Maggie
Who is the author of Maggie?
Stephen Crane
Who is the author of The Jungle?
Upton Sinclair
Who wrote the poem, Chicago?
Carl August Sandberg
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Naturalism was a popular _____________ movement in the 1890s and early 1900s.
Literary
What is Jimmie's job?
Truck Driver
How is Maggie a flower in a mud puddle?
She's a good girl in a bad environment.
Describe what it meant when Teddy Roosevelt came up with the term "Muckraker"
These were writers/artists who exposed corruption/misconduct in American life.
What is an apostrophe? (Not the punctuation mark)
A passage or line in a poem directly addressing a person or thing
True or false:
A naturalistic writer would say that there are rewards for being good.
False
He uses violence to punish Jimmie for violence
What role does the bowery play in the development of Jimmie?
Product of his environment
What does it mean to be a wage slave?
Working a hard job with long hours and very little pay
What is free verse?
A poem written without a set rhyming scheme or pattern.
What do we mean when we say that the author uses vernacular language?
Common language or way of speaking for the time period
How does Jimmie react to Maggie and Pete's relationship?
He is shocked and angry. Goes to fight Pete
“She imagined a future, rose-tinted, because of its distance from all that she had previously experienced.” What does it mean for her to imagine a rose-tinted future?
Thinks of a perfect future
What is the meaning of this quote?
“I aimed at the public’s heart and by accident I hit it in the stomach.”
The author wanted to make people aware of the dangers of the meatpacking industry, but his book resulted in people eating less meat.
What is the overall message of the poem, Chicago?
There is good and bad in the city
According to Naturalism, how is someone in control of their fate?
They are not, destiny is already decided for them.
What makes Mrs. Johnson reaction to Maggie leaving home ironic?
Says Maggie is the daughter of the devil, when she is the one who raised her.
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Pick two jobs that were described in the Jungle excerpts we read. What were they called? Describe what the job was and the dangers associated with it.
Answers vary
What is the difference between the long lines and the short lines in Chicago? Describe the purpose of each.
Short = Put emphasis on important qualities of the city
Long = convey activity and energy of the city with the use of figurative language.
How is the following quote an example of naturalism?
“ A man said to the universe, ‘Sir, I exist!’
‘However,’ replied the universe,‘The fact has not created in me a sense of obligation’”
The universe does not have any obligation to help the man just because he exists.
What is the purpose of the blurred glass that Jimmie is looking through in chapter 10?
Shows his relationship with women. He doesn't really care about the many women he has been with.