The combining or pasting of elements of previous genres and styles of literature to create a new narrative voice is...
Pastiche
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Why does Kip return to India?
He returns out of despair over the dropping of nuclear weapons.
100
What does the loss of all the supplies and animals during the English Patient's first journey foreshadow?
His eventual loss of memory and all that he once loved.
100
For what deeper purpose does Hana cut her hair?
To keep the blood out of it. This shows how she detaches herself from the world and her patients.
100
Who does the film focus more on?
The English Patient, Almasy (and his love affair with Katherine)
200
Writing under the assumption that modern society cannot be explained or understood.
Paranoia
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How do Carravagio and Hana know each other from before?
He was a friend of Hana's father.
200
What is the significance of eucalyptus?
Is it used to help restore memory.
200
What is the meaning of the quote: "the heart is an organ of fire?"
The heart is an all-consuming flame, even in a time of war. However, it can also feel guilt and betrayal.
200
How is the death of the English Patient different in the two medias?
Book - he dies naturally.
Film - Hana helps him overdose and commit suicide.
300
Subject material is based on actual events, but the line between fact and fiction is blurred, making it difficult to tell the difference between the two.
Faction
300
Where did Katherine first meet Almasy (EP) and how did she feel about him?
She met him in Cairo and was frightened and angered of him. She thought he was annoyed by having a woman on the expedition.
300
What is the significance of Hana remaining behind at the villa? Why does she stay there?
Everything in her life is lost and/or broken (including EP who is fragile and dying) and the villa is a permanent setting and state of mind for her. Also, she projects the image of her father on EP. While staying there, she can live out a fantasy of peace and privacy with her "father."
300
Why do the sappers keeps to themselves in a more private way? Provide an example from the book.
They need to make hard decisions and their job is dangerous. They cannot afford to let others close to them. Ex: Kip sits off to the side at the party.
300
How is Carravaggio portrayed differently between the book and the film?
He does not know Hana from before in the movie, but he is a friend of her father's in the novel.
400
What is metafiction and give 1 example from the book?
It is writing about writing and an attempt to make the reader aware of the fictionality and occasionally, make the reader aware of the presence of the author.
Examples will vary.
400
How does Geoffrey die and why?
He attempts murder by crashing his plane because he found out about the love affair between Almasy & Katherine.
400
What is the purpose and meaning of Hana calling patients "buddy?" Provide an example of this in the book.
She does this to detached and disconnect from her patients so she is never close to them when they die. She can quickly move on with her life. Ex: She takes their property and sells it after they have died and has no problem with it.
400
List one parallel in the novel, how it is a parallel, and its significance.
Answers will vary
EX: Katherine & Almasy's love affair vs. Hana & Kip's love
400
What, according to the article from class, is climatically used in both the novel and the film and for what purpose?
The Cave of Swimmers - to metaphorically and imaginatively depict the desert to Hana, Katherine, and the readers.
500
A literary technique that uses a nonlinear timeline is...?
Give 2 specific examples from the book.
Temporal distortion. Examples will vary
500
Describe how Kip and Hana's relationship began. Provide the specific setting and description of events that led to it.
They were disarming a difficult bomb near the villa. She had to hold the wires while he tried to disarm it. Afterwards, they lay together.
500
What is the difference in the relationship between Hana & EP and Hana & Kip? Why is this significant and important?
Hana feels like a nurse w/ EP. It is her "duty" to take care of him. Also, she projects the image of her father on him and she must protect him. Hana feels like a woman with Kip. He can protect her and keep her safe.
Both are significant to show that Hana has reconnected with the world she is living in and no longer detaching herself from those around her.
500
Throughout the novel, the characters are affected by death in a positive and/or negative way. List 2 characters and how they were affected by death (how it affected their character).
Answers will vary
500
List one theme that is clearly depicted in both film and novel and provide an example of it.
Ex: Love and Hate Coexist together - seen through Katherine beating EP.