![]() ![]() Todd is one of the wisest characters in the book, but has never traveled far from Dunnet. However, she qualifies this by noting that it is not the only kind of wisdom for example, Mrs. Jewett argues on multiple occasions that travel brings "enlightenment" to individuals and to communities. ![]() Regardless, the use of supernatural imagery certainly helps the narrator to imply the profound attraction that Dunnet Landing holds for her. Todd's ghost sighting in "The Foreigner" might help to explain the villagers' seemingly mystical knowledge of life, morality, and the human condition. Her allusions to the afterlife can also be more mundane for example, she writes that "the sunburst upon that outermost island made it seem like a sudden revelation of the world beyond this which some believe is so near" (29). After hearing Captain Littlepage's anecdote about the waiting-place, she explicitly compares Dunnet Landing to this in-between area between life and death. Jewett often refers to the afterlife and supernatural events in her portrayal of Dunnet Landing. ![]()
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