Into the Wild
The subject of Into the Wild, a young man who ventured into the Alaskan wilderness seeking adventure and escape.
Chris McCandless
"About half-way between West Egg and New York the motor road hastily joins the railroad and runs beside it for a quarter of a mile, so as to shrink away from a certain desolate area of land. . .a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens"
This quote describes. . .
The Valley of Ashes
Where is Harlem located?
New York City
This singer became known as the mother of the blues
Ma Rainey
Author of Into the Wild, is an alpinist and adventurer, took an interest in Chris McCandless' life and identified with him as a person
Jon Krakauer
What does the billboard of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg's eyes symbolize?
The eyes of God/watching over bad/immoral actions
Name the music age that occured during this time
The Jazz Age
The poet was one of the most famous of the era
(we read a lot of his works in stations)
Langston Hughes
Chris' father who had a separate family, treated his wife Billie poorly, and made for a tense childhood
Walt McCandless
What does the Green Light symbolize?
The American Dream/Gatsby's dream (unreachable) of getting Daisy back
What topics did they sing about in the blues?
hardship and discrimination that African Americans faced in the 1920s/30s
What does Tone mean in poetry?
The authors attitude toward the subject matter
Chris preferred __________ to society, showing his hate for material things, he burned or donated what was left of his money and abandoned his material things.
nature
Theme: the importance of nature in one's life
What does the heat in chapter 7 represent? (chapter where Nick, Gatsby, Jordan, Daisy, and Tom go into the city)
Rising tension/anger in the scene leading to the big argument
What was The Great Migration?
large movement of African American communities from the south to northern cities
What major American event lead to the end of the Harlem Renaissance?
The Great Depression
The impact of Chris and Carine's _____________ on their life led the siblings to cut ties with them and Carine to break the cycle.
Chris wanted to get away from his ____________ and the toxic childhood he experienced with them.
parents
Theme: the impact of parental influence
What do Gatsby's mansion/nice shirts represent?
Gatsby's american dream (wealth)/the life that Daisy and Gatsby could have had
What was a minstrel show?
White actors in blackface makeup performed shows that perpetuated harmful stereotypes about African Americans.
What ideas about African Americans does the 'New Negro' by Alain Locke discuss?
A generation of African Americans who embraced racial pride and self expression.