Great Expectations
List four people that live in Kent
Mrs. Joe, Mr. Joe, Biddy, Orlick, etc
Tom, Laura, Amanda, Jim, Mr. Wingfield (on the wall)
List three places Richard has lived
Name three (of four) types of conflict
self, another (antagonist?), society/system, nature/world
Subject, Verb, Direct Object, Indirect Object, Predicate Adjective, Predicate Nominative, Objective Complement
List five people that live/work in or near London
Setting – city and year?
St. Louis, 1937
List five of Richard's family members by name
Hoskins, Maggie, Clark, Jody, Tom, Ella (mother), Alan (brother), Granny (is that her name?)
Define bildungsroman
A coming-of-age story with MORAL and PSYCHOLOGICAL growth embedded throughout the main character's journey
Identify the word in capitals – The old lady gave her FRIEND flowers for her birthday.
Indirect Object
List two of Pip's antagonists in G.E.
Mrs. Joe, Orlick, Miss Havisham, Estella
Describe two larger political / social connections that impact the storyline
Guernica (labor / fighting back), Great Depression ($ struggles), WWI (father left), etc
What is the timeline of Richard's life (general years) and why are MS politics important then?
1908-1960 – the rise of 'The New South' including James Vardaman's rise of White Supremacy in the state
Define 'epiphany'
when a character suddenly experiences a deep realization about himself or herself
Identify the word in capitals – My neighbor Liam is the PRESIDENT of a company.
Predicate Nominative
List three important characteristics of the Victorian Era
focus on morality/manners, emerging middle class, more educated, economic/social developments under Queen Victoria
What is Jim's nickname for Tom? Why does that matter considering William's own life?
Shakespeare – a reference to his own early adulthood exploring his writing interests while working
What is existentialism and how does Richard adapt this lens of the world?
Belief that you control your own destiny, including the active decisions/actions needed to get you there. Richard works for money, reads for knowledge, and sacrifices to move North for independence
What is indirect characterization?
when an author crafts a character's actions, behaviors, thoughts, etc to reveal key traits about them
Identify the phrase type – My dogs ran to the park FILLED WITH TENNIS BALLS.
Participial Phrase (ING or ED modifying)
List four elements of Dicken's own life that occur in Pip's life
Grows up lower class in rural area (Kent), starts working early, lives/works in London, many siblings, issues with parents, etc
Describe three symbols present in TGM and what they connect to
Fire/Escape, Glass, Blue/Roses, Typerwriter, Unicorn, etc
List three books Richard Wright has written beyond Black Boy
Uncle Tom's Children, Native Son, The Outsider, The Color Curtain, etc
Define 'ambiguity' (including how it ties to the text)
allows for two or more simultaneous interpretations of a word, phrase, action, or situation, all of which can be supported by the context of the text
Identify the phrase type – RUNNING 10 MILES will not help me prepare for my track meet.
Gerund Phrase (ING as the noun)