Dr. J. and Mr. H.
CHR: Who is the protagonist of the story, and what is the function of his positionality in society?
Mr. Gabriel John Utterson + Analysis
CHR: Who is a queen, a mother, and (oops!) a wife? And how does her hierarchal positionality function in the play?
Jocasta + analysis
CHR: What is the name and occupation of the narrator's husband, and how does his positionality in society function in the story?
John, a physician + analysis
CHR: What are the names of the principal character-foil pair in the story?
Bonus 100: What is a way the use of character foils functions in this story?
Leeroy and Norma Jean.
Bonus: The use of character foils forces the reader to side with one character more than the other, emphasizes/justifies the relationship tension they have in their marriage, and symbolizes the grieving process (denial vs. acceptance).
CHR: Name the author AND title of another book you've read. What is at least ONE function of an element of characterization in that book?
Bonus 100 for each additional function explained.
Response needs to name at least one of the following vocab terms: Character foils, internal traits, external traits, motives, round or flat, static or dynamic, reader empathy, character progression (growth vs. decline), epiphany, character complexity, impersonal character, character archetype,
NAR: How does the narration POV of the story contribute to an underlying interpretation of the novel?
3rd-person limited featuring Mr. Utterson's thoughts, with a switch to a 1st-person letter + analysis
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
NAR: What is the narration style of the play?
Technically, there is no narration style in plays, so none. However, the chorus in the play does function as a musical narrator that provides commentary on what happens as the story progresses.
NAR: What is a function of the narration style (POV) employed in the story?
Mary records her experiences in 1st person, which gives the reader access to her inner thoughts and doubts about her medical care, which also serves to highlight the imbalance of gender authority in the story.
NAR: What is a function of the 3rd-person limited (to Leeroy) narration style in the short story?
It highlights the communication breakdown between Leeroy and Norma Jean, emphasizes their relationship tension, builds suspense for the reader since the reader doesn't know what Norma Jean is leading up to, etc.
NAR: Name the author AND title of another book you've read. What is at least ONE function of an element of narration in that book?
Bonus 100 for each additional function explained.
Response needs to name at least one of the following vocab terms: Point of view (1st, 2nd, 3rd omniscient, limited, objective), physical or chronological narrative distance, control of details, perspective, narrative bias,
SYMB: What does the character Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde symbolize? (Must list at LEAST 3 abstracts and justify them)
Addiction, the corruptibility of human nature, deception, inner turmoil, and/or violence.
SYMB: How is Oedipus' action of blinding himself with Jocasta's pins symbolic? (Must provide at least two answers)
It symbolizes his figurative blindness throughout the play, his desire to have his new knowledge removed from him, and the pain he experiences from knowing his and Jocasta's true relationship.
SET: How do gender dynamics affect the social hierarchy present in the story?
John, who is a man and is given much more authority in society, encounters little-to-no resistance in enforcing and controlling his wife, a woman who does not have the same occupational opportunities.
SYMB: What are at least TWO functions of using a baby as a symbolic character in this short story? (and only ONE of the functions you note can be the abstracts the baby symbolizes).
Alternatively, you may analyze the "log cabin" instead.
The baby symbolizes innocence, hopes, and change as well as the death of those three concepts. The baby also tugs at the heart strings/sympathies of the reader, and using a baby as a symbolism highlights the difference between adult issues and childhood issues.
SYMB: Name the author AND title of another book you've read. What is at least ONE function of an element of symbolism in that book?
Bonus 100 for each additional function explained.
Response needs to name at least one of the following vocab terms: symbolic character, symbolic setting, symbolic action, symbolic object
STR: What function does Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde's death play in the novel? (Must accurately ID the way he dies)
He apparently commits suicide in his laboratory + analysis
STR: What two literary elements does the author employ when Tiresias warns Oedipus not to continue looking for answers to the old king's death?
Foreshadowing, character foiling, symbolic action, a sage archetype, etc.
SYMB: What does Mary's room and/or the wallpaper in the room symbolize? (must list at LEAST 3 abstracts!)
The imprisoned state of women, mental health/insanity, childhood/to infantize someone, confinement, trust or lack thereof, unorthodox thinking, etc.
SET: Explain the significance of "Shiloh," the location of the final scene in the short story.
Shiloh is a battlefield that represents Civil War conflict, which highlights the breaking apart of Norma Jean's and Leeroy's marriage. A date to Shiloh is the couple's last chance to make amends, but it is that date that leads Norma Jean to decide she wants more out of her life.
SET: Name the author AND title of another book you've read. What is at least ONE function of an element of setting in that book?
Bonus 100 for each additional function explained.
Response needs to name at least one of the following vocab terms:location, environment, geography, historical time period, season, time of day, change of setting, contrasting settings, social construct, value systems, cultural acceptance, hierarchy, cultural esteem,
CHR: Dr. Lanyon is the embodiment of rationalism, and he serves as a character foil to _______, who embraces mysticism.
Dr. Jekyll.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
CHR: How does Tiresias' ironic external trait function in the story?
Even though he is blind, he is able to see the future and discern the true nature of people, which serves to contrast Oedipus' inability to understand his fate despite having great power as a king, and T's blindness also foreshadows O's eventual blindness.
IMG: What are at least TWO functions of the narrator's fascination with and description of the yellow wallpaper in the room?
Mary describes the yellow wallpaper as hideous at first, but eventually describes the wallpaper as beautiful, which reflects her mental degradation. She also describes a woman being trapped beneath it, which symbolizes the way men keep women trapped under social expectations that belittle and infantize them.
STR: What is the significance of officially initiating the divorce between Norma Jean and Leeroy at the very end of the short story, as opposed to having Norma Jean leave Leeroy at the beginning or halfway through the story?
Norma Jean leaving Leeroy at the end contributes to the theme that endings can, in fact, be new beginnings for people willing to work on themselves. It also shows how Norma Jean has been waiting for Leeroy to change himself for a while, contrasting Norma Jean's active nature to Leeroy's passive nature.
STR: Name the author AND title of another book you've read. What is at least ONE function of an element of structure in that book?
Bonus 100 for each additional function explained.
Response needs to name at least one of the following vocab terms: progression, climax, exposition, flashbacks, flashforwards, foreshadowing, conflict types,