naturalism mini-test Flashcards
Who wrote Ethan Frome?
Edith Wharton
Who wrote a thousands words a day?
Jack London
Who was born in New Jersey?
Stephen Crane
Who endorsed grape juice?
Jack London
Who used the name Jonathan Smith?
Stephen Crane
Who wrote the Open Boat?
Stephen Crane
Who participated in the Yukon gold rush?
Jack London
Who wrote Of Mice and Men?
John Steinbeck
Who started writing at four?
Stephen Crane
Who wrote The call of the wild?
Jack London
Who scientific theories influenced naturalism?
Darwin
Naturalism developed after what movement?
Realism
Know three of the external or internal forces that dominate characters of this movement
Environment, social conditions, and chance/fate
Two internal passions that drive characters of this movement
Dominance and pleasure
Who established the American naturalism movement?
Stephen Crane
What characterizes Cranes style of writing
Dialects and Irony
How water is a symbol in Mysteries of Heroism
Water represents life. Collins risks his life to get the water and ends up loosing it. Crane is saying that his efforts to get the water were pointless. Crane is saying that war is useless and nothing to risk your life over.
What’s the main theme of Mysteries of Heroism
Every man is capable of becoming a hero
Belief that character do not have free will; external and internal forces control their behavior
Determinism
In To Build a Fire, which two things seemed unconcerned about the man?
Nature and the dog
What three things does the dog understand is dangerous in To Build a Fire?
the danger of the cold, the risk of crossing the spring, and the number of matches
How are numbers important in To Build a Fire?
Numbers make the world knowable
Why does the man have no name in To Build a Fire?
It shows that he is insignificant
How is To Build a Fire a true naturalist story?
Nature is unconcerned about the man. the man is insignificant
