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Why did Hagar become such a bitter old lady? In the novel, The Stone Angel, by Margaret Laurence, the main character, Hagar, becomes a very bitter person due to the circumstances that she encounters. In the following paragraphs it will be proven that Hagar the hag became such a bitter old lady because of her family, the death that plagued her life and her economic stature. Through her relationships and hardships, Hagar's life is changed forever. Hagar had a tough time with her family when she was growing up, from her father that wouldn't let her run her own life to her drunk of a husband. First off, Hagar's father Jason Curie treated her like a possession and a little kid at the same time: "Anyways, no daughter of mine is going out there alone. You'll not teach, miss."(44) In a way you can see that he loves her in his own manner, but his way of showing it is very old fashioned; he treats like a possession and not a person. There were times when he showed that he loves her: Hagar "I was clever in school and father was pleased. Sometimes when I got a star for my work, he'd give me a paper of button candies or a handful of those lozenges that bore sugary messages - Be mine, you beauty..." (13). Overall
Hagar went against her father wishes, which made him angry, and at the wedding Hagar's father and brother didn't show up to the wedding. 'Has he?' Father demanded 'has he?' 'You will marry no one. However she later found out the reason for this was because he made stupid business decisions and was a drunk. Even though they weren't wealthy Hagar's father was still a snob and looked down on certain people in the town like Hagar's husband Bram, his grandson's future fiances mother, Lottie, as well as other townsfolk. Jason Cure "'has he touched you?' I was to startled to reply. Hagar's bother Dan fell threw the ice when they were ice-skating, 'got the consumption' (pneumonia) and died. Hagar became a bitter old lady because of her family, the death's that plagued her life and her economic status. Hagar's father discriminated against the people in the town that were 'no goods', the ones with not a lot of money. Hagar remarked: 'then we'll buy another lamp, buy ten I'll pay. Because of this Hagar developed a snobby attitude towards people without money. There had been times when she couldn't afford a lamp not to mention electricity. Then Hagar's other brother Matt died.
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