uttersons analysis

Question 1

Analyses the quote “ never lighted by a smile”

Answer 1

• hyperbole seems like an exaggeration ‘never’ is a strong word, but it might be true
• emotions are absent from uttersons is nature
• introduction to a personality, that is introverted, restrained and cryptic
• highlights the nature of the man who controls and suppresses his emotions
• personifies a mirror, reflecting Victorian society, and the values that they engulfed
• driven by duty rather than pleasure
• seems out of place
• metaphor ‘lighted by a smile’ suggests that joy is something that should be illuminated by a person Yet utterson remains unlit - cold reserved stoic
• utterson appears morally upright a respectable on the surface, but the lack of emotional warmth hints as darker undercurrent within, even the most respectable individuals
• Stevenson present him as a product of society that values rationality over emotion

Question 2

Analyses the quote “lean long dusty dreary yet somehow loveable”

Answer 2

• Listing his desirable features
  -suggests him as someone who blends in with the crowd
• adjectives letter, his description, making him seem more interesting than he actually is
• paints an image of a man who is serious
• The last bit counteracts the earlier more negative implants/hints
• suggest that he is kindhearted and compassionate person, and loyal to his friends