10) Regionalism, Realism and Naturalism I Flashcards
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; Roughing It; The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County; The Innocents Abroad
Kate Chopin
The Awakening; The Storm; The Story of an Hour
Describe Mark Twain’s life
Grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, came from a well-off slave owning family, his father died when he was 11, after that his family had financial troubles, worked as a printer and typesetter, became a steamboat pilot
Characterize Mark Twain’s Roughing It
witty semi-autobiographical account of his travels through the Wild West, the frontier myths, works ironically with the stereotypes
What are “tell-tales”?
Typical genre of the frontier, oral folk tales, presented as true stories but full of exaggerations and boasting
Characterize Huckleberry Finn
Young, poor, uneducated boy who travels with a runaway slave Jim on a raft down the Mississippi, picaresque novel
Of what origin were the parents of Kate Chopin?
Irish and French
Why did Kate Chopin start to write fiction?
Partly as a therapy, partly to make money
Which are two successful Kate Chopin’s short stories?
The Storm, The Story of an Hour
Which Kate Chopin’s novel is considered a proto-feminist work?
The Awakening
What is The Awakening about?
Story of Edna Pontellier- a married woman, mother of two sons, who reassesses her role
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; Roughing It; The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County; The Innocents Abroad
Mark Twain
The Awakening; The Storm; The Story of an Hour
Kate Chopin
