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group of American expatriates that rejected traditional values but lost faith in humanism as well

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the Lost Generation

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the Lost Generation revolted in these 2 ways

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  1. Bohemian lifestyle: living for the moment in license
  2. political radicalism: blames capitalism for the nation’s ills, developed into socialism and Communism
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strong deterministic forces in society

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naturalism

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removal of conflicts between economic classes

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Marxism

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most representative work of the time of the Lost Generation

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The Grapes of Wrath

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black author who opposed the civil rights movement and was not part of the Lost Generation

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Zora Neale Hurston

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a type of informal essay that relies heavily on autobiographical details

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personal essay (How It Feels to Be Colored Me; Once More to the Lake)

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Zora Neale Hurston wrote this

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How it Feels to Be Colored Me

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How it Feels to Be Colored Me:
1. age she was when she went to school
2. town she went to school in
3. her friend liked the _______, while she felt moved by it
4. analogy used to show how what’s on the inside is the same
5. how she described God

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  1. 13
  2. Jacksonville
  3. jazz concert
  4. bags
  5. Great Stuffer of Bags
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writer who was also a cartoonist and used humor

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James Thurber

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conflict between characters or between a character and his environment

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external conflict

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conflict between a character and his own emotions or duties, or both

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internal conflict

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a central character who lacks traditional heroic traits and is instead predominately flawed

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antihero

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James Thurber wrote _______

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The Catbird Seat

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The Catbird Seat
1. title references what?
2. setting
3. characters
4. main conflict

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  1. baseball
  2. New York
  3. Mr. Martin and Mrs. Barrows
  4. external conflict; he does not like Mrs. Barrows at all
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author who is most famous for Charlotte’s Web

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E. B. White

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E. B. White wrote this

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Once More to the Lake

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Once More to the Lake:
1. theme
2. he went to the lake when?
3. he brought his son to the lake when?
4. did the lake change?

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  1. timelessness of nature; life is a cycle
  2. 1904
  3. 1941
  4. yes; sold Coca Cola in the store, the road was closer, the boats had motors
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a style of narration that fluidly follows the author’s (or character’s) thoughts

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stream of consciousness

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author known for Jazz Age lifestyle

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F. Scott Fitzgerald (wife was Zelda; moved to Hollywood)

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explicit statements to tell the reader about the character

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direct characterization

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the reader must infer character traits from the information shown by the author

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indirect characterization

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the reason a character behaves the way he does

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two ways to infer character traits

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  1. actions
  2. dialogue
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F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote this
Winter Dreams
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Winter Dreams: 1. best word to describe the characters 2. characters 3. where did the guy work in the beginning? 4. story started in what season? 5. why does he cry at the end?
1. selfish 2. Dexter and Judy 3. golf course 4. winter 5. she is ugly
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lead writer of the Lost Generation
Ernest Hemingway
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Hemingway wrote this
In Another Country
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In Another Country 1. theme 2. two symbols of false hope 3. who lost his wife? 4. setting
1. soldiers are both damaged and isolated after war 2. machines and photographs 3. the major 4. Italy; end of WWI
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known for being a playwriter with nontraditional stage movement
Thornton Wilder
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divisions of a play
acts
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divisions of an act
scenes
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parts of a play
1. acts 2. scenes 3. cast of characters 4. stage directions: italics 5. dialogue: character lines
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Thornton Wilder wrote this
The Happy Journey from Trenton to Camden
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The Happy Journey from Trenton to Camden: 1. sister 2. the family sees _______, foreshadowing 3. mom is the guide in these two ways 4. acts as narrator
1. Beulah - her baby died 2. a funeral 3. spiritually and physically 4. stage manager (also plays gas station attendant)
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wrote Of Mice and Men; Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
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Steinbeck wrote __________ to return to writing as an anti-wealth parable (we didn't read this)
the Pearl (1947)
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descriptive words or phrases that appeal to sense perceptions
imagery
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series of events arranged to produce a definite sense of movement toward a specific goal
plot
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introduces the setting, characters, and situation
exposition
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event that introduces the conflict and sets it in motion
inciting incident
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presents various obstacles or complications that the central character must overcome
rising action
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major turning point for the protagonist
crisis
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point at which the plot reaches the highest emotional intensity
climax
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contains events that unfold as results of the crisis and lead to the conclusion
falling action
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resolution, final outcome of the story
denouement
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Steinbeck wrote this
Flight
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Flight: 1. setting 2. main imagery 3. Pepe is described as this animal the most 4. theme 5. does this end with the climax?
1. Monterey, California 2. animal imagery 3. snake 4. manhood 5. yes
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Eudora Welty wrote this
A Worn Path
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an element – such as an object, image, description, or theme – that repeats throughout literature of a specific work
motif
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three motifs of A Worn Path
1. birds: her name, cycle of renewal 2. hand reaching up: accepting help with dignity 3. color black: death
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a sketch or short story that deals primarily with developing character
character study
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author who wrote a character study
Eudora Welty
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in A Worn Path, is Phoenix a hero?
yes
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