Mary Stearts The Hollow Hills

Critique of “The Hollow Hills” (306/501) By Mary Stewart In “The Hollow Hills”, the theme is that power can change its owner. Stewart uses many devices to make her point clear, including characterization, dialogue, and imagery. Stewart applied characterization to demonstrate how power changes people. Merlin thought that, “Kingship had steadied [Uther]; I could see only discipline in his face, as well as lines drawn there by passion and temper, and kingship along with victories clothed …

…her; it made her bitter to the world. Stewart used many devices to show that power changed people, in both good and bad ways. She used characterization to show how power can change ones character. She utilized imagery to illustrate how power can change one forever. Finally, Stewart employed dialogue to demonstrate the characters reactions to situations. This showed their changes in character. Power is all around; the question is how will it change people?