Vocabulary
a state of perplexity or doubt
what is a quandary
this is Buck's antagonist
who is Spitz
this is what the green light represented
what is Gatsby's dream of having Daisy back with him
during this literary period, many authors relied on writing as a form of teaching religious submission, sometimes through instilling fear in their readers. Some of the important writers of the time include Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards.
what is Puritanism
the author of Outcasts of Poker Flat
who is Bret Harte
out of date, no longer in use
what is obsolete
this is what the man in the red sweater taught Buck
was it to fear the club
this is Jay Gatsby's real name
what is James Gatz
this literary period lasted roughly from the 1910s through the mid-1930s, the period is considered a golden age in African American culture, manifesting in literature, music, stage performance, and art.
what is the Harlem Renaissance
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, and that had made all the difference," is from this poem
what is The Road Not Taken
stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small
what is parsimonious
this is the law that Buck learns to live by
what is the law of club and fang
this is what the heat at the Plaza Hotel represents
what is the tension between Gatsby, Daisy, and Tom
this literary movement was centered in fiction, particularly the novel. It attempted fidelity to real life, or "actuality," in its representation. The author concerns himself with the here and now, centering his work in his own time, dealing with common-place everyday events and people, and with the socio-political climate of his day .
what is realism
An author’s account of the two years, two months, and two days he spent living a life of simplicity.
what is Walden
loud and noisy; compelling attention
what is vociferous
this is how Buck came to live with John Thornton
what is when John Thornton saved Buck's life
this person says, “And I like large parties. They‘re so intimate. At small parties there isn’t any privacy”?
who is Jordon
many of the characteristics of this literature can be found in the poems, journals, letters, narratives, histories and teaching materials written by settlers and religious and historic figures of the period. Various texts include the writings of Patrick Henry, Thomas Paine, and Benjamin Franklin
what is the Age of Reason
a poem often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a distraught lover, tracing the man's slow fall into madness.
what is The Raven
suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens
what is ironic
this group attacked Buck's camp and killed John Thornton
who are the yeehats
this is Gatsby's former employer from whom Gatsby learns not to drink
who is Dan Kody
an idealistic philosophical and social movement that developed in New England around 1836 in reaction to rationalism. It taught that divinity pervades all nature and humanity, and its members held progressive views on feminism and communal living.
what is Transcendentalsim
“In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty,” is from this essay