on Telford 's mother 's grave , I know for a fact . Do you think I 'd have her poking her nose in here and telling everyone ' Hagar 's hatred grew much better than people would think about . Until the time when Hagar became old and found out that Lottie became prettier and richer , she became more aware to every Lottie 's actions and situation to prepare a step that would make Lottie nervous that led her to a more nervous situation

As time passes by , Hagar unintentionally described her fear towards Lottie . She became more nervous , prepared , and aware to every single thing that might happen once they met . She feared that Lottie would be much better than she is . She...