what we have found challenging in The great stone face-2 chapter.
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In The Great Stone Face-II by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ernest, a very simple and unnoticed boy, had grown up to be an old man with white hair. All those years made him so wise and knowledgeable that distant men from cities came to visit him just to have a conversation with him. He received them with gentleness and kindness. As he talked to people, his face would brighten and would shine upon others as if he was a mild evening light. The story then introduces us to another son of the valley who moved to distant cities, pouring them with his sweet music. He kept the Great Stone Face alive in his poems. Ernest came to know about him and as he read the poet’s thoughts in his book, he wished the poet to be the likeness of the Great Stone Face. When the poet came to know about Ernest, he expressed a strong desire to meet him. Thus, he comes back to the valley and asks Ernest to give him a night’s shelter. They talked to each other. Never before had the poet talked with a man like Ernest, so wise, and gentle, and kind. Ernest, on the other hand, was moved by the living images flung out of the poet’s mind. Upon being asked, the poet told him that he was the writer of the book Ernest was reading. As soon as he heard this, Ernest compared the poet’s features with that of the Great Stone Face and when they did not match, he became sad. Upon being asked, Ernest told the poet that when he read his book, he thought him to be the man that would fulfill the prophecy but to his disappointment, he was not. The poet considered himself unworthy of bearing the resemblance to the Great Stone Face as he knew that although his thoughts were great and he had great dreams but those had just remained dreams and he himself lacked faith in his thoughts.
It was a ritual for Ernest to speak to his neighbours every evening at sunset in the open air. Both men went to the meeting place from where the Great Stone Face was clearly visible and as Ernest began speaking, he shared whatever he had in his mind and heart. His thoughts were so powerful since they were supported by a life full of good deeds. Those were not mere thoughts, but words of life. The poet, as he listened, felt that the life and character of Ernest were a nobler form of poetry than he had ever written. His eyes were filled with tears as he realised never had he seen a man so kind, gentle, sweet and wise as Ernest. Suddenly, he noticed the Great Stone Face with the golden light of the setting sun upon it and mist around it. He noticed that it resembled the eyebrows of Ernest. When the poet compared Ernest’s grand expression to the Great Stone Face, he couldn’t help but tell everyone that Ernest himself bore the likeness of the Great Stone Face. Everyone agreed. Ernest, however, hoped for a man better and wiser than himself to come, bearing resemblance to the Great Stone Face.
The biggest challenge of the 'Great Stone Face' was understanding the prophecy of Blood and Thunder.