Terminology for Metamorphosis Lenses

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(overarching term) a short work that is longer than a short story but much shorter than a novel. The story is usually centered around one plot with few characters

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novella

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(overarching term) a transformation from one form to another (ex: a caterpillar turns into a butterfly)

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Metamorphosis

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(overarching term) a term or eponym used to describe the bizarre, abstract, unusual, existential, and depressing aspects of writing.

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Kafkaesque

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(overarching term) a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

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allegory

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(overarching term) the artistic movement that occurred after WW1 where reality and imagination elements collide in literature. Events that occur within the text may be unnatural or irrational in nature but seem normal to that society (ex: Gregor turning into a bug).

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surrealism/magical realism

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(existentialism) the search for purpose and meaning in one’s life in an often harsh and cruel world. To have an existential “crisis” is to not know your place in the world and to feel a sense of loss of purpose.

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existentialism

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(existentialism) not knowing one’s purpose in life

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existential crisis

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(existentialism) The belief that life has no meaning

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nihilism

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(existentialism) The search for answers in an answerless world

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absurdity

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(existentialism) The state or experience of being isolated from a group or an activity to which one should belong or in which one should be involved

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alienation

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(biographical) the composer, or writer, of a literary text

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author

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(biographical) an account of someone’s life written by someone other than the subject of the biography

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biography

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(biographical) a character or role adopted by an author

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persona

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(feminist) to withhold power to women, making them unable to advance in society

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subjugate/subvert

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(feminist) the ability to have free will or to do what you want!

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agency

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(feminist) the societal expectations of men and women in a particular society. Are the roles equal? Who has more power?

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gender roles

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(feminist) an institutionalized understanding of power articulated around a binary perception of gender relations. AKA traditional women

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hegemony

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(feminist) to be used for something. Ex: Rapunzel used for beauty.

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exploitation

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(feminist) to feel like you don’t have power to make your own choices.

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“other”

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(feminist) a type of sexism towards women.

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misogyny

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(psychoanalytic) the part of the self regarding impulses, desires, repressed memories, shame, guilt

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Id

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(psychoanalytic) the conscious part of the individual who makes decisions based on their id and superego.

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ego

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(psychoanalytic) society expectations and norms (ex: all men are created equal, incest is wrong, criminals should be punished humanely)

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superego

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(psychoanalytic) staying in the “bubble” of life, trying to fulfill the pleasures and instant gratification you got as a kid without dealing with your real problems. (ex: substance abuse, unhealthy communication)

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narcissistic bliss

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(psychoanalytic) hearing and seeing only what we feel we can handle

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selective perception

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(psychoanalytic) retraining our memory to dismiss overwhelming or events in the past

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memory

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(psychoanalytic) ignoring the problem or believing that it doesn’t exist

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denial

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(psychoanalytic) avoiding certain people or situations because a flashback that causes anxiety

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avoidance

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(psychoanalytic) taking it out on someone or something less threatening than the person who caused our fear, hurt, frustration, or anger

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displacement

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(psychoanalytic) blaming someone for our fear, problems, or guilty desire

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projection

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(psychoanalytic) a return to a former or less developed state, essentially going backwards in development of the self

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regression

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(Marxist) the middle/upper class. Sometimes the bourgeoisie emphasize materialistic values (such as having the nicest car)

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bourgeoisie

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(Marxist) working-class people

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proletariat

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(Marxist) Private citizens (not the government) buy, sell, and invest materials in order to make more money for themselves. The more people work, the more they can make, but often capitalism causes people to “burn out” due to being overworked

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capitalism

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(Marxist) having an economical advantage over the lower classes

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bourgeoisie priviledge

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(Marxist) when the poor continue to work in poor conditions with poor pay because the system convinces them to be that way (ex: college is not very affordable, which makes it harder for poor people to get advanced degrees)

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interpellation

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(Marxist) moving up social classes

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class mobility

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(Marxist) the main ideologies that dominate a particular era (for example: 1950s women should stay at home and be housewives vs. 2020s women can have families and careers)

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superstructure

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(Marxist) Non-violent actions taken at places such as schools and institutions that bring awareness/education to the bourgeoisie and proletariat classes and how the lower classes may be oppressed.

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