Civil War and Realism
The Civil War left the South devastated and slow to recover, while Americans acquired new self-knowledge and realized human limitations. What are these ideas an example of?
Impacts of the Civil War
Why were slave narratives important?
They gave voice to enslaved people, supported abolitionism, and served as historical documents that outlined the true horrors of slavery.
Huck believes he will go to hell for helping Jim, showing how religion was used for this purpose
Maintaining slavery
In “The Yellow Wallpaper,” the wallpaper and the narrator’s room symbolize this.
The oppression and entrapment of women
In “The Story of an Hour,” spring and open windows symbolize this theme.
Rebirth
Realist authors wanted to faithfully represent the environment and ordinary life. They did NOT aim to do this.
Explore imagination and feelings
Oxen
Huck remembers the friendship he has formed with Jim and the kindnesses Jim has shown him. These thoughts cause Huck to tear up the letter in which he is turning Jim in. Huck’s change of heart reveals that
A person's instinct about what is right and wrong can outweigh what society has taught them is right and wrong.
What is one major similarity between the narrator's room and the wallpaper pattern in TYP?
They both have bars.
Which of the below is the best possible explanation for what the fire at the end of the story may symbolize?
Armand's anger and desire to rid himself of any implications of his own mixed heritage
Why are there not many literary works from the Civil War?
People were fighting and recovering from the war and that chaos did not lend itself to literary pursuits.
Christian slaveholders justified slavery using the Curse of Ham, Paul’s advice to servants, and “Christianizing” Africa. True or false?
True
According to the article, “Mark Twain on Slavery,” what did NOT help Mark Twain view slaves as people deserving of humanity and equality?
religious teachings
What is the significance of the wallpaper being “repellent, almost revolting; a smouldering unclean yellow, strangely faded by the slow-turning sunlight”?
It represents the narrator's psychological deterioration
Why does the woman in the wallpaper stop moving during the day?
It symbolically represents that women play their expected submissive role when others are watching
Realism was a reaction to which previous literary movement?
Romanticism
The quote “No words, no tears, no prayers…” is an example of which rhetorical devices used to expose slavery?
Anaphora and Parallellism
According to the article, “How Christian Slaveholders Used the Bible to Justify Slavery,” what might have been used by Mr. Covey and other slave owners as justification for their abusive treatment of slaves such as Frederick Douglass?
Even if the slave hadn’t done something wrong in this particular incident, they may have done something wrong at another time for which the current punishment is God’s way of punishing the previous incident.
AND
God will reward those who patiently bear suffering in this life with greater glory in heaven.
How does Désirée come to the conclusion that her baby may be bi- or multi-racial?
She notices similarities between her baby and a child of mixed race who fans her baby.
In “Desiree’s Baby,” L’Abri foreshadows this.
The destruction of Armand and Desiree’s happiness
What does Realism and its focus on characters aim to reflect?
The political and social climate at the time.
Douglass argued that the rise of mixed-race slaves would eventually weaken this justification for slavery.
The Curse of Ham
Twain’s childhood experiences with slaves taught him that enslaved people deserved this.
Humanity and equality
At the end of "The Story of an Hour", what does the doctor believe that Louise died from?
Being overcome with joy that her husband is alive
What does the open window symbolize in "The Story of an Hour?"
Mrs. Mallard's new found freedom
What did witnessing war and slavery make people more aware of and is reflected in American Realism?
Human limitations
According to the article “How Antebellum Christians Justified Slavery,” one reason that Baptist and Methodist churches abandoned their opposition to slavery was that
They needed the support of wealthier slave-holding church members.
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English 3 Honors of course!
In "The Story of an Hour," what does Louise actually die from?
She is overcome with grief that the freedom she thought she had gained is suddenly snatched away from her.
How is symbolism used in regards to Mrs. Mallard's name in "The Story of an Hour?"
Mrs Mallard symbolizes her marital relationship and confinement. The use of her first name at the end symbolizes her freedom.
The combination of new self-knowledge, questioning human potential, and societal changes defines the emergence of this American literary movement.
Realism
Douglass’ metaphor of the “blood-stained gate” serves to illustrate the horrors of slavery and achieve this purpose
Abolition and to create empathy for slaves
This needs to disappear.
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What aspects of realism are apparent in “The Story of an Hour”?
Morally gray reactions to a realistic event
What does the woman behind the wallpaper represent in "The Yellow Wallpaper?"
The narrator's true self and the struggle of all women trying to break free from societal constraints.