Literature test 3 ——— DG
Choose one theme from these unit 3 themes and illustrate its presence in one of the unit selections you have read: (1) Love has the power to change the thinking, behavior, or perspectives of those who experience it. (2) maintaining integrity and avoiding moral pitfalls demand a strong character.(3) though it seems to answer many problems, wealth often has a strong corrupting influence.
1. Beauty and the beast don't judge a book by its cover 2. Quality mass industries of making quantity took over high-quality small businesses and made them go out of business which is sad 3. Silvermine wealth has crafting power
(Beauty and the Beast) how does Beauty differ from her sisters?
1. Beauty doesn't care about jewelry and wealth like her sisters do. She is not self-absorbed and doesn't care about her outward appearance like her sisters do. 2. She was not as sad as her sisters when their family lost their house and all their belongings and money in it. Beauty was still joyful in their smaller home. She still tried to make the best out of the things they had instead of always being sad like her sisters. 3. Beauty was described as far prettier and clever than her sisters were. 4. She's the youngest out of all siblings
(Beauty and the Beast)What characteristics of true beauty are found in the following passages of scripture? 1 Chronicles 16:29 Psalm 90:17 Proverbs 20:29 1 Peter 3:4
1. Holiness 2. The fever or beauty of the Lord 3. The splendor of old man is there a gray hair. Basically his wisdom. Strength and wisdom 4. Imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit
(Beauty and the Beast)What two types of beauty are described in this selection?
1. Inward and outward beauty 2. Physical appearance versus inward beauty 3. Internal versus external beauty
What are the themes of the following stories: 1.The silver mine 2.Beauty and the beast 3.Go down death 4.Do not go gentle into that good night 5.Quality 6.Dr. Heidegger's experiment 7.When you are old 8.A black man talks of reaping
1. None 2. Explicit 3. Explicit 4. Explicit 5. Implicit 6. Implicit 7. Implicit 8. Implicit
(Silver mine)How are the stories of the parson and parishioners and of the king and his army different?
1. The parson and parishioners learned the hard way through experience, but the king learn by their mistakes 2. The king was searching for wealth, but the parson accidentally found wealth 3. Parson and parishioners are poor, but the king was wealthy 4. parson Learned through errors, but the king was protected from that.
(Silver mine) In one sentence, state what you think is the central theme of the story.
1. Wealth has corrupting power. 2. Wealth has the power to corrupt you and your relationships with others, 3. men are more valuable than wealth. 4. Greed gets to your head.
(Do not go gentle into that good night) all of the men in Thomas's poem share a similar emotion as they approach death. what is it?
Anger because they (wise, good, wild, grave men) have regrets for leaving things undone
The story "Beauty and the Beast" qualifies as an ALLEGORY, teaching several truths about life. What do you think the characters of beauty and the beast stand for in the story? What lesson do these characters help us understand?
Beauty represents outward beauty and the beast stands for outward ugly. Beauty had inward beauty and character. There is more to the beast than the appearance to your eye; inward beauty matters more than outward beauty, which shows not to judge a book by its cover.
What is IRONIC About the title of the story "Quality"?
Because they have good quality boots, we expect them to have success but instead they die because of how much time they spent on their boots
(Go Down, Death & Do not go gentle into that good night)Given your answers to the previous questions, briefly state what you think the theme of each poem is.
Believers should not you death without hope, it's in gods control, it's a doorway into God's joy and comfort Death is inevitable and should be feared and fart against THEMES
Which two lines from "Do not go gentle into that good night" explicitly state the theme of the poem?
Do not go gentle into that good nigh Rage rage against the dying of the light
(Beauty and the Beast)What is the theme of the story? Is it explicit or implicit? What is the basis for your answer?
Don't let the outward appearance for you. It's the inward beauty that counts, not the outward beauty/appearance. Explicit; the stories stated directly to us that we should not judge others on their outward appearance but by there in word appearance. Beauty was a great example of not judging the best outwardly, but by the inside of him.
What does the prince mean by the advice he gives Beauty in her dream: " do not trust too much to your eyes"?
Don't trust too much to your eyes. Look deeper than outward appearance
What irony is in Dr. Heidegger's experiment?
Dramatic irony because of the mirror
According to "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment", the guests who participated in the experiment GAINED WISDOM from their experience.
