H & G
What's the name of the stories the authors use to make connections to our lives?
Fairy Tales
Since the ancient times, what is the symbolic repository of emotion?
The heart
what does this chapter explain?
What is one of the problems in referencing older works?
Not everyone is going to know them
"In life there is no better, no more lyrical, no more perfectly metaphorical illness than heart disease." True or False. Explain why you chose your answer.
False. It should be, "In literature," not, "In life."
What is the deeper meaning in "Sony's Blues"?
Understanding and Brotherhood
Why do writers allude to fairy tales in their stories?
To develop parallels, analogies, and plot structures in their novels.
What does Malaria come from? What did they think it came from back then?
They thought it came from harmful vapors in the air at night, but it actually comes from mosquitoes.
why does Foster use the holiday meal as an example?
Because people tend to take things for granted therefore don't find value in what is a norm to them but to others, certain aspects are more valuable/sacred.
What creates a “harmonic” plotline?
Familiarity
Who was one of the first authors to mention the heart as the leader of emotions in literature?
Sophocles
What show does Foster compare to the reading of "The Illiad"?
The Jerry Springer Show (pg. 153)
What is the term that Foster uses to describe children's literature?
Kiddie Lit
Why does Foster include A Doll's House as one of his examples in the book?
The character is dying of tuberculosis and says that he inherited the disease from his father's dissolute living. This, however it not the case, he more likely inherited syphilis.
can there be "too much acceptance to the author's viewpoint?"
Yes.
Seeing things through different perspectives and accepting it is different. Not everything an author agrees with is socially accepted now in modern times because some writings were made in different time periods with different beliefs.