th. Hagar's blindness is further apparent by the fact that she never gains a friendship with Lottie. It is not until it is too late that Hagar realizes that she has much in common with Lottie. Like the stone angel, Hagar stares blankly into the faces of those around her and never has an idea of what is truly going on.A symbol is a concrete object used to heighten a reader's understanding of a character. In Margaret Laurence's, The Stone Angel, the symbol of Hagar's mother's grave marker, a stone angel, is used to illustrate aspects of Hagar's personality. The stone angel is symbolic of Hagar's pride in the Currie name, her inability to show emotions, and her blindness to those around her. Through the use of the stone angel Laurence portrays in Hagar a realistic and interchangeable character....
