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~1915 -~1945

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Modernism

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overwhelming technological

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changes

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continued

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urbanization

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dehuman

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ization

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loss of identity; anonymity of

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people

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class structure

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changing

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grief over loss of past; fear of eroding

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traditions

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scientific advances and

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theories

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physics,

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quantum physics

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Eins

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tein

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Karl Mark

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philosophical influence

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Sigmund Freud

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philosophical influence

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self-

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analysis

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C.F.

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Nietzsche

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God is dead,

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everything meaningless

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spiritual ruins after the war…whit is

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the meaning of life?

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dominant mood:

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alienation/disconnection…the world is “falling apart”

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a response to

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“sence of social breakdown”

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highly

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experimental

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emphasis on bold experimentation in style and

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form

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rejection of traditional themes and

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subjects

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interest in inner working of human mind, sometimes expressed through new narrative techniques such as

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stream of consciousness

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sense of disillusionment and loss of faith in the American Dream

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(Modernist writers denounced the following tenets of the American Dream.)

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America is a new Eden,

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promised land of beauty, unlimited resources, and endless opportunities

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American birthright is of ever-expanding opportunity. Progress is good, can optimistically

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expect life to get better

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independent, self-reliant individual will triumph. Everything is possible for person who places trust in his

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own powers and potential

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violence and alienation

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major themes

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historical discontinuity

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major themes

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decadence and decay

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major themes

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rejection of history

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major themes

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race relations

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major themes

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unavoidable change

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major themes

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sense of place, local color

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major themes

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1915-1929

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The Harlem Renaissance

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a black cultural movement that emerged in Harlem during the 20’s; literature, must and art flourished

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The Harlem Renaissance

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early 20th century movement in American poetry

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imagism

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concentrated on raw power of image to communicate feeling and thought

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imagism

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imagery alone could carry a poem’s emotion and message without elaborate metrics and patterns

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imagism

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until the beginning of the twentieth century, all of the following were part of the American dream EXCEPT a

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respect for the mysterious workings of the subconscious mind

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after World War I, American writers began to

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grow cynical about traditional authority and values

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the modernist movement challenged American writers to

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find new themes, subjects, and styles for their work

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a growing interest in psychoanalysis led writers to

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try to capture their characters’ thought processes

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during the Jazz Age, many American writers and artists

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lived as expatriates in France

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Ernest Hemingway created major characters who

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behave honorably in a world without purpose

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some American poets were inspired by modernist European painters and began to use their imagery and symbolism, while others looked to

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traditional forms and ordinary speech

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poets of the Harlem Renaissance wrote American poetry that involved

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ghetto speech and rhythms from jazz and blues

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many American modernist writers

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embraced the boundless optimism of earlier times

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American modernist writers managed to

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create a literature that reflects many American voices

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after her father dies, Emily

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refuses to acknowledge his death

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the last time the townspeople see Homer Barron alive, he is

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entering Emily’s house

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the strand of gray hair discovered at the end of the story signifies that

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Emily has apparently lain beside the skeleton

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what does Emily’s father do to influence the development of her character?

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he drives off suitors and prevents her from marrying

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what does Miss Emily buy from the druggist?

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arsenic

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who is Miss Emily’s servant?

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Tobe

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what is Miss Emily’s surname?

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Grierson

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what type of classes did Miss Emily once teach?

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china painting

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the unblinking eyes of the billboard for Doctor T.J. Eckleburg watch over the valley of ashes

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true

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Tom takes Nick to George Wilson’s garage, where his mistress lives

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true

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Tom’s lover, Myrtle, is Wilson’s cousin who owns the garage in the valley of ashes

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false

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Catherine, Myrtle’s sister, tells Nick that she has heard that Jay Gatsby is the nephew or cousin of Kaiser Wilhelm

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true

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at Myrtle and Tom’s party, Nick claims that he has been drunk only three times in his life

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false

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what is Gatsby doing at 2:00 A.M.?

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glancing into some rooms in his house

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Gatsby sends someone to cut Nick’s grass

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true

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what is Mr. Klipspringer’s first name?

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Ewing

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the fanciest thing in Gatsby’s bedroom is a toilet set made of gold

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true

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what two businesses does Gatsby tell Nick he has been in?

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drug and oil

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Gatsby had misled Daisy when they first met. How?

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he led her to believe that he was from a wealthy family

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when Gatsby returned from France after the war, he

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spent a week in Louisville visiting places he and Daisy had been

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one of the last things Nick says to Gatsby is

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“You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together.”

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one item which made George Wilson suspicious of Myrtle was

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an expensive dog-leash

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George looks at the billboard of Dr. Eckleburg and says

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“God sees everything.”

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when Nick calls Daisy, he learns

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she and Tom have gone out of town

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Gatsby’s father learns of his death from

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a Chicago newspaper

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Klipspringer calls Gatsby’s house to

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inquire about a pair of tennis shoes

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Mr. Gatz shows Nick

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young Gatsby’s daily schedule written inside a book

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One surprising person who shows up at the funeral is

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the man in owl-eyed glasses

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after Gatsby’s death, Nick decides to

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go back home.

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Jordan tells Nick

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that she’s engaged to another man

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when Nick sees Tom, he (Nick) initially

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refuses to shake his hand

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Nick calls Tom and Daisy

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“careless people”

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Nick says Gatsby believed in the

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