Kurt vonnegut - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Parable realistic and has a moral Legend exaggerated story about people Myth literary sub genre of a story that involves gods and heroes, usually expressing a cultures ideals Folktale language of the people, does not need a moral, and main purpose is to entertain Fairytales element of magic, usually follows a pattern, and presents an "ideal", may contain "magic 3" or "stereotyping" Fable non-realistic, has a moral, and animals are often the main character Fable Aesop- "The Fox and t...

CRW Quiz 1 Already Passed Fiction Alan Moore Stranger Things - 11 saves Mike from Cliff What sustains fiction? How to achieve suspension of disbelief Tim O'Brien Should you always write about what you know? What is meant by writing what you know according to Nathan Englander? Kurt Vonnegut Mark Twain Narrative Paradigm protagonist Inciting incident Conflict - Part 1 Conflict - Part 2 Climax Resolution Do all stories follow the narrative paradigm? Janet Burroway - 2 quotes Ja...

Post-Modernismwhat are the subjects of many post-modernism novels - correct answer anti-war and anti-government feelings stemming from WW2, the Korean War, and the Cold War Many of the changes in the world following WW2 (sometimes horrific) led to what in literature - correct answer the proud assertion and passionate exploration of personal, ethnic, and racial identity differences between modernism and post-modernism - correct answer -modernism is influenced by Marxism and Freud's studies...

Critiques of American Society in Science Fiction Exam 2023."I am the Emperor!" cried Harrison. "Do you hear? I am the Emperor! Everybody must do what I say at once!" He stamped his foot and the studio shook. "Even as I stand here—" he bellowed, "crippled, hobbled, sickened—I am a greater ruler than any man who ever lived! Now watch me become what I can become!" What do Harrison's words and actions reveal about his character? - ANSWER He wants to rebel against the law and show ...

Rise of PostmodernismPostmodernism - correct answer genre—a classification of literature characterized by particular content and form narrative—a story; narratives can be true or fictional paradox—a seemingly contradictory phrase or statement that, upon closer study, is actually true, for example: I'm in a lot of pain, but I feel great! No Limitations - correct answer The modernists, rejecting the tradition of the time, worked with experimental forms, such as the fragmented narra...

The Rise of PostmodernismHow do you think the rapid change in American society in the mid-twentieth century might have influenced the literature of that era? - correct answer The rapid change in American society in the mid-twentieth century was cause for awe and wonder, but it also created a sense of fear among people. The extent of the devastation caused by the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki scared people and made them wary of the power of science and developments in warfare. At...

Cat's Cradle Questions and Answers How does the narrator start the novel? And how is this significant? "Call me Jonah." Vonnegut draws parallels to the biblical Book of Jonah in which if you aren't familiar Jonah is a prophet who tries to escape God's summon for him to travel to the wicked city of Nineveh. Jonah gets on a boat and travels the opposite direction of Nineveh think he can escape god's commands but then a "great fish" swallows Jonah when he is thrown over board. And its...

Dystopian Kahoot Exam Questions With Answers George and Hazel are Harrison's - CORRECT ANSWER parents What is Diana Moon Glampers job? - CORRECT ANSWER Handicapper General Which of the following are ways characters are handicapped within the story? - CORRECT ANSWER Masks Who wrote Harrison Bergeron? - CORRECT ANSWER Kurt Vonnegut What genre of literature best describes the story "Harrison Bergeron?" - CORRECT ANSWER Dystopian Why was Harrison th...

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