The Stone Angel - Theme of Pride :: Stone Angel

The Stone Angle - Theme of Pride sententious Summation of Pride-Related Occurrences The first reference to ostentation is in the second curse of the novel Hagar describes the Stone Angel as "my mothers angel that my father bought in preen to mark her bones and proclaim his dynasty" (3). Hagars father was a rattling proud man, a trait that was passed on to his missy, and he takes great pride in this "terribly expensive" statue, which "had been brought from Italy" "and was pure white marble" (3). Hagar recollects exhibiting her pride as early as age 6 when she says "There was I, strutting the panel sidewalk like a pint-sized peacock, resplendent, haughty, hoity-toity, Jason Curries black-haired daughter" (6). Jason Currie was a "self-made man" who "had pulled himself up by his bootstraps" (7). Hagar was very proud of her fathers success, seeing as h ow "he had begun without money" (14).   Hagars father, because he worked so hard, took great frolic in his store. She says, "Father took such pride in the store - youd energise thought it was the only one on earth. It was the first in Manawaka, so I guess he had due cause. He would lean crosswise the counter, spreading his hands, and smile so wonderfully youd feel he welcomed the human race" (9). Mr. Currie had excessive self-esteem, as seen when the Reverend Dougall MacCulloch was calling out the names of the mint who had contributed to help build the new church. Jason Curried leaned over and arrogantly said to his daughter "I and Luke McVitie mustve given the most, as he called our names the first" (16).