Ch.10 Flashcards
Stephen Crane rejected his parents religion what was that religion?
Religion of Methodism
What provided the setting for several of Stephen Cranes story’s?
The Bowery,(A sordid section of Manhattan)
Who did Stephen Crane probe his inner workings of?
Young soldiers mind
Who wrote the red badge of courage and Maggie a girl of the streets?
Stephane crane
Ideas expressed in cranes work
Environment and heredity play a major role in shaping lives
Men are caught in an indifferent, puzzling universe.
Blind fate determines mans course
What is the theme of a man said to the universe?
Whatever controlling power may exist feels no sense of obligation to man
What is the tone of a man said to the universe?
Not optimistic
quote for this “Sir, I exist.”
The man speaking to the universe
What is the theme in “I saw a Man pursuing the horizon”
The pursuit of happiness is absurd
This poem shows the futility of mans pursuit of happiness
What does I saw a man pursuing the Horizon use to show the primary theme of the futility of life.
Metaphor
Quote who said this “it is futile, I said”?
The narrator
What is the theme of “God Fashioned the ship of the world carefully”
Both God and the world are responsible for the worlds directionless course
According to “God Fashioned the ship of the world carefully” what causes God to lose control of his creation?
He was distracted by a wrong
“God Fashioned the ship of the world carefully” The ship travels on what in what direction?
On the sea in no direction
The conclusion of “God Fashioned the ship of the world carefully” says what?
That because of the ships course, many in heaven laughed
Quote “and there were many in the sky who laughed at this thing”
I don’t know
What is the theme of “Should the Wide World Roll Away”?
The ultimate values are only human values
In “Should the Wide World Roll Away” crane shows the __________ over all other kinds of relationships
The white supremacy relationships
Quote if thou and thy white arms were there
I don’t know
What is the theme of The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky
The conflict between civilization and rugged individualism is example field in the clash between the settled East and the uncivilized West
Jack potters most serious inner conflict involves what?
It involves his returning unexpectedly with a new bride.
What was Jack London?
He was an illegitimate child who grew up in the San Francisco Slums.
What did Jack London become and then afterwards started to what?
An oyster pirate, then started to capture oyster pirates
What did Jack London Tavel as?
A hobo
What was Jack London most famous tale?
“The Call of the Wild”
Where did Jack London find material for his writing?
search for gold in the Klondike.
What is the theme of the law of life?
Man’s lot is no different from that of the animals.
In order for the species to remain strong, the weak and the ill are weeded out by nature.
The Law of Life uses parallels to illustrate what in life?
The vanishing mosquitoes with the frost.
The tree squirrel crawling away to die.
The slowness and heaviness of the old rabbit.
Frank Norris work stress the importance of what?
social and economic forces in the shaping of one’s life.
His works shocked his contemporaries.
The Octopus” is part of Norris’ proposed trilogy dealing with what?
Wheat
What is the theme of The Octopus?
Man is trapped by economic and social forces
What is the Octopus?
the railroad monopoly which feeds on all who use it. Also referred to as “The Machine”.
The death of S. Berhman is an example of what?
Poetic justice
