The Invisible Man
How does Griffin become invisible?
He does experiments on himself
What was Santiago training to be before he became a shepherd?
A priest
Literature featuring a bleak setting or a gloomy mood
gothic literature
Why does Gregor want to hold onto his job as a traveling salesman so badly?
He feels he is financially responsible for his family.
At the beginning of Fall of the House of Usher, what is the narrator doing?
He is traveling to Usher's house because Usher wrote him a letter
Where did Griffin get his money?
He stole it from his Dad.
Why does the Englishman join the caravan?
To meet the alchemist
conflict
How doe Gregor's family act with Gregor as a bug in the apartment?
They speak really quietly and try not to be home alone.
How does the family feel after the man leaves in Where is Here?
Who ends up with all of Griffin's notes?
Marvel
When does Santiago fall in love with Fatima?
By the well when she tells him where to find the Alchemist
artistic movement started in the twentieth century that responded to dramatic changes like industrialization and WWI
modernism
What is Gregor's state of mind like right before he dies?
He regains his attachment and love for his family.
What happens at the end of Fall of the House of Usher?
The fissure in the house cracks and the whole house falls down
How is Dr. Kemp a comparison to Griffin? What does Dr. Kemp symbolize?
He has scientific ethics and morals
What does Santiago interpret the flight of the hawks to mean?
There is an army coming for the oasis
a style of writing showing a bizarre, grotesque, unnatural world often found in the works of Franz Kafka
Kafkaesque
What is one way Kafka creates a nightmare feeling in the story?
Gregor cannot be understood but he understands everyone around him
The Dad trying to kill him
What details in the house reflect Roderick Usher's mental state?
The deteriorating possessions and the gloomy atmosphere
What does Griffin's invisiblity symbolize?
unchecked power
Why is Santiago happy when the man holds the sword to his throat?
He realizes he would die for his personal legend.
literature where an individual exists in a chaotic and meaningless environment, and is forced to confront their identity and determine their purpose in the world.
existentialism
What is the type of humor displayed in the Metamorphosis?
Absurdist humor
He is mysterious and has confusing powers