Theorists
A Swiss linguist who developed the idea of Modern Structuralism.
-Ferdinand de Saussure
- Madame Dafarge
-Charles Dickens
Who is Ferdinand de Saussure?
What is a structure?
-A large building or monument
-An way of writing a sentence
-A blueprint for the book
What is a blueprint for a book
Relating to two concepts that are completely opposite of each other and cannot coexist.
-Bipolar Structuralism
-Binary Opposition
-Binary Structuralism
What is Binary Opposition?
Often confused as the focal point of structuralism, also a geographical feature.
- Plot Mountain
- Motifs
-Allegory
What is a Plot mountain?
What the main structure in A Tale of Two Cities is
-Carton and his Resurrection
-Lucie as the Golden Thread
-Manette being "Recalled to Life"
-The French Revolution
What is The French Revolution?
Continued the development of structuralism and applied structuralism to mythology.
-Roland Barthes
-Shakespere
-JK Rowling
Who is Roland Barthes?
Structuralism is founded on _____ between things.
-Connections
-Relationships
-Interactions
What is Relationships?
The idea that there is always a structure to the text
-Semiology
-Structuralism
-Sentence Structure
What is Semiology
Structuralism is commonly mistaken for using CER in writing, however structuralism is not centered around ______.
-Paragraph Organization
-Literary Devices
-Motifs
Paragraph Organization
The person who portrays the First and Second Estates
-Madame Defarge
-Mr. Lorry
-Dr. Manette
-Monseigneur
Who is Monseigneur?
Roland Barthes also applied structuralism to ______
- Eugenics
- Film
- Fashion
What is Fashion?
Structuralism is _______
-emphasizing recurring themes
-Following the plot line of a story
-Categorizing Characters
What is emphasizing recurring themes?
Often reduce broad ideas to simplistic structures.
-Overemphasis on structure
-Reductionism
-Linguistics Structuralism
What is Reductionism
Structuralism often ignores _____ and focuses on the broad topics
-Factual Information
-Author's purpose
-Context
What is Context?
The motif used in the grindstone example
-Law
-Choices
-Mob mentality
-Foreshadowing
What is Mob mentality?
Ferdinand de Saussure believed that structuralism was _____
-Stagnant
-Constantly Evolving
-Divided into three main structures
What is Constantly Evolving?
Structuralism is thought to be ______
-A Constant Theory
-Ever Evolving
-Only Applied to Literature
What is Ever Evolving
The study of human societies, cultures, and their developments.
- Anthropology
-Geography
-Social Studies
What is Anthropology?
Structuralism does not delve into the ______ of reality
- Character's Perception
-Intricacies
-Deeper meaning
What is Intricacies?
The word used in the giant anaphora after the Wine Shop scene
-Hunger
-Longing
-That
-Death
What is Hunger?
What book did Ferdinand de Saussure write on Structuralism?
-A course in General Lingustics
-Structuralism for Dummies
-In and Outs of Structuralism
What is a Course in General Lingustics?
A structure must be _____ in order to work
-Specific
-Logical
-Complex
What is Logical?
The idea that the state serves to benefit the Bourgeoisie, and regulate class conflict.
-Structural Marxism
-Structural Leninism
-Structural Communism
What is structural Marxism?
Structures can be found in most text, however you shouldn't focus on finding structures that _____
- Aren't present in the text
- Are too complex to understand
-Don't enrich the story
What is Aren't present in the text
When Defarge makes a speech to the many Jacqueses
-At Manette's First Trial
-As they storm the Bastille
-At Manette's Second Trial
-As they hang Foulon
What is As they storm the Bastille?