The Man From Glengarry Character Analysis
A Story to Encourage, a Life Worth Living
One of Ralph Connor’s purposes in writing, The Man from Glengarry, was for people to learn, through the lives of his characters, about different character traits and help them improve their lives.
One lesson taught in The Man from Glengarry is the importance of Forgiveness.
This is demonstrated in both Macdonald Dubh and Ranald Macdonald in their challenge to forgive their enemy, LeNoir.
Another life principle demonstrated in Ralph Connor’s The Man from Glengarry is Honesty.
The character, Ranald Macdonald, illustrated this virtue in one specific situation that could have cost him a great amount.
Humility was another of Connor’s greatest Christian attributes demonstrated throughout this wonderful …show more content…
novel.
Again Ranald was a great man of humility just like many of his fellow Glengarry friends.
Essay
A Story to Encourage, a Life Worth Living
For
English A30 G
By
Miriah Krochak
June 5, 2012
Formal Essay
English A30 G, pg.34
Miriah Krochak
June 5, 2012 A Story to Encourage, a Life Worth Living
One of Ralph Connor’s purposes in writing, The Man from Glengarry, was for people to learn, through the lives of his characters, about different character traits and help them improve their lives. He strove to achieve this through his use of different stories that his characters face in their lives. Traits such as forgiveness, honesty, and humility are all added into the everyday lives of the characters in this novel. These characters all had different situations that they went through in order to obtain these different life principles. Each character’s story gives the reader different tools that they can use in their everyday lives that will help them to grow spiritually. Ralph Connor did not want to write just another exciting story, which he did, but he also wanted to give his readers a chance to learn from each character. He did an excellent job of showing the world what a true believer should look like. Two main characters in this novel, Macdonald Dubh and Ranald Macdonald, both struggle with unforgiveness.
It all starts when Macdonald Dubh gets into a fight with another man, LeNoir. Macdonald comes home from this fight hurt badly and is attended to by the minister’s wife, Mrs. Murray. He eventually tells Mrs. Murray of his battle with LeNoir and tells her that he will never forgive him. She goes on to tell him what the Word of God says about forgiveness and that if he is not willing to forgive this man, God would not be free to forgive Macdonald of his sins. One evening she prays the Lord’s Prayer with him, but when she gets to the line ‘Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors’ he would not repeat it because he felt he could not forgive LeNoir. His son Ranald was also having trouble forgiving LeNoir for hurting his father. Later on in the story, Macdonald Dubh knows that he is going to die soon and talks again with Mrs. Murray. This time he realizes the mercy that God showed to him and that he must show the same mercy to LeNoir. He then tells his son that he must also forgive this man and also told Ranald that he must one day tell LeNoir that he had forgiven him. One day several years later Ranald finds LeNoir and tells him that he had been forgiven by both himself and his father. It was that day that Ranald understood the great mercy that God had shown to him, and it was God’s grace that enabled him to tell LeNoir that he was
forgiven. At one point in Connor’s novel, he gives an account of a situation in Ranald’s life that demonstrated what an honest man he was. At the time Ranald was working for a man named St. Claire, who owned a large company in the east. He was working as a manager for St. Claire and had been sent to survey some land. While he was away there was an offer on the land and Mr. St. Claire had told the buyer what great land he was about to purchase and the man decided that he would offer one hundred thousand dollars for the land. This money would be a great help to the company that was now experiencing a great lack of income. However, when Ranald returned he reported to Mr. St. Claire that the land in the east was not as wonderful as the land in the west that the man was also purchasing. St. Claire decided that it would not be wise for them to tell the man this and asked that Ranald should not say anything. This did not sit right in Ranald’s heart however. A short time later the man purchasing the land, Colonel ******, came into the office to make the final deal. He began discussing the deal with Ranald and as he did so Ranald decided that, even though it may cost him his job as well as a great fortune, he would tell the Colonel about the land. When he did this the Colonel decided that, because Ranald was so honest, he would still go through with the deal. After this, Ranald decided that because his honesty was not appreciated that he was going to resign from his job. This was not a problem however, because he was hired by the Colonel ******* himself! Ralph Connor shows readers that being honest can be beneficial to both you as well as those around you. One of Ranald Macdonald’s greatest character traits is his humility. This humbleness comes from his hometown of Glengarry. Ever since Ranald was a young boy, he was told that pride was the greatest sin that could ever be committed. When Ranald went into the city of Quebec for his work he had the honour of attending several social parties and was, in time, welcomed into an elite club. When he would go into these places he would not be like everyone else and go on talking for hours, but would only say a few words when he felt were necessary. Many people highly respected Ranald for his humble attitude towards people. Even though it may have seemed as if he was just shy, in actuality it was Ranald’s humble attitude shining through. The Man from Glengarry is a wonderful story of a young boy who matures into a bold, honest, and good man. He learns to forgive those who must be forgiven, shows his superiors that he is honest in everything he does even if he knows that it will cost him something, and gives everyone an example of living a humble life. This novel gives wonderful life principles that anyone can grasp in a simple everyday situation. Ralph Connor did an excellent job of giving his readers this example of godly life principles that can lead any person into a prosperous life with God.
