How To Read Literature Like A Professor Chapter UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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How To Read Literature Like A Professor
Chapter UPDATED Actual Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Chapter 1: Every Trip is a Quest (Except When it's Not) - CORRECT ANSWER- 1.
What five things does a quest consist of?
• A "Quester"
• A place to go
• A stated reason to go there
• C...
How To Read Literature Like A Professor
Chapter UPDATED Actual Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Chapter 1: Every Trip is a Quest (Except When it's Not) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1.
What five things does a quest consist of?
• A "Quester"
• A place to go
• A stated reason to go there
• Challenges and Trials
• The REAL reason to go there
2. What is the real reason for a quest (always)?
The real reason to go is never for the stated reason; the quester often fails at the original task;
The real reason for a quest is always to gain self-knowledge.
3. What is Foster's overall point about journeys or trips in literature?
Foster's point was that trips and journeys represent the growth and maturing of the main
characters. It's never JUST a trip.
4. What is a book or short story that you have read that involved a quest? Explain how it fits
the five aspects of the QUEST.
The aspects of the QUEST can be applied to one of my favorite books, Ella Enchanted by
Gail Carson Levine. Ella is the quester, who was born into a noble family and "gifted" by a
powerful fairy, Lucinda, with always being obedient. She must go to a finishing school
shortly after her mother passes away with two malicious girls, Hattie and Olive, who become
her stepsisters when their parents marry. Ella runs away from school to find Lucinda to
reverse her "blessing" so that people can no longer manipulate her; she has adventures with
elves, giants, ogres, and Prince Charmont and experiences several internal struggles along the
way. (Spoiler: in the end she figures out that she's had the ability to resist other's commands
all along and becomes free.)
Chapter 2: Nice to Eat with You: Acts of Communion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1. What
does "communion" mean?
Act of peace and sharing.
2. For what reason does Foster suggest that authors often include meal scenes?
Writing a meal scene is so difficult, and so inherently uninteresting, that there really needs to
be some compelling reason to include one in the story.
, 3. What does a failed meal suggest in literature?
Stands for a bad sign,
4. Choose a meal from a literary work and apply the ideas of Chapter 2 to this literary
description.
A meal from a literary work and that applies the ideas from Chapter 2 is Safe Haven by
Nicholas Sparks: When Katie invites Alex over for dinner at her house, the way she eats is
the first time she indulges herself since she escaped her abusive husband Kevin. Even though
she is indulging herself and acting as though she is moving forward with her life, she takes
tiny sips and bites, eating gingerly showing that she is still weary of Kevin returning.
Chapter 3: Nice to Eat You: Acts of Vampires - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1. What is literal
vampirism? What is symbolic vampirism? What are the "essentials of the vampire story" and
what do they represent? Apply this to a literary work you have read.
The essential of the vampire's story is that it must contain an older, alluring, corrupt
individual taking advantage of a young, pure being. The vampire is someone who does not
accept the autonomy of another and exploit people for its own needs. An example of this is in
The Vampire Assistant novel where the older corrupt vampire Mr. Crepsley essentially forces
Darren a young boy with naïve ideals to become a vampire. Darren as the story progress
moral fiber to erode as he as to keep continuously disregard his human morality to survive as
a vampire. Mr. Crepsley suck the live out of Darren youthful idealism like which is a major
theme in the story.
Chapter 4: Now, Where Have I Seen Her Before? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1. What does
Foster mean when he says that "there's no such thing as a wholly original work of literature"?
Foster means to say that every piece of work is inspired by another. A specific device, scene
or plot from a piece of literature is to always be believed to be derived from another.
Therefore there really is no wholly original work, just regurgitated texts or pieces that allude
to more well-known writings.
2. What does Foster mean by the term intertextuality?
Foster means to have intertextuality be recognized as the collaboration of one famous work in
another. (ie. A reference to Greek mythology in a modern manuscript)
3. What is the benefit, or value, of picking up on the parallels between works of literature?
The benefit of picking up on the parallels between works of literature is obtaining a better
understanding in what the writer is attempting to prevail.
4. Explain two examples that have helped you in reading specific works.
Intertextuality was involved in "The Poisonwood Bible" by incorporating verses and events
that alluded to the Bible - especially when reading the titles of different sections in the book!
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