Wider Reading Flashcards
Name of protagonist in the awakening
Edna
Who wrote the awakening
Kate Chopin
When was the awakening published
1899
Name of protagonist in portrait of a lady
Isabel
Who wrote portrait of a lady
Henry James
When was portrait of a lady published
1881
how does the great gatsby link to ‘to kill a mockingbird’ by harper lee
like Scout, a child learning the realities and cruelties of her world, nick discovers the imperfections of his family and class
how does the grapes of wrath link to william faulkner’s ‘as we lay dying’
both explore the collapse of the family in the face of the migrant crisis and desperate struggles to stay together
quotation from Fitzgerald’s ‘the rich boy’ about the wealthy
‘they think, deep in their hearts, that they are better than we’
quotation from native son about race divide
“We black and they white. They got things and we ain’t. They do things and we can’t.”
quotation about edna’s awakenening i.e. women’s position in society
In short, Mrs. Pontellier was beginning to realize her position in the universe as a human being, and to recognize her relations as an individual to the world within and about her.
quotation from the portrait of a lady about women/girls roles
“I’m glad they’ve taught you to obey,” said Madame Merle. “That’s what good little girls should do.”
who wrote the colour purple
alice walker
when was the colour purple published
1982
name the protagonist of the colour purple
celie
