march week three Flashcards
in the map woman, analyse the methods used for women:
‘the Mayors and Councillors/the beloved mothers and wives’ 2
- high position for men, unconscious patriarchy + capitalisation
- polysyndetons for women, infantilising
examples of how geography=identity in the map woman and streetcar
streetcar=blanche’s old south is plastic theatre, the light
tmw=skin is a metaphor of her inescapable past
analyse the light imagery in ‘the lights from the shops ran like paint in the rain’
destruction of nature and morality
light - motif of hope destroyed; attracted to an artificial bathotic light
two comparisons of twws and streetcar
use of light - sc avoidance to conceal identity but illuminates vulnerability
dehumanising and bathotic light away from reality
seek validation in corrupt forms
2 comparisons of the diet and streetcar
grotesque ideals as a criticism - plastic theatre, jungle v germ, magic realism
apple/temptations - b cant resist desire/male validation and kills her
td does resist and is destroyed
methods in ‘the room screamed scarlet’ 2
- visceral and oral imagery
- transferred epithet
who are the patriarchal symbols in tlosgh and streetcar
stanley
mrs mckay
quotes from tlosgh
explode through the nose in a cackling sneeze
- freedom
2 methods in tlosgh
microcosm of a much larger issue captured - second wave feminism
free verse and an irregular rhyme scheme and enjambment - breaking rigid structures
what do the iambic tetrameter, 3 regular stanzas show in she walks in beauty
intended for music, harmonious hymns
2 comparisons of she walks in beauty w gatsby
light v dark internal v external (facade)
deobjectifies women
who was leader of the mensheviks
who was one of the leaders of the sr’s
name an important menshevik showing continuity
martov - mensheviks
chernov - sr
why did the readership of russian literature change/expand
- early twentieth century, russian literature could be obtained in cheap mass production so newly literate also read, not just elites
- the relaxation of censorship in 1905 emerged the ‘silver age’ of russian culture
law change for improving ethnic minorities under lenin
antisemitic laws abolished
1 comparison of sub and streetcar
1 comparison of beautiful and streetcar
sub= subversion of gender roles
beautiful = criticises the objectification of women
2 comparisons of history with streetcar
- dangers of nostalgia
blanche idealises belle reve, blinding her from reality
juxtaposition of collective history v indiv stories, silencing women - drama v free verse
sc - expressionism varsouviana polka - typical of southern gothicism
history - fragmented nature of history, we are dominated by the past - typical of 21st century feminist literature
word for blanche attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration
ostentatious
what two things did Stalin want the Komsomol to promote in cultural revolution
New soviet person
soldiers of production
what campaign did stalin launch for women in the great retreat
extra cash for 6+ kids
what is ephemeral about the long queen
first poem in the collection; only woman with such power
the laughter of Stafford girls high is an allegory and…
a microcosm
how did thatcher treat ‘wet’ politicians? (With examples)
demoted them if not following the dry Thatcherite style eg. Jim prior was demoted for being to friendly with TU leaders
when winning the election in 1983, wet politicians were marginalised
mneumonic for methods and tell me what each stands for
PS FLAWS
Perspective
Structure and time
Foreshadowing and irony
Language and tone
Ambiguity & reader manipulation
Words & sentence structure
Symbolism
how did stalin tighten control of russian nationalism 2
- in non-russian republics, top jobs like police chief usually went to russians
- latvians and lutheranians were denigrated and the ukranian language no longer taught in ukranian speaking schools
slightly like a russian tsar & russification!!
