CHARACTER ANALYSIS
In "The Custom of the Country," give one piece of text evidence that proves that Paul comes from a wealthy, upper-class family.
Private school, details about the hotel (ballroom, library), expensive books locked away, etc.
The "great high-ceilinged library" and "marble dining room" create what type of setting in "The Custom of the Country"?
A luxurious, wealthy, or aristocratic home
In "Your Brain on Movies" what organizational pattern is used when explaining the step-by-step process of how we become absorbed in films.
sequential order
According to "Your Brain on Movies," what is the name of the brain system that is described as being "like tractor beams" that scan our environment.
the attentional system?
The primary purpose of "Your Brain on Movies" is to do this for readers.
What is explain the science behind how movies affect our brains and emotions?
Paul's reaction to his mother's constant traveling and communication only through telegrams are examples of why Paul feels ______________.
Lonely or abandoned/disconnected
The detail that Paul's room has "not a toy or a book, or one of his dear battered relics" helps to develop what mood?
emptiness, isolation, or impersonal coldness
What is the purpose of the text box at the end of "Your Brain on Movies"?
to give advice to help you enjoy movies
What is it called when our attention is completely absorbed in one activity?
"flow"
What does "The Custom of the Country" excerpt reveal about Paul's situation.
the isolation and emotional neglect of a wealthy child?
Paul identifies with the boy in the portrait because __________________________
He thinks the boy also looks lonely
The locked bookcases with books "too valuable to be taken down" symbolize what about Paul's environment?
That Paul is only aloud to look, not touch.
Why does the author begins "Your Brain on Movies" with a detailed scene from Lord of the Rings>
to hook readers and provide an example?
How does the concept of "suspension of disbelief" work?
Our brain lets us pretend that these things are real.
Why does the author of "Your Brain on Movies" use the analogy comparing brain abilities to "apps" on a smartphone?
to make complex brain science accessible and understandable to readers
Why does Paul desire to find "any kind of a book"?
He wants to escape his lonely, disconnected reality?
In "The Custom of the Country", the description of the portrait of the boy with the dog creates this mood.
What is lonely or isolated
What is the main idea of the section titled "Handing Over Control".
To explain how we give up control to movies in order to believe them.
What part of the brain helps us feel real emotions toward fictional characters?
the limbic system (emotions)
Wharton's detailed descriptions of the luxurious rooms contrasted with Paul's emotional emptiness creates this literary effect.
What is irony - showing that material wealth cannot provide emotional fulfillment?
What conflict does Paul's desire to touch and explore the new house versus his fear of damaging the expensive furnishings reveal?
his lack of comfort in this environment?
What text evidence best supports that Paul's mom has been married multiple times?
"the father he had most used to, and liked best, had abruptly disappeared from his life"
Which section of the article "Your Brain on Movies" explains the contrast between watching movies at home and in a theater?
The Big Screen
According to Dr. Holland, watching movies at home provides a "thinned-out movie experience" because of this key difference.
What is that we retain control instead of giving it up to the movie?
In "Your Brain on Movies", what is the purpose of the simile, "This is why we love the movies; it's like going on a roller coaster for the brain".
What is to illustrate how exciting movie watching can be.