One of Ralph Connor’s purposes in writing, The Man from Glengarry, was for people to learn, through the lives of his characters, about different character traits and help them improve their lives.
One lesson taught in The Man from Glengarry is the importance of Forgiveness.
This is demonstrated in both Macdonald Dubh and Ranald Macdonald in their challenge to forgive their enemy, LeNoir.
Another life principle demonstrated in Ralph Connor’s The Man from Glengarry is Honesty.
The character, Ranald Macdonald, illustrated this virtue in one specific situation that could have cost him a great amount.
Humility was another of Connor’s greatest Christian attributes demonstrated throughout this wonderful …show more content…
novel.
Again Ranald was a great man of humility just like many of his fellow Glengarry friends.
Essay
A Story to Encourage, a Life Worth Living
For
English A30 G
By
Miriah Krochak
June 5, 2012
Formal Essay
English A30 G, pg.34
Miriah Krochak
June 5, 2012 A Story to Encourage, a Life Worth Living
One of Ralph Connor’s purposes in writing, The Man from Glengarry, was for people to learn, through the lives of his characters, about different character traits and help them improve their lives. He strove to achieve this through his use of different stories that his characters face in their lives. Traits such as forgiveness, honesty, and humility are all added into the everyday lives of the characters in this novel. These characters all had different situations that they went through in order to obtain these different life principles. Each character’s story gives the reader different tools that they can use in their everyday lives that will help them to grow spiritually. Ralph Connor did not want to write just another exciting story, which he did, but he also wanted to give his readers a chance to learn from each character. He did an excellent job of showing the world what a true believer should look like. Two main characters in this novel, Macdonald Dubh and Ranald Macdonald, both struggle with unforgiveness.
It all starts when Macdonald Dubh gets into a fight with another man, LeNoir. Macdonald comes home from this fight hurt badly and is attended to by the minister’s wife, Mrs. Murray. He eventually tells Mrs. Murray of his battle with LeNoir and tells her that he will never forgive him. She goes on to tell him what the Word of God says about forgiveness and that if he is not willing to forgive this man, God would not be free to forgive Macdonald of his sins. One evening she prays the Lord’s Prayer with him, but when she gets to the line ‘Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors’ he would not repeat it because he felt he could not forgive LeNoir. His son Ranald was also having trouble forgiving LeNoir for hurting his father. Later on in the story, Macdonald Dubh knows that he is going to die soon and talks again with Mrs. Murray. This time he realizes the mercy that God showed to him and that he must show the same mercy to LeNoir. He then tells his son that he must also forgive this man and also told Ranald that he must one day tell LeNoir that he had forgiven him. One day several years later Ranald finds LeNoir and tells him that he had been forgiven by both himself and his father. It was that day that Ranald understood the great mercy that God had shown to him, and it was God’s grace that enabled him to tell LeNoir that he was
forgiven. At one point in Connor’s novel, he gives an account of a situation in Ranald’s life that demonstrated what an honest man he was. At the time Ranald was working for a man named St. Claire, who owned a large company in the east. He was working as a manager for St. Claire and had been sent to survey some land. While he was away there was an offer on the land and Mr. St. Claire had told the buyer what great land he was about to purchase and the man decided that he would offer one hundred thousand dollars for the land. This money would be a great help to the company that was now experiencing a great lack of income. However, when Ranald returned he reported to Mr. St. Claire that the land in the east was not as wonderful as the land in the west that the man was also purchasing. St. Claire decided that it would not be wise for them to tell the man this and asked that Ranald should not say anything. This did not sit right in Ranald’s heart however. A short time later the man purchasing the land, Colonel ******, came into the office to make the final deal. He began discussing the deal with Ranald and as he did so Ranald decided that, even though it may cost him his job as well as a great fortune, he would tell the Colonel about the land. When he did this the Colonel decided that, because Ranald was so honest, he would still go through with the deal. After this, Ranald decided that because his honesty was not appreciated that he was going to resign from his job. This was not a problem however, because he was hired by the Colonel ******* himself! Ralph Connor shows readers that being honest can be beneficial to both you as well as those around you. One of Ranald Macdonald’s greatest character traits is his humility. This humbleness comes from his hometown of Glengarry. Ever since Ranald was a young boy, he was told that pride was the greatest sin that could ever be committed. When Ranald went into the city of Quebec for his work he had the honour of attending several social parties and was, in time, welcomed into an elite club. When he would go into these places he would not be like everyone else and go on talking for hours, but would only say a few words when he felt were necessary. Many people highly respected Ranald for his humble attitude towards people. Even though it may have seemed as if he was just shy, in actuality it was Ranald’s humble attitude shining through. The Man from Glengarry is a wonderful story of a young boy who matures into a bold, honest, and good man. He learns to forgive those who must be forgiven, shows his superiors that he is honest in everything he does even if he knows that it will cost him something, and gives everyone an example of living a humble life. This novel gives wonderful life principles that anyone can grasp in a simple everyday situation. Ralph Connor did an excellent job of giving his readers this example of godly life principles that can lead any person into a prosperous life with God.