False; gained nothing but more stupidity
(T/F) when the Beast allows her to visit her family, Beauty stays longer than planned because SHE DOES NOT WANT TO RETURN TO THE BEAST.
False; her family begged her to stay
(T/F) in "Go Down, Death" The preacher tells the mourners not to cry because SISTER CAROLINE'S DEATH WAS PEACEFUL.
False; she is resting in the bosom of Jesus
(Quality) Who embodies the characteristic of quality? How is this shown in the story?
Gessler brothers; they took time to make the boots and put a lot of hard work in them because they wanted to satisfy the customers which satisfy themselves. They refused to make inferior product boots.
(Go Down, Death & Do not go gentle into that good night) which theme aligns itself better with scripture? Explain your answer.
Go down, death. We agreed that God is in control of our lives and there's hope for eternal life after death.
In "Silver mine", what does the king decide is most important to his kingdom?
Good and happiness of people (men) were more important than wealth
Describe the speaker in "When You Are Old."
He is a man (William butler yeats) who loves a woman who doesn't feel the same way about him.
(When you are old) according to the poem, what does the speaker love about the person addressed?
He love the inside of her the soul and the sorrows of her changing face
What element of SITUATIONAL IRONY Do you find in stanza two of "When You Are Old"?
He loved inner not outer beauty. He was different from other people who liked your outer beauty. This is not dramatic irony because we don't have more information than characters
(Silver mine) Why do you think the parson told the story to the king?
He wanted the king to understand the parson and parishioners mistakes before he would do the same thing. He wanted to save the king trouble for making the same mistakes as the parson.
(Quality) how does the author feel about the Gessler brothers? How do we know his feelings?
He wishes that people appreciated them and their hard work in the quality of boots more. He values their commitment and hard work to the product and their perseverance; because of the way he talked about the castle brothers and how much love and hard work they put in their works. He wrote the story in a way of showing sympathy for them.
(When you are old) what do you think was the authors purpose for this speech?
He's warning the woman of her possible fate if she rejects real love; since she rejected his love for her he wanted to see her that when she's older the people who loves her for her beauty will no longer love her and she'll regret not taking a chance with him
(T/F) in "The Silver mine", The king discovered the parishioners to be DOWNTRODDEN, DESPERATELY UNHAPPY, AND EAGER TO LEAVE THE VILLAGES.
Healthy content upright citizens
(A black man talks of reaping) what is Bontemps theme in this poem? Is it implicit or explicit?
Implicit, racial any quality where they weren't allowed to reap what you sow. You couldn't read what you sow as American Africans
(Beauty and the Beast)Which type does the author portray as more enduring and valuable?
Inward beauty
(Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night) it is unlikely that Dylan Thomas believed that death could be avoided. Why do you think he still wanted people to fight it?
It was his last brave thing to do and he fought for hope to see if there's any of that hope left in fighting against the death. Because he sees death as true ending, unknown factor of death is fearful. Fighting death is affirming the value of life.
(Dr. Heidegger's Experiment)What do you think is the main theme of the story?
Live your youth wisely. Wisdom does not always come from old age. Old age doesn't always mean wisdom. FOOLISHNESS we would revert back to our own behavior and foolish selfish selves. Human nature is inherently flawed. That if we were able to go back to our youth for ages we wouldn't learn from our mistakes because we just end up making the same mistakes again
(Quality) what consequences occurred because of the Gessler brothers' strong believe in quality?
Lost track of mental health and death. They lose their business and no longer can support themselves.
(Quality) what is the main conflict of the story?
Man versus greater force. Gessler brothers versus advertising industrialization of society forcing them out of business
(Dr. Heidegger's Experiment) which of the following best describes the central conflict? Man vs man Man vs a force greater than himself Man vs himself
Man versus himself Medbourne Killigrew wycherly and Gascoigne versus beauty and foolishness of young age within themselves
What is the type of conflict in "Go Down, Death"? Explain your answer briefly.
Man versus himself, we as Christians should view death as Hope Weep not she isn't dead she's resting in the bosom of Jesus
In "When you are Old," does Yeats state his theme explicitly? Explain.
No because we had to figure out what they were saying from the details the other included in his works
In "Beauty and the Beast," is Beauty's first impression of the Beast accurate? Why or why not?
