Week 10: Atmospheric Short Stories of the Early and Mid-Twentieth Century (1930s and 1940s) Flashcards

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What is the term georgic in literature?

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It glorifies outdoor labour and simple country life.

Example “Painted Door”: “there’ll be chores for me to do”

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What is the difference between pastoral and georgic in literature?

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Pastoral: Idealized form of the shepherd’s lifestyle (focus on one activity)
Georgic: simple country life (focus on multiple activities)

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What is pathetic fallacy in literature?

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Giving emotions to something non-human
ex.: “the sun was smiling down upon him”

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Who is Elizabeth Bowen, and what is her contribution to short fiction?

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She’s an Irish writer
Writes about world war

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What is the difference between the ghost story genre and the gothic genre?

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Ghost story: contains an actual ghost/spirit + setting can be modern
Gothic genre: mostly settled in a castle, with emphasis on the protagonist’s state of mind, dark scenery

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What is the story/myth of the demon lover?

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A figure who comes back (from the dead) to take away his unfaithful lover who broke her promise to love him only forever.

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Who is Sinclair Ross, and what is his contribution to short fiction?

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Canadian author and used to be a banker
Focuses on setting of Canadian prairies and its isolation

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What are 3–4 words repeated in “The Painted Door” that seem to be key elements of his prairie fiction?

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Silence, cold, isolation, loneliness

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How is “The Painted Door” a modernist story?

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Focuses on internal monologue
There is not much action
Rejection of certainties, ideas and values
Theme of adultery (taboo)

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In “The Painted Door”, Ann is described as brooding multiple times in the story. What does brood mean?

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Moody, unhappy, thoughtful, serious

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The “double wheel around the moon” is a repeated image in the story. Why is it important and what does it represent?

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It represents an upcoming storm. In the story, it means two storms: one in her head and one outside.

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