English 3 Gremillion Final Exam
Story of An Hour: How did Mr. Brently Mallard die?
Railroad disaster
The Yellow Wallpaper: What word does the narrator use to describe the wallpaper in the beginning?
Revolting
Raisin in the Sun: runs the Younger house, married to Walter Lee, pregnant but considering abortion
Ruth Younger
The Yellow Wallpaper: what kind of smell does the paper give off?
A yellow smell
The Great Gatsby: use of weather
- Gatsby waiting for Daisy in Nicks cottage, rainy, tension between Gatsby and Daisy - Gatsby and Daisy rekindle their romance in Nick's cottage, sunny, rekindling of their relationship - The day Gatsby hopes Daisy will tell Tom she never loved him, HOT, the steamy tension - the day George Wilson murders Jay Gatsby, cool, tension and book cooling down - the day Jay Gatsby's funeral, rainy and dreary, loss of Gatsby and his American dream
Why and how did American Realism flourish?
- US rapidly growing in size - democracy and urbanization increased - industrialism and urbanization boomed - middle-class affluence rose
Desiree's Baby: How does this story reflect American Realism? Describe two elements or techniques employed by Chopin that make this short story a Realist text. (Hint: Use the chart from the Intro PowerPoint as a guide!)
-Based that plausible, real events -She uses VERNACULAR (she writes how the character's would have spoken)... she uses Cajun French and also outdated terms we consider derogatory -Desiree is faced with a moral dilemma, and her husband Armand faces an ethical decision
The Yellow Wallpaper: The narrator believes her bedroom used to be a ______.
A nursery
The Yellow Wallpaper: John threatens to send the narrator to Weir Mitchell. Who is Weir Mitchell?
A physician
Raisin in the Sun: Dating Bennie, Rich and acts like it, thinks education is a means to an end, wants a sophisticated girl (trophy wife) realist
George Murchison
The Great Gatsby: not smart, car mechanic, gets used by Myrtle (wife) and Tom
George Wilson
The Great Gatsby: Nick sees Gatsby reaching towards on dock in beginning, on the Buchan's dock, Gatsby believed in the "Green Light" symbol for the future
Green Light
Raisin in the Sun: husband died, strong woman, matriarch of the house, level headed dreams of a house with garden
Mama (Lena) Younger
How long do short stories take to read?
one sitting for 20-60 minutes
extended metaphor
refers to the comparison between two unlike things that continues overtime
Story of An Hour: Kate Chopin
renowned feminist author
Repetition
repeats the same word or phrase a few times to make an idea memorable
What makes a short story?
single plot with traditional narrative or untraditional narrative
Raisin in the Sun: Mama takes control in the Younger Household, Bennie becoming a Doctor, Linder, George's ideas about what Bennie should be
gender roles
American Short Stories
grew out of necessity, Americans were always on the move and European novels weren't an option
Desiree's Baby: Review paragraphs 48 and 49. First, explain the story's twist ending. Then, explain how the ending is an example of situational irony.
he twist ending of the story occurs when Armand finds a letter that his mother wrote to his father saying, "night and day, I thank the good God for having so arranged our lives that our dear Armand will never know that his mother, who adores him, belongs to the race that is cursed with the brand of slavery" (Chopin 49). This letter reveals that Armand's mom was black, and that he was the reason Armand and Desiree's child was mixed. This is situational irony because he kicked his wife and child out for being something he did not want, but in reality he might have been the reason his child is the race he is.
Raisin in the Sun: possibilities for opportunity and growth, receiving because Mama's husband died, Walter loses to Willy Harris
insurance check
Microfiction
less than 300 words
Flash Fiction
less then 1,000 words
Raisin in the Sun: represents the struggling Younger Family
mama's plant
Story of An Hour: What did Mrs. Mallard chant after learning of her husband's death?
"free, free, free"
Story if An Hour: Describe the significance and symbolism in the following quote: "She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life. The delicious breath of rain was in the air. In the street below a peddler was crying his wares. The notes of a distant song which some one was singing reached her faintly, and countless sparrows were twittering in the eaves."
After recovering from the shock of hearing about her husband's death, Louise begins to fantasize about a new life, one that will truly belong to her. Her once dull and cold life was now blooming with new possibilities.
The Yellow Wallpaper: How was The Yellow Wallpaper perceived at the time of its publication?
