Part 1 of Essay
Marvin and Doris are forcing Hagar to go to Silverthreads, so she decides to run off to Shadow Point where there is peace. The sea of water their, represent peace because Shadow Point is a very quiet and private place. When Hagar is in the hospital, the nurse gives her a few pills and says, “Here have some water.& ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... 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. ....