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Native American Literature
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- oral tradition very strong
- love of nature
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Native American Literature
Creation Story: |
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- tells us how something came to be
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Native American Literature
Lullaby: |
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theme-exploitation (taking advantage) of Native Americans
symbol-Jimmy's blanket (son killed in war)
*symbol=object that is mentioned repeatedly;represents
something larger than itself |
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Colonial Literature
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- focused on God (Heaven/Hell)
- Puritains-religous sect in New England
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Colonial Literature
Crucible |
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- full lenght play
- written by Arthur Miller
- setting:
Salem MA
1692
about Salem Witch Trials
written as reaction to Senator McCarthy and
communist "witch hunt" |
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American Romanticism
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gothic-dark, gloomy
Edgar Allen Poe-Black Cat, Tell Tale Heart
Washington Irving-Devil and Tom Walker
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Transcendentalism
American Classic: |
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dominant philosophy-material world is false
Good: Bad:
love of nature money
self-reliance government
society
mainstream
Authors-Henry David Thorough, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Jon Krakauer
Into the Wild:
main character-ChrisMcCandless AlexanderSupertramp
self-reliant
Chris and Transcendentalists=>Thoreau, Emerson
anti-government |
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Gadfly
Timorous
Callow
Zepyr
Verve
Bamboozle |
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Gadfly-(n) person who annoys, constant criticism
Timorous
Callow
Zepyr
Verve
Bamboozle |
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Similie-comparison using like or as
Situational Irony-opposite of what you think is going to happen
Personification-giving human qualities to non-living things
ie. The wind sang a sweet song |
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