Almost unprintably shocking
Raisin in the Sun: shouldn't be affected by gender, race or class but is, represented by Mama's dream of garden and house, possibilities from Walter's Liquor Store, Bennie becoming a doctor
American Dream
Desiree's Baby: Review paragraphs 34 to 41. Describe this final exchange between Armand and Desiree. Does Armand feel that his actions are justified? Explain why or why not.
Armand is very short towards Desiree with a cold tone of voice. He tells her to leave without care or emotion. He feels his actions are justified because it puts his social status and name at risk. He feels she is the one that hurt him.
The Great Gatsby: Jay's yellow car kills myrtle (driven by Daisy), George Wilson's car shop
Automoblies
The Yellow Wallpaper: John is so sure that he knows what's best for his wife that he ___.
Disregards her opinions
Story of An Hour: Why do you think Mrs. Mallard married Brently? Do you think Mrs. Mallard loves her husband? Explain your answer.
Being a woman in the Victorian Era, Mrs. Mallard could not do much of her own, so having a husband opened up more opportunities and possibilities in her life. This dynamic doesn't mean that she loved him. "And yet she had loved him - sometimes. She often had not. What did it matter!" (Chopin 13).
Raisin in the Sun: Going to college to get education and become Doctor, quick-witted, atheist, cuts hair to embrace culture, and a dreamer with big ambitions
Beneatha Younger
Raisin in the Sun: represents conforming to social norms, assimilation, American beauty standards
Bennie's Hair
Raisin in the Sun: dumb, naïve, also loses all of money to willy Harris
Bobo
American Realism
Broadly defined as "the faithful representation of reality," American Realism is a literary genre that convincingly depicts and represents middle-class, American life. American Realism encompasses the period from the Civil War to the turn of the 20th century.
The Yellow Wallpaper: Author
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Desiree's Baby: Review paragraph 6. How does Chopin describe L'Abri estate? What does the setting parallel and/or foreshadow?
Chopin described L'Abri estate as being "a sad looking place". This creates an unsettling feeling. The setting is foreshadowing the negative outcomes that surface later in the story, Desiree's suicide at the end of the story.
The Great Gatsby: flirtatious, captivating voice, desirable women, knows about her husband's affair but can't do anything, has affair with Gatsby
Daisy Buchanan
The Great Gatsby: a self-made man who made a fortune in mining and had moored his yacht near where Gatsby was working. Gatsby noticed a storm brewing and rowed out to warn Cody of the storm. In gratitude, Cody offered Gatsby a job, and Gatsby became a general assistant to Cody.
Dan Cody
Desiree's Baby: Review paragraphs 42 to 45. What happens to Desiree and her baby, and why would Desiree make such a drastic decision? (Hint: Consider issues of race.)
Desiree and her baby disappear into the woods/ swamp and are never to return, instead of going to her mom's. This leads to the assumption of their death. She takes drastic measures because of the shame she would be dealing with, not only for her dismissal, but also for the discoloration of her baby. Since her husband left her, she no longer had a caretaker, so as a woman of color her life would have become meaningless in the eyes of the society.
Desiree's Baby: Review paragraphs 19, 20, and 21. What brings Desiree to the realization that her son is not completely White? Also, explain why this comparison is shocking to her. (Hint: Do you think Desiree views the enslaved boy as she does her own son?)
Desiree starts to realize something has happened when her husband starts to distance himself from her and their child. Desiree sees the way her son and an enslaved boy are physically similar. She looks at the color of their skin, and realizes her son is not entirely white. This is shocking to Desiree because she believes that both herself and her husband are white, and she cant understand how her son could be a person of color. She also cannot fathom her son being the same as their enslaved peoples.
Story of An Hour: Mrs. Mallard is described as descending the stairs "like a goddess of Victory." Why does she feel victorious?
Mrs. Mallard fees victorious because she won her life back, and can see the light at the end of the tunnel. She feels she now has a chance to be free.
Story of An Hour: The last line of the story is this: "When the doctors came, they said she had died of heart disease-of joy that kills." In what ways is this an ironic statement?
In the beginning of the story, it is told that Mrs. Mallard has a heart condition and her sister was worried about breaking the news of her husband's death to her. This is an ironic statement because she thought that her husband had died and she was excited at the thought of freedom. There is also irony because she then dies of the heart condition when she finds out her husband is alive. The doctors claim she was happy because her husband was alive, but in reality she was not happy.
