Regionalism
What all regions can be written about in Regionalist writings?
All
What is one theme of “A White Heron”?
Nature versus industrialization
In which region does "A New England Nun" and "A White Heron"?
New England
Which region does “The Luck of Roaring Camp” take place in?
The West
In “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” the narrator hears a story about Jim Smiley. What did Jim Smiley love to do?
Gamble
What did Mark Twain term this time period?
The Gilded Age
Which event that was happening influenced the town in “A White Heron”?
Industrialization
Which of the five major influences on Regionalism was depicted in “A New England Nun”?
Women's rights
How is Louisa an untraditional woman during this period?
She wants to be alone and unmarried.
In “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” why is Jim Smiley’s frog, Dan’l Webster, unable to jump really high?
The stranger that Jim Smiley bets against puts quail shots in his mouth and it weighs him down.
What years did Regionalism occur?
1880s-1910s
What is this an example of?
“There ain’t a foot o’ ground she don’t know her way over, and the wild creaturs count her one o’ themselves. Square’ls she’ll tame to come an’ feed right out o’ her hands, and all sorts o’ birds.”
New England dialect
In “A New England Nun,” Louisa is likened to a nun in the story despite not actually being a nun. Which characteristics does she have that make her like a nun?
Isolated and unmarried
In “The Luck of Roaring Camp,” what are the men like in the camp in the beginning?
Rough, rowdy, criminals
In “The Goophered Grapevine,” why does Julius McAdoo tell the narrator that the vineyard is goophered, or cursed?
Because Julius still lived on this land and sold the grapes to make money for himself.
What were the five major influences of Regionalism?
Industrialization
Westward Expansion
Women's Rights
Reconstruction/Post Civil War
The "Gilded Age"
What is this an example of?
“The woods were already filled with shadows one June evening, just before eight o’clock, though a bright sunset still glimmered faintly among the trunks of the trees. A little girl was driving home her cow, a plodding, dilatory, provoking creature in her behavior, but a valued companion for all that. They were going away from whatever light there was, and striking deep into the woods, but their feet were familiar with the path, and it was no matter whether their eyes could see it or not.”
Description of landscapre
What was one reason that Louisa and Joe stayed together for so long?
Because Joe had worked for fourteen years to be able to marry Louisa and both now felt it was their duty to remain loyal to their relationship.
In “Luck of Roaring Camp,” the men of the camp adopt a baby, Luck, who makes them act better and have better “luck.” What biblical figure is Luck alluded to being?
Jesus Christ
What is Mark Twain doing in “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”?
Criticizing Eastern and Western people
List the characteristics of Regionalism.
Describes a specific region - landscape and the people.
Dialect
Outside narrator not from the region.
What does the white heron symbolize in “A White Heron”?
Purity of nature uncorrupted by human
What does Louisa’s dog, Caesar, symbolize?
The trap and confinement of marriage
What type of story is “The Luck of Roaring Camp”?
Allegory
What literary convention is used in the beginning and ending of “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” and “The Goophered Grapevine”?
Frame story