Naturalism Test Flashcards
Who wrote Ethan Frome?
Wharton
Who wrote 1000 words a day?
London
Born in NJ?
Crane
Endorsed grape juice?
London
Used the name Jonathan Smith?
Crane
Wrote the Open Boat?
Crane
Participated in the Yukon Gold Rush?
London
Of Mice and Men?
Steinbeck
Started writing at 4?
Crane
Call of the Wild
London
Whose scientific theories influenced Naturalism?
Darwin
Naturalism developed out of what movement?
Realism
3 of the external or internal forces that dominate characters of this movement.
Environment, social conditions, and chance/fate
2 internal passions that drive characters of this movement.
Lust, greed, or desire for dominance or pleasure
Who established the American Naturalism Movement?
Crane
What characterizes Cranes styles of writing?
vivid intensity and distinctive use of dialects and irony
How is water a symbol in MOH?
Water represents life. Collins risks his life to get the
water and ends up losing it. Crane is saying that is efforts to get the water was all for
nothing. Crane is stating that war is pointless.
The main theme of MOH? What makes a hero? Is there a set of defining traits that
makes a hero? .
Every man is capable of becoming a hero
Define Determinism?
Belief that characters do not have free will; external and internal
forces control their behavior
Which two things seem unconcerned about the man?
Nature and the dog
What 3 things the dog understands is dangerous?
The danger of the cold, the risk of
crossing the spring, and he knows not to get too close to the fire
How numbers are important in TBF?
Numbers make the world knowable. For example,
facts such as the degree of temperature and the number of matches make the world
knowable.
Why does the man have no name?
It shows that he is insignificant.
How is it a true naturalist story?
Nature is unconcerned about the man. The man is in insignificant.
