synonyms + big words

Question 1

synonyms for recontextualize

Answer 1

redefine, reconsider

Question 2

synonyms for explore

Answer 2

analyze, delves into, probes, scrutinizes, examines

Question 3

synonyms for shown through

Answer 3

exhibited, displayed, presented

Question 4

comparative language

Question 5

author + text intro

Answer 5

• Jane Austen’s 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice
• Crazy Rich Asians, a 2018 film appropriation of Pride and Prejudice directed by Jon M. Chu
• can mention direct discourse, free indirect discourse, and Horatian satire

Question 6

synonym/word to use with irony

Answer 6

skepticism/skepticism and irony

Question 7

meaning of individualism

Answer 7

a social theory favoring freedom of action for individuals over collective/state control

Question 8

meaning of pluralism

Answer 8

a situation in which people of different social classes, religions, races are together in a society but continue to have their different traditions and interests

Question 9

meaning of irreverence

Answer 9

a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously

Question 10

consumerism and technology

Answer 10

context of CRA, the idea that the rapid increase in technological invention, innovation, and dependence on that technology, postmodernism is often centred around the use and misuse of technology and its impact on individuals
- shown in text scene CRA
- Oliver’s close-up shot w/ facial expression + dialogue

Question 11

context of CRA

Answer 11

• postmodern era, consumerism + tech, pluralism
• romantic comedy: light hearted retelling