The Yellow Wallpaper: how is the narrator telling the story?
In writing, like a journal
Desiree's Baby: Review paragraphs 16 and 17. How does Armand initially react to the birth of his son? Also, describe how Armand formerly treated his enslaved peoples. What might this foreshadow about his wrath?
Initially, Armand is very happy about the birth of his son and he is proud. Usually he punishes his slaves and treats them harshly. This shows his hatred for enslaved people and people of color. Therefore, once he finds out his son and wife are of color he takes out his wrath on them just as he does to his slaves.
The Yellow Wallpaper: the main character, told from this person's perspective, unreliable narrator, what might her name be?
Jane
The Great Gatsby: people know OF him but don't know him, throws BIG parties, tremendously wealthy, lives next to Nick
Jay Gatsby
The Yellow Wallpaper: John's sister's role in the story
Jennie, she's the housekeeper and the narrator's nurse
The Yellow Wallpaper: husband, who is a physician, wife describes him as practical.
John
The Great Gatsby: professional golf player, enjoys gossip, flirty/ dates nick, friend of Daisy
Jordan Baker
Raisin in the Sun: wants Bennie to move Nigeria with him, embraces natural beauty, brought Bennie Nigeria gift, idealist
Joseph Asagai
Raisin in the Sun: duplicitous (two-faced), offers to buy the Younger's out, arrogant, condescending, racist
Karl Lindner
Desiree's Baby: author
Kate Chopin
The Story of an Hour Author
Kate Chopin
Story of An Hour: Review paragraph 12. What does Mrs. Mallard envision doing with her life? How does this relate to themes of individualism and autonomy?
Mrs. Mallard envisions "she would live for herself," and no longer be responsible for the duties of her marriage (Chopin 12). This relates to the themes of individualism and autonomy because she is living life on her own and for herself as an individual.
The Great Gatsby: Gatsby's friend, a prominent figure in organized crime. Before the events of the novel take place, Wolfsheim helped Gatsby to make his fortune by bootlegging illegal liquor. His continued acquaintance with Gatsby suggests that Gatsby is still involved in illegal business.
Meyer Wolfshiem
The Great Gatsby: Gatsby's biological father, one of the few people attending Gatsby's funeral
Mr. Gatz
Story of An Hour: main character
Mrs. Louise Mallard
The Great Gatsby: Tom's lover, thinks Tom loves her, greedy of Tom's money, takes advantage of her husband's naivety, Daisy runs her over/ murders her in Gatsby's car
Myrtle Wilson
The Great Gatsby: narrator from the mid-west, well to do family, lives in West Egg, people trust him
Nick Carraway
The Yellow Wallpaper: Does the narrator agree with what her husband and brother (also a physician) say what's best for her?
No, she doesn't agree, but she doesn't fight it
The Great Gatsby: The eccentric, bespectacled drunk whom Nick meets at the first party he attends at Gatsby's mansion. Nick finds Owl Eyes looking through Gatsby's library, astonished that the books are real.
Owl Eyes
What kind of literature are short stories?
Prose Fiction
Story of An Hour: When Mr. Mallard showed up at home, how did Mrs. Mallard react?
She died
Story of An Hour: What did the doctor say Mrs. Mallard died of?
She had died of heart disease - of the joy that kills.
The Yellow Wallpaper: What does the narrator do to free the "person" from the wallpaper?
She rips off the wallpaper
Story of An Hour: Why were they nervous to tell Mrs. Mallard of her husbands death
She suffered from a heart condition
Story of An Hour: What kind of relationship do the Mallards have? Is Brently unkind to Louise, or is there another reason for her saying, "free, free, free!" when she hears of his death? How does she feel about him, and what is the conflict?
The Mallards have a forced marriage. Louise feels "owned" in her marriage, and her saying "free, free, free" her becoming a free person. When Brently dies, Louise feels free of those chains.
The Yellow Wallpaper: What fascinates the narrator throughout the entire story. She sees the shapes of women in it.
The Yellow Wallpaper
Desiree's Baby: Review paragraphs 46, 47, and 48. What does the bonfire Armand builds symbolize? Explain your reasoning.
