Marigolds
Who wrote "Marigolds" ?
Eugenia Collier
Who wrote "The Necklace" ?
Guy de Maupassant
What does Amorphous mean?
Having no definite form.
What are the 5 story conflicts?
man vs. nature, self, man, fate, and society
Where is Maupassant from?
France
WHEN and WHERE is "Marigolds" set?
Shantytowns of Maryland during the Great Depression
What type of stories did the author usually write?
Ironic
what does futile mean?
Useless; no chance of being successful.
what are the three acts in the 3 Act set up?
setup, confrontation, resolution
What was the name of the Newspaper that published "The Necklace" ?
Le Gaulois
How is Ms. Lottie described in the story?
Witchy, old, and Indian/African
How much did the replacement cost?
36,000 francs
what is materialism?
When one considers material possessions and physical comfort more important than social or spiritual values.
what are the 5 phases in Freytag's Pyramid?
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
what are 3 things that happened in the 1920s?
roaring 20s, jazz and entertainment, new technology, changing culture, prohibition, and the stock market boom
He was unable to provide for his family.
Rip up Ms. Lottie's marigolds.
What are 2 things that this story highlights?
Obsession with appearance and wealth.
What does rapture mean?
Great happiness
what are the 3 character arcs?
positive, negative, and flat
What is Madame Loisel's motivation throughout the story?
to become better than she is in the eyes of society?
What are 2 topics covered in Marigolds?
Hope and Innocence
What are 3 topics introduced in this story?
sacrifice and hardship; illusion of wealth; danger of vanity and pride; role of fate and irony; social expectations and gender roles; cost of deception.
What does impertinence mean?
rudeness
what are the 3 types of stakes?
personal, external, and philosophical
What does this quote from Marigolds mean: "Perhaps we had some dim notion of what we were and how little chance we had of being anything else."
they did not really know that they were poor, but they knew, deep down, that they would never be seen as anything other than poor and black.