Ch.13 Flashcards
According to Freud,conscience is a result of what
Social conditioning
Who and what book of his/her book has had the most significant lasting effects on the modern debasement of man
Charles Darwin and the book “origin of species”
The what of man has resulted in the belief that man has no responsibility to a power higher than himself. And the denial of life after death
The modern debasement of man
What are the 2 contrasting erroneous views of man that have affected American thought since WWI are?
That man is Merely an animal and that man is his own god
What is the substitute religion that defies man, rejects God, and advocates a one-world system?
Humanism
What attempts to reconcile 2 entities: traditional Christianity and modern world view
Liberalism
Literature of the 1930’s like John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath” emphasizes what?
Social issues
The modern era is characterized primarily by what?
Pessimism
Who was actively writing at age 14 and had stories that often featured surprise ending?
Shirley Jackson
What is the primary conflict in “Charles”?
It is between Laurie and authority
What is the main conflict in “Charles”?
Man vs. higher power/society
What is the tone in “Charles”?
It is Mixed or neutral
When does the story “Charles” first appear in and appearance is what?
1948, appearance are deceptive
What is the central idea of “The Most Dangerous Game”
It is the antagonism between the old and new morality
What is the conflict in “The Most Dangerous Game”?
Man vs. man
What is the tone in “The Most Dangerous Game”?
Sympathetic
What prophetic statement made early in the story referring to the conclusion when Rainsford observes, “he had never slept in a better bed than in general Zaroff,’s.”
“This is the most restful spot”
What did Zaroff imply about God
That God made made him a hunter,therefore, if he cannot get fulfillment from hunting animals, God should not object to his hunting men in order to fulfill his divinity implanted desires.
Connell equates General Zaroff’s values with those of what
The American businessman
Who did not graduate from college but be came a newspaper reporter and then a free lance writer,his main characters are often baffled by life
James Thurber
What are the main conflict and tone of the catbird seat?
Man vs. man
Tone is sympathetic
In the catbird seat who is the conflict between?
Mr. Martin and Mrs. Barrows
Who was appointed poet laureate of his native state by its governor he also had a long teaching career
Archibald Rutledge
What is the main conflict and tone of the tomb of Raven mccloud
Man vs. man
Tone is sympathetic
What is a biblical name associated with God’s providential care in the tomb of the Raven mccloud
Isaac
What is a nickname associated with artificiality
Dandy
What is the significant elements in the tomb of mccloud
It has a mysterious yet tranquil atmosphere, self destructive of evil, and tradition verses modern superficiality
Who’s short stories have regularly appeared in national magazines?
Eudora Welty
Who won a Nobel prize for a novel and won many other rewards but did not move from her home region? And most of her works are based on her home region and emphasized local tradition and culture?
Eudora Welty
What is the conflict in a worn path? What is the tone?
Man vs. higher power(society)
Tone: sympathetic
Who was the most controversial and highly published writer of modern times? He once declared that a writer should attempt something new or not previously accomplished each time he writes.
Ernest Hemingway
What does Phoenix need to get for her grandsons throat?
Medicine
What did Ernest hemingways characters reject?
Traditional values
According to one critic what story says it focuses on rituals?
Big two Hearted river
What is the symbolic significance in “Big Two Hearted River”?
One heart is light and one is dark
What is the conflict and tone in “Big Two Hearted River”?
Conflict is man vs. himself
Tone is neutral or mixed
Who briefly explored acting before writing?
Ray Bradbury
In their will come soft rains what is the types rain mentioned?
Fire
Jungle
Sprinkler
What is the Major theme in their will comes soft rains
Mankind will wait too long to take action to stop its own destruction
Why did Stuart leave teaching
Because he felt he could not make enough money to support himself and his family
Who was a firm believer in the potential for education?
Jesse Stuart
What story reflects traditional moral values, the spirit of the mountain people and the value of a committed enthusiastic teacher
“The Thread That Runs So True”
What was the main argument of The Thread That Runs So Trie
If teachers will inspire to accomplish great things, the students will accomplish great things
Who was just like Stuart who was a firm believer in the potential of education
James Saxon Childers
In A Boy Who Was Traded For A Horse carver was born a what?
A slave, he was separated from his mother at young age and never knew his father
Who won the Pulitzer Prize for a Stillness at appomattox
Bruce Catton
What was the great American game about?
Both. History of baseball and a study of American literature
What is the theme of the great American game
The baseball can truly be called the great American game
In the tomb of Raven mccloud what is ironically appropriate about isaacs response to the girl and had asked about the chance of dandys return?
When he said I spect he don’t ever think of you., he honestly but indirectly alludes to the fact that dandy is dead
What is unusual about the production method of wilders plays such as the happy journey to Trento and Camden?
There are no curtains or sets few props and no concealment of theatrical devices
In the happy journey to Trenton and Camden what are ma’s wishes for her children?
Caroline’s be a good girl
Arthur’s to be honest in word and deed