No because you can't just judge someone based on their looks until you have known the inside of them in their heart and personality
(Dr. Heidegger's Experiment)Now look at their non-physical characteristics after the experiment (pages 206-207). Have they changed as a result of drinking the water of youth? How do they act?
No, they had no true character and no inner beauty. They wanted more. They revert back to their attitudes from before. Just because they're old doesn't mean they're wise. All three men were fighting over her. They marked appearance and clothing of old Dr. Heidegger. Mr medbourne- he started calculating dollars and sense and thought about project ideas of supplying the west Indies with ice by harnessing a team of whales to the polar ice Bergs Mr killigrew- You sing a jolly battle song bringing his glass and symphony with chorus well admiring little Wycherley lustly Mr Gascoigne- he began thinking about politics and rattled forth full throated sentences about patriotism national glory and peoples rights Mrs Wycherley- she ran to the mirror and started admiring herself.
In "Beauty and the Beast", what does Beauty's request of her father when he leaves to check on his ships reveal about her?
Oh Rose, because it reveals she has depth in character not just desire for jewelry
(Quality) what clue does the title of the story give you about the theme? Is the theme in explicit or implicit one?
Quality is better than quantity; implicit, there is a discussion (issue) of quality
In "A black man talks of Reaping," The author focuses on what theme?
Racial inequality discrimination
What is the implicit theme of "When You Are Old"?
Real love sees past appearances
(A black man talks of reaping) what metaphor is Bontemps using?
Reaping and sewing. It's a biblical allusion. You reap what you sow
In "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment," what object acts as a symbol of lost youth?
Rose
What does Beauty ask her father for? How does it symbolize Beauty's nature? Does the Beast's reaction to the same object reinforce that symbolic meaning?
Rose; the Rose is delicate and complex and beautiful just like Beauty; she didn't want to burden father with getting her riches. She is content and valued the Rose yes, because the beast also valued the rose because it was his property. The rose is what beauty and the beast had in common.
In "The Silver Mine," how do the kind and the parson differ both in character and in how they learn the lesson of true riches? Explain your answer.
Silvermine is a story within a story in teaching us the moral which is that wealth may lead to corrupting power They are different because the person was poor and the king was rich The person accidentally found riches but the king was purposely searching for riches The person learned the hard way to experience that wealth corrupt people but the king learned from hearing their mistakes Person learned through errors but the king was protected from that
(Go Down, Death & Do not go gentle into that good night) in these two poems, how do the people who are dying respond to that fact?
Sister Caroline was tired of her pain and misery, and was happy to be taken up to Jesus to feel safe and comforted in the bosom of Jesus. She is happy to leave earth and to see Death coming to get her and she smiles in her last breath. She finds death as a relief from her struggles son tells father to rage against the fact good night. Death is inevitable. But rage against it. Don't go gently into that good night.
What irony is in a black man talks of reaping
Situational irony because The black man doesn't get to reap what he sows
What irony is it in when you are old
Situational irony because we didn't expect that the man would love the woman for her inner beauty not her outer beauty
What irony is in quality
Situational irony because we didn't expect them to die for spending so much time on making high-quality boots
(A black man talks of reaping) what response do you think Bontemps wanted from readers?
Sympathetic, he's trying to persuade us, persuasion he wants us to see his point of view and racial any quality of not getting to reap what you sow
(Dr. Heidegger's Experiment) how does Dr. Heidegger learn from his experiment?
That even if the fountain of youth water came gushing at his doorstep, he still wouldn't drink from it. He learns the uselessness of regaining youth, because either way they revert back to their old behavior.
(A black man talks of reaping) why is the speakers harvest ironic?
The black man labored and worked hard and crops, when white man just came to gather and reap the crops. Like me and plant a ton of seeds but later only read what he could hold in his arms. Black man sows, but white man reaps.
In "A Black Man Talks Of Reaping", what is ironic about the man's hard work and his harvest yield? Identify the type of irony.
The black man so then planted many seeds and worked hard yet the white men harvested and kept all the crops and only gave a little back to the black man black man did the dirty job the white man just collected all of it Situational irony
(Go Down, Death & Do not go gentle into that good night) how do the main speakers of the poems approach the certainty of death?
