Ch.9 Flashcards
Who was appointed by Lincoln to be a American consulate in Venice, Italy
William dean Howells
Who wrote The rise of Silas Lapham
William Dean Howells
What persuasive arguments to convince George to enlist?
He should fight to liberate the people involved
Editha and George must agree on everything
He should fight for his country
What does editha think God says
Meant it to be war
Define realism use as much as you can remember
Literative that portrays events in a realistic,true to life manner.
The author deliberately describes life objectively and unemotionally,usually selecting protagonists from middle or lower classes of society. Realistic works often focus on ugly or degraded subjects and deal with individuals rather than stereotypical characters. Most importantly the realistic author uses the events of everyday life to depict characters who have been molded by their surroundings.
Why does editha’ s mother says “well I guess you’ve done a wicked thing”
Because she finds out from editha that she will do anything to persuade George to go
Quote refers to “I Never thought I should like to kill a man, but now, I shouldn’t care, and the smokeless powder lets you see the man drop that you kill”
George
Quote refers to “ she lifted herself by her powerful arms so high that her helpless body seemed to hang limp its full length”
Mrs. Gearson
Quote refers to “ the mystery that had bewildered her was solved by the word; and from that moment she rose from grove long and began to live again in the ideal”
Editha
Who was noted for his psychological realism?
Henry James
Who reacted against didacticism in fiction
Henry James
Who developed the international theme through his characters
Henry James
Who became the most famous 19th century American expatriate and wrote the American
Henry James
What is the setting and location of “The American”
Begins in the city of Paris
And a chateau in Fleurieres
Quote refers to who? “The gentleman on the divan was a powerful specimen of an American.”
Christopher Newman
What is Christopher is described as
Determined intelligent and resourceful
What is Christopher Newmans sole aim in life
To make money
Why can’t Newman marry the one he loves?
Newman cannot marry the one he loves because her family does not approve.
Quote refers to who? “She was the sweetest young creature in France, and knew as little of what was going on around her as the lamb does of the butcher.”
Claire
“I wouldn’t get well, for a kingdom.”Quote refers to who
Valentin de bellegarde
Quote for who.”I didn’t know what was written on the paper, or how bad it might be, and there was no one I could trust enough to ask.”
Mrs. Bread
Why is Mrs. Bread keeping her secrets?
Mrs. Bread keeps her secret because she is afraid, she doesn’t know who to tell and she doesn’t want to hurt Claire.
Who made a colloquial speech of the frontier into an artistic form. was both a humorist and a satirist.
was made famous by a tall tale?
Samuel Longhorne Clemens
In “ the adventures of huckleberry Finn”. Samuel Clemens uses what to tie the episodes together?
Common setting
What is the location of the story “life on the Mississippi”?
Hannibal, Missouri
In life on the Mississippi the narrator wants to be what?
clown, a steam boat man and a pirate
QOUTE refers to who? “ He would crowd around a point, hugging the shore with affection
Once the narrator has learned the river he says,”
Mr bixby
What is the location of The adventures of huckleberry Finn
A Kentucky household and the phelps farm
How does Clemens criticizes human weakness?
By using satire
How does Huck escape from pap what did he do to get away
Made them think he was dead Used Killed a pig and drips blood Drags a sack of rocks to the river And drops a trail of meal to the lake
Samuel Clemens uses Hucks naïveté to what?
satirize emmelines pictures and poetry, Tom Sawyers romantic ideas and societies views on religion and slavery
