Around the Campfire
A literary phenomena defined as patterns, symbols, and character types that repeat across cultures
What is an archetype?
Pocahontas is historically known to be this old when she first encountered John Smith.
What is 10, 11, or 12?
Jonathan Edwards preached to a protestant group known as this.
Who are the Puritans?
This story takes place in this historic American city.
What is Boston?
In Equiano's description, he largely tells the tale of his experience here.
What is aboard a slave ship?
This animal's gentle touch left an impression on turtle's back still seen today, according to "The Earth on Turtle's Back"
Who is Muskrat?
This English settlement was under the leadership of John Smith when he wrote his first account of his experience with the Powhatan people in 1608.
What is Jamestown?
This nation-shaping movement had many religious leaders, including Jonathan Edwards.
What is the Great Awakening?
The Devil has a well known nickname, and is often referred to as this.
What is Old Scratch?
Equiano uses descriptive language to get his reader to feel this.
What is sympathy?
The Chief's spirit daughter was yeeted from Mount Shasta because of this.
What is the wind spirit?
According to Smith's 1624 account, Pocahontas stepped in to save John Smith from this.
What is getting his head bonked real hard?
According to Edwards, this is the sole thing that holds sinful people out of hell.
What is the hand of God (or the pleasure/mercy of God)?
Because of the deal he made with the Devil, Tom did this as his "9 to 5."
What is usery?
The greedy stopped slaves from jumping overboard, not to save lives, but to preserve this.
In early Native American stories, these four were commonly used as archetypes.
What is North, South, East, and West?
Name two valid differences between John Smith's 1608 and 1624 accounts... GO!
What is [answers may vary and Koenig is the final judge]?
Jonathan Edwards certainly wasn't short of wind as his "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" kept listeners in their church pews this length of time.
What is six hours?
Tom initially went against his wife's advice to take the money for this reason alone.
What is spite?
Equiano uses this persuasive strategy to make his reader think what he wants them to think. Basically inception of the colonial era.
What is pathos?
In "When Grizzlies Walked Upright," animals were created from this.
What is the Chief's stick?
Contrary to popular perception (thanks, Disney!), Pocahontas actually married this English man.
Who is John Rolfe?
Twang! Oops! Looks like God let go of the string of this item that's aimed at the heart of the sinner.
What is his arrow?
After Tom's wife disappeared, and according to legend, these were the only two body parts found of Tom's wife.
What is a heart and a liver?
Equiano was permitted to use this navigation tool after his curiosity was noted by the mariners.
What is a quadrant?