The first one is excepting that she's leaving. They're sad for their loss but happy for her going up to be comforted Son wants a father to fight to the bitter end even though death is inevitable (unable to change)
(Silver mine)What character in the story is a sort of companion for you, the reader, one with whom you can identify and with whom you can progressively learn?
The king, because we also are listening to the story and our understanding the moral of the story.
Although Dr. Heidegger's friends think themselves young during Hawthorne's tale, what circumstance does the narrator note that creates DRAMATIC IRONY?
The mirror reflects four old people who think they look young but they're actually four old wrinkled man and woman
Given the theme of "The Silver Mine," what object from the story might qualify as a SYMBOL? Explain your reasoning.
The silver represented well. The Silvermine is a symbol for not only silver but any types of riches as well.
(When you are old) whom is the speaker addressing?
The woman he loves Maude Gonne
(Quality) how does quality determine the action of the story?
The younger brother died of starvation because he was so focused in making the best quality for his boots. They are hard-working and put commitment in the boots but then slowly go out of business and die.
(Quality) how was the conflict resolved?
They died, and quality of boots lost against companies advertise quantity of less quality boots. We sympathize with the Gessler brothers.
(Dr. Heidegger's Experiment) notice the doctor's advice to his companions before they drink the liquid (page 204). How would you describe their reactions to his advice?
They laughed because they thought it was stupid to think they'd ever go back to their old selves and make the same mistakes twice. Doctors advice was because us and be a wise example to the youth. They were like "oh we got this."
Love has been an element of the themes for the stories in this unit. How is love evident in "Quality"?
They loved making high-quality boots to the point where it satisfy the customers they love spending time making boots more than how much money they would earn they're committed and loyal to that
(Dr. Heidegger's Experiment) how was the conflict resolved?
They revert back to old age and they ran out of water and no longer had access to it so they decided to move to Florida to drink more of the water fountain of youth so that they can stay young The men and woman were discontent but Dr. Heidegger was content
How does the parson and his friends' early opinion of wealth become ironic?
They thought they were going to be rich and blessed from the mine but in the end it brought misery and death
(Dr. Heidegger's Experiment)After the experiment, how does each character respond?
They were sad they return to their youth so they decided to move to Florida where the fountain of youth is so that they can drink from it morning day and night. Dr. Heidegger remains content with his old self.
(When you are old) do the prince in "Beauty and the Beast" and the speaker in this poem have anything in common? If so, what?
They're both being risk of being rejected; prince risking rejection and a man being rejected if women doesn't see their interviewee
How does the title "Quality" reveal authorial intent?
To show us value of good quality versus mass production Are used communication through form characters in conflict resolution
"When You Are Old" highlights the value of INNER BEAUTY.
True
(T/F) "Beauty and the Beast" is AN EXAMPLE OF ALLEGORY
True
(T/F) the parishioners' land was DIFFICULT TO FARM, AND THEY COULD BARELY SUPPLY A LIVELIHOOD FOR THEIR FAMILIES.
True
One theme of "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" is MANS DESIRE TO PERPETUALLY ENJOY THE PLEASURES OF YOUTH.
True
The authorial intento in writing in "Quality" is TO REVEAL THE HARDSHIPS OF THE TRADE AND WORKING CONDITIONS.
True
The last stanza of Bontemps poem give an example of SITUATIONAL IRONY.
True
The men in "do not gentle into that good night," fight death because THEY REGRET LEAVING BEHIND THE POSSIBLE FUTURE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND EXPERIENCES.
True
The primary conflict in "Quality" is MAN AGAINST A POWER GREATER THAN HIMSELF: THE GESSLER BROTHERS AGAINST A GROWING INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY.
True
In "A Black Man Talks Of Reaping," Bontemps presents African Americans as HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO FULFILL THE AMERICAN DREAM.
Walls; they don't have opportunity
What is the main theme of "The Silver Mine"?
Wealth may lead to corrupting power
According to Bontemps's poem, The grain is taken away by whom or what?
Wind or foul White person Black man's brothers sons
Does the theme of "Beauty and the Beast" qualify as universal? Why or why not?
Yes because people of all times and places can understand it. Appearance, reality, true love are universal themes
(Beauty and the Beast)Do you think this team qualifies as universal? Why or why not?
Yes, because this story can be understood and interpreted by everyone of all times and places.
