In the classic Canadian novel The Stone Angel, Margaret Laurence tells the story of an elderly woman named Hagar Shipley. Hagar can seem like any other stubborn and difficult old woman. But it is Hagar's life and memories that make The Stone Angel a truly provocative and tragic tale. From the very beginning of her life, Hagar had been raised and surrounded by men. A man in particular; her father, Jason Currie, is where Hagar receives the majority of her features. Jason is an incredibly stubborn, strong and proud man. A wealthy salesman with a reputation to maintain, Jason holds tight to his only daughter for a quarter of her life. Like many children taken in by their parents, Hagar takes action and marries a man, despite her father's clear instructions not to do so. This would lead her husband, Brampton Shipley, to exert similar control over Hagar, once again, trapping her in a life she neither understands nor wants. With age, Hagar loses the ability to live on her own and take care of herself, becoming dependent. with the help of the son she never loved, Marvin, and his wife...