The Crucible
"Vengeance is walking Salem" is this type of figurative language
What is personification?
An eccentric figure known by locals
Who is the Mayor of Hippie Cove?
Referred to as "the black man" or "the Wild Huntsman"
Who is "the devil"?
It is up to this person to resist unjust laws.
What is a citizen?
Nature offers a profound connection to this
What is the spiritual and emotional self?
"I think to please you, and still an everlasting funeral that marches around your heart...." - is an example of this type of figurative language?
What is a metaphor?
This person left behind a diary filled with incoherent ranting
Who is the countercultural idealist?
What is - ancestral land? (land belonging to the Devil)
When taking the ACT English test, this answer is usually the correct choice
What is simple & concise (shortest)?
The phrase "I become a transparent eyeball" suggests this the author’s experience in nature
What is a feeling of unity with everything around him
From "Why I wrote the Crucible" - this theme is prevalent in "The Crucible" that also resonates with contemporary audiences
What is paranoia (mass hysteria) and political manipulation
Being called a "dreamy, halfcocked greenhorn" implies this about Chris McCandless
Many of the trees, including Deacon Peabody's are like this
What is rotten at the core?
Citizens are always complicit in their government is a sentiment from this text
What is Civil Disobedience?
The power of the individual and nonconformity is a key idea of this Emerson text
What is Self-Reliance?
Writing about the hunt for Reds in America for this author came from the fear of being labeled ____________
What is a communist?
What is - soothe Lennie and make his final thoughts peaceful.
A favorite pastime of the Black Man
What is attending persecutions?
What is a conjunction?
"Man is his own star" suggests this about individual potential
What is - every person has the power to shape their own destiny?
Abby's comments: "No, I cannot, I cannot stop my mouth; it is God's work I do" is ironic because of this
What is - she is hurting others with her selfish acts?
This character tells Lennie "I ain't never been mad" for this reason
Who is George - because he wants Lennie to die feeling loved.
Tom's overall disposition toward the Black Man
What is indifference or bravado?
If you can rearrange describing words in a sentence, then.....
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds" is meant to criticize this group of people
Who is - those that cannot change their opinions (or think for themselves).