Major Works Themes Flashcards
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The Scarlet Letter theme
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People can still be good people
- people ain’t they appear to be on the outside
- religious hypocrisy
- friendship
- prejudice
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Q
Major worlds
A
The Scarlet Letter
Moby Dick
Huck Finn
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Q
Moby Dick Theme
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- obsession can be destructive
- revenge is destructive
- religious hypocrisy
- friendship
- prejudice
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Q
Huck Finn theme
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- anti-racism
- religious hypocrisy
- friendship
- prejudice
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Q
Common themes
-friendship
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-friendship SL (Hester & Dimmesdale) (Dimmesdale &chillingseorth) (Dimmesdale & Pearls) MD (Quequeg & Ishmeal) (Harpooners and captains) HF (Jim and Huck) (Huck and Tom)
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Q
Common themes
-prejudice
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-prejudice SL (people towards Hester) MD (towards Quequeg) (Towards the whale) HF (people towards Jim)
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Common themes
-religious hypocrisy
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Religious hypocrisy
SL (reverend Dimmesdale)
MD (Ahab- bribes, death seeker, revenge against god. Harpooned have to be Christian, make exeption)
HF (white people in general having slaves)
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Common themes: appearance vs reality
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SL (Dimmesdale)
HF (
MD (whaling seems glamorous)