Master Of Realism Flashcards
Henry James reacted against didacticism in what?
Fiction
Henry James developed what through his characters?
International theme
Henry James became the most famous 19th century what?
The 19th century American expatriate
Who wrote “The American”?
Henry James
William dean Howells was appointed by who to American consulate in Venice, Italy
Lincoln
Who wrote “the rise of Silas Lapham”?
William dean Howells
Who brought respectability to realism?
William dean Howells
What’s the setting of the story “Editha”?
The Spanish American war, a country town in Iowa, balcom’s works in New York
The masters of realism are who?
Howells-middle class spirit James-the cosmopolitan or international spirit Clemens-frontier spirit
What are Editha’s persuasive arguments to convince George to enlist?
- he should fight to liberate the people involved
- Editha and he must agree on everything
- he should fight for his country
Who said “meant it to be war” according to Editha?
God
What does Editha’s mother say “well I guess you’ve done a wicked thing”?
Because she finds out from Editha that she wants George to go to war and she realizes that Editha will do anything to persuade George to go
Who does this quote refer 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
Who does this quote refer to? “She lifted herself by her powerful arms so high that her helpless body seemed to hang limp from its full length”
Mrs. Gearson
Who does this quote refer 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
What are the two setting of “the American”?
- the city of Paris
- a chateau in fleurieres
Who is of this qoute? “ the gentleman on the divan was a powerful specimen of an American”
Christopher Newman
What is Christopher Newman described as?
- determined
- intelligent
- resourceful
What is Christopher newman’s aim in life?
To make money
Christopher Newman cannot marry Claire because why?
Her family didn’t approve
Who is of this quote? “ she was the sweetest young creature in France, and knew as little of what was going on around her as the lame does of the butcher”
Claire
Who is of this qoute? “I wouldn’t get well, for a kingdom”
Valentin de bellegarde
Who is of this qoute? “I didn’t know what was written on the paper, or how bad it might, and there was no one I could trust enough to ask”
Mrs. Bread
Why does mrs. Bread keep her secret?
Because she is afraid, she doesn’t know who to tell and she doesn’t want to hurt Claire
Henry James doesn’t not use a what type of ending to end “the American”?
A romantic ending
Samuel Longhorne Clemens was both a humorist and a what?
Satirist
Clemens was made famous by what?
A tall tale
In “the adventures of huckleberry Finn”. The author uses what to tie the episodes together?
Common setting
What is the setting of “life on the Mississippi”?
Hannibal, Missouri
What does the narrator want to be in “life on the Mississippi River.
- a clown
- a steamboatman
- a pirate
Who is of this quote? “He would crowd around a point, hugging the shore with affection?
Mr. Birby
What is the setting in “the adventures of huckleberry Finn”?
A Kentucky household and phelp’s farm
Clemens criticizes human weaknesses by using what?
Satire
How did nick make people think he was killed?
- he kills a pig and drips blood
- he drags a sack of rocks to the river
- he drops a trail of meal to the lake
Who is of this qoute?”I felt good and all washed clean of sin for the first time I had ever felt so in my life, and I I owed I could pray now”
Huck Finn
Henry James is noted for his what?
Psychological realism
