In this excerpt, Mr. Stonecrop is compared to a mountain. How does this description relate to Mr Stonecrop’s role in the main co
nflict of the story? Mr. Stonecrop, like a mountain, is a fair and wise man whom others look up to for leadership about Malaga Island.
Mr. Stonecrop, like a mountain, is intimidating and strongly holds his position against the people of Malaga Island.
Mr. Stonecrop, like a mountain, changes with the seasons, and he changes his mind about the people of Malaga Island.
Mr. Stonecrop, like a mountain, is an elderly man who lets others decide what is best in reference to Malaga Island.
The excerpt from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
[Mr. Stonecrop] draped his arm around Turner's shoulders and drew him in, into his strength and power and presence. Turner felt as if he were moving in close to a mountain. But when he looked up into Mr. Stonecrop's face, he shuddered. Mr. Stonecrop was laughing, and his mouth was pulled into a grin, but his eyes were as dead as marbles, almost as if there were nothing behind them. He was like someone out of a ghost story, and Turner tried to draw away.
<em>Mr. Stonecrop, like a mountain, is intimidating and strongly holds his position against the people of Malaga Island.
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The process of “tearing” the fresco off the original wall is called Strappo. Fresco means “wet”. Paint is applied to wet plaster and becomes part of the plaster. This allows the fresco to look virtually the same for over a thousand years, so long as it is not exposed to water or sunlight.
