Literary History Flashcards
The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
highlights the decadence and excess of the 20’s - the american dream - cautionary tale
The Wasteland - T. S Eliot
20’s losing values
Grapes of Wrath - Jon Steinbeck
realistic novel shows the bleakness of life during the Great Depression
Brave New World- Aldous Huxley
30’s dystopian novel - loss of individuality due to technology & government control
Their Eyes are watching God - Zora Neale Hurston
30’s honest look at life of black America in black southern town
The Hobbit - J.R.R Tolkeine
30’s a children’s fantasy novel, main character leaves home to undertake a heroic quest, resulting in personal growth
1984 - George Orwell
40- dystopian -future - idealistic society without individualism
Death of a Salesman- Arthur Miller
40- drama where reality is put beside the illusion when going after the American Dream
Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
50- themes of alienation, challenges of growing up, shallow nature of society
Faherenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
50- dystopian - knowledge is destroyed and the appearance of happiness is the most important thing
Night - Elie Wiesel
50
Animal Farm - George Orwell
40- an allegory (hidden story) centered around the Russian Revolution
Raisin in the Sun - Lorraine Hansberry
50’s play segregated housing by showing the struggles of a black family in Chicago
To Kill a Mockingbird- Harper Lee
60- prejudice in society & the judicial system
A Wrinkle in Time - Madeline L’Engle
60 fantasy-adventure space-time travel
