Naturalism test Flashcards
Who wrote Call of the Wild
Jack London
Who wrote of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
Who wrote the Open Boat
Stephen Crane
Who wrote Ethan Frome
Ethan Wharton
Who started writing at the age of 4
Stephen Crane
Part of the Gold Rush
Jack London
Endorsed Suits and Grape Juice
Jack London
Born in New Jersey
Stephen Crane
Used the name John Smith
Stephen Crane
wrote 1000 words per day
Jack London
Define Determinism
Determinism is the belief that characters do not have free will. The behavior of the characters is controlled by external and internal forces. Characters who attempt to exercise free will are derailed by forces beyond their control.
Explain the use of water as a symbol in Mysteries of Heroism
Water is a symbol for life in Mysteries of Heroism Collins risks his own life to get water and then gives it to the dying soldier, which is pointless
Explain How to Build a Fire is the most naturalist story ever
In To Build a Fire London shows that nature is not out to get the man but is unconcerned with with his existence. If the man had not been there it would have been just as cold. The man is just ill prepared for the environment
Infer why the man in To Build a Fire has no name
In naturalism the characters are insignificant to the universe. Thy are also common and unheroic. The man has no name because he is not important enough to have a name. The man’s death is as insignificant as he is.
What heavily influences Naturalist writers?
the emergent scientific theories of the day such as Darwin”s theory of evolution
