water symbolize (The Stone Angel)

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…the development of the storyline. Margaret Laurence uses water to show different states that Hagar is going through. She uses water, to symbolize the roller coaster ride that Hagar is on throughout the novel, The Stone Angel. Because water is used as a paradox, Hagar goes through bad situations, when her brother is killed and good situations, when she is symbolically baptized. Without water being used, the novel would be less educational for the reader.