American Literature to 1900 Final Exam with correct answers 2024
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American Literature to 1900 Fina
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American Literature To 1900 Fina
Picaresque Characteristics correct answers - a chronicle presenting part of the life story of a rascal - usually in the first person
- Protagonist is of low social level; engaged in menial tasks; little education
- Episodic in nature (loosely connected).
- Progress and development of character ...
Picaresque Characteristics correct answers - a chronicle presenting part of the life story
of a rascal - usually in the first person
- Protagonist is of low social level; engaged in menial tasks; little education
- Episodic in nature (loosely connected).
- Progress and development of character do not take place.
- Mix of realism and romantic conventions.
- Usually an opportunity for satire.
- Hero stops just short of being a criminal - carefree, maybe even amoral
Picaresque Examples correct answers Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain
Importance of the Picaresque correct answers - transcends time; genre seen
throughout many centuries
Realism Characteristics correct answers - common man
- daily life
- common, harsh, and vulgar parts of life: crime, violence, racism, corruption
- controversy
- Plight of the poor, women, black Americans, immigrants
- Morality in crisis
Realism Examples correct answers - Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain
- Turn of the Screw - Henry James
- Rebecca Harding Davis - Life in the Iron Mills
Importance of Realism correct answers - allowed authors to write about aspects of
society in a more relatable way
- real details of life could be described in fiction rather than using a
biography/autobiography
- allowed people to better connect with the story, as the story could better immolate real
life situations
American Gothic Characteristics correct answers - atmosphere of gloom, mystery, and
horror
- often features representations monstrosity, elements of the supernatural and the
exploration of evil
- concerned with race, politics, and dark humor
- closely connected with Romantic ideas
- usually take place in antiquated space, like an old abbey or castle. The American
Gothic has a different else that might be repressed
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