Identity: Theory and Literature
In this story, Connie treats her grandmother poorly because she thinks her identity is formed more by her peers' opinions of her than by her family history.
What is "Abuela Invents the Zero"?
What is the main difference between a Greaser and a Soc?
What is Greasers are poor and Soc's are rich?
As seen in "10 Days in a Madhouse," mental health facilities were ways to effectively get rid of people from these vulnerable groups. (Must name 2 out of 4)
Who are women, the poor, immigrants, and the mentally ill?
This the phrase that the boys chant to when they hunt the pig?
This is a type of humorous remake of an original work.
What is parody?
This theory posits that one's identity is formed by three process: 1) social categorization, 2) social identification, and 3) social comparison.
What is "Social Identity Theory"?
These are three things that the Greasers and Soc's have in common.
What are a love for cars, a tendency toward violence, family troubles, abuse of drugs and alcohol (and others)?
According to this theory of justice, it would have okay to put Steve Harmon in jail for life for Felony Murder to set an example for others to not help out in any kind of crime.
What is true deterrence theory?
This is the phrase that the boys chant to show that they have thrown off all parts of civilization and have become fully "savage"?
What is "Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood! Do him in!”?
This is a type of art work, sometimes humorous, that points out a social problem and is making some kind of commentary about it.
What is satire?
In this poem, allusions to Greek mythological beings and gods show how the things we do, like play basketball, help form who we are and the relationships in our lives.
What is "Slam, Dunk, & Hook"?
According to Ponyboy, while the Greasers dug Elvis, this band is who the Soc's would listen to.
Who are The Beatles?
According to this theory of justice, you couldn't punish the narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" with "an eye for an eye" (excuse the pun) because, while he may have committed a guilty act, he didn't have a "guilty state of mind" because his mental illness kept him from understanding the gravity of his actions.
What is retributive justice?
According to his theory, humans are generally good and only choose to give up some of their natural rights to a form of government to solve problems for society at large, which is represented by the Conch and Ralph's leadership.
Who was John Locke?
These are the main tools of satire (name at least 3).
What is irony, hyperbole, absurdity, a contradiction between tone and mood, (and others as determined by Mr. Ruff)?
In Inside Out and Back Again, we see find out this is the reason Hà struggles with her identity in her new school. (Think race lens)
What is because she is the only Vietnamese student in her racially divided school?
This is term we use today for the set of values held by both the Soc's and the Greaser's that says one has to be tough in order to be a man.
What is toxic masculinity?
During The Gilded Age, the No Nothing Party was part of this greater anti-immigrant movement that would not have seen a problem with locking immigrants in asylums if they couldn't be deported outright.
What is nativism?
According to his theory of the natural state of humanity, human beings are selfish, brutish, and violent, driven by our fear of pain and death or the hope for personal gain, which is represented by Jack's camp of savage boys.
The Totino's Pizza Roll skit from SNL satirizes this social problem.
What is gender disparity in sports advertising?
Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken" claims that the decisions he's made in life "has made all the difference" in making him who he is, which is very similar to this philosopher's belief that it is our memories and decisions that make us who we are.
Who is John Locke?
What is Ponyboy's struggle between his id, ego, and superego?
If you believe in this theory of justice, you would think that the narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" should receive treatment for his mental health issues instead of going to jail.
What is rehabilitative justice?
According to his theory of power, different social force relations combine and conflict with one another tugging you into different directions to make a decision, and this is where true power lies. We can see these force relations throughout Lord of the Flies but no where more clearly than why the twins first pick Ralph's tribe, but then switch to Jack's.
Who is Michel Foucault?
In his "A Modest Proposal," Jonathan Swift sarcastically proposes eating the children of poor Irish Catholics as a solution to these societal problems, which were mostly self-made by the ruling Anglo-Irish (Name 3).
What is over-population, poverty, starvation, dependence on England, (and others as determined by Mr. Ruff)?