The bonfire symbolizes the burning of all the memories of his wife and child. Armand didn't want any sign of a connection between himself and Desiree.
Story of An Hour: 1. The setting of the story is limited-- it's confined to a room, a staircase, and a front door. How does this limitation help express the theme of the story? Please discuss the theme in your response!
The setting of the story relates to the limits Louise Mallard feels in her marriage and her life. The confined setting contributes to Mrs. Mallard's feelings.
Story of An Hour: What view of marriage does the story present? Does it only represent attitudes toward marriage in the nineteenth century, or could it equally apply to attitudes about marriage today? How does it critique Victorian social norms?
The story presents marriage as a cage or trap. Although this attitude could apply to a modern day marriage in some situations, it mainly relates towards the nineteenth century because husbands treated their wives so inferiorly. "The Story of an Hour" majorly critiques Victorian social norms by pointing out the unfair treatment of women in the household and society in general.
Desiree's Baby: Throughout the short story, Chopin plays with color imagery, both ironically and as a form of foreshadowing. Describe two different moments where color imagery is used and their effects.
Three different moments where color imagery is found in this story are: "The yellow nurse woman sat beside the window fanning herself" (Choppin 7) because the term refers to someone who is biracial with black and white parents just as the baby. "It had only been a disquieting suggestion; an air of mystery for the blacks; unexpected visits from far-off neighbors who could hardly account for their coming" (Choppin 18), this quote shows how news spread quickly and everyone knew about the secret besides Desiree. "Yes, the child has grown, has changed." said Madame Valmonde, slowly as she replaced it beside its mother. "What does Armand say?" (Choppin 14), shows how even within the first moments of seeing the child, Desiree's mother was able to notice a difference in the child while Desiree seems oblivious.
The Yellow Wallpaper: The narrator begins to see a woman in the wallpaper pattern. Why does she then tear at the wallpaper?
To free the women
The Great Gatsby: "cruel body, enormous power", old money, controlling and dominate, physical abusive towards wife and mistress
Tom Buchanan
Raisin in the Sun: son of Walter and Ruth, willing to work to help out family, buys Mama a gardening hat, influences Walter to change his mind and not take Linder's offer
Travis Younger
Raisin in the Sun: obsessed with money, wants to be the man of the house, narcissistic, looses all the insurance money
Walter Lee Younger
Desiree's Baby: Review paragraph 4. How does Chopin describe the way Armand Aubigny fell for Desiree? What figurative language does she use, and what does this moment indicate about Armand's temperament?
When Armand Aubigny fell for Desiree, Chopin describes that he immediately "fell in love, as if struck by a pistol shot," and "the passion that awoke him in that day...swept along like an avalanche" (Chopin 4). The figurative indicates Armand's fell in love at first sight, this shows his impulsive nature. His feelings seem to change abruptly.
Raisin in the Sun: takes the insurance money from Walter and $ from Bobo, runs away with it instead of opening a liquor store
Willy Harris
The Yellow Wallpaper: the narrator is forbidden to do this till she gets better.
Work
Metaphor
a figure of speech in which a word is applied to an object or action that is not literally applicable
Alliteration
a number of words having the same first consonant sound, occurring close together in a series
In the Valley of Ashes, there on an old build board for the eye doctor, the see everything. Symbolizes the lack of privacy, society's expectations, and a God like figure watching over everything
eyes of Dr. T. J. Eckleburg
Theme
an idea that reoccurs in or pervades a work of art or literature
How long are short stories
around 10-25 pages
Raisin in the Sun: Bennie and cutting her hair
assimilation
Allusion
brief an indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural or literal significance
Similie
compare two or more things using like or as
Raisin in the Sun: Karl
discrimination
Raisin in the Sun: represents "sit down and eat" = shutting up and accepting, or fertility
eggs
Symbolism
the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
The Great Gatsby: symbolizes the poor outside of the NY, difference between the Rich and poor, Death, impurity, dirtiness of New York
the valley of ashes
The Yellow Wallpaper: Why, according to the narrator, does she begin writing her journal?
to relieve her mind
Imagery
to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses
situational irony
used in a situation does not have the outcome which is expected
verbal irony
when a person wants to express something using speech which says the opposite of what they mean
The Great Gatsby: Colors used throughout whole book
white, yellow, pink
