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Civil War Lit
Feminist Lit
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Themes, concepts, and misc.
Vocabulary
100
In Chickamauga, what two elements give the story a sense of irony?
What is the menacing rabbit and the experienced narrator vs. the child's imagination?
100
The differences between the True Woman and New Woman, aka, how women were supposed to act vs. what the women in our stories wanted.
What is the former is chaste and obedient to her husband; the latter realizes her competence, both as a person and sexually, and desires obedience to herself?
100
What few things does the "white heron" symbolize?
What is freedom and independence, and virginity and purity?
100
Realism roughly takes place between these two years.
What is 1865-1910?
100
A young woman of marrying age. (You must also use it in a sentence).
What is "nubile"?
200
What the boy in "Chickamauga" represents symbolically, and the transformation he undergoes.
What is America (and its warrior pride); he realizes the war's gross terror and is unable to handle the pressure it places on him?
200
Name and describe the most important symbol in "The Story of an Hour."
What is the open window, and why does it represent Mrs. Mallard's new sense of opportunity and freedom?
200
What the "black speck" on the road is and represents?
What is Elisa's love and womanhood, and also it literally is her chrysanthemums, thrown away?
200
Realism focuses on ->this<- group of people, whereas Naturalism focuses on ->this<- group of people.
What is the urban middle class versus the urban poor?
200
A swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation. (Use it in a sentence).
What is "quagmire"?
300
What Peyton Farquhar thinks he is doing in Section III of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" versus what really happens.
What is he is escaping the war and going home; versus he has been hanged, hallucinating his freedom?
300
What the stranger represents versus what Sylvia represents in "The White Heron."
What is the former represents man, society, corruption; the latter represents women, nature, and purity?
300
In Naturalist stories, the "enemy" of mankind happens to be this unstoppable force.
What is nature or the universe itself?
300
Developments in these two-three areas brought a rise to Realism.
What is photography, journalism, and psychology?
300
Domineering; haughty. (Use it in a sentence).
What is "imperious"?
400
What happened to the boy's home and family in "Chickamauga."
What is it was burned and destroyed, and his mother was killed and possibly raped?
400
What role the Tinker plays in the story concerning Elisa.
What is, he emboldens her and helps her "wake" up, realizing her discontent on the farm?
400
This writer was a recluse in life and wrote thousands of poems.
Who is Emily Dickinson?
400
The differences between Realism and Romanticism.
What is Romanticism glorified the human in nature--humans had control of their destiny--whereas Realism said humans were limited and controlled by heredity and environment?
400
Wise; full of knowledge. (Use it in a sentence).
What is "sapient"?
500
The difference between the boy and Peyton Farquhar and who we have more sympathy for and why.
What is the boy was from a warrior tradition, not wealthy, and disabled; but Farquhar was respected, awaiting his chance to be a warrior, and quite wealthy? What is, we have more sympathy for the boy because he is naive and doesn't understand the implications of war as Farquhar does?
500
The only character able to make a complete transformation from repressed to free woman was?
What is Sylvia--Mrs. Mallard dies when her husband returns, Elisa is misunderstood and betrayed, but Sylvia retains her power and purity?
500
This writer represented Realism but also portrayed fantastic imaginative scenes in his story, much like a Romantic.
Who is Ambrose Bierce?
500
Regionalism was different from Realism primarily in these two ways.
What is it focused on a specific region/area and romanticized it, allowing a slight return to the previous literary movement?
500
A peculiar personality trait. (Use it in a sentence).
What is "idiosyncrasy"?