Transcendental Writers
The Scarlet Letter
The Crucible
The Great Gatsby
Bits and Bobs
100
Much of transcendental thought is focused on the importance of the individual and finding purpose where?
What is nature?
100
This character best represents the corruption present in society.
Who is Chillingworth?
100
Text allegorically connects to this event in history.
What is McCarthy era/Trials?
100
The green light is symbolic of...
What is the American Dream (unattainable, out of reach)?
100
Who wrote "Learn'd Astronomer"
Who is Walt Whitman?
200
In "Civil Disobedience", Thoreau makes what assertion about the government?
What is "the government is best which governs least"?
200
This represents the division between Puritan Society and Transcendental freedom.
What is the brook in the woods?
200
Which character could represent corruption in the court?
Who is Danforth?
200
When Daisy turns off her bedroom light after hitting Myrtle with the car, what does it represent?
What is the end of her relationship with Gatsby?
200
This work by William Bradford chronicles the hardships first faced by the Pilgrims
What is "Of Plymouth Plantation"?
300
This piece examines what happens when the individual lives simply and deliberately.
What is Walden?
300
Juxtaposes hidden sin with perceived purity.
Who is Dimmesdale?
300
Which character BEST represents how easily society can become corrupted?
Who is Mary Warren?
300
Nick ends up describing Tom and Daisy as this.
What is careless?
300
This piece focuses on the need to end the death penalty.
What is "The Death Penalty is a Step Back" by Coretta Scott King?
400
This author presents the benefits of worshiping God outside the Church setting.
Who is Emily Dickinson?
400
What is the prison door symbolic of?
What is society' immediate focus on sin and punishment?
400
This character misuses church funds.
Who is Parris?
400
Why does Gatsby insist that Daisy admit she never loved Tom?
What is because he is in love with the idea of the Daisy he knew 5 years prior, the one not in love with Tom?
400
Which piece outlines the offenses suffered by Americans at the hand of the British?
What is The Declaration of Independence?
500
Emerson largely criticizes this in "Self-Reliance"
What is conformity?
500
This character is the embodiment of Transcendental thought.
Who is Pearl?
500
Reason John Proctor doesn't confess to save his life.
What is (a) it would reward him over the others who have refused to confess (b) lessen the deaths of the others who have been accused (c) taint his family name (d) show approval for the court’s decisions and actions
500
The Eyes of Dr. TJ Eckleberg represent what?
What is God's watch over society and/or the idea that actions will always be seen?
500
This work by Anne Bradstreet suggests her work can exceed society's expectations.
What is "The Prologue"?
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