What was one of Carver's favorite works to write? There are two to choose from.
short stories
poems
100
What is the male actor's name in 500 Days of Summer?
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
100
What postmodern device is in this quote "Terri said the man she lived with before she lived with Mel loved her so much he tried to kill her." (paragraph 3)
irony or disintegration
100
What is the purpose of irony in postmodernism writing?
The writer makes fun of something without intending social change.
100
What is Mel McGinnis's profession?
cardiologist
200
What was Raymond Carver's side job during his early writing career?
Janitor
200
How does feminism play a role in the film?
Summer doesn't believe in love and doesn't feel the need to have a boyfriend/ husband
200
Terri repeatedly says "But he loves me" (in reference to Ed).
What does this show about Terri's point of view about love?
She believes there isn't one definition of love and it comes in many forms.
200
How does Schizophrenia play a part in the selected passage?
They go back in time to talk about certain events.
ex. Ed
200
Who talks the most in the passage?
Mel
300
Where was Carver born? AND Where does he live now?
Oregon; California
300
How does the timeline affect the plot?
It is a Schizophrenia timeline, making it a discontinuous story. The author upsets the typical love story with this timeline.
300
Terri says in the passage "Mel always has love on his mind". Which character from (500) Days of Summer has the same views as Mel?
Tom Hansen
300
What is a main component of deconstruction?
Lack of clarity or no final answer
300
How does Mel's view of love differ from Terri's view of love?
Terri thinks any form of showing commitment or passion is a form of love
Mel is more conventional in his views
400
Name another work of Carver (other than our class story)
Will You Be Quiet, Please?
Ultramarine
400
What does the dancing scene tell you about the story?
The story is fictional. (cartoon bird)
400
"I want to know. I mean, I don't know anything, and I'm the first one to admit it." -Mel
What does this quote show in relation to postmodernism?
This is an example deconstruction. (lack of clarity)
400
What is authorial intrusion?
When the author speaks directly to the character or audience.
400
What are they drinking as they are talking?
Gin
500
Name 3 authors from the power point. There are 4 to choose from.
Eggers
Wallace
Carver
Erdrich
500
What is an example of self-reflexivity in the clip?
"This is not a love story"
500
"The kind of love I'm talking about, you don't try and kill people." -Mel
What does this quote show about Mel's view on love?
Mel believes that love is only showed in one form.
500
What is the purpose of self-reflexivity in postmodernism?
To reflect on the meaning of the writing. The works are self conscious about what they are saying and conveying