Unit 2 - A Growing Nation - Unit 2 Lecture Notes & Tom Walker - American Literature Flashcards
The description of the “tall trees” calls to mind the words “tall sinners”
True
The theme for the Tom Walker story is: You can’t beat the devil at his own game
True
The “tall sinners in the Tom Walker story are doomed men who became wealthy through their work in the establishment of orphanages
False
The characters of Tom Walker and his wife are stereotypes that we call flat characters
True
The plot of “The Devil & Tom Walker” is: a man sells his soul to the devil
True
In Irving’s “The Devil & Tom Walker,” the setting is first described realistically and then supernatural elements are added
True
Tom became a “violent churchgoer” because he was truly converted from his wicked ways
False
During 1800-1870, there was an increase in population in the United States
True
During this time period, there was an increase in wealth in America due to the increase in shipping, trade, manufacturing, and architectural design
False
Our territory expanded all the way to California
True
Thousands more acres of cotton could be cultivated because of Eli Whitney’s invention of the sewing machine
False
The East was connected to the Midwest by the construction of the Cumberland Road
True
The Erie Canal was constructed to connect the Hudson River to Lake Erie
True
As a result of such fast and tremendous growth, the United States experienced an increase in problems, such as slaver, poverty, lack of food, and exploitation
True
The first black newspaper, The Underground Journal, was published during this time period
False
This period is called the Golden Age of American Literature because our authors initiated the development of a uniquely American style or voice. These writers forged new paths and moved away from European traditions.
True
The Fireside Poets were Longfellow, Lowell, Whittier, and Cooper
False
What is the “one condition which need not be mentioned, being generally understood in all cases where the Devil grants favors”?
Tom’s giving his soul to the Devil
What is the significance of Tom’s finding most of the tall trees in the forest each “marked with the same of some great man of the colony”?
Carved onto the trees in the Devil’s forest are the names of those who made a deal with him
Tom’s wife is a stereotype of
a nagging, shrewish wife
What seems to be Tom’s prime motivation in agreeing to the Devil’s terms?
greed
Which of these details most clearly suggest that the figure Tom meets is the Devil?
His eyes are red, and he is covered with soot
The opening descriptions of the forest suggest that what Tom will find there will be
treacherous and malignant
A main lesson of this is that
greed and mean-spiritedness lead to misery
