THE GREAT STONE FACE EDGE

WRITTEN BY; NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE

DIFFICULT WORDSIMMENSE – HUGEENORMOUS – VERY BIGPERPENDICULAR – CLIFF OR ROCK

FACE,RISING VERY STEEPLYCLUSTERING – GATHERINGBENIGN – KIND,GENTLEPROPHECY – STATEMENT THAT TELLS WHAT

WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTUREPENSIVE – THOUGHTFULSTIRRED - MOVED

INHABITANS – PEOPLE LIVING IN THE VALLEY DWELLERS

LABOUR – WORKSYMPATHIES – FEELINGS OF SORROW

APPROVAL,UNDERSTANDINGBEHELD – SAWRENOWNED – FAMOUSBANQUET – FEASTPROCLAIMED – SAID LOUDLY,ANNOUNCED

SUMMARYINTRODUCTION – one afternoon , a mother with her son, Ernest ,

was at the door of their cottage. They were talking about the great stone face. It was clearly visible in the bright sunshine. Thousands of people lived there. Everybody there, was familiar with the great stone face. It was the work of the nature. One day the great stone face smiled on Ernest and looked kindly . He wished to hear its pleasant voice. He longed to see a man with such a face in order to love him dearly. There was a man called gather gold he had left his native many years ago he had became quite rich man there. He decided to return to his native valley. There was a rumour that gathergold looked like the great stone face. Gathergold had the face of an old man with yellow skin. The people considered him the image of the great stone face Ernest gazed up the valley. The great stone face seemed to reject gathergold as its likeness.

Ernest had grown up to be a young man. Everyday, he would go off by himself and gaze upon the great stone face. He wondered why its likeness was delaying its appearance. By his time gathergold had become poor and died without establishing his likeness with the stone face. After son of the valley had joined the army as a soldier many years before. He had be come a general by then and came to be known as blood and thunder on the battled. In his old age, he desired to return to his valley. The people considered him as the likeness of the great stone face. On his return, was welcomed warmly. The gathering mistook him as the greatest man of all time. Ernest failed to recognise any likeness. Blood and thunder and the great stone face. His heart assured him that the real face had still to come.

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THE GREAT STONE FACE II

DIFFICULT WORDS & MEANINGSFURROWS – DEEP LINESOBSCURE – NOT WELL KNOWN UNAWARES –UNKNOWINGLYCUSTOMARY TOIL – USUAL WORKHOSPITABLY – GENTLY, KINDLYCORRESPONDED – BEEN INHARMONY WITHCUSTOM – HABITHARMONISED WITH – CORRESPONDED WITH,

AGREED WITHSAGE – WISE MANDIFFUSED – SPREAD ALL AROUND

Ernest still lived in his native valley. he was simple hearted man. He always worked for the betterment of the world. Though he was considered to be an ordinary man yet he was humble and rich in thoughts. With the passage of time ,Ernest became old. He had wise thoughts in his mind. He had become famous all over the world. Men came from distant places to see and speak to him. A new poet had appeared on earth while Ernest had been growing old. The poet was a native of Ernests valley but had stayed in distant cities for a long period. The poet had heared of Ernests character. One day, he came to his door. Ernest was reading a book and glancing lovingly at the mountain from time to time. Ernest gave him shelter for the night. The great stone face looked kindly at the poet. The poet found Ernest ,wise ,gentle and kind.

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Ernest used to speak to his neighbours every evening. The poet also accompanied him the poet listened to his talk. He felt that Ernests life and character were a far nobler kind of poetry than his own poems just then ,the poet saw the great stone face . He declared ernest as the likeness of the great stone face every body agreed with him. Ernest still hoped that someone wiser and better than himself would appear sometime, bearing a likeness to the great stone face.

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ABOUT THE CHARACTERS…

ErnestThe most important character is Ernest. In the beginning of the book, he was a little boy who lived with his mother in the village where he was born. Further through the story he became a very old and wise man.

Ernest’s mom

The most important character after Ernest was his mom. She told Ernest the story behind the great stone face. She told Ernest that great stone face was the piece of nature.

GathergoldThe first man the people thought who was the look-a-like of the Great Stone Face, was a shopkeeper. His name was Gathergold. He was a very rich man and he had lots of diamonds and pearls.

…..General

The second man the people thought who was the look-a-like of the Great Stone Face, was a general. The people called him Old Blood-and-Thunder. This man had a strong will and a hard face, but not the wisdom and the love of the Great Stone Face.

Old StonyThe third man the people thought who was the look-a-like of the Great Stone Face, was a great statesman. The people called him Old Stony. But he also wasn’t the man that they were looking for, because he did not have the warm smile .

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Interesting episode of the story The end of the book was the most fascinating part.He was inspired by one thing and that was the Great Stone Face. He told the people of the village some important things. The people where he talked to, saw that Ernest himself was the Great Stone Face. But Ernest was still hoping that some wiser and better man than himself would appear, bearing the likeness of the Great Stone Face. I didn’t expect that Ernest was the likeness of the Great Stone Face.

LITERACY ANLYSIS

IMAGINATIONThe whole story goes about the Great Stone Face The

Great Stone Face was a work of Nature. Rain and wind had cut into the side of a mountain, now it looked like the face of a man. It had a high forehead, a long nose and great lips. The Great Stone Face: A big face of stone. The story goes about some kind of love between this legendary story and Ernest

END OF STORYIn the end of the story the people where he talked to, saw that Ernest himself was the Great Stone Face. But Ernest was still hoping that some wiser and better man than himself would appear, bearing the likeness of the Great Stone Face.

DIFFERENT STONE FACES

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